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The Ultimate Guide To Homesteading: An Encyclopedia Of Independent Living (2011)

by Nicole Faires(Favorite Author)

3.63 of 5 Votes: 2

ISBN

161608135X (ISBN13: 9781616081355)

languge

English

genre

Nonfiction

publisher

Skyhorse Publishing

review 1: I was very disappointed with this book. It is in no way encyclopedic, as its title would have you believe. It touches, barely, on a wide variety of topics, but does not go into any kind of depth on any single one of them. At best, this should probably be considered an idea book, giving the reader ideas about what can be done on a homestead, and that the reader may want to learn more about from another, more in-depth source. The book also contained a fair number of questionable things (stuff that just didn't sound quite right), and even some obviously incorrect information.....enough to throw a cloud of doubt over everything in the book. One example, taken from the section on how to prepare wool...."Pull the strands apart and let the seeds fall out onto newspaper." Ei... morether the author got lazy (not an ideal trait in a homesteader) and copy-and-pasted from the cotton section, or the author doesn't know what wool is or where it comes from. Consequently, I don't feel confident in relying on anything she wrote in the Fiber Arts and Clothing chapter. In summation, I cannot feel good about recommending this book to anyone. If you must have a peek at it, get it from your local library. If you can't get it there, I promise you are not missing anything.
review 2: After having heard many good things about the earlier book put out by this author, I went ahead and pre-ordered this book. It arrived last week and it's already apparent that it over promises and under delivers. While it covers a ton of subjects, it does so with so little detail as to be nearly useless to someone truly intent upon adopting the homesteading way of life - it's more like a coffee-table book teaser - pretty pictures, not much substance. My suggestion it to save your money and instead pick up The Urban Homestead by Coyne & Knutzen or The Self-Sufficient Home by Nyerges. less

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