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  • Hardcover: 456 pages
  • Publisher: Readers Digest (May 1981)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0895770865
  • ISBN-13: 978-0895770868
  • Product Dimensions: 27.4 x 21.8 x 3 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
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5.0 out of 5 stars A One-Volume Encyclopedia of Country Living Skills, 23 Jul 1998
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This review is from: Back to Basics: How to Learn and Enjoy Traditional American Skills (Hardcover)
If I could only have one reference book on simple skills for country living this is the one I'd pick. It has how-to-do-it narratives with a multitude of color illustrations, diagrams, and photos. The authors have endeavored to show how previous generations built their homes, produced and stored their food, clothed and entertained themselves without our high-technology gadgets. While each section may not be more than a page or two about a particular skill or task, it is replete with references to books and resources which can be turned to for detailed instruction. This will whet anyone's appetite for becoming a homesteader - even if it's only in your armchair. This is the kind of book kids (and grown-ups) love to read.
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5.0 out of 5 stars A must have for people seeking a simlper life., 12 Aug 1999
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I have checked this book out numerous times from the local library and just had to have a personal copy. It is one of the best books in the field of "simpler living" I have ever read. For those fearing the worst of the "Y2K" or even for those who just enjoy living "off the land" or getting "back to simpler things of life" I highly recommend this book.
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5.0 out of 5 stars I'm old fashioned and love this book!, 24 Jun 1999
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I borrowed this book from a friend and became so attached I had to buy a copy for myself. If my home burns down tonight this would be one of the first books I would replace, the first being my Bible. I have put this book to use many times and plan to build a slipform stone house.
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