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There’s never been a better time to “be prepared.” Matthew Stein’s comprehensive primer on sustainable living skills—from food and water to shelter and energy to first-aid and crisis-management skills—prepares you to embark on the path toward sustainability. But unlike any other book, Stein not only shows you how to live “green” in seemingly stable times, but to live in the face of potential disasters, lasting days or years, coming in the form of social upheaval, economic meltdown, or environmental catastrophe.
When Technology Fails covers the gamut. You’ll learn how to start a fire and keep warm if you’ve been left temporarily homeless, as well as the basics of installing a renewable energy system for your home or business. You’ll learn how to find and sterilize water in the face of utility failure, as well as practical information for dealing with water-quality issues even when the public tap water is still flowing. You’ll learn alternative techniques for healing equally suited to an era of profit-driven malpractice as to situations of social calamity. Each chapter (a survey of the risks to the status quo; supplies and preparation for short- and long-term emergencies; emergency measures for survival; water; food; shelter; clothing; first aid, low-tech medicine, and healing; energy, heat, and power; metalworking; utensils and storage; low-tech chemistry; and engineering, machines, and materials) offers the same approach, describing skills for self-reliance in good times and bad.Fully revised and expanded—the first edition was written pre-9/11 and pre-Katrina, when few Americans took the risk of social disruption seriously—
When Technology Fails ends on a positive, proactive note with a new chapter on "Making the Shift to Sustainability," which offers practical suggestions for changing our world on personal, community and global levels.
Very Good book to have aroundDate: 2008-11-02 Rating: 8 out of 10Very good book. To the point information. For those people that are living day to day. This is a must! For you that have a panic when the lights go out or the tap stops running. What to do when the unexpected drops upon you and your loved ones? I can only hope you have a chance to have read this book.
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simply excellent Datum 2008-10-31 Rang: 10 von 10service was very prompt and my book came packaged in excellent condition. definately buy from them againWhen Technology FailsDatum 2008-10-31 Rang: 10 von 10This was a great book for preparing for whatever may happen in a crisis situationGood Information In Unsteady TimesDatum 2008-10-01 Rang: 8 von 10I bought this book recently and have found some very detailed information for cooking without electricty, building shelter and other important information. Although at the moment it is in the house, it might be good to keep it in the family car. Never have written a review before but....Datum 2008-06-15 Rang: 10 von 10What if technology failed? Who would be ready to survive? I don't know of many that would be able to take care of themselves, never mind their family. This book tells you what you need to do to live successfully if that time came.
Truth be told, we have forgotten how to live without. How to survive on our own. Who would you ask if that time came? This book gives basics from the very beginning. A "how to" for anything you might need to know.
This could be a valuable resource for everyone. Something to have on hand. Who knows what will be in store for us in the future. This is a comprehensive disaster tool with valuable reference material.
There is plenty of "good stuff" to take out of this book. Even if you just want to just get back to a few basics in your every day life. A good one to have in your library.
Produkt Information
Autor:
Matthew Stein
Recording label: Chelsea Green Publishing Hersteller: Chelsea Green PublishingEAN: 9781933392455Format: PaperbackDewey decimal number: 613.69ISBN: 1933392452Artikelzahl: 1Seitenzahl: 493Erscheinungsdatum: 2008-08-18Sprache: English (Original Language)
Sprache: English (Unknown)
Sprache: English (Published)
