The Hippy Survival Guide to Y2K

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Summary: Eye-opening but still interesting to read
Review: I was ready to dust off the whole Y2K thing as just another media-inflated non-event. The best thing about The Hippy Survival Guide is the first half of the book in which the author convincingly makes the case that there are indeed big problems pending. He does this in a narrative of his own experiences in trying to wake up his small town to the possible problems that may come on Jan. 1. (Incredibly, he manages to make this amusing.) The balance of the book contains excellent information on self-sufficient living (wrought from his years living a back-to-the-land lifestyle) plus appendices for more information. If you are a skeptic about the whole Y2K thing, you should read this book. Even if you're not convinced at the end of it, you'll have fun reading it.

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Summary: One of the best (and definitely the most fun) books on Y2K
Review: Really I'd give this one four-and-a-half stars if this review form would let me... but I decided to "round up." I like the way the author used a first-person narrative to tell his own experiences of a year-long period to discuss and explore the possible consequences of the Y2K bug. He does a good job of making the case for possible severe disruptions and the need to take some practical measures to be prepared. Lots of good information on how to prepare, plus an excellent appendix of resources for more information, websites, books, food and homesteading supplies. Oehler sounds to be a real "back to the land hippy" who has been living a self-sufficient life since the 60s. His humor and philosophy towards society (although I did not buy off on all of it) are what make the book fun to read.

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Summary: Well-researched,what may happen; authoritative, what to do.
Review: The book grabbed me from the introduction on. Self-sufficient homesteader hippy sans television and computer opens a piece of mail that alerts him to potential world-wide collapse of electronic-based civilization. He thoroughly researches the question, adds solid suggestions for urban,suburban and rural survival(which work in any emergency), caps it with his own philosophy about the survival of mankind. It may be the most important book I've read, not to mention the most gripping. Randi Somers, Homer Alaska