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A guide to the decline of the American empire for individuals, families and communities

Table of Contents

Preface to Second Edition
Introduction

1 The Soviet Example
     The Collapse of the Soviet Union: An Overview
     Back in the USSR
     A Rude Awakening
     The New Normal
     My Premise

2 Superpower Similarities
     The Myth of Inclusiveness
     Better Living Through Science
     Industrial Food Production
     Consumer Goods
     Information Technology
     The Cost of Technological Progress
     Militarism
     World's Jailers
     Evil Empires
     Bankruptcy
     Collapse of Legitimacy

3 The Collapse Gap
     Collapses in General
     Energy
     Housing
     Transportation
     Employment
     Families
     Money
     Consumerism
     Food
     Medicine
     Education
     Ethnicity
     Religion
     Inevitable Conclusion

4 Collapse Mitigation
     The Collapse Party Platform
     Political Solutions
     Private Sector Solutions
     Activism and Apathy
     Boondoggles to the Rescue!
     Investment Advice
     The Future is Rated "B"
     Starve the Beast

5 Adaptation
     Loss of "Normalcy"
     Smelling the Roses
     Comforts and Necessities
     Surviving Radical Cashectomy
     The Revised Playbook
     Lowering Your Standards
     Playing the Part
     The Settled and the Nomadic

6 Career Opportunities
     Asset Stripping
     Drugs and Alcohol
     Providing Security
     Serving Your Country
     Alternative Medicine
     Alternative Transportation
     Social Work in the Home
     That's No Way to Run a Business!
     The Permanently Unemployed Consumer
     How (not to) Organize a Community

Conclusion
Index
About the Author

About the Author

Dmitry Orlov was born and raised in Leningrad, USSR and immigrated to the United States in the mid-seventies. He was an eyewitness to the Soviet collapse over several extended visits to his Russian homeland between the late eighties and mid-nineties. Dmitry is an engineer who has contributed to fields as diverse as high-energy Physics and Internet security. Starting in 2005, he has written extensively on the subject of the approaching collapse of the United States, and the many similarities and differences between the post-American and the post-Soviet experience. Dmitry sees his mission as a public service: in his numerous articles, presentations and interviews he has argued that collapse of the US, although inevitable, is survivable, given the right attitude and some timely preparation.

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.Reinventing Collapse< examines the circumstances of the demise of the Soviet superpower and offers clear insights into how we might prepare for coming events. This challenging yet inspiring work is a must-read for anyone concerned about energy, geopolitics, international relations, and life in a post-Peak Oil world.-The A Word