![]() | The Long Emergency: Surviving the Converging Catastrophes of the Twenty-First Century by James Howard Kunstler
Buy used from: $0.01 Peak Oil prophet James Kunstler's biting wit entertains as much as it terrifies.
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![]() | Powerdown: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon World by Richard Heinberg
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $0.73 Well-known Peak Oil commentator and human ecology professor Richard Heinberg talks about ways nations can prepare for Peak Oil and if all else fails, what communities can do.
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![]() | Peak Oil Prep: Prepare for Peak Oil, Climate Change and Economic Collapse by Mick Winter
Buy new: $12.71 / Used from: $5.00 I'm prejudiced about this book, of course, because I wrote it. I pulled all the information about sustainable living that I've gathered over the past 15-20 years and put it into one place, so that I'd have it handy. I then modified it in light of Peak Oil and other factors that will affect how, and even if, we live. I hope you find it useful, too.
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![]() | Crossing the Rubicon: The Decline of the American Empire at the End of the Age of Oil by Michael C. Ruppert
Buy new: $16.52 / Used from: $8.46 Ex-L.A. cop and catastrophe expert Ruppert on the American Empire, and how and why it appears to be coming to a dramatic end
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![]() | The Party's Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies by Richard Heinberg
Buy new: $12.21 / Used from: $4.09 Heinberg on Peak Oil, the war on "terrorism", and the likely fate of countries dependent on somebody else's oil.
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![]() | Twilight in the Desert: The Coming Saudi Oil Shock and the World Economy by Matthew R. Simmons
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $0.49 Energy investment banker Matthew Simmons on Saudi coverup of true oil reserves - and what that means for the rest of us.
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![]() | Hubbert's Peak: The Impending World Oil Shortage by Kenneth S. Deffeyes
Buy used from: $1.82 Petroleum geologist on the peaking of oil production in the U.S. in 1970 and how that will repeat itself globally - now!
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![]() | The Coming Oil Crisis by C. J. Campbell
Buy new: $39.95 / Used from: $29.95 Petroleum geologist Colin Campbell on what awaits the planet if we don't quickly change our ways.
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![]() | Earth Knack: Stone Age Skills for the 21st Century by Bart Blankenship
Buy new: $14.21 / Used from: $10.22 In case things really get bad.
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![]() | Primitive Technology: A Book of Earth Skills
Buy new: $17.15 / Used from: $15.65 If you need these, we're all in trouble. But some say you will.
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![]() | Rainwater Catchment Systems for Domestic Supply: Design, Construction and Implementation by Erik Nissen-Petersen
Buy new: $26.75 / Used from: $33.11 Without water you don't live. Catch it and you do.
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![]() | Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed by Jared Diamond
Buy new: $19.77 / Used from: $3.88 UCLA professor analyzes what brought societies in the past to their end, and why we're likely to make bad choices, too.
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![]() | The Collapse of Complex Societies (New Studies in Archaeology) by Joseph Tainter
Buy new: $32.96 / Used from: $22.22 All the others throughout history have collapsed. Why would we be any different?
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![]() | Hard Times: An Oral History of the Great Depression by Studs Terkel
Buy new: $11.53 / Used from: $6.00 Wonder what post-Peak Oil might be like? These personal tales of the Great Depression might give a taste of what's in store - if we're lucky.
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![]() | The Humanure Handbook: A Guide to Composting Human Manure, Third Edition by Joseph C. Jenkins
Buy new: $16.50 / Used from: $13.96 You wonder what to do with that s-tuff if the sanitation systems don't work? This book will help.
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![]() | The Toilet Papers: Recycling Waste and Conserving Water by Sim Van der Ryn
Buy new: $12.60 / Used from: $9.11 A classic that's back in print. It's by Sims van der Ryn, well-known sustainable architect and former official California State Architect.
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![]() | Expert Expatriate: Your Guide to Successful Relocation Abroad--Moving, Living, Thriving by Melissa Brayer Hess
Buy used from: $2.48 Of course you might want to just leave the country and move someplace less dependent on oil.
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![]() | How to Live Without Electricity & Like It by Anita Evangelista
Buy used from: $21.70 If electric power gets erratic - or doesn't exist at all - you'll find lots of ideas here. But you might want to read this book *before* things fall apart.
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![]() | Power With Nature: Solar and Wind Energy Demystified by Rex A. Ewing
Buy used from: $8.00 Highly-recommended book on all types of alternative energy.
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![]() | Superbia: 31 Ways to Create Sustainable Neighborhoods by Dan Chiras
Buy new: $20.71 / Used from: $1.65 There actually are things you and your neighbors can do to make your area more sustainable.
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![]() | Where There Is No Doctor: A Village Health Care Handbook by Jane Maxwell
Buy new: $16.50 / Used from: $15.00 Information on diagnosing and treating common medical problems and diseases, with emphasis on prevention. Includes home care, nutrition, caring for children.
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![]() | Where There Is No Dentist by Murray Dickson
Buy new: $12.60 / Used from: $11.25 You probably don't want to pull out your own tooth, but maybe a friend can help.
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![]() | The Green Pharmacy: The Ultimate Compendium Of Natural Remedies From The World's Foremost Authority On Healing Herbs by James A. Duke PhD
Buy new: $7.99 / Used from: $0.01 You may have medicine growing in your own backyard.
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![]() | Barnyard in Your Backyard: A Beginner's Guide to Raising Chickens, Ducks, Geese, Rabbits, Goats, Sheep, and Cows by Gail Damerow
Buy new: $16.47 / Used from: $12.00 If you've got a little room, you'd be surprised what you can raise in your backyard.
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![]() | When Technology Fails: A Manual for Self-Reliance & Planetary Survival by Matthew Stein
Buy used from: $6.24 Let's face it. There's no end of things that might happen. This book is incredible. It deals with almost *everything* imaginable. Make this your priority purchase.
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![]() | Crisis Preparedness Handbook: A Comprehensive Guide to Home Storage and Physical Survival by Jack A. Spigarelli
Buy new: $19.95 / Used from: $15.00 If there's a crisis around every corner, you'll be ready. Special emphasis on food and other household needs.
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