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This post is going to be more serious than the last few, focusing on classics and non-fiction you may have missed or may wish to grab before it is “memory holed.” Or before the publishers decide to edit the books into unrecognizable mush, as they have done to Agatha Christie and others. Information is becoming difficult to find as more and more people try to pass along what they know where they can.

So, pull up a chair and grab a pad and a pen, or a pencil. Maybe open a new document on your computer or phone but remember those can be deleted by outside actors or by accident. Pen and paper are not so easy to lose – in that manner, at least.

Either way, get ready to write some things down. You never know when you might need them – or what you might need them for in the future. (Hint: Research for writing!)

Classics

Remember, the classics are not safe. If they can rewrite James Bond and Agatha Christie, every classic is a target. They have been saying they want to rewrite 1984 with a female protagonist as well. So, if you want your classics unadulterated and unforgotten? Grab them in paperback and hardcover, not (just) ebook. They might be lost forever otherwise!

Lord of the World by Robert Hugh Benson (from Voyage Comics and Publishing)

Set in the near future, the world is dominated by the militant "Humanitarianism" which seeks to destroy all religion, replacing it with a worship of Humanity. Despite worldwide persecution, the Catholic Church continues to exist, though is much smaller in number. One priest in particular, Father Percy Franklin, seeks to solidify the Church’s existence through a new Order of the Christ Crucified that can spread unnoticed by the powers ruling the world.

However, one man stands in the way of Father Percy, a man whose origin is mysterious and whose popularity is unrivaled. Julian Felsenburgh will do all that it takes to snuff out the Catholic Church once and for all in an effort to establish lasting peace on the earth.

Includes 20 original illustrations and new typesetting!

Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury

Guy Montag is a fireman. His job is to destroy the most illegal of commodities, the printed book, along with the houses in which they are hidden. Montag never questions the destruction and ruin his actions produce, returning each day to his bland life and wife, Mildred, who spends all day with her television “family.” But when he meets an eccentric young neighbor, Clarisse, who introduces him to a past where people didn’t live in fear and to a present where one sees the world through the ideas in books instead of the mindless chatter of television, Montag begins to question everything he has ever known.

A Canticle for Leibowitz by Walter M. Miller Jr.

In a nightmarish ruined world slowly awakening to the light after sleeping in darkness, the infant rediscoveries of science are secretly nourished by cloistered monks dedicated to the study and preservation of the relics and writings of the blessed Saint Isaac Leibowitz. From here the story spans centuries of ignorance, violence, and barbarism, viewing through a sharp, satirical eye the relentless progression of a human race damned by its inherent humanness to recelebrate its grand foibles and repeat its grievous mistakes. Seriously funny, stunning, and tragic, eternally fresh, imaginative, and altogether remarkable, A Canticle for Leibowitz retains its ability to enthrall and amaze. It is now, as it always has been, a masterpiece.

Starship Troopers by Robert Heinlein

Johnnie Rico never really intended to join up—and definitely not the infantry. But now that he’s in the thick of it, trying to get through combat training harder than anything he could have imagined, he knows everyone in his unit is one bad move away from buying the farm in the interstellar war the Terran Federation is waging against the Arachnids.

Because everyone in the Mobile Infantry fights. And if the training doesn’t kill you, the Bugs are more than ready to finish the job...

Sites & Links

Informative sites that actually inform a reader are difficult to discover and then keep on tap, sometimes. At least, if you bookmark them a lot, they can become hard to find quickly! Thus, this short list ought to help you find something you may want to read, but you simply cannot recall the title of the site….

First, we have Blue Collar Prepping

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Then there is The Prepared.

Hollywood Education and Literacy Project, a.k.a. H.E.L.P.:

http://www.appliedscholastics.org/schools-programs/help.html

More information available here:

https://carolinefurlong.wordpress.com/2022/10/05/mentally-deficient-and-unteachable-or-not/

Parents of aspiring authors might like to look at Clearwater Press’ One Year Novel:

https://clearwaterpress.com/oneyearnovel/

Oh, and don’t forget The Magnus Institute!

Non-Fiction

Knowledge is precious and it is being actively destroyed. The last thing any of us can afford to do is stand by and ignore that, let alone allow it to continue uncontested. Skim these books and pick one up today, or send this list to someone who might be interested in one of the tomes mentioned below:

A Gentleman Instructed in the Conduct of a Virtuous and Happy Life by William Darrell, S.J., and David Breitenbeck

For what can even fancy paint more charming and more glorious than grandees neither abject in adversity nor insolent in prosperity; than courtiers peaceable in the noise of affairs, temperate in the midst of excess, unchangeable in vicissitudes, and constant in all the turns of Fortune, untainted with lust, composed in tumults, and smiling at all those things that are either expected or feared by others; than men who have the power to do what they will and the will to do nothing but what is just and reasonable?

At the turn of the 18th century in England, after a century of wars and revolutions and just prior to the age of infidelity and unbelief, the Jesuit father William Darrell wrote this marvellous treatise for the instruction of young noblemen, casting it defiantly against the creeping skepticism and flippancy of his day. In it the noble and witty Eusebius instructs the naive, but eager Neander in both Christian morals and the duties of a gentleman, presenting his lessons with a striking blend of religious rigorism and wry sarcasm that led to the book becoming a perennial favourite, running through ten editions in the author’s lifetime alone.

Now this classic work of morality returns in a freshly edited new edition for modern readers, who will find in it far more of the familiar than they might expect. From popular entertainment making a mockery of religion to men and women spending their lives drifting from diversion to diversion, and from free and easy profanity to financial irresponsibility, the life of virtue and the follies of mankind remain ever relevant, even as their trappings change with the centuries.

Laced with wit and wisdom, this remarkable little book is a must-have for any would-be Christian gentleman.

The Suffragette Bombers: Britain's Forgotten Terrorists by Simon Webb

In the years leading up to the First World War, the United Kingdom was subjected to a ferocious campaign of bombing and arson. Those conducting this terrorist offensive were members of the Women's Social and Political Union; better known as the suffragettes. The targets for their attacks ranged from St Paul's Cathedral and the Bank of England in London to theatres and churches in Ireland. The violence, which included several attempted assassinations, culminated in June 1914 with an explosion in Westminster Abbey. Simon Webb explores the way in which the suffragette bombers have been airbrushed from history, leaving us with a distorted view of the struggle for female suffrage. Not only were the suffragettes far more aggressive than is generally known, but there exists the very real and surprising possibility that their militant activities actually delayed, rather than hastened, the granting of the parliamentary vote to British women.

Conquests and Cultures: An International History by Thomas Sowell

This book is the culmination of 15 years of research and travels that have taken the author completely around the world twice, as well as on other travels in the Mediterranean, the Baltic, and around the Pacific rim. Its purpose has been to try to understand the role of cultural differences within nations and between nations, today and over centuries of history, in shaping the economic and social fates of peoples and of whole civilizations. Focusing on four major cultural areas (that of the British, the Africans (including the African diaspora), the Slavs of Eastern Europe, and the indigenous peoples of the Western Hemisphere -- Conquests and Cultures reveals patterns that encompass not only these peoples but others and help explain the role of cultural evolution in economic, social, and political development.

The Federalist Papers: All 85 Complete and Original Collection of Essays 1787-1788 (Annotated) by John Jay, Alexander Hamilton, and James Madison

Distinct Features
• Background Information / Historical Context
• Thorough Map of Historical Events from the 19th Century

“The accumulation of all powers, legislative, executive, and judiciary, in the same hands, whether of one, a few, or many, and whether hereditary, self-appointed, or elective, may justly be pronounced the very definition of tyranny.”
― James Madison, Federalist Papers

The Federalist, also known as the Federalist Papers, comprises a collection of 85 essays penned by Alexander Hamilton, John Jay, and James Madison between October 1787 and May 1788. These essays were published without attribution in various newspapers in New York during that era, using the pseudonym "Publius."

The primary purpose behind The Federalist Papers was to advocate for the ratification of the proposed United States Constitution, which had been drafted in Philadelphia during the summer of 1787. The essays aimed to persuade the residents of New York to support the adoption of the Constitution, supplanting the existing Articles of Confederation. In their writings, the authors meticulously explained the specific provisions of the Constitution, offering a detailed analysis. Given that Hamilton and Madison were both participants in the Constitutional Convention, The Federalist Papers are frequently consulted today to gain insight into the intentions of the Constitution's drafters.

Our top priority is to make sure this book stays true to its originality. We've gone above and beyond to keep the texts untouched and unedited, straight from the author's original publication, which means you're getting the earliest version.

YouTube Channels

While it may not hold the secrets of the universe, you will find a lot of information and news on YouTube if you know where to look. The key is finding good places to look, and luckily, there are several within easy reach:

You might want to check out Dr. John Campbell if you have not already heard of him:

History Debunked also has a great deal to recommend his channel:

If you have not yet seen Sanity 4 Sweden, you are missing out:

Anthony Brian Logan’s channel is also a must watch, especially if you have not heard of him before:

Then there is The Intel Report, which is well worth watching:

Podcasts

Don’t have time or attention for books or videos? Or do you naturally learn by listening? In either case, check out these podcasts to see if there are one or two which may interest you.

Continuing the topic of news, Anthony Brian logan has a podcast:

https://www.youtube.com/@AnthonyBrianLogan/podcasts

Tyler Zed’s podcast is worth catching:

https://www.youtube.com/@zedcast2898

The Magnus Institute has a podcast, too:

https://magnusinstitute.org/podcast/

And finally, we have Oisin Feeney’s podcast, The Troubles: