These books are super dense with that sort of thing. We bought them when we moved out to the country, I've barely scratched the surface. Not really durable though.

http://www.amazon.com/Survival-Wisdom-Know-How-Everything/dp...

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/1579123686/

http://www.amazon.com/Garden-Wisdom-Know-How-Everything-Harv...