Stein Matthew. When Technology Fails

New Mexico USA : Clear Light Publishers.,2000. — 417 p. —ISBN: 1-57416-047-8English. Manual for Self-Reliance & Planetary Survival. Book about our future. On the one hand, it is about preparing for possible future instabilities and failures in technology and the central services that we have come to rely on for our daily sustenance and commerce. On the other hand, it is about awakening to the fact that we are all occupants of a fragile planetary ecosystem that is showing severe signs of strain from expanding global population and the business-as-usual ideal of continuously increasing consumption. When Technology Fails is a clear, useable, practical handbook. It provides basic information and instructions on widely ranging subjects falling under the loose guidelines of self-reliance, a sustainable future for our planet, and primitive living skills that could come in handy if you should someday find yourself and family deprived of modern conveniences. Since one single book couldn't possibly provide indepth coverage for all of the relevant subjects, each chapter includes a resource guide to the best applicable literature, web sites, and sources for material