Books

I bought Mike Oehler's book The $50 & Up Underground House Book back in 1978 when it was first published. And yes, I lived in the panhandle of Idaho at that time (where Mike hails from). My homestead was on the north facing slope and just not suited to an underground home even though I have … [Read more...] about Two Book Reviews of Mike Oehler’s Books

Soup Night: Recipes for Creating Community Around a Pot of Soup, by Maggie Stuckey (Storey Publishing, 2013) isn't a gardening book—though its author has two garden books to her credit and gardeners will love the ways these recipes incorporate garden produce. It isn't exclusively a cookbook … [Read more...] about “Soup Night” Book Review

I first heard of The Secret Garden of Survival on National Geographic Channel's Doomsday Castle – don’t laugh, but I love that show.  When I researched the book, I found that Amazon had it listed as the #1 selling book in the Garden Design Category.  That did it.  Had to have it. The book is … [Read more...] about The Secret Garden of Survival – A Book Review

I am a book "scavenger". Basically, I look through books for information and then move on to another. It's a rarity that I read a book from cover to cover. Several weeks ago I downloaded Going Home onto my Kindle Fire. It's taken awhile but I finally finished it. What a great book!! The basic … [Read more...] about “Going Home” Book Review

So, I pulled out my copy of “When Technology Fails” by Matthew Stein. It’s a large book, not one that will fit in a pocket, certainly, and somewhat heavy, even for a “paperback”, with 493 pages of print. What Stein really means is, "when SHTF"! I haven’t pulled this book out in a while, so, it was … [Read more...] about “When Technology Fails” Book Review