The Renewable Energy Handbook: A Guide to Rural Energy Independence, Off-Grid and Sustainable Living
As oil prices continue to rise, many people are starting to think about how to unhook from the electricity grid. The Renewable Energy Handbook focuses completely on off-grid, sustainable living and rural energy independence.
The book is augmented with hundreds of illustrations, line drawings, photographs, and appendices.>
The Solar Electricity Handbook 2009: A Simple, Practical Guide to Using Electric Solar Panels and
The Solar Electricity Handbook 2009: A Simple, Practical Guide to Using Electric Solar Panels and 
Designing and Installing Photovoltaic Solar PV Systems
The Solar Electricity Handbook is a practical and straightforward guide to using electric solar panels.
Assuming no previous knowledge of solar panels, the book explains how solar panels work, how they can be used and explains the steps you need to take to successfully design and install a solar electric system from scratch using photovoltaic solar panels.
Accompanying this book is a solar resource website containing lots of useful information, lists of suppliers and on-line solar energy calculators that will simplify the cost analysis and design processes.
Convert It!
While it looks dodgey with its simple binding the information is simple to read and understand, and it is full of handy hints for example ways of telling if a car has been in an accident and then repaired and ways of keeping track of all the old engine bits you pull out – handy for the non mechanic.
Outdated but still the best up to 2009