He has selected an intriguing book: "One Second After" By William R. Forstchen. Here is a synopsis from Amazon.com:
New York Times best selling author William R. Forstchen now brings us a story which can be all too terrifyingly real...a story in which one man struggles to save his family and his small North Carolina town after America loses a war, in one second, a war that will send America back to the Dark Ages...A war based upon a weapon, an Electro Magnetic Pulse (EMP). A weapon that may already be in the hands of our enemies.
Electro Magnetic Pulse
Here are a few reviews:
"Civilization slides into the abyss of a new dark age in
this horrifying apocalyptic novel. Forstchen has put Bin Laden's wet
dream on paper and, in the process, taken civilization straight to the
rack."--Stephen Coonts, author of The Assassin
“The
only thing more terrifying than this masterfully crafted story is the
possibility of it actually happening—and not a damn thing being done to
protect us.” --W.E.B. Griffin & William E. Butterworth IV