How to guides to survive and thrive after the collapse. Non-fiction about skills needed to survive and how to guides of rebuilding civilization. Open for suggestions.
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last updated October, 2026
The Art of Electronics
Paul Horowitz
The Resilient Farm and Homestead, Revised and Expanded Edition: A Permaculture and Whole Systems Design Approach
Ben Falk
PREPPER’S WATER SURVIVAL BIBLE: Save Your Life with the Only Water Survival Book You’ll Ever Need! Complete Action Plan to Find, Harvest, Filter, Purify, ... Emergency! (PREPPER SURVIVAL BIBLE BOOK 1)
CONDITION 1: READY
The Encyclopedia of Country Living, 50th Anniversary Edition: The Original Manual for Living off the Land & Doing It Yourself
Carla Emery
Primitive Technology: A Survivalist's Guide to Building Tools, Shelters, and More in the Wild
John Plant
The Book: The Ultimate Guide To Rebuilding Civilization
Timur Kadyrov
How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler
Ryan North
Let it Rot!: The Gardener's Guide to Composting (Storey's Down-to-Earth Guides)
Stu Campbell
Storey's Guide to Raising Dairy Goats: Breeds, Care, Dairying
Jerry Belanger
Storey's Guide to Keeping Honey Bees: Honey Production, Pollination, Health
Richard E. Bonney
Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep
Paula Simmons
Storey's Guide to Raising Ducks: Breeds, Care, Health
Dave Holderread
Storey's Guide to Raising Chickens: Care / Feeding / Facilities
Gail Damerow
The Backyard Homestead Guide To Raising Farm Animals
Baby Steps To Backyard Chickens: How To Prepare For Your First Flock (Backyard Homesteading Book 1)
Kathryn Robles
The Seven-Step Homestead: A Guide for Creating the Backyard Microfarm of Your Dreams
Leah M. Webb
The Backyard Homestead Seasonal Planner: What to Do & When to Do It in the Garden, Orchard, Barn, Pasture & Equipment Shed
Ann Larkin Hansen
Backyard Homesteading: A Back-To-Basics Guide for Self-Sufficiency
David Toht
The Winter Harvest Handbook: Four Season Vegetable Production Using Deep-Organic Techniques and Unheated Greenhouses
Eliot Coleman
Mini Farming: A Beginners Guide to Homesteading & Being Self Sufficient With Organic Gardening
Andrew Owens
The New Complete Book Of Self Sufficiency
John Seymour
Everyday Woodworking: A Beginner's Guide to Woodcraft With 12 Hand Tools
Rex Krueger
The Art and Craft of Wood: A Practical Guide to Harvesting, Choosing, Reclaiming, Preparing, Crafting, and Building with Raw Wood
Silas J. Kyler
The Backyard Blacksmith: Traditional Techniques for the Modern Smith
Lorelei Sims
The Forager's Handbook: A Seasonal Guide to Harvesting Wild, Edible & Medicinal Plants
Vickie Shufer
Wildflowers of Britain and Northwest Europe
Christopher Grey-Wilson
Food for Free (Collins Gem)
Richard Mabey
The Bushcraft Field Guide to Trapping, Gathering, and Cooking in the Wild (Bushcraft Survival Skills Series)
Dave Canterbury
The Complete Guide to Hunting, Butchering, and Cooking Wild Game: Volume 1: Big Game
Steven Rinella
The Survival Medicine Handbook: A Guide for When Help is Not on the Way
Joseph Alton
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