Independent Energy Guide - Electrical Power for Home, Boat & RV, by Kevin Jeffrey. With this comprehensive guide you can plan the ideal power system for your home, boat or RV. You'll understand how a power system works, be able to talk intelligently with equipment suppliers about your needs, and have the necessary tools to make and manage you own electricity. Beyond the efficient production and consumption of electrical power, this book offers a window to the world of independent living, a world that encompasses elements such as shelter, food health, education and recreation. These elements of an independent life-style come together in the home, whether the home exists in a house on land or a boat at sea, or temporarily in a recreational vehicle. The author shows that living independently does not have to mean being isolated or doing without, but rather the opportunity and the ability to take control of your life, to live simply yet elegantly, and to have the courage to follow your own path when convention defies common sense. More and more people are realizing the independence of this nature tends to empower individuals, strengthen families and rejuvenate small communities. Independent Energy Guide helps you achieve an element of independence in your life. It supersedes Boatowner's Energy Planner, a previous work by Kevin Jeffrey. Here's what the critics had to say about his ability to make this technical topic come alive for the reader: A Cruising World "Editors Choice". "Kevin Jeffrey has produced an eminently readable book that enables boat owners to design the optimum system to solve their energy needs." Offshore - "Well written, simple and easy to understand…one of the best on the subject." Kevin Jeffrey has worked as an alternative energy designer, builder and writer for the past 20 years. He and his wife, Nan, co-authored Adventuring With Children, an inspirational family guide to independent world travel. Kevin and Nan are currently working on a series of books outlining the various elements of an independent life-style, and how those elements can serve as a life-line for modern families. Soft cover, illustrations, photos, 280 pages, 6 3/4" x 9". To order by phone call toll free 866-596-9982. Free Shipping!