When technology fails : a manual for self-reliance, sustainability, and surviving the long emergency / Matthew Stein.
"Matthew Stein's comprehensive guide to sustainable living skills gives you the tools you need to fend for yourself and your family in times of emergency or disaster. It also goes a step further, giving sound instructions on how to become self-reliant in seemingly stable times and for the long term by adopting a sustainable lifestyle"--Cover, p. 4.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781933392455
- ISBN: 1933392452
- Physical Description: 493 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
- Edition: Rev. and expanded.
- Publisher: White River Junction, VT : Chelsea Green Pub. Co., c2008.
Content descriptions
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [471]-487) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | An introduction to self-reliance -- Present trends, possible futures -- Supplies and preparations -- Emergency measures for survival -- Water -- Food: growing, foraging, hunting, and storing -- Shelter and buildings -- First aid -- When high-tech medicine fails -- Clothing and textiles -- Energy, heat, and power -- Metalworking -- Utensils and storage -- Better living through not-so-modern chemistry -- Engineering, machines, and materials -- Making the shift to sustainability. |
Search for related items by subject
Subject: | Survival. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Library.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Homer Public Library. (Show preferred library)
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
Show Only Available Copies
Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Homer Public Library | 613.69 STE (Text) | 000095301 | Nonfiction | Available | - |