101 Things to Do 'Til the Revolution: Ideas and Resources for Self-Liberation, Monkey Wrenching and Preparedness | 
 enlarge | Author: Claire Wolfe
Publisher: Breakout Productions Inc
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  23 reviews
Sales Rank: 905551
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Dimensions (in): 8.5 x 5.8 x 0.5
ISBN: 155950157X
Dewey Decimal Number: 790
EAN: 9781559501576
ASIN: 155950157X
Publication Date: 1997
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Practical yet it doesn't take itself TOO seriously... December 28, 2004
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
With characteristic good humor and tongue set firmly in cheek, Claire Wolfe spells out a "how to" list of practical hints for liberty lovers. Some are eminently practical, some border on advocating criminal activity, and some are clearly written merely to get a laugh out of the reader (like "use your TV sets for target practice"). Nevertheless the collective effect of all these tips and tricks starts to make itself felt by the time the reader is perhaps a quarter of the way through: government is getting awfully damn big for its britches. Many of Wolfe's hints revolve around self-sufficiency and true independence: living "off the grid," being able to catch/grow your own food and obtain safe drinking water. Naturally firearms rights and privacy activism are also a significant portion of the hints, with fairly comprehensives lists of which organizations are worth devoting your time and money, and which are not. She even comes up with smaller, more insidious ways of spreading the Contagion of Liberty -things like tiny stickers with quotes by Patrick Henry and Thomas Jefferson to sneakily affix in public areas. "America is at that awkward stage," explains Wolfe in the Preface. "It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the [...]." This kind of sentiment makes it easy to dismiss the book as a tool of the extremely paranoid right wing, but in truth, this book is no more right-wing than it is left-wing: it is simply all about asserting oneself in the name of individual liberty and working out polite but firm ways to say "enough" to encroaching statism. It's guaranteed to produce some chuckles, if nothing else.
 Resourceful and Informative September 7, 2003
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
I found this book resourceful and informative in alot of issues. I picked up on some new ideas as well. For the most part it is a good book that taps into the reality of our society. I liked some of the monkey wrenching techniques, however would have to honestly say that some of 101 things to do in this book are not of much significance to ME. But as Claire says keep an open mind and that's what I always try to do. So some of the teqniuqes that weren't as helpful to me may be for you. Therefore if you are a person who recognizes the real crooks in this country, and could use some great ideas, information and techniques then I recommend this book. Mike (Chicago)
Motivation and inspirtation for that "akward stage" May 13, 2003
12 out of 14 found this review helpful
In her famous opening line to this book, Claire Wolfe says that "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards." And by the bastards she mostly means the federal government.She then proceeds to list 101 things to do until the inevitable time comes to shoot the bastards. If I actually followed her advice, I probably wouldn't be writing this--certainly not under my name. But like Wolfe notes about a certain kind of libertarian, I'm probably more of a thinker and less of a doer. Nevertheless, I enjoyed the book. Above all, I think hers is a motivational book to get us through the awkward stage. Besides inspiration, this book also serves as a reference with lots of good book and periodical recommendations where you can better immerse yourself on the topics. Much of the advice is on survival, so if you're looking for a simple primer, this might help. One criticism is that although Wolfe says it's too late to work within the system, she encourages readers to join gun rights and privacy groups that, it seems to me, are trying to change the system. But in the end, Wolfe walks her talk and I respect her for that. Her passion about liberty comes through and it is very heartening. If you like this book, she also keeps a great blog.
What next? March 30, 2003
5 out of 7 found this review helpful
When I finished this book. I set it down, paced around the room a couple of times thinking to myself... "where do I start?" Which of the 101 do I do first? It got me VERY fired up.My only problem here is that the book was a little too pessimistic. The majority of it was "preparing" for a collapse and having to live in a survivalistic fashion. But, I guess that was the approach. When (not if) the people eventually get fed up, something WILL happen. As with Claire, I hope it is peaceful. Either way, the standard flow of everyday life will be altered and I can think of no other way to be prepared for the chaos than to read this book and take it to heart. I would do one things to change this book... Make it 102 things and item #102 is "Pass this book along".
 A Militant Libertarian's Handbook April 7, 2002
13 out of 16 found this review helpful
As Ms Wolfe states in the forward to the book -- "America is at that awkward stage. It's too late to work within the system, but too early to shoot the bastards."
I myself consider this an optimistic assessment. No matter how many gun rights groups we join, how many assault rifles we own, how organized our "Citizen's Militia is, the government has us hopelessly outgunned and out-lawyered.
A very useful book, nontheless, at least to increase our awareness of exactly how bad the problem is. The most practical solution is monkey-wretching on a massive scale, but this is itself a poorly developed art, as Ms. Wolf herself points out. We can only hope that out of control government eventually collapses of its own weight.
In the meantime, Ms. Wolfe (I'm guessing that this is a pseudonym, and that this is actually Mr. Wolfe) provides a variety of activities to help keep us sane and amused (and possibly alive) until the revolution. Many resources are pointed out, from where to buy survival supplies, to how to subscribe to your local militia newletter.
Highly recommended for those few who have actually realized how bad the problem really is, and how it has worsened since the book was authored in 1996.
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