Trailer for World Made by Hand novel by Kunstler

No one has yet mentioned in this comment stream that we are killing off this world. The self centeredness of our kind is mind nummingly selfish. Ps I don't know if nummingly is spelled right.

Well, if you mean the Alberta tar sands - at our current rate of consumption we use nearly 1 trillion barrels in a little more than 30-35 years so you might be able to get as far as 2040 before things look decidedly less modern.

Just finished reading this. It's a very interesting prospect on our future and a highly recommended read. The signs certainly point to a world similar to the one depicted in this book. Solid story with good character development. You really seem to be drawn into this world while reading.

US oil production peaked in 1970. Since then it has been downhill. The only thing that has kept America in the quality of life it expects has been via overseas oil.

The American Dream has been racking up the credit and now it is payback time and no functioning mass industry to generate revenue needed.

"The future is not what you expect."

In Kunstler's future, everyone dresses like a Mormon and the banjo makes a big comeback.

A Luddite's wet dream -- the world saved from iPods. And from irony, too. Whew!

Good night, John Boy!

there is no such thing as a oil shortage. we are being tricked into thinking that by big oil so we wont be upset about the high price that the oil monopaly has risen. oil companys drill wells and cap them for later use everyday. besides that we were doing just fine in the 1800s without it, we can do with out it again. it's not the cars that are the major problem it our overdependence on plastic that is ruining the world. try to stop buying plastic for one day to see what I mean. ^everywhere.