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Carla Emery (1939–2005)

Auteur van The Encyclopedia of Country Living:

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Carla Emery calls herself a mother, speaker, and writer, especially of encyclopedias. She is the author of The Encyclopedia of Country Living, which is a resource for people going back to the basics of life. It is a reference that contains such varied tips on how to cultivate a garden, buy land, toon meer bake bread, make candles, raise farm animals (as well as slaughter them and utilize them for food), grow herbs, catch a pig, and more invaluable information for farmers in the country and folks in the city. She spent twenty-five years researching, revising, updating, and expanding this one-volume compendium of helpful hints for all areas of basic living. Born in 1939, Emery recounts that her idea for this book came about when her mother-in-law gave her husband Mike a gift subscription to Organic Gardening in 1969. She began working on her encyclopedia, initially called Old Fashioned Recipe Book, in 1970. Since its humble beginnings, there are over 400,000 copies in print. Emery continues to write and research and she remains active in speaking out on world events that affect our environment and health. She is known for her down-to-earth humor and easy speaking style. (Bowker Author Biography) toon minder

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Geboortedatum
1939-01-19
Overlijdensdatum
2005-10-11
Geslacht
female
Nationaliteit
USA
Geboorteplaats
Los Angeles, CA, USA
Plaats van overlijden
Odessa, Texas, USA
Opleiding
Roosevelt University (BA|Political Science)

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I reviewed this book years ago at Amazon.com.

The gist of it was that the best part of this book is the material about the Danish psychiatrist who proved, rather satisfactorily, I think, that you can hypnotize somebody to make them do something they wouldn't ordinarily do--exactly opposite what most hypnotists will have you believe. (Actually, I had already learned this 25 years ago from the hypnotist Michael Zanoni.)

However, Ms. Emery thinks that NSA agents are running around America hypnotizing people with electronic influencing machines. At that point Emery sounds like somebody who would have given the psychoanalyst Viktor Tausk a field day.

I also looked up some of Emery's references and discovered that in some cases she has seriously distorted what her sources said. For example, she claims that one writer has said that the military commissioned a large number of studies on the use of hypnotism as a weapon; in fact, the cited author said that the studies were about wider aspects of psychological warfare with only one or two that focused on hypnotism. Deliberate mistake or carelessness or something else? I do not know.

I gave the book a good rating, though, because it is a trip to read, and I think the Danish shrink's point of view needs exposure but is not presented elsewhere.
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MilesFowler | Jul 16, 2023 |
Encyclopedic indeed: this book is 851 large pages (not including the index) of just about everything you could need to know to live self-sufficiently. While no one book has it all, this one does touch on some subjects that I haven't come across before in my extensive reading, such as giving birth in primitive conditions, caring for your dead, making vinegar (not flavored vinegar but vinegar from scratch), and how to make real animal rennet from the stomach of a calf.

Carla Emery is spoken of reverently by many in the self sufficiency community and as far as I can tell may be the American equivalent of John Seymour, the old hand who has done it all and speaks from experience (in the rare instance that she can't claim expertise, she calls one in to speak on the topic). Self sufficiency is not a hobby but a lifestyle and as such encompasses all aspects of life. Emery seems to understand this.… (meer)
 
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uhhhhmanda | 9 andere besprekingen | Sep 5, 2019 |
I'm the first to admit that I've been more than a little obsessing over the idea of canning for the last couple of years - ever since we started our small garden last year with my folks. I honestly don't have the time - or the energy - for canning, but it doesn't stop me from dreaming about doing it - talking about it - or reading endless volumes on it.

I picked this book up from the library - well, technically downloaded from the digital library - and though I did read it cover to cover, I honestly wasn't impressed. I guess there's only so much you can write about canning, but I didn't learn anything & didn't see any new-to-me recipes and I wasn't wowed by the text or the photos.

I give it 3 stars because there's nothing wrong with the book, either, and it's a nice little reference book for how long to blanch a vegetable, for example, but I have to give it 3 stars because you can just as easily google the information.
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anastaciaknits | Oct 29, 2016 |
Yep, it's true. I have three different editions of this book. They differ slightly, and I'm always afraid that something useful might not be in a newer version; because, my friends, these books ARE useful. Some things are just worth having multiple copies of.
 
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