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Off the Grid : Inside the Movement for More Space, Less Government, and True Independence in Modern America

by: Rosen, Nick (Author)

Off the Grid : Inside the Movement for More Space, Less Government, and True Independence in Modern America

by: Rosen, Nick (Author)

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9780143117384
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0143117386
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Copyright: 07/27/2010
Publisher: Penguin (Non-Classics)

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Written by a leading authority on living off the grid, this book takes a fascinating and timely look at one of the fastest growing movements in America.

Another Way	p. 1
Joining the Freedom Movement	p. 8
How the Grid Was Won	p. 17
Dawn of the Grid	p. 22
Down-home Electric Co-ops	p. 33
The Edison Electric Institute	p. 36
Central Water and Conflict	p. 39
My Other Place Is on the Grid	p. 47
For the Man who Has Everything	p. 52
No Name Key	p. 55
No Math Island	p. 75
Stepping Away	p. 83
Writer in the Woods	p. 85
The Polite Anarchists	p. 93
Virtual Springfield	p. 96
A Walden Wedding	p. 100
Reinventing the American Dream	p. 103
The Wild, Wild West	p. 104
A Sad Tale	p. 111
Anti-nuclear Family	p. 116
Ranch Styles of the Rich and Famous	p. 122
Coping with the Crash	p. 127
A Better Life	p. 127
Genius or Charlatan?	p. 138
This Way Madness Lies	p. 149
Running from the Rat Race	p. 155
The Mountain Hermit	p. 164
Post-consumer Society	p. 171
The Gift Economy	p. 173
Local Currencies and Car Sex	p. 176
Max's Pot	p. 182
The Sultan of Scrounge	p. 184
Power and Freedom	p. 193
The Last American Man	p. 200
On the Road Again	p. 212
Closer to God	p. 219
Stairway to Heaven	p. 221
Howling in the Woods	p. 232
The Neo-Pagans	p. 237
Under the Radar	p. 241
Sacrament Stories	p. 242
Take Back the Land	p. 246
Rainbow People-NO2ID	p. 250
Pot-growing Neighbors	p. 253
The Valley Girl	p. 256
Building Without a Permit	p. 259
The Non-identity	p. 261
Fear	p. 263
Life's a Beach	p. 265
The Bugout Palace	p. 272
Only Disconnect	p. 276
Getting There	p. 281
Why It Matters	p. 281
Acknowledgments	p. 293
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Off the Grid : Inside the Movement for More Space, Less Government, and True Independence in Modern America

Off the Grid : Inside the Movement for More Space, Less Government, and True Independence in Modern America

9780143117384

0143117386

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