Review: Prepper’s Home Defense by Jim Cobb

After years of being Zombie Review Editor at Monsterlibrarian prepping/survival is not something I’m unfamiliar with. But I can’t say it’s been something I’m educating myself on. Prepper’s Home Defense is just about the perfect place to start. The narrative is informative and light without becoming dry or overly paranoid. It’s a crash course in not just apocalypse survival but ordinary safety and disaster preparedness. Cobb writes in a conversational tone that assumes nothing of his audience’s expertise. He doesn’t talk down to the reader, seeks to include something new (even if it’s only a resource or idea) and maintains a level of easy readability. This isn’t the only survival manual you’ll ever need, but it is a great introductory volume with tons of ideas on where to go next. Highly recommended for collections and as a first go-to volume for beginners (whether just writers doing research or true budding survivalists).