Twenty years ago making the best of basics family preparedness handbook became the family preparedness bible for a generation. James talmage stevenss making the best of basics now in its 10th edition is one of the best known preparedness bibles around stevens lays out a yearlong storage program of 15 food and nonfood categories six of which water wheat and grains dairy products sweeteners cooking catalysts like salt and oil and sprouting seeds are capable . Twenty years ago making the best of basics family preparedness handbook became the family preparedness bible for a generation the 90s have brought their own litany of worries company downsizings severe hurricanes and winter storms flooding government shutdowns that make in home storage an attractive proposition againthe recently updated and expanded ninth edition of making the . Making the best of basics family preparedness handbook by james talmage stevens format book published salt lake city utah peton corporation 1980 c1980 description 182 pages illustrations 28 cm notes in cream wrappers with brown illustration of a rustic harvest scene. Making the best of basics family preparedness handbook is the book to have beside you as you begin to make your plans and keep with you even after you are living a life of self reliance it is easy to read nothing should be over your head the contents and indices make it a great reference