books about: apocalypse     books:     Apocalypse      The Last Oracle: A Novel (Sigma Force) James Rollins William Morrow, 2008 James Hasn't Disappointed Me Yet, This One Rocks I've read every one of James' books and he hasn't disappointed me yet. This is another example of how he can expand on his Sigma Force team without all the naysayers yelling about Da Vinci Code clones. It is a well-written, exciting story with enough real facts to give ...             No Country for Old Men (Vintage International) Cormac McCarthy Vintage, 2007 Oh how the world has changed Riveting story and amazing writing. If you are looking for a happily ever after, this is NOT the book for you. The "man on the run" storyline hooks you and keeps you going. But what makes this book truly amazing is how McCarthy subtly shows how in 30 years (from the ...             The Stand: Expanded Edition: For the First Time Complete and Uncut (Signet) Stephen King Signet, 1991 Flagship King I had long avoided this book because of it's length. I just wasn't sure that even a great author like Stephen King could keep me captivated for that long with a stand alone novel. I was told by a co-worker that I was not a true Stephen King fan if I had not read "The ...             Day by Day Armageddon (A Zombie Novel) J. L. Bourne Permuted Press, 2007 Well written Zombie Book - With a military angle I've read a bunch of zombie literature over the years, and I accidentally stumbled across this gem! Written by active military J. Bourne, the book takes the form of a action-packed diary written by a survivor of a zombie plague. Some very interesting plot twists and ...             The World Without Us Alan Weisman Thomas Dunne Books, 2007 This amazing work of fiction... ..Had me in laughing tears over the imagination of the writer in fits of ecstasy and rapturous delight as he typed out the pages. And then rushing into the bushes buck naked to be One with Lady Gaia!... ..Before coming back in for the bug solvents and creams for all ...             The City of Ember (The First Book of Ember) Jeanne DuPrau Yearling, 2004 Thoroughly Entertaining Read My 12 year old son brought this book to me and said, "Mom, I think you would like this book. You should read it." He and I generally don't have the same taste in books, but I politely took it, thanked him, and set it aside. I had to take an airplane across the ...             World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War Max Brooks Three Rivers Press, 2007 Very entertaining. This book is not really a horror book filled with gore, but it is a fascinating page turner nonetheless. Through the multiple first person accounts of the battle for survival in a post apocalyptic zombie ruled world, Brooks is able to emerge the reader into a world ...             Blindness (Harvest Book) Jose Saramago Harvest Books, 1999 "If you can see, look. If you can look, observe." "Blindness" is my first reading of anything by Saramago. After thumbing through it in the bookstore and looking at its sheer density, seeming lack of dialog, paragraphs, and usual punctuation, I decided to leave it alone, until now. This tale of a pandemic of ...             The Walking Dead Volume 8: Made To Suffer (Walking Dead) Robert Kirkman, Charlie Adlard, ... Image Comics, 2008 Governor of the Dead Most of the folks here already know that The Walking Dead saga is a compilation of stories by Robert Kirkman that expand on the story that is well know to any zombie movie fan....The main story. The one started in earnest by George Romero in 1968 with Night of the ...             The Road (Oprah's Book Club) Cormac McCarthy Vintage Books, 2007 "Run, he whispered. Run." This is the first book that I have read by McCarthy. I don't really know why, I just had this idea that I wasn't going to like his work very much. Something that I heard once about All the Pretty Horses struck me the wrong way. I am not sure what it was that I thought ...             Day by Day Armageddon (A Zombie Novel) J. L. Bourne Permuted Press, 2007 Well written Zombie Book - With a military angle I've read a bunch of zombie literature over the years, and I accidentally stumbled across this gem! Written by active military J. Bourne, the book takes the form of a action-packed diary written by a survivor of a zombie plague. Some very interesting plot twists and ...             Crisis Preparedness Handbook: A Complete Guide to Home Storage and Physical Survival Jack A. Spigarelli Cross-Current Pub., 2002 Be prepared! Are you ready for a major crisis? Most people are not. They have no more than a few days supply of food and no idea what to do in the event of a real long term emergency. After all, you can just run down to the local grocery and get whatever you want, 24 hours a ...             Alas, Babylon Pat Frank, David Brin Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 2005 Better than I remembered Before I passed Alas Babylon along to my sons I thought I would re-read it. When I was a young boy and read it for the first time I really enjoyed the survivalist theme. I found a lot more to like on my second reading. Mr. Frank weaves several strong moral fables ...             Lucifer's Hammer Larry Niven, Jerry Pournelle Del Rey, 1985 A whale of a tale! In Lucifer's Hammer, authors Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle team up once again to define humanity under pressure. The Hamner-Brown comet is co-discovered by Tim Hamner, a millionaire amateur astronomer. When the comet seems like it may hit Earth, it is dubbed "The ...             Dying to Live: A Novel of Life Among the Undead Kim Paffenroth Permuted Press, 2007 A great read, Kim Paffenroth did it again I'm going to keep this very short, as i do not want to write a synopsis, but rather give my opinion on the book itself. With the many things the characters face in this book and the way they happen it keeps the reader stuck into this book, not wanting to put it down. ...          products you might be interested in search for books armageddon, blindness, complete, expanded, international, preparedness we recommend "Run, he whispered. Run." randomly chosen pc & video games: The Elder Scrolls 3: Morrowind Game of the Year Edition (Windows)