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  <title><![CDATA[The Self-sufficient Life and How to Live It]]></title>
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  <default_description>The Self Sufficient Life and How to Live It is the only book that teaches all the skills needed to live independently in harmony with the land harnessing natural forms of energy, raising crops and keeping livestock, preserving foodstuffs, making beer and wine, basketry, carpentry, weaving, and much more. This new edition includes 150 new full color illustrations and a special section in which John Seymour the father of the back to basics movement explains the philosophy of self-sufficiency and its power to transform lives and create communities. More relevant than ever in our high-tech world, The Self Sufficient Life and How to Live It is the ultimate practical guide for realists and dreamers alike. </default_description>
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  <original_publication_month type="integer">3</original_publication_month>
  <original_publication_year type="integer">2003</original_publication_year>
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      <name><![CDATA[John Seymour]]></name>
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  <read_at>Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[John Seymour outlines and describes the steps one can take to a more self-sufficient and, by his account, fulfilling lifestyle.  <br/><br/>The brilliance of this book really comes out in its scope.  Seymour details the start to such a life on a ranging scale - a home vegetable garden, a community ...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/13916486">more...</a>]]></body>
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  <date_added>Wed Feb 06 10:57:18 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Feb 06 11:01:15 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[I bought this book last year, and I constantly flip through it.  Usually I pick it up when I'm feeling discontent with my life, and I want to daydream about chucking it all and running a farm.  Will it ever happen?  Maybe.  To the degree that Seymour takes it? Not likely. I'm not slaughtering my own...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/14734694">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="59466077">
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  <read_at>Sun Jun 21 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Fri Jun 12 19:28:40 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Jun 21 20:47:38 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[John Seymour first published this in 1976.  Though it has gone through a couple revisions since, I would argue Seymour was way ahead of his time (i.e. encouraging folks to eschew plastic as much as possible so as to not feed the oil baron coffers).  The book was almost like an encyclopedia, a refere...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/59466077">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="77161196">
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  <read_at>Mon Nov 16 00:00:00 -0800 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Nov 08 19:34:22 -0800 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Wed Nov 18 00:55:07 -0800 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[John Seymour ran his farm very hands on and in the old school way for the most part. If your grandfather ran a farm, he probably did it very similar to Seymour.<br/><br/>This book is not so much a direct manual for someone getting into a small tract of farm, but a quick crib notes on all the thing...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/77161196">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="72875529">
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  <read_at>Sun Sep 27 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
  <date_added>Tue Sep 29 06:53:27 -0700 2009</date_added>
  <date_updated>Tue Sep 29 06:55:33 -0700 2009</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a fascinating book on how to live a self-sufficient life--doing just about everything one would need to do to survive without the benefits of the outside world.<br/><br/>It is a romantic picture, though not likely as simple as one would hope.  This appears to be a good introduction to many...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/72875529">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="39482816">
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  <date_added>Sat Dec 06 19:16:09 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sat Dec 06 19:17:37 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Full of a little of everything to get you started down the road to living from the land. It's one of my resources for new ideas in the country!]]></body>
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    <review id="58011020">
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  <date_added>Sun May 31 19:49:26 -0700 2009</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[my secret/closet hippie in me coming out.  This is a beautiful book to peruse and be inspired.]]></body>
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    <review id="40467771">
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  <date_added>Fri Dec 19 11:00:10 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[My new retirement plan compliments of chiyo]]></body>
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    <review id="47479547">
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  <read_at>Wed Apr 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I didn't actually read this....I thumbed through it. But it is a DARN cool book...if you are going to live on some acreage and raise animals, etc. I did enjoy the garden info, and will, in the future find the preservation of food section useful. But...how to skin a rabbit or make wine or take care o...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/47479547">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="24920061">
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Luddites, DIYer  ]]></recommended_for>
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  <date_added>Thu Jun 19 13:23:46 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Thu Jun 19 13:41:22 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[A must read before starting your own apocalypse cult. I think I may have discovered my new favorite word in this book, &quot;Thunder Box&quot;. Best read while listening to this... <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4s0nzsU1Wg" title="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4s0nzsU1Wg">http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4s0nzsU1...</a><br/>This book is crazy thorough, covers gardening, calving, building, butch...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/24920061">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <review id="33439928">
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    <name><![CDATA[Melissa]]></name>
    <location><![CDATA[Newark, DE]]></location>        
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[everyone]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Sun Sep 21 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
  <date_added>Sun Sep 21 11:40:37 -0700 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Sun Sep 21 13:08:24 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Wow.  One of those books that everyone would do well to own &quot;just in case&quot;.  This one contains a wealth of knowledge that could save you months of mistakes if you ever had to adopt a self-sufficient lifestyle.  This is the kind of information that, as a society, we can't afford to lose.<br/>...]]></body>
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    <review id="13106278">
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  <date_added>Mon Jan 21 18:15:15 -0800 2008</date_added>
  <date_updated>Mon Jan 21 18:17:00 -0800 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[This is a good primer for anyone trying to start anything having to do with self sufficiency. While it won't tell you the entire story, it's a great place to start and gives you an overview and a jumping off point for new projects. <br/>Easy to read, well organized and well illustrated. A good read...]]></body>
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    <review id="12979116">
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    <name><![CDATA[Katie]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Jan 23 13:47:24 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[I REALLY want to have a vegetable garden this summer.  I want to grow my own poison-free strawberries!  I want my plants to grow and not wither away to nothing because of too much or too little water, since I can never tell which it is I've done wrong.  I need some serious help!]]></body>
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    <review id="34522254">
    <user id="409767">
    <name><![CDATA[Nicole]]></name>
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  <read_at>Wed Oct 08 00:00:00 -0700 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[It's a little more than what I need (build your own outhouse; gut your own pig) but I'm trying to get some ideas/pointers for starting a garden for the spring.  Has a pretty good section on different veggies/herbs to consider and some good info on composting.  ]]></body>
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    <review id="4032716">
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    <name><![CDATA[Inder]]></name>
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  <recommended_for><![CDATA[Future Farmers]]></recommended_for>
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  <read_at>Wed Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[My husband and I have a fantasy that one day we will buy a farm and grow our own food (and have pet goats and pigs). So this book lives on our coffee table, where I can easily dive into it after a tough day in the office.]]></body>
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    <review id="18263832">
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    <name><![CDATA[Sarah]]></name>
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  <read_at>Tue Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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  <date_updated>Thu Mar 20 22:52:23 -0700 2008</date_updated>
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    <body><![CDATA[Truly an all-inclusive self-sufficiency book! I really appreciate all of the step-by-step instructions and also the illustrations.  I can't wait to try everything I have already bunny-eared!]]></body>
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  <read_at>Fri Feb 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008</read_at>
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    <body><![CDATA[Excellent ideas about setting up a plot of any size. Also some really interesting ideas about quitting the city life and becoming self sufficient on a small farm. Inspiring!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[I keep this on my coffee table and read it constantly. BEST BOOK EVER!]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[Everything you need to know to do everything for yourself.]]></body>
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  <date_added>Sat Feb 09 18:01:11 -0800 2008</date_added>
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    <body><![CDATA[very informative. a must have for the small acreage owner.]]></body>
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