Skill up!  Learn how to garden, prepare for emergencies, cook with local whole foods, and more!  The following books and websites are full of information to help you transition to using less energy and resources - but more creativity and community. 

Emergency Preparation

Just in Case, Kathy Harrison
When Technology Fails, Matthew Stein
FEMA Preparation Website

Community Responses

Community Solutions website
The Transition Handbook, Rob Hopkins
Plan C, Community Survival Strategies for Peak Oil, Pat Murphy
Superbia!  31 Ways to Create Sustainable Neighborhoods, Dan Chiras

Homesteading

Five Acres and Independence, Peter Smith
The Encyclopedia of Country Living, Carla Emery
The Self Sufficient Life and How to Live It: The Complete Back-to-Basics Guide, John Seymour
Mother Earth News (magazine)

Gardening

The Vegetable Gardener's Bible, Ed Smith
How to Grow More Vegetables, John Jeavons
Fruits and Berries for the Home Garden, Lewis Hill
Four Season Harvest, Elliot Coleman
Dave's Garden Website
Square Foot Gardening: A New Way to Garden in Less Space with Less Work, Mel Bartholomew
Baker Creek Rare Seeds

Permaculture

Permaculture in a Nutshell, Patrick Whitefield
Gaia's Garden, Toby Hemenway

Food Preservation

Root Cellaring, Mike and Nancy Bubel
The Complete Book of Home Preserving
The Solar Food Dryer, Fodor
Wild Fermentation, Sandor Katz

Cooking and Baking

Simply in Season

Energy Efficiency
The Carbon Buster's
 Home Energy Handbook, Godo Stoyke
The Home Energy Diet, Paul Scheckel
The Homeowner's Handbook to Energy Efficiency, John Krigger and Chris Dorsi
Insulate and Weatherize: Expert Advice from Start to Finish, Bruce Harley

Renewable Energy

Sun Ovens
Passivhaus
Build It Solar

Water

The New Create an Oasis with Greywater, Art Ludwig
Water Storage, Art Ludwig
Katadyn Water Filters

Medical Care

When There is No Doctor
When There is No Dentist