Celebrations, storm warnings, formulas, recipes, and country dances-renowned author Alicia Bay Laurel harvests them all in this unforgettable book ...
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Feb 20, 2010
Polly
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The ultimate how-to guide to hippiedom. Want to start a commune? Read this. Make a beaded curtain (with handmade beads, no less)? Instructions here. How to hike up a mountain and meditate on the mountain-ness of it? Yes, that's here too. I have put this on both the non-fiction and fantasy shelves, because technically this is non-fiction, but a lot of it is fantasy in that many of these things don't actually work out all that well in the real world. However, for those days when you feel like walk
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Dec 22, 2011
Greta
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The part of me that missed the 1960's counter cultural back-to-nature self-sufficiency movement loves this book. What's not to like about a hand-written book filled with line drawings and advice on everything from giving birth at home to building your own kiln? Recipes, first-aid tips, build-your-own DIY advice - this book has it all. In a way it's not really about doing it all yourself. Life wouldn't be as enjoyable if you had to work so hard just to survive. But what this book celebrates
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Dec 26, 2008
Jesse
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I love this book. For me it is like a window into time, when the alternative lifestyle really was alternative. I worked at a food co-op, and watched as the corporate mentality slowly invaded through the distributors, manufacturers being bought up, and management style ossifying into a proper hierarchy. I feel it is still very important to support our co-op, but it makes me sad when I think about what has been lost. This book contains all of the idealism and optimism for a better future where
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Dec 08, 2008
I just found this magic book today at a used book store in Seattle- Magus Books- the proprietor handed it over to me with reverence and a twinkle. It might be the only book I'll ever need to read when I leave the City and get back to the Earth.
Feb 04, 2008
Astraea
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My sister and I prefer the older edition. Whether one has plans to grow marijuana or not, the inclusion of this material is key to understanding the ambience of the period. Marijuana was taken for granted. A bit of grass in the bubbly pipe, baked in cookies, or rolled in natural paper was our generation's version of cocktails to relax. It was a given anytime people got together for any reason. The scent wafted through certain streets of my old town at the time I bought this book; even the cops s
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Nov 27, 2009
This book was on a neighbors book shelf when i was a kid and i "borrowed" it and tried to copy it word for word. Kinda of a bible for me back in the day. Without all the guilt and b.s.
Mar 31, 2010
Lisa
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From back in my hippy days - has everything you need to know to "depend less on industrially produced consumer goods". All handwritten and hand illustrated.
Apr 02, 2008
Juliana
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A practical instructional book for how to live, simply, on Earth. Straightforward with helpful illustrations. Everything from hammocks to refrigeration, saunas to clothing, community building to ceramics and soap.
There are a few drawbacks... in some cases the instructions can be a little ambiguous. The organization of the book is a little tough to wade through too. But it is, I think, an essential guide for comfortable living apart from modernity. (Also the information on backpa More...
There are a few drawbacks... in some cases the instructions can be a little ambiguous. The organization of the book is a little tough to wade through too. But it is, I think, an essential guide for comfortable living apart from modernity. (Also the information on backpa More...
Jun 22, 2007
Needleroozer
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There are so many different topics in the book, it's quite difficult to decide what shelf to put it on.
It's a how-to book, full of instructions for doing so many DIY projects. It's a classic from the 70s counterculture, reissued in the early 2000s. It has cool line drawings by the author, and all the text is handwritten rather than typeset.
It's an all around super cool book that I definitely recommend, espeically for people living in the country and/or doing it (whateve More...
It's a how-to book, full of instructions for doing so many DIY projects. It's a classic from the 70s counterculture, reissued in the early 2000s. It has cool line drawings by the author, and all the text is handwritten rather than typeset.
It's an all around super cool book that I definitely recommend, espeically for people living in the country and/or doing it (whateve More...
Jan 23, 2008
Stacia
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If you need to build a yurt or sew yourself a backpack or cure bad breath or pick roommates for your commune, this is the book for you. I've been living in a deluge of hippie dreams and aspirations ever since. Spent the fall listening to the grateful dead in my car as I barreled around central texas. And I'm not even like that.
Aug 10, 2008
Dee
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This is a delightful book with drawings by the author about living a simple life, building your own shelter, doing crafts, clothing yourself, first aid. It has an innocent and sweet quality about it.
Feb 09, 2012
Hayley
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Presented in a fun had written format, this book is essentially a guide about how to be a hippy. A fun classic book that I've enjoyed having over the years.
Dec 29, 2010
think i'm gonna kick this book around a bit: thanks sasha! storm warnings! i'll keep y'all alerted.
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