James Wesley Rawles

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James Wesley, Rawles (born 1960) is a non-fiction author, survivalist-fiction author, and blogger. Rawles was born in Livermore, California. He was a United States Army Military Intelligence officer, serving for six years before resigning his commission. He later worked as an Associate Editor with Defense Electronics magazine, and as a technical writer. He is now a freelance writer and blogger. Rawles is the editor of SurvivalBlog, a daily blog on survival and preparedness topics. Rawles recommends that investors put at least 25% of their portfolios into gold, silver, and barter goods. He also advises his blog readers to store two year's supply of food in preparation for future hard times. Rawles believes (as of his 2005-2007 writings) that the United States is headed for a hyperinflationary economic depression. Rawles favors the abolition of the fractional reserve banking system, and a return to the gold standard. Rawles is also a proponent of Home schooling.

His first book, Patriots: Surviving the Coming Collapse, a novel, was first released in 1998. It is set in the near future and describes a period of hyperinflation and a socio-economic collapse. It was re-released in December, 2006 in expanded form.

His next book, Rawles on Retreats and Relocation, was non-fiction. It describes how to geographically select a survival retreat and stock it with key logistics.

His next book, SurvivalBlog: The Best of the Blog, Volume 1, was non-fiction. It is a compendium of posts and letters from the first six months of SurvivalBlog.

He also authored an action-adventure screenplay, loosely based on his novel "Patriots." The screenplay is available for free download.

Rawles also co-authored the "Rawles Gets You Ready" preparedness course, released in August, 2006. He is also the author of numerous Internet FAQs, primarily on firearms topics.

He is married and has three children.

Contents

[edit] Books

  • Patriots: Surviving the Coming Collapse' from Huntington House Publishers, ISBN 978-1563841552 (November 1998)
  • Patriots: Surviving the Coming Collapse' (33 chapter expanded edition) from Xlibris, ISBN 978-1425734077 (December 2006)
  • Rawles on Retreats and Relocation from CafePress, No ISBN (January 2007)
  • SurvivalBlog: The Best of the Blog, Volume 1 from CafePress, No ISBN (February 2007)

[edit] Screenplays

[edit] Courseware

  • Rawles Gets You Ready from Arbogast Publishing, No ISBN (August 2006)

[edit] Internet FAQs

  • The Triple Ought / TEOTWAWKI FAQ
  • AR-15 Magazine FAQ
  • M1 Carbine Magazine FAQ
  • M1911 Magazine FAQ
  • M14/M1A Magazine FAQ
  • The FN/FAL and L1A1 FAQ
  • The Mauser Rifle FAQ
  • Pre-1899 Cartridge Guns FAQ
  • The European Ammo Box Markings Translations Dictionary (editor)

[edit] External links

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