I'd suggest James Talmadge Stevens' book, Making the Best of Basics, and more importantly, Backwoods Home magazine and web page. The web site is a great place to find information. Also, their bookstore is the best I've found for self-reliant living.

Be sure to check out the BHM anthologies--they're essentially a year's worth of the articles in the magazine, sans advertising, in a soft-bound book (some are also available on CD-ROM).

They also have a specific Emergency Preparedness guide that's pretty good, from what I hear.

David