The Big Book of Self-Reliant Living: Advice and Information on Just about Everything You Need to Know to Live on Planet Earth by

The Big Book of Self-Reliant Living: Advice and Information on Just about Everything You Need to Know to Live on Planet Earth by Walter Szykitka (2002)
Rural homesteaders and urban apartment dwellers alike will find a mother lode of practical information in this book. This selective compendium of public-domain documents, many of them no longer available today, provides in one single volume a wealth of knowledge and useful instruction on just about every aspect of self-sufficiency, from building a living structure and growing food to staying healthy and using tools of all kinds.