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Astray Of The Herd Book Review

“If you’ve ever felt left behind, out-of-step or just plain bewildered by the stampeding madness of the herd-like behavior of modern life, come along with Scott B. Williams on an irreverent and humorous examination of the materialism, technology and regulations of contemporary America. Williams shares his perspective as one who lives on the fringes of the mainstream. Just as Henry David Thoreau went to Walden Pond in 1845 to seek simplicity and separation from his peers in nature, Williams chose to go astray by paddling a 17-foot kayak to the Caribbean. Astray of the Herd is a collection of observations resulting from his life on “island time” with little money, no job, and boundless freedom to ponder the deeper questions of life. Read this book for a laugh, give it to your stressed-out friends, or get inspired to do some straying of your own.”
– the publisher
Humorous and true indeed. Humans of the so called sheeple modern world are pathetic. Hell I’m pathetic and so are you. I’ll laugh at myself and you can laugh at you and others. If we can truly break away in the best way we can from modern herd mentality, we can begin once again to appreciate life and feel the connection to the natural world. Why wait til retirement to live life when you are either too old to enjoy life or too far gone from the poisons of of this herd mentality world. In this modern herd world we are groomed (cloned) to act like the next guy with the same memes: clothing, hair, automobile, groomed lawn, yuppie McMansion, a job that occupies all the time to pay you in federal reserve fiat currency to buy the essential items we need to survive. I read “Astray Of The Herd: Observations, Commentaries and Rants from Outside the Mainstream” in one sitting. It was a short, but informative read on my Kindle. Being a survivalist is outside the mainstream, well kinda, for some, not all. One thing I have observed in popularity amongst survivalists are those survivalists who appeal to the herd to be like the herd are listened too more than dangerous strays who are viewed with suspect and contempt, however attract a core audience of other strays, or stray wannabes.

Scott B Williams is a writer with a passion for exploring and outdoor adventures on land and sea. Mr. Willaims began writing magazine articles about solo long-distance kayaking voyages in 1990, and since written seven books and continues to write for magazines and blogs on boatbuilding, sailing and outdoor survival.To find out more about the work and additional information on the topics of his books can be found on his websites at: www.scottbwilliams.com and www.bugoutsurvival.com

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