{"product_id":"back-to-basics-a-complete-guide-to-traditional-skills-9781629143699","title":"Back to Basics: A Complete Guide to Traditional Skills","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe classic guide to self-sufficiency, with more than 200,000 copies sold--now fully updated \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eAnyone who wants to learn basic living skills--the kind employed by our forefathers--and adapt them for a better life in the twenty-first century need look no further than this eminently useful, full-color guide. Countless readers have turned to \u003ci\u003eBack to Basics\u003c\/i\u003e for inspiration and instruction, escaping to an era before power saws and fast-food restaurants and rediscovering the pleasures and challenges of a healthier, greener, and more self-sufficient lifestyle. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNow newly updated, the hundreds of projects, step-by-step sequences, photographs, charts, and illustrations in \u003ci\u003eBack to Basics\u003c\/i\u003e will help you dye your own wool with plant pigments, graft trees, raise chickens, craft a hutch table with hand tools, and make treats such as blueberry peach jam and cheddar cheese. The truly ambitious will find instructions on how to build a log cabin or an adobe brick homestead. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMore than just practical advice, this is also a book for dreamers--even if you live in a city apartment, you will find your imagination sparked, and there's no reason why you can't, for example, make a loom and weave a rag rug. Complete with tips for old-fashioned fun (square dancing calls, homemade toys, and kayaking tips), this may be the most thorough book on voluntary simplicity available.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Gehring, Abigail\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Skyhorse Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781629143699\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 528\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.55lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 11.29h x 8.78w x 1.04d","brand":"Abigail Gehring","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":39267868868683,"sku":"9781629143699","price":27.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0021\/1697\/6715\/products\/img_d0a7dd1c-d417-4127-9f47-6970e1b2e474.jpg?v=1615910740","url":"https:\/\/blackbookstore.com\/products\/back-to-basics-a-complete-guide-to-traditional-skills-9781629143699","provider":"Black Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}