Would you know what to do in an emergency? In a world filled with earthquakes, floods, hurricanes and other disasters, we are sad they happen but grateful they aren’t happening to us. Is it tempting fate or wise to prepare for them before they occur? How does one go about doing so?
Matt Stein had a huge success with his book When Technology Fails written several years ago and made his first appearance on Books And Beyond shortly after its publication. He is back with a new book, When Disaster Strikes: A Comprehensive Guide to Emergency Planning and Crisis Survival. What items should be included in a72 hour comprehensive emergency survival kit? Are there materials Matt would include of which we are not aware? Does the media upon whom we rely tell us all we need to know? Why is this becoming increasingly important? Are there things visually impaired individuals can do which will make getting through an emergency easier?
You may live an entire life without experiencing a natural disaster or life and death emergency. Without thinking very long, we can all think of someone who was not so fortunate. If you would like to know what to do and how to keep your family safe you won’t want to miss this next Books And Beyond. Below is information about Matt and details that will acquaint you with how you can attend this show.
Mat Stein is an environmentalist, bestselling author, MIT trained engineer, and green builder. As an inspiring speaker and visionary thinker, he is dedicated to helping people wake up and unite to shift our collective course from collapse to global renaissance. On the practical side of things, as an expert at self-reliance, emergency prep, and survival, his writings and work help people prepare to weather the storms we are facing due to continuing climate change and ecological decline, coupled with a fossil fuel based economy that has recently passed the peak in world oil production and is struggling to cope with impending near-term shortfalls.
Matthew Stein is the author of the bestselling book When Technology Fails: A Manual for Self-Reliance, Sustainability and Surviving the Long Emergency (Chelsea Green 2008) a comprehensive manual on sustainable living skills, survival, and disaster preparations. His new book, When Disaster Strikes: A Comprehensive Guide to Emergency Planning and Crisis Survival (Chelsea Green 2011) is due for release on November 14, 2011, and has received excellent advance praise from experts on survival and disaster preparedness. Stein is a graduate of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) where he majored in Mechanical Engineering.
As the owner of Stein Design, he has built hurricane resistant, energy efficient and environmentally friendly homes. The mechanical engineering side of his firm specializes in product design and development. Among other things, Mat has designed consumer water filtration devices, solar PV roofing panels, medical bacterial filters, emergency chemical drench systems, computer disk drives, automated machinery, and portable fiberglass buildings.
In recognition of his expertise, Stein has appeared on over a hundred radio and television programs and is a repeat guest on dozens of shows, including Fox News, MSNBC, Lionel, Coast-to-Coast AM, and the Thom Hartmann Show. He has also written a number of articles on the subject of sustainable living and is a guest columnist for the Huffington Post and the Mother Earth News.
Stein has been an active outdoorsman since he was a small child, an extreme skier and climber (over a hundred Yosemite Valley ascents including several El Capitan and Half Dome big walls), and volunteers as a guide and cross country ski instructor for the blind with the Sierra Regional Ski for Light program. He and his wife Josie live in the High Sierra Mountains near Lake Tahoe, California.
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