Tools for Survival: What You Need to Survive When You're on Your Own

James Wesley, Rawles

Jul 2025 · RB Media · Narrated by Phil Gigante

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Essential survival advice from a former U.S. Army Intelligence Corps Officer and the world’s preeminent expert in preparedness.

For years, James Wesley, Rawles has lived a self-sufficient lifestyle along with his family on a property surrounded by National Forest. In his earlier bestselling nonfiction book, How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It, Rawles outlined the foundations for survivalist living. Now, he details the tools needed to survive anything from a short-term disruption to a long-term, grid-down scenario.

Here, Rawles covers tools for every aspect of self sufficient living, including:

• Food preservation and cooking

• Welding and blacksmithing

• Timber, firewood, and lumber

• Firefighting

• Archery and less-than-lethal defense tools

• And more …

Field-tested and comprehensive, Tools for Survival is a must-have reference for anyone who wants to know how to prepare for the worst.

“Meticulously researched with a wealth of local and technical details.”—Formilog

Essential survival advice from a former U.S. Army Intelligence Corps Officer and the world’s preeminent expert in preparedness. For years, James Wesley, Rawles has lived a self-sufficient lifestyle along with his family on a property surrounded by National Forest. In his earlier bestselling non...

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James Wesley Rawles was born in Livermore, California in 1960. He received a BA degree from San Jose State University. He served in the U. S. Army as an intelligence officer from 1984 to 1993. He worked as an associate editor and regional editor with Defense Electronics magazine and was the managing editor of The International Countermeasures Handbook. He also worked as a technical writer through most of the 1990s with a variety of electronics and software companies. In 2005, he began full-time blogging and is the editor of SurvivalBlog.com. He has written several books including How to Survive the End of the World as We Know It, Patriots: A Novel of Survival in the Coming Collapse, Survivors: A Novel of the Coming Collapse, Expatriates: A Novel of the Coming Global Collapse and Liberators: A Novel of the Coming Global Collapse. Phil Gigante has narrated over 70 audiobooks including Audie Award winner The Dark Highlander, Savage Season, and The Defector. He is also an actor, director and producer with over 20 years experience in theatre, film, television, and radio. Based in Chicago for many years, he is currently the artistic director of Gigantic Productions and Little Giant Children's Theatre.

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