Mixed emotions on this one. That it competes directly with The Whole Earth Catalog I dearly love. That it has the usual Readers's Digest clarity of exposition and illustration further recommends it. The range of coverage is astounding - buying country land, homebuilding, heating and cooking with wood, home crafts, gardening, camping, etc., etc., etc.
The hitch is the briefness and shallowness on each subject. You are told why this kind of activity is good, why it is enjoyable, then a couple of projects are spelled out in detail, and it's on to the next subject. For in-depth how-to, this is not the book. For comprehensive shopping in a department store of virtuous and esthetic things to do, it's handy. There is a creditable bibliography on each subject, unannotated alas.
[Stewart Brand, The Next Whole Earth Catalog, p.290]

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1. Land: Buying It - Building on It
2. Energy From Wood, Water, Wind, and Sun
3. Raising Your Own Vegetables, Fruit, And Livestock
4. Enjoying Your Harvest The Year Round
5. Skills and Crafts for House and Homestead
6. Recreation at Home And in the Wild

出版年：1981年
言語：英語
ページ数：456ページ
サイズ：22cm×28cm×3cm

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