{"product_id":"9781645023470","title":"When Technology Fails, Revised and Expanded","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe classic, comprehensive primer on sustainable living skills—from food and water to shelter and energy to first aid and crisis-management skills—fully revised and updated for 2026 and beyond \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eMatthew Stein’s \u003ci\u003eWhen Technology Fails\u003c\/i\u003e prepares you to embark on the path toward sustainability. But unlike any other book, Stein not only shows you how to live green in seemingly stable times, but to live in the face of potential disasters, lasting days or years, coming in the form of social upheaval, economic meltdown, or environmental catastrophe.   \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhen Technology Fails\u003c\/i\u003e covers the gamut:  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eThe basics of installing a renewable energy system for your home or business  \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow to find and sterilize water in the face of utility failure  \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eHow to keep warm if you’ve been left temporarily homeless  \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePractical information for dealing with water-quality issues  \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eAlternative health and first-aid techniques  \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEach chapter describes skills for self-reliance in good times and bad. Chapters include:  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eA survey of the risks to the status quo  \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eSupplies and preparation for short- and long-term emergencies  \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eEmergency measures for survival  \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePrepping water, food, shelter, and clothing  \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eFirst aid, low-tech medicine, and healing  \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eSecuring energy, heat, and power  \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eMetalworking  \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eUtensils and storage  \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003eLow-tech chemistry engineering, machines, and materials  \u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Matthew Stein","offers":[{"title":"Rizzoli |  Paperback \/ softback | Trade paperback (US) |  2026-05-19","offer_id":47340752634111,"sku":"9781645023470","price":47.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0329\/9075\/7001\/files\/BNCImageAPI_34427487-4077-433f-9dd8-b52008fc085a.jpg?v=1760025379","url":"https:\/\/riverbookshop.com\/products\/9781645023470","provider":"River Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}