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 Hello Old Friend! August 25, 2001
BearMaster (Tucson, AZ United States)
42 out of 44 found this review helpful
My first exposure to this counter-culture classic was in the most unexpected of settings, my college ROTC classroom. The book written in protest of the Viet-Nam War was being used by a Green Beret veterain of that same war to train us who might be leading troops in, yes, that same war. The irony speaks for itself. I understand that William Powell no longer agrees with what he wrote as a young man, and symphathise with the plight of an artist who has lost control of his work. However, I am glad (and somewhat suprised) that this is still available. Not only is it an important sociological piece of the period, but it is filled with information that could be useful if (god forbid) things ever hit the fan. That same ROTC instructor told me time and again, "Better to have it and not need it than need it and not have it," so this book gets a space on my shelf just in case. It's the best book I hope you'll never need.
The Anarchist Cookbook May 9, 2000
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
I do believe that the title of the book should be changed to the survivalists handbook. The information contained within the pages of the Anarchist cookbook could not only help save your own life but, the life of others as well. However, There is quite a bit of information that is of a terrorist nature. Nonetheless, this is a book I recommend all to study.
Some hard truth... October 12, 2005
A. Marcus
13 out of 15 found this review helpful
This book is extremely blunt, and not for the pacifist. It's a hard truth about personal defense, yet you can learn for what it is, and what mistakes may have come from it. But one reason why I go this book is because of its upcomming federal ban against it. No matter how crude it may be...it's very true.
We all grow up---Hopefully!! June 15, 2005
J.R. (Lexington,Kentucky)
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
I first read this pamphlet in 1971-72 when I was 16-17,in a time and age when it hip-to-be-cool to be an anarchist and want to destoy everything in sight.I also read Abby Hoffman,and Jerry Rubin,etc.I was young,We were stupid. Having just read the author's piece on Amazon,I not only felt moved by what he had to say,but compelled to express my empathy to him.We all grow up,sir,{hopefully},and most of us find many things in our lives that we wish that we had done differently.In your case it was writing the "cookbook",and pehaps in my case,it was enjoying it a little too much.But the fact remains -- "you wrote it and I truly enjoyed it".Now we are older an hopefully much wiser,times have changed,and the past is just that--the past.Now sir,Please go to sleep and rest peacefully,as you {and I} deserve,as neither one of us have done ANYTHING to be ashamed of.--
your friend,
J.R.
Kids, don't try this at home December 21, 2000
Roderich Börge (Hannover, Germany)
18 out of 23 found this review helpful
I'm sorry if anybody who bought the book was looking forward to actual cooking- unless you happen to have strange tastes, this sort of cuisine explosive won't be much of a dinner treat.. too funny with the cat and all.. you are being such a cracker, and no mistake and cheerioh to Oxford. But let's get serious. As a pacifist myself myself I am strongly opposed to the idea that violence be in any way a legitimate means to any ends whatever, political or otherwise. Nonetheless this book is fun to read, a reminiscense of good old punk rock days and sometimes it can be quite cathartic to dream of blasting the establishment to pieces, waving Black Star flags and finally starting the DeeCeeFada, as long as you manage to get back to reality afterwards, in order to take on problems seriously. At first I wouldn't rate the book at all, but then gave it five stars to raise its average.
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