Self Reliance
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The Good Life: Helen and Scott Nearing's Sixty Years of Self-Sufficient Living
by:
Scott Nearing
4.12 avg rating — 2,001 ratings 1. 
Black Food Geographies: Race, Self-Reliance, and Food Access in Washington, D.C.
by:
Ashanté M. Reese
4.33 avg rating — 189 ratings 
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The Keepers: Mountain Folk Holding on to Old Skills and Talents
by:
Robert Isbell
4.50 avg rating — 2 ratings 8. 
More Readings from One Man's Wilderness: The Journals of Richard L. Proenneke, 1974-1980 4.42 avg rating — 455 ratings
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How-To Handbook: Shortcuts and Solutions for the Problems of Everyday Life
by:
Martin Oliver
3.04 avg rating — 51 ratings 10. 
The Stonebuilder's Primer: A Step-By-Step Guide for Owner-Builders
by:
Charles K. Long
3.98 avg rating — 40 ratings 10. 
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Learn to Timber Frame: Craftsmanship, Simplicity, Timeless Beauty
by:
Will Beemer
4.32 avg rating — 158 ratings 13. 
Homebuilding and Woodworking in Colonial America (Illustrated Living History Series)
by:
C. Keith Wilbur
4.42 avg rating — 65 ratings 14. 
Dictionary of American Hand Tools: A Pictorial Synopsis (Schiffer Book for Collectors)
by:
Alvin Sellens
really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 15 ratings 15. 
How to Build and Furnish a Log Cabin: The Easy, Natural Way Using Only Hand Tools and the Woods Around You
by:
W. Ben Hunt
4.07 avg rating — 82 ratings 