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| The New Complete Book of Self-Sufficiency | 
 enlarge | Author: John Seymour
Creators: E. E. Schumacher, Deirdre Headon, William Sutherland
Publisher: Dorling Kindersley Publishers Ltd
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  (7 reviews)
Sales Rank: 4063
Languages: English (Unknown), English (Original Language)
Media: Hardcover
Edition: Revised
Pages: 312
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.4
Dimensions (in): 10.9 x 8.7 x 0.8
ISBN: 0751364428
Dewey Decimal Number: 158
EAN: 9780751364422
ASIN: 0751364428
Publication Date: April 3, 2003
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 All the basics for the new homesteader September 9, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
A great read and an excellent beginners manual for the new homesteader. It handles a little bit of everything as it relates to the homestead, not as detailed as the TODAY'S HOMESTEAD series of books,Today's Homestead: Volume I but still, amply sufficient for the homesteading newbie. It holds a dedicated spot on my book shelf and is a great addition to any homestead library.
The quintessential homesteading book September 7, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've owned several editions of this book...and it has molded my relatively self sufficient life over 3 decades...for all of you wishing to escape from the 9 to 5, materialistic world...you can't go wrong with this book in your hands.
I also recommend "Living the Good Life: How to Live Sanely & Simply in a Troubled World", by Helen and Scott Nearing.
Peace on all your homesteads, and justice on earth in our lifetimes.
Love this book August 18, 2008
I love this book. I doubt I'll ever slaughter a pig, shear a sheep, or make my own cowhide shoes but this book covers nearly everything - most of which is actually very useful to the average person - including a lot on gardening. He outlines how to be self-sufficient on the "one acre holding" and the "five acre holding" in pretty darn good detail.
I love this book: in a purely aspirational way June 30, 2008
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
Sometimes, when I'm having a particularly bad day, I take down this book and open it up to the section on how to arrange your self-sufficient farm on 1 or 5 acres. "All we would need," I beg my husband, "is five acres! And then we could keep 2 cows! One to milk and one to eat." His response? "You're a vegetarian."
Ahem. Anyway.
I love this book. It's a DK book, so it's well written, with short chapters/descriptions based on specific subjects. This format makes it easy to flip through for fun, or to find the information that interests you. There are lots of illustrations, drawn in the style that appears on the cover. It includes information on growing crops, keeping (and butchering) animals, cooking, weaving, energy, water, building... basically everything you need to know to do everything you need on your own.
Is this a total fantasy for most people? Yes, of course. But this is still such a useful book, even if you just want to learn the information in it without using it. Most everything in here used to be passed down from parent to child, and it was what people needed to know to survive. It's all information that's being lost and forgotten. And who knows, maybe soon enough we'll need to remember it?
Probably the best book ever! March 13, 2008
21 out of 21 found this review helpful
This book is the perfect book for people who want to gain more control over their lives and live healthily in cooperation with the environment. You'll learn everything from rearing cattle, growing onions, harness natural power and furnishing a dairy. The perfect starting point for a better life away from the grind. And the best thing is that it's written in a very introductory manner so you don't have to be raised on a farm to understand it.
It changed my life..
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