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Interesting, but unsafe, December 12, 2003

First published in the turbulent ’60′s, this book has attained a sort of cult status for that time. It reflects many of the mores and problems of that generation of young people, and is worth it for a read for that, if for no other reason.

So far as bomb-making and all of that, the book is technically good, but the methodology involving use of nitrogen compounds, particularly red, fuming nitric acid and cotton, to make guncotton, is fundamentally ununsound and unsafe. You could blow a hand off or worse very easily, following Powell’s directions. I think “The Monkeywrench Gang” and others of its genre are more in tune with today’s eco-warrior desires. Also, the book never mentions the superiority of Oxydol and its green beads, as a binding agent for homemade napalm. For shame.

Even with these quibbles, the book is entertaining, and offers a clear glimpse into the mentality of a now-settled generation.

]]> http://www.mattthedemocrat.org/anarchist-cookbook-2#comment-1647 BearMaster "bearmaster" Fri, 11 May 2012 01:30:20 +0000 http://www.mattthedemocrat.org/anarchist-cookbook-2#comment-1647 <div style="margin-left:0.5em;"> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> 96 of 102 people found the following review helpful </div> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <span style="margin-left: -5px;"><img src="http://g-ecx.images-amazon.com/images/G/01/x-locale/common/customer-reviews/stars-5-0._V192240867_.gif" width="64" alt="5.0 out of 5 stars" title="5.0 out of 5 stars" height="12" border="0"/></span> <b>Hello Old Friend!</b>, <nobr>August 25, 2001</nobr></div> <div style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <div><div style="float:left;">By </div><div style="float:left;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/pdp/profile/A2OEKKPLRJPWWW/ref=cm_cr_if_pdp/179-5768913-9777054?ie=UTF8&tag=jagoan03-20&linkCode=xm2" target="_top"><span style="font-weight: bold;">BearMaster "bearmaster"</span></a> (Tucson, AZ United States) - <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/cdp/member-reviews/A2OEKKPLRJPWWW/ref=cm_cr_if_auth_rev/179-5768913-9777054?ie=UTF8&tag=jagoan03-20&linkCode=xm2&sort_by=MostRecentReview" target="_top"></a></div></div><div style="clear:both;"/> </div> <div class="tiny" style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <b><span class="h3color tiny">This review is from: </span><a href="http://www.amazon.com/The-Anarchist-Cookbook-William-Powell/dp/0962303208/ref=cm_cr_if_orig_subj/179-5768913-9777054?ie=UTF8&tag=jagoan03-20&linkCode=xm2" target="_top">The Anarchist Cookbook (Paperback)</a></b> </div> My first exposure to this counter-culture classic was in the most unexpected of settings, my college ROTC classroom. 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Hello Old Friend!, August 25, 2001

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This review is from: The Anarchist Cookbook (Paperback)

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.

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