From bloom-picayune.mit.edu!mintaka.lcs.mit.edu!yale!yale.edu!jvnc.net!darwin.sura.net!wupost!uwm.edu!caen!nic.umass.edu!risky.ecs.umass.edu!umaecs!marsden Mon Mar 30 01:12:40 EST 1992 Article: 6368 of rec.pyrotechnics Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!mintaka.lcs.mit.edu!yale!yale.edu!jvnc.net!darwin.sura.net!wupost!uwm.edu!caen!nic.umass.edu!risky.ecs.umass.edu!umaecs!marsden From: marsden@ecs.umass.edu Newsgroups: rec.pyrotechnics Subject: book list; comment request Message-ID: <17240.29c76f5e@ecs.umass.edu> Date: 18 Mar 92 16:27:10 GMT Lines: 60 Here's yet another book-related "request for comment." Scanning through BIP I came up with a short list of reasonably priced (<$20) interestingly titled books. A couple questions first, then the list: 1 - is the "Anarchist Arsenal" different from the "Anarchist Cookbook" much mentioned in this group? 2 - anyone familiar with any of the Leymour Lecker books mentioned? The list: "The Anarchist Arsenal: Incendiary and Explosive Techniques" 112p. 1990, $12.00 ISBN 0-585-38217-6, Paladin Press "Ragnar's Guide to Home and Recreational Use of High Explosives" Benson, Ragnar. 120p. 1988, $12.00 ISBN 0-87364-478-6, Paladin Press "Deadly Brew: Advanced Improvised Explosives" Lecker, Seymour. 64p. 1987, $8.00 ISBN 0-87364-418-2, Paladin Press "Explosive Dust: Advanced Improvised Explosives" Lecker, Seymour. 60p. 1991 $10.00 ISBN 0-87364-587-1, Paladin Press "Improvised Explosives: How to Make Your Own" Lecker, Seymour. 80p. 1985 $10.00 ISBN 0-87364-320-8, Paladin Press "The Poor Man's James Bond: Homemade Poisons, Explosives, Improvised Firearms, Pyrotechnics..." [Criminology series] Saxon, K. 1986 $17.00 ISBN 0-8490-3675-5 Atlan Formularies "The New Improved Poor Mans's James Bond, No. 1" (6th ed.) [lab manual] Saxon, K. 477p. 1988 $17.00 ISBN 0-318-41070-2 Atlan Formularies "The Poor Man's James Bond, Vol 2" [lab manual] Saxon, K. 484p. 1987 $17.00 ISBN 0-318-41071-0 Atlan Formularies "Explosives and Demolitions" U.S. Army Staff. 188p. 1967 $14.00 ISBN 0-87364-077-2 Paladin Press. Out of curiosity, I've ordered the oldest of the 3 Lecker books. I'm avoiding the Anarchist Arsenal, given comments from this group. If I can find a copy of the IMH most people have mentioned, I'll pick that up as well, and the new version of TBBoM when someone posts that it's available. Oh, and I went to the library and picked up a "Chemistry of Pyrotechnics" too, which I haven't read through yet. I'm curious, but not curious enough to dabble in anything "too" dangerous, and I like to *know* everything I can about whatever it is I'm doing. The last thing in the world I want to do is deprive my kids of a fully functional Dad! (Or me of happy, healthy kids...) Much of this is me just wanting to know what's happening when others do things, it's not so important to me that I be the one doing... -- Ben ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Ben Marsden Office : 34A Marston Hall ECS / Univ. of Massachusetts Internet : marsden@ecs.umass.edu Amherst, MA 01003 FAX : (413) 545-0724 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From bloom-picayune.mit.edu!mintaka.lcs.mit.edu!yale!yale.edu!spool.mu.edu!agate!sprite.berkeley.edu!shirriff Mon Mar 30 01:13:11 EST 1992 Article: 6372 of rec.pyrotechnics Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!mintaka.lcs.mit.edu!yale!yale.edu!spool.mu.edu!agate!sprite.berkeley.edu!shirriff From: shirriff@sprite.berkeley.edu (Ken Shirriff) Newsgroups: rec.pyrotechnics Subject: Re: book list; comment request Message-ID: Date: 19 Mar 92 20:57:54 GMT Article-I.D.: agate.qav8iINN2ko References: <17240.29c76f5e@ecs.umass.edu> Organization: University of California, Berkeley Lines: 27 NNTP-Posting-Host: hijack.berkeley.edu In article <17240.29c76f5e@ecs.umass.edu> marsden@ecs.umass.edu writes: >1 - is the "Anarchist Arsenal" different from the "Anarchist Cookbook" > much mentioned in this group? >"The Anarchist Arsenal: Incendiary and Explosive Techniques" > 112p. 1990, $12.00 ISBN 0-585-38217-6, Paladin Press That's a different book from the (garbage) Anarchist Cookbook, which is published by Barricade Press, ISBN 0-9623032-0-8, and can be ordered through any competent bookstore. >If I can find a copy of the IMH most people have mentioned ... The Improvised Munitions Handbook is great (IMHO). It's 250 profusely illustrated pages of recipes. It's infinitely better than the Anarchist Cookbook and a whole lot cheaper; I give the IMH a thumbs up. If you're interested in explosives recipes, order a copy. Phil Ngai gave a source: >I paid $5 to get my copy of the US Army TM 31-210 1969 >Improvised Munitions from Sierra Supply, 303 259 1822. I called Sierra Supply and got my copy a few days later. Note that Sierra has a $10 minimum order (+$4 shipping), so buy a copy for a friend too. (Has anyone considered making a rec.pyro FAQ consisting of book reviews and addresses? Bill Nelson, didn't you have a file like that?) Ken Shirriff shirriff@sprite.Berkeley.EDU