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Posts tagged "books"

Weekend Knowledge Dump- July 18, 2014

Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. Why Kids Shoot Up High Schools, Why They Only Do So Outside of Big Cities, and How to Stop Them […]

Posted on July 18, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
backup gun, body armor, books, diet, dryfire, exercise, Jeff Gonzales, Michael Janich, modern service weapons, running, school shootings, school violence, survival, terrorism, third world travel, travel safety View Post

The Family Survival Gun

Written by Greg Ellifritz   Last year I was contacted by a group of writers who wanted to use my firearm stopping power data in a new book they were creating.  I allowed them to use my data and they produced Locusts on the Horizon, one of the best overall survival books ever written.   […]

Posted on March 19, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Book Reviews
book reviews, books, Plan B Writers Alliance, survival View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- January 24, 2014

  Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week. Some are intellectual. Some are informative. Some are just fun. If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   The Hip Lift/Upa – the technical aspect Cecil Burch explains the technical aspects of the default escape if […]

Posted on January 24, 2014 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
AR-15, books, Cecil Burch, dryfire, exercise, firearms training, fitness, ground fighting, health, holsters, John Mosby, Kathy Jackson, knives, Legal, rifles, Seth Godin, Todd Green View Post

Foreign Enemies And Traitors

  The third book in Matt Bracken’s Trilogy “Enemies Foreign and Domestic” is available now through the end of the month as a free kindle download.   Foreign Enemies and Traitors is a fast paced novel about a future we all could be facing.  I really enjoyed it and think you will too.  From the […]

Posted on October 29, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Book Reviews
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Enemies Foreign and Domestic

    Former Navy Seal Matt Bracken has released his book Enemies Foreign and Domestic as a FREE kindle ebook for the next few days.  Make sure you grab it while you can.   From the description….   BULLETS RAIN DOWN UPON A PACKED FOOTBALL STADIUM, killing dozens, and triggering a panic stampede which leads […]

Posted on October 15, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Book Reviews
books, Matt Bracken View Post

The Lines We Cross

    Seth Anderson Bailey just published an excellent follow-up to his first novel And the Rain Came Down.  Both books are well written, entertaining, and full of action.  Most importantly, Seth gets the gun stuff right. There’s nothing I hate worse than seeing an author butcher the guns and tactics part of what is […]

Posted on August 6, 2013 by Greg Ellifritz in Book Reviews
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Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 9, 2012

    Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share.  Some are intellectual.  Some are informative.  Some are just fun.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     Medical Prepping in Three Months     A structured list of supplies […]

Posted on November 9, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
accidental discharge, books, Close quarter shooting, crime prevention, EMP, fitness, Gabe Suarez, impact weapons, Matt Bracken, medicine, mom with a gun, police, pre-assault indicators, rifle, survivalblog View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- November 2, 2012

  Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share.  Some are intellectual.  Some are informative.  Some are just fun.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.     Hammer Or… “-Less?”     Massad Ayoob (and Grant Cunningham) write about the […]

Posted on November 2, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ammunition, books, fitness, Grant Cunningham, hemostatic agents, Massad Ayoob, medicine, Michael deBethencourt, police, privacy, revolvers, snubnose, technology, Todd Green View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- October 12, 2012

    Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share.  Some are intellectual.  Some are informative.  Some are just fun.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend. When Drones Decide to Kill on Their Own       I really believe […]

Posted on October 12, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
books, drones, economic collapse, fitness, Force Science, medicine, mobility WOD, mom with a gun, terrorism View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 28, 2012

    Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share.  Some are intellectual.  Some are informative.  Some are just fun.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   Reality Based Training: Time for a Global Shift     Ken Murray writes […]

Posted on September 28, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
books, drugs, fires, guerilla warfare, Ken Murray, medicine, Michael Yon, sleep, suppressors, terrorism View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- September 7th, 2012

  Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share.  Some are intellectual.  Some are informative.  Some are just fun.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   Handgun Stopping Power: Sizing Up Your Options     Valuable details about gelatin testing […]

Posted on September 7, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
ammunition, ballistics, books, economic collapse, flash mobs, handgun stopping power, ITS Tactical, Loren Christensen, Matt Bracken, riots, Ryan Holiday, survival View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- August 31, 2012

    Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share.  Some are intellectual.  Some are informative.  Some are just fun.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   Sick on the Road? Try the Grocery Store     Effective remedies for […]

Posted on August 31, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
active shooter, books, marketing, medicine, psychology, survival, Tim Larkin View Post

Book Review- “How To Protect Yourself By Developing a Fighter’s Mindset”

  “Books are what you step on to take you to a higher shelf. The higher your stack of books, the higher the shelf you can reach.” – Jim Rohn   I truly believe in the quote above.  I read a lot of books, more books than anyone I know…except Alain Burrese. Alain is a […]

Posted on August 20, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Book Reviews
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Book Review- Tactical Firearms Training Secrets by David Morris

    This is a short book (100 pages) that you can finish in less than an hour. Someone with extensive firearms training will not learn too much, but most of the tactics and techniques the author presents are very solid.   Where this book really shines is in the author’s suggested structured practice sessions. […]

Posted on July 11, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Book Reviews
book reviews, books, David Morris, dryfire, firearms training, survival, training View Post

Weekend Knowledge Dump- June 8, 2012

Here are a few links to articles and videos I found interesting this week and want to share.  Some are intellectual.  Some are informative.  Some are just fun.  If you have some free time, check them out this weekend.   If You Want to Succeed in Business, Read More Novels     As an avid […]

Posted on June 8, 2012 by Greg Ellifritz in Weekend Knowledge Dump
bath salts, books, business, crime prevention, criminology, drugs, fitness, home security, medicine, Michael deBethencourt, psychology, reading, revolvers, shoulders, snubnose, survival, Tony Gentilcore, weight lifting View Post
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