Maybe not exactly what you're looking for, but I found this entertaining: How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39026990-how-to-invent-e... (https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/39026990-how-to-invent-everything) It's written in a comedic style, and takes you through what you would need to build to "reimplement modern civilization" if you found yourself stuck back in time.
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