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Depression 2.0: Creative Strategies for Tough Economic Times (Process Self-reliance Series) Paperback – June 1, 2009
With contributions from Douglas Rushkoff, Claire Wolfe and Charles Hugh Smith
We have grown accustomed to life in a stable and prosperous society, and many of us are not prepared for financial uncertainty.
Depression 2.0 is a practical, empowering, hands-on guide to persevering and even thriving in the event of an economic crisis.
Placing particular emphasis on self-sufficiency, community-building, and personal resilience, this timely, informative book offers a hopeful way forward in a time of great uncertainty. Bankruptcy, barter, and survival investing are just a few of the important topics explored.
Chapters include:
• Worst Case Scenario: Contemplating Unemployment
• Down but Not Out: Economics for Leaner Times
• Walking Away: Thinking about Bankruptcy
• In Case of Emergency: The Resilient Home
• Return to Simplicity: Retreat Options
• Keeping the Lights on: Home Energy Solutions
• Between the Cracks: When You Have No Shelter
• Beyond Currency: When Greenbacks Go Bad
• Survival Finances: Crisis Investing
• Future Shift: The Road Ahead
Depression 2.0 is the fourth title in Process’ celebrated Self- Reliance Series, created to help urbanites make smart choices to live sustainably in the twenty-first century.
- Print length240 pages
- LanguageEnglish
- PublisherProcess
- Publication dateJune 1, 2009
- Dimensions6 x 0.5 x 9.1 inches
- ISBN-101934170062
- ISBN-13978-1934170069
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- Publisher : Process; First Edition (June 1, 2009)
- Language : English
- Paperback : 240 pages
- ISBN-10 : 1934170062
- ISBN-13 : 978-1934170069
- Item Weight : 10.3 ounces
- Dimensions : 6 x 0.5 x 9.1 inches
- Best Sellers Rank: #1,508,705 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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About the author
Cletus Nelson is a veteran freelance journalist, author and researcher. His writings have appeared in several publications and half a dozen books for Disinformation, Creation, Process Media and Feral House. He lives in Los Angeles and can be found online at about.me/cletusnelson
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Now, I'm an odd enough person that I more or less agree with this last point. The trouble is that not only does Depression 2.0 contain very few actual "strategies" for coping with such an eventuality, but what it does have to tell us is written in such a self-righteous, heavy-handed manner that even as sympathetic a person as myself felt condescended to and marginalized.
What practical "strategies" this book does contain are more along the lines of making it through a tough but relatively short-lived recession, such as dumpster diving and hanging out at the library for free entertainment. If you're looking for actual tips on how to weather the big one, this is not the book for you. In fact, I can't think of any situation in which I'd recommend this book to anybody. No matter what you hope to learn, it can be learned much better elsewhere.
While the list of topics in the book's description is impressive, you will be amazed at the actual size of the book, as it is quite slim. Consequently, I found that most of the book consists of what would work well as overviews of large sections of useful, practical content, but that, unfortunately, that actual content is not there. Being told that it's a good idea to do something is nice; being told how to do it would be better.
If you are interested in real advice, practical strategies, and solid how-tos, I highly recommend "The Urban Homestead" from the same publisher. That will teach you to do everything from collecting rainwater for irrigation to baking bread to setting up a chicken coop to heating your house without electricity. Much handier to have around if things continue to get worse, and there's no reason to believe that they won't.
Nelson assumes the reader is coming to the table knowing little about this subject, and he has put together a very readable overview/user's guide. It's certainly not a be-all/end-all on the subject, but it will point you in the right directions if you want to learn more.
If you're well educated on the subject of surviving off-grid/roughing it, this isn't the book for you. But for a handy, easy-to-follow read on the subject, especially for the novice, Depression 2.0 is a good start to an important subject.