It’s time to update your summer reading list with more must read books!

It’s been almost a year since I wrote the last “must read book list,” and a bunch of you readers responded by including must-read books of your own. I present you another compilation based on reader suggestions – and some of my own personal favorites.

Beyond Fossil Fools: The Roadmap to Energy Independence by 2040 by Joseph M. Shuster

If you’re on the fence about peak …

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The best things in life are…actually, yes, they are free. At least, creativity is free. It’s only in recent times that recreation and entertainment has been sold to us for a very high price. But do you really want to spend $30 for a movie and popcorn with a friend? Nah, you can do better – especially if you’re trying to save money these days, like most of us. Check out these ideas and step outside of the expensive, prepackaged entertainment box.
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In her classic book Animal, Vegetable, Miracle, novelist Barbara Kingsolver leaves off novel writing to document a year of her family’s adventure in eating locally.

For one year, the family grows, raises, and preserves as much food as possible, relying on local farmers for the rest of their needs (other than very few exceptions, such as coffee and spices). The fact that Kingsolver and family had to first move from their longtime adopted home of Tucson, Arizona to their ancestral home in the hills of southern Appalachia to accomplish …

Tags: farming , food , gardening , lifestyle , organic , self sustained living , Voluntary Creative Simplicity

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Show of hands: how many of you dream about moving to the country, growing your own food and living off the grid? It may not be for you, but my husband and I talk about this all the time. Our biggest obstacle? Affording the land and infrastructure and then making enough money to get by until we become self-sufficient. The people who have done it are inspiring.

Take the story of Mr. and Mrs. Phillipe-Johnson, who gave up steady employment, moved to the country, assumed a lifestyle …

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