A few months back I read Dmitri Orlovs book “Reinventing Collapse”. It’s definitely a worthy read. He comes from the perspective of having seen the Soviet Union collapse and draws parallels between their situation and ours. Here is a very informative series of articles about what individuals can do to prepare themselves for the coming (currently in progress) economic collapse:

Thriving in the Age of Collapse - part 1

Thriving in the Age of Collapse - part 2

Thriving in the Age of Collapse - part3