Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Doom and Bloom Survival Medicine Handbook | 2012 | Joseph Alton | Buy |
| 2 | The Survival Medicine Handbook | 2013 | Joseph Alton | Buy |
| 3 | The Ebola Survival Handbook | 2014 | Joseph Alton | Buy |
| 4 | The Ultimate Survival Medicine Guide | 2015 | Joseph Alton | Buy |
| 5 | Alton’s Antibiotics and Infectious Disease | 2018 | Joseph Alton | Buy |
| 6 | Alton’s Pandemic Preparedness Guide | 2020 | Joseph Alton | Buy |
Joseph Alton’s non-fiction catalog focuses on survival medicine and emergency preparedness. Beginning with The Doom and Bloom Survival Medicine Handbook in 2012, his books provide practical medical guidance for disaster scenarios, off-grid living, and situations where hospitals and clinics are inaccessible.
His later works address more specific topics, including antibiotic use in austere environments and pandemic preparedness. Alton’s Pandemic Preparedness Guide (2020) arrived at a particularly relevant time and drew on his years of writing about medical self-reliance.