{"product_id":"copy-of-100-plants-to-feed-the-birds-turn-your-home-garden-into-a-healthy-bird-habitat","title":"100 Skills You'll Need for the End of the World (as We Know It)","description":"\u003ch3\u003eDescription\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eFrom celestial navigation to sharpening blades, Ana Maria Spagna outlines 100 skills you’ll find indispensable for life after an apocalyptic global catastrophe. She covers obvious needs like first aid and farming, while also providing suggestions on how to build a safe and culturally rich community through storytelling and music making. Full of quirky illustrations by Brian Cronin, this book will provoke surprise, debate, and laughter as it leads you to greater self-reliance and joy — whatever the future brings.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAna Maria Spagna lives and writes in Stehekin, Washington, a remote community in the North Cascades. She’s the author of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e100 Skills You'll Need for the End of the World (as We Know It)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and after 15 years working on backcountry trail crews, she now teaches creative nonfiction in the Whidbey Writers Workshop low-residency MFA program. Her writing on nature, work, and life in a small community appears regularly in \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOrion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eHigh Country News\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eMountain Gazette\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eOregon Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and elsewhere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003ePraise For…\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWhile it's true I only have 10 of the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e100 Skills You’ll Need for the End of the World (as We Know It)\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, thanks to Ana Maria Spagna's cheerfully reassuring text and Brian Cronin's charmingly practical illustrations, I am confident I'll be able to handle any and all catastrophes our planet throws at me!\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e— Susan Beth Pfeffer, author of\u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003eLife As We Knew It\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \/ \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Last Survivor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e series\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMove over, 50 Simple Things You Can Do to Save the Earth. In this trusty little volume, Ana Maria Spagna has created a handbook for how to be a better human: more self-sufficient, more cooperative and kind-hearted, more in tune with your surroundings. This is no mere primer on reskilling; it's a humor-infused exploration of how to live more lightly on the planet while getting in touch with your more virtuous self.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e— Jennifer Sahn, editor of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eOrion\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e magazine\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProduct Details\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 9781612124568\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 1612124569\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Storey Publishing, LLC\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e May 5th, 2015\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePages:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 224\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e English\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Storey Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47010863481150,"sku":"9781612124568","price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0786\/2317\/9070\/files\/product-media-337334.jpg?v=1770047219","url":"https:\/\/gmthompson.net\/products\/copy-of-100-plants-to-feed-the-birds-turn-your-home-garden-into-a-healthy-bird-habitat","provider":"G.M. Thompson \u0026 Sons","version":"1.0","type":"link"}