Best Self-Reliant Living Books (17 books)

Best fiction & nonfiction books about sustainable living and living simply, off the grid or in a new or unusual way.

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1	Walden on Wheels: On The Open Road from Debt to Freedom by Ken Ilgunas (Goodreads Author) 4.01 avg rating — 8,037 ratings score: 396, and 4 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
2	Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century by Jessica Bruder (Goodreads Author) 4.02 avg rating — 50,684 ratings score: 291, and 3 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
3	The Good Life: Helen and Scott Nearing's Sixty Years of Self-Sufficient Living by Scott Nearing 4.12 avg rating — 2,015 ratings score: 199, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	The Unsettlers: In Search of the Good Life in Today's America by Mark Sundeen 3.78 avg rating — 1,824 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
4	Tips for Off Grid Living by K.C. Kinder really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 198, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
6	Animal, Vegetable, Miracle: A Year of Food Life by Barbara Kingsolver 4.05 avg rating — 113,220 ratings score: 197, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
7	The Big Tiny: A Built-It-Myself Memoir by Dee Williams 3.79 avg rating — 3,245 ratings score: 191, and 2 people voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	Off the Grid Financed Land Online: The Ultimate Guide to Seller Financed Land Ownership for Homes, Cabins, Hunting, and Investment. by Online Land Sales LLC it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 7 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
8	The Way Home: Tales from a life without technology by Mark Boyle (Goodreads Author) 3.90 avg rating — 4,600 ratings score: 100, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Robinson Crusoe by Daniel Defoe 3.68 avg rating — 331,844 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
10	Security From Five Acres: A Guide to Survival by John H. Tobe 3.50 avg rating — 2 ratings score: 99, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
12	Lights Out: A Cyberattack, A Nation Unprepared, Surviving the Aftermath by Ted Koppel 3.71 avg rating — 5,563 ratings score: 98, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Five Acres and Independence: A Handbook for Small Farm Management by Maurice G. Kains 3.99 avg rating — 546 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
13	Flat Broke with Two Goats by Jennifer McGaha 3.27 avg rating — 17,633 ratings score: 94, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Simple Food for the Good Life: Random Acts of Cooking and Pithy Quotations (Good Life Series) by Helen Nearing 3.75 avg rating — 122 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
15	Dandelion Hunter by Rebecca Lerner (Goodreads Author) 3.72 avg rating — 357 ratings score: 93, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
17	Blessing the Hands That Feed Us: What Eating Closer to Home Can Teach Us About Food, Community, and Our Place on Earth by Vicki Robin 3.39 avg rating — 274 ratings score: 92, and 1 person voted	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars