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(Some of the books below may still be available. Most are free for 1 or 2 days but sometimes
they are free longer.)
EDITOR'S PICKS:
NONFICTION
General Self-Sufficiency and Survival
Fit For Survival (Apocalypse Tuesday)
Going by the Look-Inside feature, the books sounds intelligent, with occasional tongue-in-cheek humour (see list of most likely disasters)
Survive and Thrive After the Collapse of the Dollar
The Smart Grid Imperative
”Utilities are investing trillions of dollars in new technologies. Through this book you will understand clearly why these investments are being made. The five factors covered in this book that are energizing this change are so powerful that all utilities will ultimately implement some or all of these technologies. Utility employees, vendors to utilities, utility customers and governmental bodies regulating utilities will all benefit from reading this book.”
Solar Energy Dirt Cheap - Harness Solar Power With your Own DIY Solar Panels - Get it Now!
ALSO
Weekend Homesteader: July
and
Prep School: Cooking Without Electricity
are both still free today from yesterday's list. Probably quite a few others are too; see HERE.
Fit For Survival (Apocalypse Tuesday)
Going by the Look-Inside feature, the books sounds intelligent, with occasional tongue-in-cheek humour (see list of most likely disasters)
Survive and Thrive After the Collapse of the Dollar
The Smart Grid Imperative
”Utilities are investing trillions of dollars in new technologies. Through this book you will understand clearly why these investments are being made. The five factors covered in this book that are energizing this change are so powerful that all utilities will ultimately implement some or all of these technologies. Utility employees, vendors to utilities, utility customers and governmental bodies regulating utilities will all benefit from reading this book.”
Solar Energy Dirt Cheap - Harness Solar Power With your Own DIY Solar Panels - Get it Now!
ALSO
Weekend Homesteader: July
and
Prep School: Cooking Without Electricity
are both still free today from yesterday's list. Probably quite a few others are too; see HERE.
Food, Home, and Farming/Gardening
Going Native for Seed
”Innovative farmers are returning to ancient traditions and seeking seed from the wilderness. Some grow wild plants to replant rangeland devastated by wildfires, others breed plants with greater yields and resilience. Here is a selection of four Capital Press articles that explore how Western growers are planting the future of seeds.”
Garlic - Herbs and Spices (All About Garlic)
Essentials of 5S Housekeeping (Essentials of a Subject)
”“ simple, methodical and effective system of housekeeping… first implemented in Japan. Later … adopted all over the world ….”
Going Native for Seed”Innovative farmers are returning to ancient traditions and seeking seed from the wilderness. Some grow wild plants to replant rangeland devastated by wildfires, others breed plants with greater yields and resilience. Here is a selection of four Capital Press articles that explore how Western growers are planting the future of seeds.”
Garlic - Herbs and Spices (All About Garlic)Essentials of 5S Housekeeping (Essentials of a Subject)
”“ simple, methodical and effective system of housekeeping… first implemented in Japan. Later … adopted all over the world ….”
Health
Bug Off! A 30-Day Parasite, Liver, Kidney Detox & Weight Loss Plan (Detoxify Your Body, Lose Weight, Get Healthy & Transform Your Life)
Backcountry Pathfinder's Hiking Stick Guide
Bug Off! A 30-Day Parasite, Liver, Kidney Detox & Weight Loss Plan (Detoxify Your Body, Lose Weight, Get Healthy & Transform Your Life)
Backcountry Pathfinder's Hiking Stick Guide
Ideas/Theory/Miscellaneous
Peak Oil and What To Do About It
America Unmasked: The Truths Few Are Willing To Acknowledge
Europe's Financial Crisis: A Short Guide to How the Euro Fell Into Crisis and the Consequences for the World
From FT Press, a respected technical publisher
NOT FREE EVERYWHERE (possibly US only?)
A Guide to Finding & Tracking Minor Planets and Comets
Peak Oil and What To Do About It
America Unmasked: The Truths Few Are Willing To Acknowledge
Europe's Financial Crisis: A Short Guide to How the Euro Fell Into Crisis and the Consequences for the World
From FT Press, a respected technical publisher
NOT FREE EVERYWHERE (possibly US only?)
A Guide to Finding & Tracking Minor Planets and Comets
True Accounts
The Forgotten Heroes: Untold Stories of the Extraordinary World War II - Courage, Survival, Resistance and Rescue Mission
Golduke - The Road to the Sun
”the story of the family Golduke emerges from the Pale of Jewish Settlement and smothering persecution into a quest for freedom that spans the western world. From the teeming shores of Odessa's harbor, the dangerous journey stretches across the hinterlands of central Ukraine and into the deep woods of eastern Poland, evading Cossacks and pogroms, to the great Polish uprising born of the American Revolution, then becoming entangled in Britain's invasion of the Crimea against Czarist Russia. Emptying into the massive wave of immigration to the United States through Ellis Island, the family struggles up off the impoverished streets of Philadelphia's Devil's Pocket into the frontier of America's Old South…”
The Cold War, By Someone Who Lived Through It
Ten Thousand Miles by Freight Train: A Memoir of Beauty and Freedom on the Rails
”the true story of a young woman who sets out across the continent on wild freight trains in search of beauty, freedom and adventure. There is weather, wind, and peril; she becomes hopelessly lost; she lives for days in magical, forgotten forests; there is dehydration and loneliness; there are other human beings, impossibly brilliant, who shine like bright stars in the dark and endless universe.”
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FICTION
The Forgotten Heroes: Untold Stories of the Extraordinary World War II - Courage, Survival, Resistance and Rescue Mission
Golduke - The Road to the Sun
”the story of the family Golduke emerges from the Pale of Jewish Settlement and smothering persecution into a quest for freedom that spans the western world. From the teeming shores of Odessa's harbor, the dangerous journey stretches across the hinterlands of central Ukraine and into the deep woods of eastern Poland, evading Cossacks and pogroms, to the great Polish uprising born of the American Revolution, then becoming entangled in Britain's invasion of the Crimea against Czarist Russia. Emptying into the massive wave of immigration to the United States through Ellis Island, the family struggles up off the impoverished streets of Philadelphia's Devil's Pocket into the frontier of America's Old South…”
The Cold War, By Someone Who Lived Through It
Ten Thousand Miles by Freight Train: A Memoir of Beauty and Freedom on the Rails
”the true story of a young woman who sets out across the continent on wild freight trains in search of beauty, freedom and adventure. There is weather, wind, and peril; she becomes hopelessly lost; she lives for days in magical, forgotten forests; there is dehydration and loneliness; there are other human beings, impossibly brilliant, who shine like bright stars in the dark and endless universe.”
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FICTION
Nature Survival, War, and other Hardship
Land of My Heart (Heirs of Montana Book #1)
”Adventurers, families, outlaws...all driven west in the 1860s by a longing for endless blue sky along with wild and wide-open spaces. Tracie Peterson, from her own Montana home, paints an unforgettable portrait of this rich, rugged landscape, populated by strong and spirited characters. When Dianne Chadwick urges her family to move west to her uncle's ranch in the Montana Territory, she has no idea that her new life in the rugged frontier--and even within her uncle's home--will not be the idyllic adventure she expects. But first she has to survive the arduous wagon journey with the help of guide Cole Selby, whose heart seems to be as hard as the mountains he loves.”
Not free in Canada, I don’t know where else.
Land of My Heart (Heirs of Montana Book #1)”Adventurers, families, outlaws...all driven west in the 1860s by a longing for endless blue sky along with wild and wide-open spaces. Tracie Peterson, from her own Montana home, paints an unforgettable portrait of this rich, rugged landscape, populated by strong and spirited characters. When Dianne Chadwick urges her family to move west to her uncle's ranch in the Montana Territory, she has no idea that her new life in the rugged frontier--and even within her uncle's home--will not be the idyllic adventure she expects. But first she has to survive the arduous wagon journey with the help of guide Cole Selby, whose heart seems to be as hard as the mountains he loves.”
Not free in Canada, I don’t know where else.
Collapse, Post-Apocalypse, Speculative Futures
Rebels & Lies
“The world created for Rebels & Lies is bleak and Orwellian, and doesn't feel out of the realm of possibility. “ “America has fallen. In its place: The United Society of Reason. After his mother is gunned down by USR Agents, prize fighter Ryan Kaspar, with the aid of his leftover trainer, joins a small rebel squad to exact revenge. John Paxton, ageing ex-Marine and leftover, leads the unit. He lives by the phrase "any means necessary" as his unit fights back in the hopes of inspiring the populace. They are hunted by the hot shot, up and coming Agent William Sullivan, who must battle his own inner demons in pursuit of justice. Filled with explosive action, political satire, and a hint of romance…”
Overrun
“In a dying world no longer protected by an ozone layer, technology only exists to shelter small amounts of land. A new Cold War has arisen between the United States and new superpower, Japan's Great Union. Both race to develop protective technology for their citizens. Advancements are kept secret with each country hoping the other will fail and perish from the Earth. With an inevitable war on the horizon, a secret U. S. defense strategy is constructed calling for the launch of demolition forces against unsheltered American cities in ambush of invading troops….”
Overrun: Project Hideaway
“The Overrun story continues… A week following the declaration of war, the U.S. is close to defeat. A failed genocide attempt becomes known to the public and the President must answer to the world for his administration’s sins. An element still exists that could bring victory to the battered U.S. forces and ease the tensions of a quickly dividing country. On the ship Hideaway, technology to create an artificial ozone floats secretly hidden away in space untouched by the conflict being waged on Earth. The President launches a covert retrieval mission led by one of his top most-involved generals in the war. The J.G.U as well as separate mercenary forces race to do the same. The quest to obtain the prized technology becomes a final battle for victory in the war as well as an ultimate determination of survival of the planet. “
Rebels & Lies
“The world created for Rebels & Lies is bleak and Orwellian, and doesn't feel out of the realm of possibility. “ “America has fallen. In its place: The United Society of Reason. After his mother is gunned down by USR Agents, prize fighter Ryan Kaspar, with the aid of his leftover trainer, joins a small rebel squad to exact revenge. John Paxton, ageing ex-Marine and leftover, leads the unit. He lives by the phrase "any means necessary" as his unit fights back in the hopes of inspiring the populace. They are hunted by the hot shot, up and coming Agent William Sullivan, who must battle his own inner demons in pursuit of justice. Filled with explosive action, political satire, and a hint of romance…”
Overrun
“In a dying world no longer protected by an ozone layer, technology only exists to shelter small amounts of land. A new Cold War has arisen between the United States and new superpower, Japan's Great Union. Both race to develop protective technology for their citizens. Advancements are kept secret with each country hoping the other will fail and perish from the Earth. With an inevitable war on the horizon, a secret U. S. defense strategy is constructed calling for the launch of demolition forces against unsheltered American cities in ambush of invading troops….”
Overrun: Project Hideaway
“The Overrun story continues… A week following the declaration of war, the U.S. is close to defeat. A failed genocide attempt becomes known to the public and the President must answer to the world for his administration’s sins. An element still exists that could bring victory to the battered U.S. forces and ease the tensions of a quickly dividing country. On the ship Hideaway, technology to create an artificial ozone floats secretly hidden away in space untouched by the conflict being waged on Earth. The President launches a covert retrieval mission led by one of his top most-involved generals in the war. The J.G.U as well as separate mercenary forces race to do the same. The quest to obtain the prized technology becomes a final battle for victory in the war as well as an ultimate determination of survival of the planet. “
More Sci-Fi-ish
CASI's Guess
CASI, the climate prognosticater, predicts “a domino effect beginning with the shutdown of photosynthesis and ending in a doomsday scenario.” See link for more detailed plot. Sci-fi adventure. Includes many illustrations, photos, and videos. Author is a former senior scientist at NASA whose career spans a seat at Mission control for the Apollo missions to the Space shuttle program.
Just Reading
Ready or Not (Aggie's Inheritance)
Christian fiction. “Fresh out of college, Aggie Milliken thinks she's prepared for anything life can throw her way. Think again, Aggie! After the abrupt loss of her sister and brother-in-law, Aggie is stunned to find herself the sole guardian of their eight lively children. If learning basic parenting skills wasn't complicated enough, she must also battle the children's half-crazed grandmother, survive a massive remodeling project, and navigate the waters of new friendships-alone.”
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CASI's Guess
CASI, the climate prognosticater, predicts “a domino effect beginning with the shutdown of photosynthesis and ending in a doomsday scenario.” See link for more detailed plot. Sci-fi adventure. Includes many illustrations, photos, and videos. Author is a former senior scientist at NASA whose career spans a seat at Mission control for the Apollo missions to the Space shuttle program.
Just Reading
Ready or Not (Aggie's Inheritance)
Christian fiction. “Fresh out of college, Aggie Milliken thinks she's prepared for anything life can throw her way. Think again, Aggie! After the abrupt loss of her sister and brother-in-law, Aggie is stunned to find herself the sole guardian of their eight lively children. If learning basic parenting skills wasn't complicated enough, she must also battle the children's half-crazed grandmother, survive a massive remodeling project, and navigate the waters of new friendships-alone.”
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