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Summary: Er?
Review: Well, I read this book out of sheer curiousity and hype, after watching bowling for Columbine. Needless to say... the book is quite odd. It's informative and I guess if I was crazy enough, I could attempt to make a bomb or something then kill myself in the process. But, this was good for laughs..I read the revised version, that the author had no part in, but I'd imagine they're related, only the revised has means and methods accepted by today's standards. Only buy this book if you're curious; the book's practical (or impractical) uses are limited to people that know their chemicals and what not, and even if you understood it all, who would risk their lives in making a novely? (...)
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Summary: One hell of a book
Review: The "Anarchist Cookbook",by William Powell, provides more insight into late sixties, early seventies revolutionary thinking, than it does the "bad stuff" (bombs, weapons, etc.) which can be found in most librarys anyway. I found the introduction very interesting, as well as Powell's running commentary of government and society throughout the book. Although I don't agree with Powell's views, I believe in his right to express his views, as well as present this type of information. At the rate we're going, in 50 years your government may decide to outlaw this book, along with Catch-22, Brave New World, and Animal Farm.
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Summary: Good for a few laughs and a few tips...
Review: I checked this book out at the local library when I was in high school. I checked the other day, and they still have a copy, but it's in the reference section and can't be taken home anymore. People make a big deal over this book, but it's nothing revolutionary. A lot of it is useless, since no sane person would ever try any of the things that it talks about. However, there are a few useful bits of information that can be gleaned from it. Just don't expect too much. The book is good for laughs more than anything else. It's worth reading, if you can find a copy, but it's not worth buying. I'm sure you can find a lot better tips on explosives and things online, if you look. The book is overrated, but it's still fun and interesting to read. Trust me.
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Summary: the invisible book
Review: I bought the book to prove my friends wrong. They had stated the following.
The book will never arrive.
You will be considered a terrorist if you buy the book.
Unfortunatly... it has now been 3 weeks since the book was due(6 weeks since ordered) and the book (mysteriously separated from the rest of the order) has not yet arrived.
Therefore I must conclude that the book is a masterpiece in hope that my travels will not be ended one day in Guantanamo.
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Summary: A classic to have in your collection!
Review: Though many have said that this book is a nothing more than a series of tutorials on mayhem, I think that is has become much more than that. Probably the majority of North Americans have heard of it, and know what it is and what it's for. Therefore, it's a celebrity in our culture. I purchased it because I wanted to know what all the hype was surrounding this "devil's manual"(as I have heard it called). I didn;t want to make any bombs or such (though the drugs interested me ;), so the book was fairly useless to me and I knew that before I desided to buy it. This book's celebrity is much undeserved as the recipes for making many of things in it are either too complicated for anyone who doesn't have a degree in chemistry to understand, or are simply not detailed enough to make [me] want to try them. Anyway, I still think that - if you are interested in such things - you should get it simply to have it as a part of your collection. It's famous, why not eh.
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Summary: Tisk Tisk
Review: You are a liar william powell. You thought you knew what was right and saw that it was true. Yet now you think you know what is right and see that it is'nt true if we still need to publish your fine book. Or the fact that times really havnt changed man, you have.
Thanks
- Bob
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Summary: Disappointing
Review: As with any "banned" book I purchased this just to support the 1st Amendment. Sounds crazy I know but this is just something I do. I was extremely disappointed with the contents. It seemed as if 90% of the book was a "how to" manual on bombs and/or expolsives. There was a very brief segment on legal "drugs" or narcotics and how, where, quantity, etc. Other than that, there was very, very little substance to this popular book. I don't know what I was expecting but something a little more subversive and anti-establishment, whatever that may be. I imagine that since the advent of the world wide web, the contents of the book can be found much easier online and this book will soon, if not already, be outdated and blaise. Couldn't help but wonder the type of person who would purchase this material. Perhaps Timothy McVeigh.
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Summary: False information
Review: Just wanted to say i have read this book, and it contains lots of bad information which could literally kill u!! Be Careful especially if messing with the explosives.
The Jolly Roger is also a similar book with bad info floating round the net.
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Summary: Come on ppl...
Review: hey, i'm a grade school and i know the author. i just heard about this book last month. then I noticed it was mentioned in bowling for colombine and also one of the main books used in con air. the book is stupid, the author wont talk about it, repeatedly insists that it be taken off the shelves not because he's embarrasssed about what he wrote, its because he has to live with the fact that what he put in that book, is injuring thousands of young hopefuls trying to make something blow up. You know what would happen if he ever went back to live in the United States? He'd be ambushed the minute he steps foot in the country, and investigated and searched for hours on end just to make sure he's not a goddamned terroririst like so many ppl these days. THat one statement is the only thing you'll ever hear him say about the book. My friend interviwed him for a paper she was doing, and he wouldn't say a damn word. which is probably a good thing. he's said all he's had to say, and as far as i'm concerned, the book is the past, history. He was inexperienced, some of the things in the book may be wrong, he was 19 for christs sake! who wanted to go fight in Iraq? not many of you i bet. just the same as he didn't wanna fight in 'nam.
~out
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Summary: Wow, the author really pussied out.
Review: I have comepletely read the entire cookbook and have the updated versions. Reading it made me feel like any old average joe could make his/her own weapon of mass destrucion. Of course I wouldnt try some of the major ones, at the risk of getting myself blown away, but i have built the small ones just to see the cool explosions that i can actually make with my own 2 hands. Its great to know that in the event of any emergency i can build myself some type of weapon to fight with. The author should stick with what he believed in. He build this for a purpose and now that he has kids he some how feels that he shouldnt beleive in this stuff anymore. He is just in a trance. Religion is not for someone who fought in a war. I think he should come back with a new updated version of the cookbook.
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