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Flight Tower Books publishes practical, story-driven titles for people who want their lives to work better in the real world—on the grid, near the edge of it, or somewhere in between.

Below are our current and upcoming titles. Click “View Book” to see details, pricing, and buying options for each project.

The Resilience Experiment:
Money & Meaning in the Middle of Nowhere

A real-estate–first playbook for building a life that isn’t held hostage by fragile systems.
The Resilience Experiment follows a move to a rural riverfront property and shows how one place can help cover Food, Energy, Water, and Shelter while still plugged into modern life. It’s a field-tested look at what actually happens when you try to live with more control over the essentials—fire seasons, outages, theft, neighbors, money stress and all.

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Category: Nonfiction • Real Estate, Personal Finance & Strategic Resilience

Grid-Adjacent: The Exit Strategy
Digital companion to The Resilience Experiment

A 25-page companion guide that distills the core ideas of The Resilience Experiment into a quickstart format. It explains what “grid-adjacent” actually means, the key decisions you need to make about place and money, and gives you a simple framework for sketching your own plan. It also anchors the Grid-Adjacent Starter Kit, which adds checklists, worksheets, and audio.

Category: Nonfiction • Self-Sufficiency, Personal Finance & Resilient Living

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The Hidden North of California is a comprehensive regional field guide that reveals the overlooked, edge-of-grid properties and pockets of resilience in Northern California. Written by Paul Burgess and published by Flight Tower Publishing, this 112-page full-color guide takes readers beyond the familiar tourist routes into the territories that most travelers simply drive past.

From the geopolitical history of the State of Jefferson movement to the cryptid lore of Bigfoot country, from the granite spires of Castle Crags to the inland sea of Shasta Lake, this guide blends travel notes, local history, and practical insights for anyone seeking to understand the real Northern California. Whether you're interested in grid-adjacent living, outdoor exploration, or the hidden stories of America's overlooked regions, this book serves as both a practical guide and a cultural deep dive.