Country Wisdom & Know-How | 
| Author: The Editors Of Storey Publishing's Country Wisdom Boards
Publisher: Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
List Price: $19.95
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Rating:  32 reviews
Sales Rank: 1991
Media: Paperback
Pages: 488
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2.6
Dimensions (in): 13.5 x 10.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 1579123686
Dewey Decimal Number: 643
UPC: 768821236861
EAN: 9781579123680
ASIN: 1579123686
Publication Date: September 1, 2004
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Product Description
Reminiscent in both spirit and design of the beloved Whole Earth Catalog, Country Wisdom & Know-How is an unprecedented collection of information on nearly 200 individual topics of country and self-sustained living. Compiled from the information in Storey Publishing's landmark series of "Country Wisdom Bulletins," this book is the most thorough and reliable volume of its kind. Organized by general topic including animals, cooking, crafts, gardening, health and well-being, and home, it is further broken down to cover dozens of specifics from "Building Chicken Coops" to "Making Cheese, Butter, and Yogurt" to "Improving Your Soil" to "Restoring Hardwood Floors." Nearly 1,000 black-and-white illustrations and photographs run throughout and fascinating projects and trusted advice crowd every page.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 27 more reviews...
 Very interesting, very thorough, great reference April 30, 2005
Harold McFarland (Florida)
42 out of 42 found this review helpful
If you could gather up the wisdom of the many generations of farmers, ranchers, outdoorsmen, homesteaders, and mountain-men and put it into a book you would end up with a book like this. While this is not as thorough as the multi-volume sets like the older Foxfire series, it is one of the most complete single-volume works available. The text is small in order to cram all the information into this oversized almost 500 page book but it is still readable and very interesting. The book is divided into the six major sections of animals, cooking, crafts, gardening, health and well-being, and home. Each of these major divisions is subdivided into multiple more detailed sections. For example, the animals section includes information on attracting desirable animals such as humming birds, building bird shelters, feeding birds while preventing squirrels from robbing the feeder, getting rid of problem animals, taking care of your pets, herbal treatments for dog problems, rabbit husbandry, horsemanship, raising chickens and ducks, beekeeping, and butchering. Each section is similarly detailed with the gardening section being particularly large. Country Wisdom and Know-How is an indispensable reference volume for anyone interested in country living and is highly recommended.
 Full of Fascinating Information April 14, 2006
Amalfi Coast Girl (Mid-Atlantic, USA)
36 out of 37 found this review helpful
This is an odd book for someone to buy that lives in a major metropolitan area. However, if you are interested in how things used to be done, and/or are looking for more control over the products that affect your family this is an interesting read.
PROS:
1. Nice collection of feline information. From building a cat tree, to giving your cat pills, and teaching your cat tricks.
2. Very detailed information on gardening.
3. How to make homemade candy including salt-water taffy. Who knew?
4. Significant section on Preserving, pickling, canning and distilling.
5. Natural Home Remedies for many common ailments.
CONS:
1. The print is very, very, very small. Expect to use reading glasses.
2. I would have preferred a hardback, but that wasn't an option.
Overall, a highly recommend for those that are lacking in how to do things that our parents and grandparents took for granted.
Great book - Text is sooo small December 29, 2004
ross732 (Brielle, NJ United States)
21 out of 25 found this review helpful
I got this for xmas 04. I have looked at a few subjects and the amount and depth of facts on so many subjects is very impressive. 500 pages and the book is huge. The font/type size is really small which adds to the size of the info but it is really kind of small to read. Its a good thing Im nearsighted..
I read about raising ducks. It was so much info - very interesting and complete.
Recently I bought Readers Digest Back To Basics at a library book sale. It is also really good although maybe not as in depth it is really good and the illustrations are better. I like both books.
 Great Info but Greatly Disappointing Book March 9, 2008
Country Boy (Appalachian Ridge and Valley)
9 out of 11 found this review helpful
A huge compendium of information from animal husbandry to construction and crafts to gardening...even how to recipes. That's the good news. I have great admiration for Storey Books and own many of their products. This book, however, is not up to par with their other products.
The publishing (not by Storey itself) leaves much to be desired. I'm surprised Storey put their name to it. I'd have gladly paid triple the price for a better quality soft-cover or hard-cover books with good quality pages and larger print...even if in several volumes. In fact, that's exactly what Storey should do with this and the similar "Survival Wisdom" book. They would be great hits and huge sellers. So what if it's a collection all in one book. The brown paper cover and lighter-than-newsprint pages require extremely delicate handling, and the tiny print is almost painful to read.
Much, if not all, of this book's contents are from the Storey "Country Wisdom Bulletin" series. It would ceratinly cost more, but a set of the bulletins may be the better option.
Overall, I'm disappointed. Regardless how potentially useful the information in its pages, this book is not a prudent buy.
Outdoorsman resource January 15, 2006
Anne Bradley (Texas)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
Terrific info for anybody who camps, hikes, or just wants to know the basics of living with fewer modern conveniences.
We bought them for our sons for Christmas and they never got around to opening any other gifts!
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