Review of Deliberate Life: The Ultimate Homesteading Guide (Paperback)

I wish I had stumbled on this book prior to ordering several others. It truely is very broad based and covers quite a few of the subjects near and dear to the modern homesteader's life. I figure I could have saved $100.00 at least!Highly recommended.

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Can you make your own bread? Homeschool your kids? Grow a garden all winter? What can you use instead of toilet paper? What if the power was out for a month? What if the grocery store closed? Can you make a solar oven? A food storage? Raise a water buffalo? Make fine linen from stinging nettle? Is it possible to be totally self-sufficient?This book answers all these questions. All of the information included had to meet this criteria:It is something that ANYONE can do, without special training.It can be done with relatively few supplies, or with stuff you can make yourself.It came from a proven source of information (the military, real homesteaders, 19th c. books, doctors, etc.)This book is not a storybook or a cookbook. It is a practical guide with nitty gritty details on everything a homesteader can do, step-by-step with hundreds of illustrations. And you can do it! This book can help.

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Review of How Come? Planet Earth (Paperback)

I LOVED this book. It's not just for kids -- though I'm sure they'll enjoy it, as much as I did.The author's choice of subject matter is excellent, and she explores each subject at just the right depth. Her breezy and humorous writing style is a joy to read.

And it's educational, too! Although I have an advanced science degree, and have been a lifelong reader in various sciences, I found myself learning something new in each essay.

I strongly recommend "How Come? Planet Earth" to curious minds of any age.



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Review of Assisting in Long-Term Care (Paperback)

The authors seem to out do themselves with each new edition that comes to press.Most text books are out of date before they go to press and certainly before the instructors can make their lesson plans for the students.By the instructor using the work book and the guide with this text you will have an unbeatable combination.Simple language and the technical blend and the student is able to comprehend with minimum difficulty.The previous editions have retired to become reference texts and so will the Third Edition when the Fourth Edition becomes available for this Instructor of a Certified Nursing Assistant Class at our local Technical College.

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This comprehensive, user-friendly book provides the theoretical knowledge and skills content you need to successfully complete a nursing assistant certification exam.The book meets OBRA guidelines and prepares you to work in a variety of long-term care settings or sub-acute units in the hospital. A major goal of this resource is to help you develop an understanding of the principles of safe and effective care of residents in long-term care. Special emphasis is placed on residents' rights, nutrition and hydration, restorative care, resident mobility, and maintaining a safe environment.From Doody's Book Review "This book, written to meet the needs of persons who wish to become CNAs and work in long term care (LTC), provides core concepts and clearly explains the basic principles of nursing care of the elderly.Weighted Numerical Score: 100 - 5 Stars!"



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Review of Plain Folk's Fight: The Civil War and Reconstruction in Piney Woods Georgia (Civil War America) (Hardcover)

The Civil War's reconstruction process in Piney Woods Georgia is the narrowed focus of Plain Folk's Fight, an in-depth examination of the efforts to the Civil War on the rural South. Race consciousness was at the forefront of a fight by rural whites to defend their way of life in their neighborhood. These rural folk helped tip Georgia toward secession in 1861, supplied troops during the war, and found themselves divided in loyalty to the Confederate nation and their neighbors. Chapters focus on volunteer units, family organization, stories of hardship and independence, and black/white relationships affected by terrorism. Not for the casual Civil War student, but a 'most' for any serious discussion or collection.



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In an examination of the effects of the Civil War on the rural Southern home front, Mark V. Wetherington looks closely at the experiences of white "plain folk"--mostly yeoman farmers and craftspeople--in the wiregrass region of southern Georgia before, during, and after the war. Although previous scholars have argued that common people in the South fought the battles of the region's elites, Wetherington contends that the plain folk in this Georgia region fought for their own self-interest.

Plain folk, whose communities were outside areas in which slaves were the majority of the population, feared black emancipation would allow former slaves to move from cotton plantations to subsistence areas like their piney woods communities. Thus, they favored secession, defended their way of life by fighting in the Confederate army, and kept the antebellum patriarchy intact in their home communities. Unable by late 1864 to sustain a two-front war in Virginia and at home, surviving veterans took their fight to the local political arena, where they used paramilitary tactics and ritual violence to defeat freedpeople and their white Republican allies, preserving a white patriarchy that relied on ex-Confederate officers for a new generation of leadership.



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Review of The "Go Ask Alice" Book of Answers: A Guide to Good Physical, Sexual, and Emotional Health (Paperback)

At www.goaskalice.columbia.edu, there is one of the best sources for advice on sex, relationships, and health for people ages 14 and up. This book is the print version.

It has nothing to do with the adolescent potboiler written by Beatrice Sparks; its information on drugs and sex is technical, explicit, and meant to give answers, not scare people. The gamut of advice given runs from flirting to penis size to the effects of various drugs on the body to urinary tract infections, and it's delivered with humor and understanding, without the judgementalism that seems to be the case in many more traditional books.

While I wouldn't recommend it for anyone who hasn't hit their 13th birthday yet, this book is an antidote for prudishness and the information vacuum far too many young people live in, and in a world where basic information on sex and life can often be hard to find or heavily polluted by unnecessary moralism, this book can help ease fears and educate the uneducated in a way that scare stories and sermons can't.



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Review of Hobby Farming For Dummies (Paperback)

There is a lot more work to Hobby Farming than the one would think.This book gives you an idea of what is involved.It causes one to think, what else can I be doing with my hobby farm, from raising and caring for livestock, to gardening and preserving the harvest.The concept of taking the byproducts and reinvesting them back into the farm to promote sustainability is something we should all be more into.Even if you are not a Hobby Farmer, there are hints and tips here that are appropiate for any landowner.

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Do you long for the country life? Hobby Farming For Dummies is a practical guide that will show you how to handle all the basics of small-scale farming, from growing healthy crops to raising livestock and managing your property. You'll see how to decide what to farm, provide shelter and utilities, select plants, and protect your investment. It's all you need to dig in and start growing!

You'll get a real idea of what it really means to jump from your current lifestyle to a life farming in the countryside. You'll get the information you need to decide if the farming lifestyle is right for you and your personality. You'll learn everything you need to know about property and how to access a power supply. You'll get practical advice on which animals would work best for your farm and you'll learn how to acquire them and what you need to know about caring for them properly. You'll get help with all of the major decisions like whether you're better off with subsistence farming or a more ambitious project. Find out how to:

• Make from change to a farm lifestyle
• Get along with your neighbors
• Find and buy rural properties
• Select and maintain equipment
• Raise and care for animals
• Use and preserve food items
• Avoid common farming pitfalls
• Choose plans for your farm

Complete with lists of the ten unique opportunities for fun and the top ten misconceptions about farm living, Hobby Farming For Dummies will help you discover how you can live the simple life.

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Tips on eco-friendly farm management

Find your own green acres and live a simpler life

Do you long for the country life? This practical guide shows you how to handle all the basics of small-scale farming, from growing healthy crops to raising livestock to managing your property. You'll see how to decide what to farm, provide shelter and utilities, select plants, and protect your investment. It's all you need to dig in and start growing!

• Find and buy rural properties

• Get along with your neighbors

• Select and maintain equipment

• Raise and care for animals

• Use and preserve food items

• Avoid common farming pitfalls

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Review of Finishing and Refinishing (Fine Woodworking On) (Paperback)

This book does a good job covering the basics, and some more advanced ideas, of finishing. The articles by George Frank are most interesting and it's a shame that a man with his skills is no longer with us.

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How can you control the shine of varnish on wood, capture the glossy black finish of a fine piano or produce the soft sheen of an oil finish? This text presents the formulas and methods of the experts, and reveals the secrets of their craft.

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