| | His first book, ''Patriots - Surviving the Coming Collapse'', a [[dystopian]] [[economic collapse]] [[novel]], was first released in 1998. It was first released as Internet shareware in the early 1990s, and later published in interim form as ''TEOTWAWKI: The End of The World as We Know It'', in the late 1990s.<ref>[http://www.weyrich.com/book_reviews/teotwawki.html]</ref> The story is set in the near future and describes a period of hyperinflation and a socio-economic collapse. While it is a fictional story, it is essentially a survival manual dressed as fiction.<ref>[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=14119 WND Commentary Five novels of freedom] by [[Claire Wolfe]], [[World Net Daily]], September 30, 1999</ref> It was re-released in December, 2006 in expanded form. One early reviewer of the novel commented: "While it is true that the protagonists appear to be part of the [[religious right]], it is clearly incorrect to stereotype them as intolerant racists or anti-government zealots."<ref>[http://www.weyrich.com/book_reviews/teotwawki.html]</ref>. The publisher's synopsis describes the novel as "distinctly pro-Christian, pro-preparedness, pro-gun ownership, and anti-racist." <ref>[http://www.powells.com/biblio/61-1425734073-0]</ref> | | His first book, ''Patriots - Surviving the Coming Collapse'', a [[dystopian]] [[economic collapse]] [[novel]], was first released in 1998. It was first released as Internet shareware in the early 1990s, and later published in interim form as ''TEOTWAWKI: The End of The World as We Know It'', in the late 1990s.<ref>[http://www.weyrich.com/book_reviews/teotwawki.html]</ref> The story is set in the near future and describes a period of hyperinflation and a socio-economic collapse. While it is a fictional story, it is essentially a survival manual dressed as fiction.<ref>[http://www.worldnetdaily.com/news/article.asp?ARTICLE_ID=14119 WND Commentary Five novels of freedom] by [[Claire Wolfe]], [[World Net Daily]], September 30, 1999</ref> It was re-released in December, 2006 in expanded form. One early reviewer of the novel commented: "While it is true that the protagonists appear to be part of the [[religious right]], it is clearly incorrect to stereotype them as intolerant racists or anti-government zealots."<ref>[http://www.weyrich.com/book_reviews/teotwawki.html]</ref>. The publisher's synopsis describes the novel as "distinctly pro-Christian, pro-preparedness, pro-gun ownership, and anti-racist." <ref>[http://www.powells.com/biblio/61-1425734073-0]</ref> |
| | + | Some of the quotes included [[Psalms]], [[Thomas Jefferson]], [[C.S. Lewis]], [[John Stossel]], John Jay Hooker, [[Chuck Baldwin]], [[Al Gore]], Richmond P. Hobson, Hávamál an ancient [[Norway|Norse]] [[poem]], [[Pope Benedict]], [[Jeff Cooper]]'s situational awareness color code, [[Billy Graham]], [[King James Bible]] [[Hebrews]] 11:7 on [[Noah's Ark]], Jared Diamond's Collapse - How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed, [[Daniel Boone]], Barton Biggs' Wealth, War and Wisdom and many others. |
| | + | Rawles tends to start each chapter of his book with a quotation from a famous person. Some of the quotes included Psalms, Thomas Jefferson, C.S. Lewis, John Stossel, John Jay Hooker, Chuck Baldwin, Al Gore, Richmond P. Hobson, Hávamál an ancient Norse poem, Pope Benedict, Jeff Cooper situational awareness color code, Billy Graham, King James Bible Hebrews 11:7 on Noah's Ark, Jared Diamond's Collapse - How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed, Daniel Boone, Barton Biggs Wealth, War and Wisdom and many others. |