The Essential Max Brooks: The Zombie Survival Guide and World War Z

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These are works of fiction. Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author's imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, events, or locales is entirely coincidental.

The Zombie Survival Guide
text copyright Â© 2003 by Max Brooks

The Zombie Survival Guide
illustrations copyright Â© 2003 by Max Werner

World War Z
copyright Â© 2006 by Max Brooks

Published in the United States by Broadway Paperbacks, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York.

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Broadway Paperbacks and its logo, a letter B bisected on the diagonal, are trademarks of Random House, Inc.

The Zombie Survival Guide
was originally published in paperback in the United States by Three Rivers Press, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York, in 2003.
World War Z
was originally published in hardcover in the United States by Crown Publishers, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Random House, Inc., New York, in 2006.

ISBN: 978-0-8041-3818-5

The Zombie Survival Guide
book design by Debbie Glasserman
World War Z
book design by Maria Elias

Cover design by Christopher Brand

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Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

The Zombie Survival Guide

World War Z

About the Author

Other Books by This Author

CONTENTS

Master Table of Contents

The Zombie Survival Guide

Dedication

Introduction

THE UNDEAD: MYTHS AND REALITIES

Solanum: The Virus

Source . . . Symptoms . . . Transference . . . Cross-Species Infection . . . Treatment . . . Reanimating the Already Deceased

Zombie Attributes

Physical Abilities . . . Behavioral Patterns

The Voodoo Zombie

The Hollywood Zombie

Outbreaks

Class 1 . . . Class 2 . . . Class 3 . . . Class 4

Detection

WEAPONS AND COMBAT TECHNIQUES

GENERAL RULES

Obey the Law! . . . Train Constantly . . . Care for Your Tools . . . Beware Display Items . . . Develop the First Weapon

Close Combat

Bludgeons . . . Edged Weapons . . . Miscellaneous Hand Weapons . . . Power Tools

Slings and Arrows

The Sling . . . The Slingshot . . . The Blowgun . . . Shuriken . . . Throwing Knives . . . The Long or Compact Bow . . . The Crossbow . . . The Hand Bow

Firearms

The Heavy Machine Gun . . . The Submachine Gun . . . The Assault Rifle . . . The Bolt-/Lever-Action Rifle . . . The Semiautomatic Rifle . . . The Shotgun . . . The Pistol . . . ..22-Caliber Rimfire Weapons . . . Accessories

Explosives

Fire

Molotov Cocktails . . . Dousing . . . The Blowtorch . . . The Flamethrower

Other Weapons

Acid . . . Poison . . . Biological Warfare . . . Zoological Warfare . . . Electrocution . . . Radiation . . . Genetic Warfare . . . Nanotherapy

Armor

Plate Mail . . . Chain Mail . . . The Shark Suit . . . Helmets . . . Bulletproof Vests . . . Kevlar Covers . . . Tight Clothes and Short Hair

ON THE DEFENSE

The Private Residence (Defending Your Home)

Preparation Part I: The Home . . . Preparation Part II: Supplies . . . Surviving an Attack . . . Immediate Defense

Public Spaces

Office Buildings . . . Schools . . . Hospitals . . . Police Stations . . . Retail Stores . . . Supermarkets . . . Shopping Malls . . . Churches . . . Warehouses . . . Piers and Docks . . . Shipyards . . . Banks . . . Cemeteries . . . Capitols and City Halls

GENERAL RULES

The Fortress

Military Complexes . . . Prisons . . . Offshore Oil Rigs

ON THE RUN

GENERAL RULES

One Goal . . . Establish a Destination . . . Gather Intelligence and Plan Your Journey . . . Get in Shape . . . Avoid Large Groups . . . Train Your Group . . . Remain Mobile . . . Remain Invisible . . . Look and Listen . . . Sleep! . . . Refrain from Overt Signals . . . Avoid Urban Areas

Equipment

Vehicles

The Sedan . . . The SUV . . . The Truck . . . The Bus . . . The Armored Car . . . The Motorcycle . . . Additional Motor-Vehicle Equipment . . . Alternate Road Transportation

Terrain Types

Forest (Temperate/Tropical) . . . Plains . . . Fields . . . Hills . . . Swamp . . . Tundra . . . Desert . . . Urban

Alternate Means of Transportation

By Air . . . By Water

GENERAL RULES

Know Your Waterway . . . Stay in Deep Water . . . Don't Skimp on Supplies . . . Watch Your Anchor Line!

ON THE ATTACK

GENERAL RULES

Collective Response . . . Keep Discipline . . . Be Alert . . . Use Guides . . . Have a Base, Have Support . . . Use Daylight . . . Plan Your Escape . . . Let Them Come to You . . . Knock! . . . Be Thorough . . . Maintain Communication . . . Kill and Listen . . . Dispose of All Bodies . . . Incendiary Control . . . Never Go Off Alone!

Weapons and Gear

Transportation

Terrain Types

Forest . . . Plains . . . Fields . . . Tundra . . . Hills . . . Desert . . . Urban . . . Jungle . . . Swamp

Strategies

Lure and Destroy . . . The Barricade . . . The Tower . . . Mobile Tower . . . The Cage . . . The Tank . . . The Stampede . . . Motorized Sweep . . . Airborne Sweep . . . The Firestorm . . . Underwater Battles

LIVING IN AN UNDEAD WORLD

The Undead World

Starting Over

GENERAL RULES

Assemble a Group . . . Study, Study, Study! . . . Wean Yourself Off Luxury Items . . . Remain Vigilant . . . To the Ends of the Earth! . . . Know Your Location . . . Become an Expert . . . Plan Your Route . . . Plan B-C-D-E! . . . List Your Gear, Be Ready to Shop . . . Construct Defenses . . . Plan an Escape Route . . . Be on Guard . . . Remain Concealed . . . Remain Isolated

Terrain Types

Desert . . . Mountains . . . Jungle . . . Temperate Forests . . . Tundra . . . Polar . . . Islands . . . Living by Sea

Duration

Then What?

RECORDED ATTACKS

60,000 B.C., Katanda, Central Africa

3000 B.C., Hieraconpolis, Egypt

500 B.C., Africa

329 B.C., Afghanistan

212 B.C., China

121 A.D., Fanum Cocidi, Caledonia (Scotland)

140â41 A.D., Thamugadi, Numidia (Algeria)