This is included because of a combination of circumstances. A few weeks ago, I the book reviewed on the radio. Then, in the process of visiting bookshops and libraries through central New York, Michigan, Ohio, this book was quoted as one example of a sudden demand for a ""sleeping dog"", which resulted from a radio mention. It was published in 1985. Now republished in revised, enlarged edition. Now republished in revised, enlarged edition. A practical, realistic how-to-do-it book for people who have to reassess the possibilities of life in a changed world, and who have a yen to go ""back to the land"". Program for uninitiated, with cold, hard facts of procedure, costs, etc.