Primitive Technology  

A fair few peak oil commentators view the aftermath of the peak as being a descent into some sort of mad max style anarchy that eventually evolves into a peasant style economy where survivors grow their own food and generally live a very localised existance.

If you're inclined to think this way, this book on Primitive Technology could come in handy.

You can't learn how to make friction fire by reading a book. Nor can you learn how to knap a stone edge from diagrams on a page. But you can learn what there is to learn. These two remarkable books collect what is known about primitive tool making skills. Both are compendiums of a research-intensive newsletter published by the Society of Primitive Technology. The depth of their investigations and re-discoveries are extraordinary. Using a recursive chain of simpler tools making the more complex, modern enthusiasts can create artifacts of astounding complexity and beauty entirely by hand. These hefty tomes collect recipes for stone-tool-made compound bows, razor sharp knives, bark canteens, pump drills and reed boats. I get more than survival skills from them; they are the first lessons in material hacking.