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SAS Survival Guide Handbook (Collins Gem)
John 'lofty' Wiseman
Collins
, 2006
A Great Wilderness Survival Overview
I think the reader of the SAS Survival Guide would also benefit from a survival guide that focused exclusively on the readers own region. But the SAS guide presents a very fine overview of survival in just about any region and circumstance. It is a must have for any ...
SAS Survival Handbook: How to Survive in the Wild, in Any Climate, on Land or at Sea
John Lofty Wiseman
Collins
, 2004
"Comprehensive" doesn't begin to describe this book
If you ever wanted to know ANYTHING about survival in the wilderness, it's in here. There's so much info in here, though, you might have to spend a few minutes finding it. One of the definitive books in the field.
Seed to Seed: Seed Saving and Growing Techniques for Vegetable Gardeners
Suzanne Ashworth
,
Kent Whealy
Seed Savers Exchange
, 2002
Seed to Seed
This is perhaps the best book on the subject of raising heirloom plants and then harvesting the seed. It explains in detail procedures for timing, protecting from undesirable cross pollination, and harvesting seed. I would recommend to the author that at the end of ...
Gardening When It Counts: Growing Food in Hard Times (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series)
Steve Solomon
New Society Publishers
, 2006
Detailed, Valuable Advice
Gardening When It Counts is truly a book for our times. There's already a well-deserved buzz about this book among home gardeners I know. For one thing, it firmly refutes the supposed advantages of mulch gardening. In the burgeoning nationwide return to growing our own ...
BALL Complete Book of Home Preserving
Judi Kingry
,
Lauren Devine
Robert Rose
, 2006
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I live on a farm and my husband loves to garden as he is "semi" retired. We have both read this canning book from the Ball Jar company and have picked up some very healthy and handy ideas! I would recommend this book to experienced and new comers to the world of ...
Deep Survival: Who Lives, Who Dies, and Why
Laurence Gonzales
W. W. Norton & Company
, 2004
Lessons for Management
While writing a human resources / management book, I realized that many of my references did not come from the world of business but rather from diverse subject matters. Nothing in my large stack of reference material was more useful than Laurence Gonzales's book on ...
Patriots: Surviving the Coming Collapse: A Novel of the Turbulent Near Future (Expanded and Updated 33 ...
James Wesley Rawles
Xlibris Corporation
, 2006
Best earth-unplugged book ever!
What can I say? The price is right and the book is a total gem. Okay, it's not Jane Austen or Victor Hugo; it's never going to be featured in an academic anthology of high literature. But it's long enough to show the shape of the author's scenario, develop the ...
Root Cellaring: Natural Cold Storage of Fruits & Vegetables
Mike Bubel
,
Nancy Bubel
Storey Publishing, LLC
, 1991
I'm inspired
Well researched and considered. Thorough, yet practical and attainable. I appreciated learning about all the different types of root cellars and how to build them. Previous to reading this book, a root cellar to me was and expensive underground project with stairs and ...
When All Hell Breaks Loose
Cody Lundin
Gibbs Smith, Publisher
, 2007
very helpful for planning
With the dollar being devalued, banks closing and oil prices rising I fear the inevitable. This book is quite helpful in helping myself and my family get organized with very helpful ideas.
Preserving Food without Freezing or Canning: Traditional Techniques Using Salt, Oil, Sugar, Alcohol, Vinegar, ...
The Gardeners and Farmers of Centre Terre Vivante
Chelsea Green Publishing
, 2007
An excellent book for those who wish to eat healthy all year long.
I read the previous edition of this book ("Keeping Food Fresh"), then bought this edition for my daughter. All of the methods I have tried from this book have been very good. I appreciate knowing how to preserve food the way people used to (and obviously some still ...
The Garden Primer: Second Edition
Barbara Damrosch
Workman Publishing Company
, 2008
Even better than the first edition
I have long been a fan of the first edition and was pleased to hear the author on the radio recently. The second edition is newly updated and includes many details for organic gardeners which I enjoy. It is comprehensive in nature and well organized. It is the ...
Ball Blue Book of Preserving
Alltrista Consumer Products
, 2004
Great book, buy it elsewhere!
Amazon itself had a decent price for this book originally. Now they can't get it and want you to buy it from one of their partners for 21 bucks. You can get this book on multiple other websites in the seven dollar range, which includes shipping and handling.
Making the Best of Basics: Family Preparedness Handbook
James Talmage Stevens
Gold Leaf Press (WA)
, 1997
Disaster Preparedness Books
If you're like I was, you're looking through the various disaster preparedness books wondering which one is best. I have worked my way through 7 of the most popular books and offer a shared review of all of them here. I hope this comparison helps you make a decision. ...
US Army Survival Manual: FM 21-76
Department of Defense
Department of the Army
, 1970
A Great Book
Survival is a skill, and one you need to work on, you can have all the books in the world but unless your actually go out and try these things it's nothing but a collection of paper. that being said this is an excellent source of information that you can use to ...
Unintended Consequences
John Ross
Accurate Press
, 1996
so many answers, so many memories, so many questions
I'll always remember the movie Stand By Me. An emotional journey touching on memories as well as food for thought about where we're headed. Reading John Ross', Unintended Consequences was the same type experience for me. Although I'm not a strong reader, I could ...
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