{"product_id":"when-technology-fails-revised-and-expanded-the-definitive-manual-for-preparedness-in-an-uncertain-world","title":"When Technology Fails, Revised and Expanded: The Definitive Manual for Preparedness in an Uncertain World","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe classic, comprehensive primer on sustainable living skills--from food and water to shelter and energy to first aid and crisis-management skills--fully revised and updated for 2026 and beyond\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMatthew Stein's \u003ci\u003eWhen Technology Fails\u003c\/i\u003e prepares you to embark on the path toward sustainability. But unlike any other book, Stein not only shows you how to live green in seemingly stable times, but to live in the face of potential disasters, lasting days or years, coming in the form of social upheaval, economic meltdown, or environmental catastrophe.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen Technology Fails\u003c\/i\u003e covers the gamut:   \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe basics of installing a renewable energy system for your home or business \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to find and sterilize water in the face of utility failure \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHow to keep warm if you've been left temporarily homeless \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePractical information for dealing with water-quality issues \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlternative health and first-aid techniques \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach chapter describes skills for self-reliance in good times and bad. Chapters include:   \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA survey of the risks to the status quo \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSupplies and preparation for short- and long-term emergencies \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eEmergency measures for survival \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrepping water, food, shelter, and clothing \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst aid, low-tech medicine, and healing \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecuring energy, heat, and power \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetalworking \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUtensils and storage \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLow-tech chemistry engineering, machines, and materials \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Technology will fail us; it's not if, but when. And if we are honest, most of us are uneasy depending on systems we don't control or fully understand. \u003ci\u003eWhen Technology Fails\u003c\/i\u003e is a serious yet practical answer to that feeling. Matthew Stein has given us a survival library in a single volume, covering everything from the basics of food and water security to renewable energy to 'medicine' you can grow yourself, and beyond. What I love most is that this is not fear-based preparedness, but practical, eyes-open readiness that I believe every family should have.\"  \u003cb\u003e--Josh Thomas, School of Traditional Skills\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMatthew Stein\u003c\/b\u003e was an environmentalist, bestselling author, MIT-trained engineer, and green builder. As an inspiring speaker and visionary thinker, he was dedicated to helping people wake up and unite to shift our collective course from collapse to global renaissance. 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