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Microshelters: 59 Creative Cabins, Tiny Houses, Tree Houses, and Other Small Structures

by Derek Diedricksen Author

This is a cute book about cute little houses. It's well-done, beautifully photographed, and is a good tool for informing…

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Backyard Farming: Composting—How to Plan, Build, and Maintain Your Own Compost System for a Healthy and Vibrant Garden

by Kim Pezza Author

Give your garbage a second life. Composting is a little complicated, but Kim Pezza, author of Backyard Farming:…

$7.95

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$25 Superpack: Herbal Healing

by Heron Brae Author, Raleigh Briggs Author, Isabelle Gauthier Author, Super Pack! Author and Lisa Vinebaum Author

Life is full of scrapes and sunburns and headaches and yeast infections and other ailments where the doctor isn't going…

$48.00 $25.00

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$20 Superpack: Get Tidy with Raleigh Briggs

by Raleigh Briggs Author and Super Pack! Author

Raleigh Briggs is our bestselling author here at Microcosm, though we suspect it hasn't remotely gone to her head. She…

$36.00 $20.00

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Let it Rot!: The Gardener's Guide to Composting (Third Edition)

by Stu Campbell Author

The 1970s were a strange and exciting period when, in response to global and political challenges, movements of people…

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The "Have-More Plan": A Little Land ,A Lot of Living - How to Make a Small Cash Income Into the Best and Happiest Living Any Family Could Want

by Ed Robinson Author and Carolyn Robinson Author

The "Have More" plan is, in the form of a giant pamphlet, a 60-year-old back-to-the-land homesteading classic that…

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Our Bodies, Our Bikes

by Elly Blue Editor, April Streeter Editor, Katura Reynolds Contributor and Emily June Street Contributor

An homage to the classic Our Bodies, Ourselves, this encyclopedic, crowd-sourced compilation of essays, resources,…

$14.95 4 comments

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Sherwood Nation: A Novel

by Benjamin Parzybok Author

In a drought-stricken Portland, Oregon, a Robin Hood-esque water thief is caught on camera redistributing an illegal…

$16.00

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Crafting with Wood Pallets: Projects for Rustic Furniture, Decor, Art, Gifts and More

by Becky Lamb Author

This offers readers innovative new projects for transforming wood pallets into all types of beautiful, useful items for…

$16.95

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In the City of Bikes: The Story of the Amsterdam Cyclist

by Pete Jordan Author

So this guy Pete Jordan used to write a zine called "Dishwasher" all about, you know, washing dishes in restaurants. And…

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The Culinary Cyclist: A Cookbook and Companion for the Good Life

by Anna Brones Author and Johanna Kindvall Illustrator

"The rules for living well, if you can call them that, are simple and a pleasure to follow. Eat local and mostly plants.…

$9.95 11 comments

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Teenage Rebels: Stories of Successful High School Activists From the Little Rock 9 to the Class of Tomorrow

by Dawson Barrett Author

Teenage Rebels provides a glimpse into the laws, policies, and political struggles that have shaped the lives of…

$11.95 6 comments

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Everyday Bicycling: Ride a Bike for Transportation (Whatever Your Lifestyle)

by Elly Blue Author

Everyday Bicycling is your guide to everything you need to know to get started riding a bicycle for transportation. Elly…

$9.95 21 comments

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Power of the Seed: Your Guide to Oils for Health & Beauty

by Susan M. Parker Author

Fixed oils play a large part in almost all commercial beauty treatments. With this in mind, Power of the Seed offers…

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The Good Life: Helen and Scott Nearing's Sixty Years of Self-Sufficient Living

by Scott Nearing Author and Helen Nearing Author

Scott Nearing was a radical economist, historian and activist who wrote many books, but Helen Nearing's own books and…

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Cadillac Desert: The American West and Its Disappearing Water

by Marc Reisner Author

This updated study of the economics, politics, and ecology of water explores more than a century of both public and…

$21.00

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$25 Superpack: Unlearn Colonial Histories

by Sascha Altman DuBrul Author, John Gerlach Author, Anne Elizabeth Moore Author, Justseeds Author and Super Pack! Author

How can we decolonize the world when colonialist attitudes of self and other are so deeply embedded in our psyches? Open…

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The Good Life Lab: Radical Experiments in Hands-On Living

by Wendy Jehanara Tremayne Author

If all the world's a stage, then maybe all of life is just an experiment. The Good Life Lab is the story of a couple…

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You Can Buy Happiness (and It's Cheap): How One Woman Radically Simplified Her Life and How You Can Too

by Tammy Strobel Author

Once, Tammy Strobel and her husband were living a normal middle-class lifestyle. They drove two cars, commuted long…

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Urban Homesteader: How to Create Sustainable Life in the City

by Elly Blue Author, Raleigh Briggs Author and Ian Giesbrecht Author

Want to learn to make your own soap? Mend your torn clothes? Grow your own microgreens? Carry your groceries and…

$29.95

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Mushrooms Demystified

by David Arora Author

Mushrooms Demystified is THE classic book on mushrooms for a reason! David Arora's passion and encyclopedic knowledge…

$42.00

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Patch #091: Food Not Bombs

Patch #091Food Not Bombs

by Keith McHenry Author

Food Not Bombs is a loose-knit group of independent collectives, serving free vegan and vegetarian food to others. Food…

$5.00 4 comments

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Sticker #318: Carfree and Carefree

Sticker #318Carfree and Carefree

by Elly Blue Author

Gas. Insurance. Constant repairs. Aggressive drivers. Poorly maintained roads. Will a car based life ever be a carefree…

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Dwelling Portably 2009-2015: More Tips From the People Who Inspired the Tiny House Movement, Plus Highlights From 2000-2008

by Bert Davis Author and Holly Davis Author

The Dwelling Portably series returns with Holly and Bert's newest contribution to their fourth decade of DIY…

$9.95

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Mindful Occupation: Rising Up Without Burning Out

by Occupy Mental Health Project Author

Involvement in activism can make people especially prone to highs and lows. Sometimes we feel incredible, knowing we are…

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Think! Eat! Act!: A Sea Shepherd Chef's Vegan Recipes

by Raffaella Tolicetti Author

Think! Eat! Act! is a cookbook featuring the vegan food prepared on the Sea Shepherd ships' anti-whaling campaigns.…

$19.95 6 comments

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Dwelling Portably: 1980-2012, Tips from the People Who Sparked The Tiny House Movement

by Bert Davis Author

Full of information about living without a permanent residence, this complete collection contains helpful and…

$19.95 3 comments

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Everyday Cheesemaking: How to Succeed Making Dairy and Nut Cheese at Home

by K. Ruby Blume Author

Everyday Cheesemaking is an introduction to DIY home cheese making made simple and accessible. K. Ruby Blume introduces…

$12.95 3 comments

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Herb/Mercantile Self-Sufficiency Starter Pack

by Raleigh Briggs Author, Robyn Jasko Author and Sandor Ellix Katz Author

Featuring copies of our best-selling homesteading titles:3x Make Your Place (hardcover)3x Basic Fermentation…

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Pedal, Stretch, Breathe: The Yoga of Bicycling

by Kelli Refer Author

If you’re a bicyclist who’s curious about yoga (or just about why your hips feel so tight after a long ride) or a…

$9.95 2 comments

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