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Title: "HAVE-MORE" PLAN, THE by Carolyn Robinson, Ed Robinson ISBN: 0-88266-024-1 Publisher: Storey Books Pub. Date: June, 1973 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (3 reviews)
Rating: 3
Summary: Seems more like an outline
Comment: OK, there is some good information in this book. For example, I never heard of a septic tank having a siphon discharge system. But this book touches on it briefly, in one diagram and a sidebar, and goes on. I will have to research to see what are the disadvantages of a siphon discharge system and why they are not more widely used.
This seems to happen over and over again, this is more an outline or a checklist for further research than a comprehensive how-to book on getting back to the land. It is easy and enjoyable to read, the tone is light and conversational, the two authors have dinstince editorial voices, the layout is more magazine-like than a book (you decide if that's a plus or a minus). The postwar lingo and drawings, and the Leave It To Beaver assumptions of what family life should be, have not aged well.
This is a facinating period piece, but if you are really contemplating a rural lifestyle (and for some reason I am) Five Acres and Independence gives you a lot more information at a better price. The Have-More Plan covers the subject broadly but not deeply, and I feel that I've paid ($)for a comic book or an outline of talking points to convince The Little Woman that this is a good idea.
(For the record, there is no Little Woman in my life.)
Rating: 5
Summary: The best source of basic information for small homesteaders.
Comment: Written in the forties, this book has a wealth of information for anyone looking to live a self-reliant lifestyle. Contains all the basic information you would need to get started. Extremely helpful in layout of property and farm building design, in order to maximize land and building space and more importantly time. A must have book for modern day homesteaders.
Rating: 4
Summary: Fantastically dated artwork and writing; timeless tips.
Comment: We have converted our large city lot to a mini Have More Plan ranchette. While funky for its dated artwork and nifty lingo, The Have More Plan is an invaluable resource for long-term do-it-yourselfers and country gentlemen. Everything from hacking up chickens to designing the perfect kitchen for home food processing. WE LOVE THIS BOOK!!
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Title: Five Acres and Independence by Maurice G. Kains ISBN: 0486209741 Publisher: Dover Pubns List Price(USD): $8.95 |
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Title: Storey's Basic Country Skills: A Practical Guide to Self-Reliance by M. John Storey, Deborah Burns, Storey Books ISBN: 1580172024 Publisher: Storey Books Pub. Date: September, 1999 List Price(USD): $24.95 |
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Title: The Encyclopedia of Country Living: An Old Fashioned Recipe Book by Carla Emery ISBN: 157061377X Publisher: Sasquatch Books Pub. Date: March, 2003 List Price(USD): $29.95 |
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Title: One Acre and Security: How to Live Off the Earth Without Ruining It by Bradford Angier ISBN: 157223394X Publisher: Willow Creek Press Pub. Date: December, 2000 List Price(USD): $15.95 |
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Title: The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It: The Complete Back-To-Basics Guide by John Seymour, Will Sutherland ISBN: 0789493322 Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: April, 2003 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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