Books About Life Without Fossil Fuels (lemmy.dbzer0.com)

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Hello everyone.

I'm interested in books about life without fossil fuels, specifically modern life after fossil fuels.

I know of Life after Fossil Fuels by Alice Friedemann, and the work of Steve Hallett, but I'm struggling to find more books on the topic.

Maybe I'm just bad at searching, frankly... If you know how to best search for books on particular, somewhat specific topics, please also let me know!

Anyway, if you know of books on the topic, please recommend them! I want to learn more about this.

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[-] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 2 points 1 week ago

One second after - William R Forstchen is similar to what you're asking about. It doesn't deal specifically with no fossil fuels, but with the loss of electrical components to nearly everything. A post apocalyptic novel set in the immediate aftermath of the catalyst.

[-] gon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 days ago

I was really looking for non-fiction, realistic ideas.

How realistic is One Second After? Is it actually based in science?

Regardless, it could be a fun read :D Thanks!

[-] MajorMajormajormajor@lemmy.ca 2 points 6 days ago

Ah, my bad. It's fairly realistic, but it's definitely fiction, so isn't as useful for preparation/learning.

It deals with the breakdown of society and how dependent we are on technology.

[-] gon@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 6 days ago

No need to apologise :D I'm always hype for a rec!

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