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20-09-2007
The birth of the book!
With the success of my first book, 98.6 Degrees: The Art of Keeping Your Ass Alive, I was commissioned by my publisher to write a book on urban survival in June of 2004. They initially wanted to use 98.6 as a framework for the new book, and even offered to help write it (cringe). Of course I refused. Nearly a year passed before more dialog happened with my publisher regarding the project. Over the months, I had grown even more disgusted with what was happening to my country, and how “fear” seemed to hold sway over the masses. I knew I could offer people an alternative to fear, vulnerability and powerlessness, and it was this knowingness that led me to want to pursue the project. After months of contract wrangling and negotiations, I started to write When All Hell Breaks Loose sometime in late 2005.
My contract paid me to write a 200 page book. However, even though I tried to keep it simple, the more I delved into the realities of what an urban calamity might entail, the more the book gained page length. My publisher gave me the green light to proceed and then the real work started. I received three extensions on my contract deadline that ultimately ended up being nearly six months over-due. The last several months of the project were grueling and consisted of six day work weeks writing 11 hours a day. Everything else was put on hold.
When the book was finally released, When All Hell Breaks Loose sold out its first printing of 10,000 books in less than three weeks. It’s regularly listed in Amazon’s top five sellers under the “Disaster Relief” and "Survival Skills" headings, is in its seventh printing, and is still selling strong. Thanks to everyone for continuing to make the book a success!
Urbanely Yours,
Cody Lundin
Survival expert Cody Lundin's book is what every family needs to prepare and educate themselves about survival psychology and the skills necessary to negotiate a disaster.
This is not your father's scout manual or a sterile FEMA handout. It entertains as it informs, describing how to maximize a survival mind-set necessary for self-reliance. According to the book, living through an emergency scenario is 90 percent psychology, and 10 percent methodology and gear. Relevant quotes and tips are placed throughout the pages to help readers remember important survival strategies while under stress and anxiety.
Lundin also addresses basic first aid and hygiene skills and makes recommendations for survival kit items for the home, office, and car.
Watch naturalist Cody Lundin in "Dual Survival" on The Discovery Channel as he uses many of the same skills and techniques taught in his books.
When All Hell Breaks Loose provides solutions on how to survive a catastrophe. Lundin addresses topics such as:
* Potable drinking water
* Storing super-nutritious foods
* Heating or cooling without conventional power
* How to create alternative lighting options
* Building a makeshift toilet & composting the results
* Catching rodents for food
* Safely disposing of a corpse