Whether it's a minor crisis or a major disaster, everyone should have an emergency kit, a "bug-out" bag if you will. "Flannel John's Emergency Preparation and Bug Out Book" list 100+ items that can keep you warm, dry, safe, fed and in communication. You may never need the items in you kit, but it's cheap insurance that could save your life or the lives of family members.

Seafood, fish and wild game, ranch-raised sheep, apple orchards and cranberry bogs. This is the palette in which cooks in the Pacific Northwest ply their craft. This latest book from Flannel John author Tim Murphy delves into this part of the country. It is the first of several regional cookbooks Murphy has planned in his "cookbooks for guys" series." Explore the taste of Alaska, Oregon and Washington. If you like this one, check out the dozens of other titles.

Taverns, bars and pubs make some of the best food you will ever taste. Some of those recipes have been collected here in "Flannel John's Beer Barrel Cookbook." Chicken wings, burgers, chowders, chilies, chops, brats, snacks and appetizers are all collected here. In this 28th "cookbook for guys" author Tim Murphy lets you have that pub experience right in your own kitchen.

Huskies fans this food is for you. Grub and munchies for tailgating, backyard parties, bowl game events or the man cave get together. Over 150 recipes are here to feed the purple and gold faithful.

Hot dog fan Tim Murphy knows his way around a tube steak and it's proven in this book. A hot dog lovers guide that also includes recipes for brats, sausage and kielbasa with a nod to one of the Chicago-areas legendary hot dog stands. Fire up the grill, boil the water and steam those poppy seed buns. It's time to eat.

Whether you are lazy, pressed for time or kitchen-impaired this is the book for you. Throw it in a pot and give it time. That is the premise of "Flannel John's Lazy Guy Cookbook." The recipes in this book are all designed for slow cookers, crock pots and Dutch ovens. It just doesn't get any easier than that.

Fiddlehead Soup, Death by Chili, Cream of Chestnut Soup, Swamp Pot, Pheasant Jambalaya, Scallop Chowder and Mushroom Corn Soup are just a few of the dozens and dozens of recipes in this book. Author Tim Murphy has penned a companion collection to "Flannel John's Hearty Bowl Cookbook." This book features food that strays from the mainstream, but still embraces familiar flavors. These daring dishes are truly "Bowled Adventures." This is a book with something old, something new with borrowed ideas and pots of stew.