A selection of books, bibliographies, libraries, bookstores, publishers, of magazi- nes, articles. In most cases title and name will give enough reference on the web. One, often first, book per author. Language mainly english, including translations. An entry for photo, film and even museum, exhibition is found near the magazines department. 
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Books

Books before 1970, bibliographies, libraries, bookstores, publishers

Magazines, articles, film, photo, museum, exhibition

                                                                                                                
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Books

more general

general                                                                                    
                                              
garden

food

clothing

residence          water, energy
                                                                                                            

health care


other handicraft, technology         bushcraft, experimental archeology
                                                                                                       
sports, play, culture, travel         recreational survival

communes, communities
                                                                                                                  
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More general             
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environment, ecology, green, nature, sustainable, socio-economic, development, politics, various.


The Limits to Growth, Meadows, D. et al. 1972.    

Small is Beautiful, F.W.Schumacher, 1973.

The Violence of the Green Revolution, Vandana Shiva, 1989.

A green history of the world, Clive Ponting, 1991.

Localization - A Global Manifesto, Colin Hines, 2000.



                                                                                                                   
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General
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One acre and security, Bradford Angier, 1972.

Savoir revivre,  Jacques Massacrier, 1973.  [french language]

The survival handbook - self-sufficiency for everyone, Michael Allaby, 1975.

The complete book of self-sufficiency, John Seymour, 1976.

Homesteading: how to find new independence on the land, G. Logsdon, 1976. 

Self-sufficient smallholding, The Soil Association, 1976.  

The one-straw revolution, Masanobu Fukuoka, 1978.

Abundant living in the coming age of the tree, Kathleen Jannaway, 1991.

Backyard self-sufficiency, Jackie French, 1992.

Anastasia, Vladimir Megre, 1996.

Extreme simplicity, homesteading in the city, C. and D. Nyerges, 2002.

Homegrown, Brian Halweil, 2002.

Living on an acre, updated edition, Christine Woodside ed., 2003.

The transition handbook, Rob Hopkins, 2008.



                                                                                                                  
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Garden
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The Ruth Stout no-work garden book, Ruth Stout, 1971.

Square foot gardening, Mel Bartholomew, 1981.

The complete book of edible landscaping, Rosalind Creasy, 1982.

The forest garden, Robert Hart, 1991.

How to make af forest garden, Patrick Whitefield, 1996.

Landscaping with fruits and vegetables, Fred Hagy, 2001.

Micro eco-farming, Barbara Berst Adams, 2004.



                                                                                                                   
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Food
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Wine Making the Natural Way, Ian Ball, 1983.



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Clothing
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Residence
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The autonomous house, Brenda and Robert Vale. 1975.

The integral urban house, self-reliant living in the city, H.and B.Olkowski, 1979.

Bioshelters, ocean arks, city farming, Nancy Jack and John Todd, 1984.

The natural house, Daniel D.Chiras, 2000.

Straw bale building, Chris Magwood, et al 2000.

Building with earth, earthbag construction, by Paulina Wojciechowska, 2001.


                                                                                                            
water

The toilet papers, recycle human waste and water, Sim.Van Der Ryn, 1978.

The home water supply, how to find, filter, store, conserve, Stu Campbell, 1983.

Wells and septic systems, Max Alth, et al, 1991.


                                                                                                          
energy

The passive solar energy book, Edward Mazria, 1979.

Power with nature, Rex A. Ewing, 2003.


                                                                                                                   
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Health care   
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Other handicraft, technology
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Technological self-sufficiency, Robin Clarke, 1976.
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Appropriate technology sourcebook, Ken and Mike Saxenian, 1986, 1993.



                                                                                                       
bushcraft


                                                                             
experimental archeology



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Sports, play, culture, travel
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The Brendan Voyage, Tim Severin, 1978.


                                                                                     
recreational survival



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Communes, communities
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Eurotopia - Directory of intentional communities and ecovillages in Europe.
        
Creating a life together, Diana Leafe Christian, 2003.
          

                                                                                                                   
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