Girl, i remember Reader's Digest books... ha, but i'm "old". 😁 And for the favourite book, hmmm, do you read in french or german, because homesteading books i got a few, just not in english!... Anyway, here is one:

Le Guide de la Survie Douce - de François Couplan

It's a bit more on the living in plain nature then homesteading... but to me that goes kind of together. 😊
Now i wish you an excellent day.
Your Dude