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Max Brooks
The New York Times bestselling author of The Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z, Max Brooks has been called "the Studs Terkel of zombie journalism." He lives in New York City but is ready to move to a more remote and defensible location at a moment's notice. Max Brooks's The Zombie Survival... show more

The New York Times bestselling author of The Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z, Max Brooks has been called "the Studs Terkel of zombie journalism." He lives in New York City but is ready to move to a more remote and defensible location at a moment's notice. Max Brooks's The Zombie Survival Guide formed the core of the world's civilian survival manuals during the Zombie War. Mr. Brooks subsequently spent years traveling to every part of the globe in order to conduct the face-to-face interviews that have been incorporated into World War Z: An Oral History of the Zombie War.
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Carmilla Reads
Carmilla Reads rated it 5 years ago
I have loved both my Halloween Bingo reads so far, but this one exceeded my expectations. Yes the book is sort of about zombies, but it's really about geopolitics and military strategy. It's told in the form of interviews with survivors who were in the thick of things during the Zombie War. Each sto...
Yzabel
Yzabel rated it 6 years ago
[I received a copy of this book through Edelweiss, in exchange for an honest review.]A collection of essays relating real-world strategies to examples from the ‘Star Wars’ franchise. As usual with this kind of book, some were good, and some not so good, and there were a few that didn’t do much for m...
Bookish Blerd
Bookish Blerd rated it 7 years ago
As usual, Max Brooks killed it with the zombie lore! The 'accounts' were brutal and some were down right gruesome. There was that slight comedic air to them, but man this was dark. The art work is fantastic. I found myself just staring at it for long periods, soaking it in. The art told more of...
Sci-Fi & Scary
Sci-Fi & Scary rated it 7 years ago
The Zombie Survival Guide: Recorded Attacks covers 12 different attacks, starting with the earliest (60,000 B.C.) and working forward to closer to present day. While the first attack spanned several pages, the second one wasn't really even an 'attack' at all. It was more the discovery of the virus a...
Abandoned by Booklikes
Abandoned by Booklikes rated it 7 years ago
I have to say that a lot of people suggested that I listen to this book and what a great idea. I have to say that some of the voices sound a bit too stereotypical to my ears, but I really did enjoy listening to the so-called Zombie wars. I will say that you really do have to listen to this book. ...
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