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100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask: With Answers From Top Brokers From Around The Countryby Ilyce R. GlinkISBN 1400081971 (1-4000-8197-1)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: '100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask: With Answers From Top Brokers From Around The Country'Book summary:Buying a home requires skill in a variety of areas. There's negotiating, financing, inspecting a home, and understanding legal contracts. It's really too much for most people to do by themselves, which, as you know by now, is why most of us pay good money to hire real estate agents, mortgage brokers, home inspectors, and other professionals to help with the process. But that doesn't remove the buyer from the role of project manager, whose job is to understand what each specialist is meant to do and recognize when one of those key players is not doing his or her job right. Books such as 100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask help the novice gain a solid understanding of the basics involved in this often complex process. The questions in this second edition of author Ilyce R. Glink's book also make buyers think about their decisions. If you want to buy an older home, for example, do you understand that older windows may need caulking or new sashes, that bathroom tiles may need regrouting, and that an older home may need rewiring, a new hot water heater, or a new furnace right away? Other questions range from the routine (How much can I afford? How do I make an offer?) to some that are hard to anticipate (What if the seller wants to stay in the house after the closing? Who should attend the closing?). Chapters are devoted to key topics, including figuring out what kind of house you want (this effort starts with a "wish list" and improves with a "reality check"), knowing what you can afford, putting together and negotiating a deal, financing your home, closing on the deal, and then doing what it takes to live happily ever after. Of course, living happily ever after requires understanding when it's time to move on to your next home, a process that may find you dusting off this book in the coming years. --John Russell [via]
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- 100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask: With Answers From Top Brokers From Around The Country: ISBN 0812922832 (0-8129-2283-2)
Softcover, Random House Inc - 100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask : With Answers from Top Brokers from Around the Country: ISBN 0812932358 (0-8129-3235-8)
Softcover, Crown Publishing Group - 100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask: With Answers From Top Brokers From Around The Country: ISBN 1400081971 (1-4000-8197-1)
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- 100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask: With Answers From Top Brokers From Around The Country: ISBN 0812922832 (0-8129-2283-2)
Alvar Aalto Housesby Jari JetsonenISBN 9516827756 (951-682-775-6)
Softcover, Rakennustieto Oy
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American Bungalow Styleby Robert Winter, Alexander VertikoffISBN 068480168X (0-684-80168-X)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster
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Build It Better Yourselfby Organic Gardening Magazine EditorsISBN 0878571337 (0-87857-133-7)
Hardcover, St Martins Pr
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Building Green : A Complete How-to Guide to Alternative Building Methods: Earth Plaster, Straw Bale, Cordwood, Cob, Living Roofsby Clarke Snell, Tim CallahanISBN 1579905323 (1-57990-532-3)
Softcover, Lark Books
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Clear Your Clutter With Feng Shuiby Karen KingstonISBN 0767903595 (0-7679-0359-5)
Softcover, Broadway Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Clear Your Clutter With Feng Shui'Book summary:Drawing on the success of her first book, Creating Sacred Space with Feng Shui, Karen Kingston has met popular demand by expanding on the indispensable activity of clearing clutter. There is very little of actual Feng Shui here, and certainly nothing you can't get elsewhere, but the clutter problem gets full and complete treatment. Kingston reminds us that clutter is stuck energy that keeps you stuck in undesirable life patterns. Therefore, you can "sort out your life by sorting out your junk." Kingston covers the reasons we keep things as well as the amazing stories of people who have cleared their clutter away. More than just junk, clutter is all those things that have negative symbology and that collect stagnant energy. This latter can also apply to bodily, emotional, and spiritual clutter, all of which Kingston describes with characteristic passion. In an age of accumulation, it's good to see a book that frees up life again. [via]
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Complete Do-It-Yourself ManualISBN 0762105798 (0-7621-0579-8)
Hardcover, Readers Digest
Find This BookBook summary:Since 1973 over 10 million copies of Complete Do-It-Yourself Manual have been sold. And now, the definitive "on-the-job" manual has just gotten bigger and better than ever. The editors of Reader's Digest and The Family Handyman magazine have joined forces to completely revise, update, rewrite, and redesign this home improvement classic. This edition combines the best elements of the original manuals with The Family Handyman's rich informational and photographic archives, new illustrations and photographs, and the wisdom and experience of over 150 of the best experts in the field today.
Complete Do-It-Yourself Manual is written in a style of text that addresses readers in a very accessible, conversational tone for easy, user-friendly assistance with every do-it-yourself task. All instructions and materials have been updated to address current codes (electrical, plumbing and building), and revised to indicate the very latest in materials, tools, and technology.
Suitable for beginners and experts alike, the new innovative ideas and features include: * Over 3,000 photos and illustrations including more than 1,500 new full-color photos and 100 new technical drawings * New sidebars, such as "Shop Smart," "Handy Hints," "Go Figure," and "Safety First", provide readers with helpful information * Two new chapters, Landscaping and Storage Projects, include material and cutting lists * Yellow highlighted notes of caution or important points to remember * Cross-references at the top of each page * Metrics are given with most measurements throughout the text and a complete metric conversion chart is included at the rear of the book. The book's tried-and-true instructions provide do-it-yourself solutions to a ton of problems that could cost a fortune if you had to hire a professional. This manual is a "must-have" reference guide for every homeowner.
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The Complete Photo Guide to Home Repair: 2000 Color How-To PhotosISBN 0865737533 (0-86573-753-3)
Hardcover, Quayside Pub Group
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The Complete Photo Guide To Home Repair: with 350 Projects and 2300 Photosby Black & DeckerISBN 1589231813 (1-58923-181-3)
Hardcover, Creative Pub Intl
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Cook's Annual 2003by Cook's Illustrated Magazine StaffISBN 0936184728 (0-936184-72-8)
Hardcover, America's Test Kitchen
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Creating Sacred Space With Feng Shui: Learn the Art of Space Clearing and Bring New Energy into Your Lifeby Karen KingstonISBN 0553069160 (0-553-06916-0)
Softcover, Bantam Dell Pub Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Creating Sacred Space With Feng Shui: Learn the Art of Space Clearing and Bring New Energy into Your Life'Book summary:Karen Kingston knew she was on to something when people began to invite her to their homes. She helped them with "Space Clearing," which is to say that she helped them clear bad energy from their homes and create space for good energy. Over the years, she has refined her techniques and enhanced them with borrowings from other cultures. In Creating Sacred Space with Feng Shui, Kingston shows you how to draw on the spirituality of Bali and Chinese Feng Shui. With the view that one's home is a "magical manifesting machine," she describes how to consecrate space, how to use Feng Shui cures and enhancements, how to eliminate clutter, and how to Space Clear for yourself by engaging physically with the energy of your home. If the personal transformations that Kingston describes are any indication, Space Clearing will create new vistas for the renewal and revitalization of any home. [via]
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Creating the Not So Big House: Insights and Ideas for the New American Homeby Sarah Susanka, Grey CrawfordISBN 1561586056 (1-56158-605-6)
Softcover, Taunton Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Creating the Not So Big House: Insights and Ideas for the New American Home'Book summary:Sarah Susanka has a not-so-insignificant idea in Creating the Not So Big House. She contrasts the glamorous, glossy-photo house plans of vaulted ceilings and palatial living rooms with the livable, day-to-day pleasure of cozy window seats and comfortable breakfast nooks, and her conclusion is resonating with families across the country: bigger but shoddier isn't better than smaller and well made. Descriptors like "spacious" and "expansive" fill the real-estate promos, but Susanka seeks the elusive yet affordable qualities that turn a house into a home. And she provides more than mere ideals around which to rally. She selected 25 house designs, from a southwestern adobe to a Minnesota farmhouse to a New York apartment to a Rhode Island summer cottage, and she profiles each home in great and well-illustrated detail.
Her ideas for interior as well as exterior views, airy stairways, diagonal views, and framed openings translate well in an array of different houses appropriate to childless couples and large families, as well as hot climes in Texas and cooler regions in Vermont. There are traditional designs to fit in with Massachusetts styling and contemporary designs to adapt to California cliffs, and they range from country spaces to suburban homes to city apartments.
Susanka selected house plans that are available for sale, because her purpose is to make affordable quality housing accessible to the general public, but they're also presented as catalysts for your own designs, because the house that worked for one person might inspire the plan that would work best for you. Whether you're in the market for a new house, want pragmatic renovation ideas, or are interested in the concept of space-saving abodes from a city-planning, philosophical perspective, Susanka's book is an eye-opener and a mind-expander, providing conceptual and practical tools to assist you in planning your own livable home. --Stephanie Gold [via]
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Dare to Repair: A Do-It-Herself Guide to Fixing (Almost) Anything in the Homeby Julie Sussman, Stephanie Glakas-Tenet, Yeorgos LampathakisISBN 0060959843 (0-06-095984-3)
Softcover, Harpercollins
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Dress Your House for Success: 5 Fast, Easy Step to Selling Your House, Apartment, or Condo for the Highest Possible Price!by Martha Webb, Sarah Parsons ZackheimISBN 0517888440 (0-517-88844-0)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Dress Your House for Success: 5 Fast, Easy Step to Selling Your House, Apartment, or Condo for the Highest Possible Price!'Book summary:or the three million people who move each year, Dress Your House for Success will almost guarantee a sale for thousands of dollars over the price of a comparable house. Now, for the first time, everyone will have access to marketing consultant Martha Webb's effective five-step plan. 20 line drawings. [via]
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The Essential House Book: Getting Back to Basicsby Terence ConranISBN 0517882310 (0-517-88231-0)
Softcover, Crown Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Essential House Book : Getting Back to Basics'Book summary:Marrying practical living with attractive home design ideas, Sir Terence Conran offers a big, beautiful compendium of expert solutions for today's house or apartment dweller. His vision is an all-new, commonsense approach to making the place you call home a place where you can feel both comfortable and in style. Includes complete instructions and practical information. [via]
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A Field Guide to American Housesby A. Lee McAlester, Virginia McAlester, Lee McAlesterISBN 0394739698 (0-394-73969-8)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Field Guide to American Houses'Book summary:A Field Guide to American Houses [Paperback] by Virginia McAlester [via]
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A Field Guide to American Housesby Virginia McAlester, Lee McAlester, Lauren Jarrett, Juan Rodrigues-ArnaizISBN 0394510321 (0-394-51032-1)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Field Guide to American Houses'Book summary:For the house lover and the curious tourist, for the house buyer and the weekend stroller, for neighborhood preservation groups and for all who want to know more about their community -- here, at last, is a book that makes it both easy and pleasurable to identify the various styles and periods of American domestic architecture.
Concentrating not on rare landmarks but on typical dwellings in ordinary neighborhoods all across the United States -- houses built over the past three hundred years and lived in by Americans of every social and economic background -- the book provides you with the facts (and frame of reference) that will enable you to look in a fresh way at the houses you constantly see around you. It tells you -- and shows you in more than 1,200 illustrations -- what you need to know in order to be able to recognize the several distinct architectural styles and to understand their historical significance. What does that cornice mean? Or that porch? That door? When was this house built? What does its style say about the people who built it? You'll find the answers to such questions here.
This is how the book works: Each of thirty-nine chapters focuses on a particular style (and its variants). Each begins with a large schematic drawing that highlights the style's most important identifying features. Additional drawings and photographs depict the most common shapes and the principal subtypes, allowing you to see at a glance a wide range of examples of each style. Still more drawings offer close-up views of typical small details -- windows, doors, cornices, etc. -- that might be difficult to see in full-house pictures. The accompanying text is rich in information about each style -- describing in detail its identifying features, telling you where (and in what quantity) you're likely to find examples of it, discussing all of its notable variants, and revealing its origin and tracing its history.
In the book's introductory chapters you'll find invaluable general discussions of house-building materials and techniques ("Structure"), house shapes ("Form"), and the many traditions of architectural fashion ("Style") that have influenced American house design through the past three centuries. A pictorial key and glossary help lead you from simple, easily recognized architectural features -- the presence of a tile roof, for example -- to the styles in which that feature is likely to be found. [via]More editions of A Field Guide to American Houses:
Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian Houses: The Case for Organic Architectureby John SergeantISBN 0823071782 (0-8230-7178-2)
Softcover, Whitney Library of Design
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Frank Lloyd Wright's Usonian Housesby Carla LindISBN 1566409985 (1-56640-998-5)
Hardcover, Pomegranate
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Home: A Short History of an Ideaby Witold RybczynskiISBN 0140102310 (0-14-010231-0)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Home: A Short History of an Idea'Book summary:Walk through five centuries of homes both great and smallfrom the smoke-filled manor halls of the Middle Ages to today's Ralph Lauren-designed environmentson a house tour like no other, one that delightfully explicates the very idea of "home."[via]You'll see how social and cultural changes influenced styles of decoration and furnishing, learn the connection between wall-hung religious tapestries and wall-to-wall carpeting, discover how some of our most welcome luxuries were born of architectural necessity, and much more. Most of all, Home opens a rare window into our private livesand how we really want to live.
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Home Buying for Dummiesby Ray Brown, Eric TysonISBN 1568843852 (1-56884-385-2)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Home Buying for Dummies'Book summary:This may be the best comprehensive guide for home buyers. Home Buying for Dummies is coauthored by Eric Tyson, author of several other books in the For Dummies series, and Ray Brown, a long-time real estate professional. Like other books in the series, this one is an easy and even entertaining read. But it does not gloss over details in pursuit of simplicity. Home Buying for Dummies covers all the bases, providing clear explanations and reasonable judgments on how to select a mortgage, hire a real estate agent, find the right house, and negotiate a good deal. The book goes further than most in providing helpful, specific information. For example, in discussing ways to save money for a future down payment, Home Buying for Dummies even includes the phone numbers for various mutual funds appropriate to different investment time frames. --Barry Mitzman [via]
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Home By Design: Inspiration For Transforming House Into Homeby Sarah Susanka, Grey CrawfordISBN 1561587915 (1-56158-791-5)
Softcover, Taunton Pr
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Home by Design: Transforming Your House into Homeby Sarah SusankaISBN 1561586188 (1-56158-618-8)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Home Comforts: The Art And Science Of Keeping Houseby Cheryl Mendelson, Harry BatesISBN 0743272862 (0-7432-7286-2)
Softcover, Scribner
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Home Comforts: The Art And Science Of Keeping House'Book summary:Virtually everyone enjoys a crisply ironed dress shirt, clean sheets on a well-made bed, and a savory home-cooked meal. Yet housekeeping today stands as a somewhat neglected, if not maligned, job. But as author Cheryl Mendelson points out in Home Comforts, keeping house well can be a rewarding position--it allows you to provide for the physical and emotional comfort of loved ones. It's also not an easy job--there's much to be learned about properly managing a home, and Mendelson has set out to provide a guide to doing just that.
Mendelson, a homemaker, lawyer, and mother, learned about housekeeping from an early age from her grandmothers, one Appalachian, the other Italian. The two grandmothers taught her that although different ways of keeping house can be appropriate, there are generally smarter, faster, and more creative ways of housekeeping that make it less of a chore and more of an art. In a practical, authoritative tone, Mendelson discusses the ins and outs of homemaking, such as washing dishes, recommended cleaning methods for various surfaces, housekeeping for those with pets or allergies, and emergency preparedness and safety procedures.
Mendelson's well-researched book includes meticulous sections on food (for example, which foods belong in the fridge versus the pantry, food storage times, picking the freshest fruits and vegetables, and keeping your kitchen and food sanitary) as well as laundry (caring for various fabrics, how to read--and read between the lines of--clothing care labels, and removing stains). Mendelson covers a lot of ground, and as she herself points out, readers shouldn't feel required to do everything mentioned in the book--simply pick the activities that seem appropriate for your particular home. This is a comprehensive reference book that should serve homemakers well and induce a greater appreciation for the effort and specialized knowledge that go into keeping house. --Kris Law [via]
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- Home Comforts: The Art And Science Of Keeping House: ISBN 068481465X (0-684-81465-X)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster - Home Comforts: The Art And Science Of Keeping House: ISBN 0743246047 (0-7432-4604-7)
Hardcover, Simon & Schuster - Home Comforts: The Art And Science Of Keeping House: ISBN 0743272862 (0-7432-7286-2)
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Houseby Tracy KidderISBN 0618001913 (0-618-00191-3)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'House'Book summary:In House, a New York Times hardcover bestseller for over six months, Tracy Kidder takes readers to the heart of the American dream: the building of a family's first house with all its day-to-day frustrations, crises, tensions, challenges and triumphs. [via]
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Softcover, HarperCollins Publishers - House: ISBN 0380711141 (0-380-71114-1)
Softcover, Harpercollins - House: ISBN 0395363179 (0-395-36317-9)
Hardcover, Houghton Mifflin - House: ISBN 0816142106 (0-8161-4210-6)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr - House: ISBN 0618001913 (0-618-00191-3)
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House As a Mirror of Self: Exploring the Deeper Meaning of Homeby Clare C. MarcusISBN 1573240761 (1-57324-076-1)
Softcover, Red Wheel/Weiser
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› Find signed collectible books: 'House As a Mirror of Self : Exploring the Deeper Meaning of Home'Book summary:This is a refreshing, unique, and fascinating look at how we feel about our homes, how we shape them to suit ourselves, why some homes make is feel safe and secure and at ease, and others make us paranoid and uncomfortable. This book, in my opinion, should be legally required reading for every architect, interior designer, and real estate agent. For the rest of us, it is a surprisingly interesting look at the meaning of home. Clare Cooper Marcus's extensive and detailed interviews with people living in all kinds of homes, from illegal shacks to mansions, provide eye-opening insights into what "home" is, and how to create the feeling of home for you. It's about time someone finally wrote this book! [via]
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House As a Mirror of Self: Exploring the Deeper Meaning of Homeby Clare Cooper MarcusISBN 0892541245 (0-89254-124-5)
Softcover, Red Wheel/Weiser
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House Bookby Terence ConranISBN 0517526271 (0-517-52627-1)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub
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House of Leavesby Mark Z. DanielewskiISBN 0375703764 (0-375-70376-4)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'House of Leaves'Book summary:Had The Blair Witch Project been a book instead of a film, and had it been written by, say, Nabokov at his most playful, revised by Stephen King at his most cerebral, and typeset by the futurist editors of Blast at their most avant-garde, the result might have been something like House of Leaves. Mark Z. Danielewski's first novel has a lot going on: notably the discovery of a pseudoacademic monograph called The Navidson Record, written by a blind man named Zampanò, about a nonexistent documentary film--which itself is about a photojournalist who finds a house that has supernatural, surreal qualities. (The inner dimensions, for example, are measurably larger than the outer ones.) In addition to this Russian-doll layering of narrators, Danielewski packs in poems, scientific lists, collages, Polaroids, appendices of fake correspondence and "various quotes," single lines of prose placed any which way on the page, crossed-out passages, and so on.
Now that we've reached the post-postmodern era, presumably there's nobody left who needs liberating from the strictures of conventional fiction. So apart from its narrative high jinks, what does House of Leaves have to offer? According to Johnny Truant, the tattoo-shop apprentice who discovers Zampanò's work, once you read The Navidson Record,
For some reason, you will no longer be the person you believed you once were. You'll detect slow and subtle shifts going on all around you, more importantly shifts in you. Worse, you'll realize it's always been shifting, like a shimmer of sorts, a vast shimmer, only dark like a room. But you won't understand why or how.
We'll have to take his word for it, however. As it's presented here, the description of the spooky film isn't continuous enough to have much scare power. Instead, we're pulled back into Johnny Truant's world through his footnotes, which he uses to discharge everything in his head, including the discovery of the manuscript, his encounters with people who knew Zampanò, and his own battles with drugs, sex, ennui, and a vague evil force. If The Navidson Record is a mad professor lecturing on the supernatural with rational-seeming conviction, Truant's footnotes are the manic student in the back of the auditorium, wigged out and furiously scribbling whoa-dude notes about life.Despite his flaws, Truant is an appealingly earnest amateur editor--finding translators, tracking down sources, pointing out incongruities. Danielewski takes an academic's--or ex-academic's--glee in footnotes (the similarity to David Foster Wallace is almost too obvious to mention), as well as other bogus ivory-tower trappings such as interviews with celebrity scholars like Camille Paglia and Harold Bloom. And he stuffs highbrow and pop-culture references (and parodies) into the novel with the enthusiasm of an anarchist filling a pipe bomb with bits of junk metal. House of Leaves may not be the prettiest or most coherent collection, but if you're trying to blow stuff up, who cares? --John Ponyicsanyi [via]
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- House of Leaves: ISBN 0375420525 (0-375-42052-5)
Hardcover, Random House Inc - House of Leaves: ISBN 0375407324 (0-375-40732-4)
Softcover, Random House Inc - House of Leaves : A Novel: ISBN 0375410341 (0-375-41034-1)
Hardcover, Knopf Publishing Group - House of Leaves: ISBN 0375703764 (0-375-70376-4)
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House That Jack Builtby Jeannette WinterISBN 0142301264 (0-14-230126-4)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'House That Jack Built'Book summary:Here is the beloved nursery tale of Jack and his friends and his famous house, with an unexpected and lively new ending. The vivid and dramatic paintings, filled with activity, will draw children in, and a rebus puzzle on each page adds to the fun. Young listeners will delight in repeating the simple rhyme again and again, and watching as a house is built within the book's pages, from the ground up![via] 
The House That Jack Builtby BenvenutiISBN 0394842405 (0-394-84240-5)
Hardcover
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The House That Jack Builtby Diana MayoISBN 184148251X (1-84148-251-X)
Hardcover, Barefoot Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The House That Jack Built'Book summary:Bringing back a repetitive rhyme from the old school, illustrator (and kids' book first-timer) Diana Mayo populates a house and the surrounding farm with all manner of cats, cows, and crowing cocks.
Not everyone's going to remember this rhyming story word for word (especially many kids), but a few lines should begin to refresh most memories: "This the house that Jack built. / This is the malt / That lay in the house that Jack built. / This is the rat / That ate the malt / That lay in the house that Jack built." Kids will enjoy chiming in on the repetition from there, as the story builds to include a cat (to chase the rat), a dog (to worry the cat), a cow with a crumpled horn (to toss the dog), and a cast of others, all the way up to 10 lines in the end. There's even a love interest to keep you guessing: What will happen to the "maiden all forlorn"? Will the "shaven and shorn" priest wake up in time to marry her to the "man all tattered and torn"?
The rhyme is a classic, and a good one. And Mayo's fun style carries the characters and their interrelationships energetically, with clean compositions and bold colors that make the progression easy to follow. (Although that dog who keeps getting tossed by the cow seems to be having just a little too much fun.) (Ages 4 to 8) --Paul Hughes [via]
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How to Clean and Care for Practically Anythingby Consumer ReportsISBN 0890439656 (0-89043-965-6)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'How to Clean and Care for Practically Anything'Book summary:[via]Cleaning doesn't have to be a chore if you know the best, most efficient way to get the job done. Consumer Reports How to Clean (and Care for) Practically Anything is the one book that gives you smart cleaning strategies, plus:
* At-a-glance charts for removing stains from fabric, upholstery, floors, and more
* Comprehensive A-to-Z listing for the best way to clean more than 200 household items
* What to know when choosing the right cleaning agent for the job at hand
* An in-depth guide to all of the cleaning appliances and tools you might need, from air cleaners to vacuums, from brooms to water filters
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How to Clean Practically Anythingby Monte Florman, Consumer Reports BooksISBN 0890430586 (0-89043-058-6)
Softcover, Consumers Union
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How to Clean Practically Anythingby Consumer Reports Books, Edward KipelISBN 0890438439 (0-89043-843-9)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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How to Plan & Build Bookcases, Cabinets & Shelvesby Craig Bergquist, Karin Shakery, Gene TakeshitaISBN 0897210883 (0-89721-088-3)
Softcover, Meredith Books
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Inside The Not So Big House: Discovering The Details That Bring A Home To Lifeby Sarah Susanka, Marc VassalloISBN 1561586811 (1-56158-681-1)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Lawn Care for Dummiesby Lance Walheim, National Gardening Association (U.S.)ISBN 0764550772 (0-7645-5077-2)
Softcover, John Wiley & Sons Inc
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Martha Stewart's New Old House: Restoration, Renovation, Decoration, Landscapingby Martha Stewart, Rodica PratoISBN 0517577011 (0-517-57701-1)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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Modern Living With Feng Shuiby Albert LowISBN 9679786498 (967-978-649-8)
Softcover, Pelanduk Pubns Sdn Bhd
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More Scrap Saver's Stitcheryby Sandra Lounsbury FooseISBN 0385175264 (0-385-17526-4)
Hardcover, Book Sales
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New Complete Guide to Home Repair & Improvementby Benjamin W. AllenISBN 069620469X (0-696-20469-X)
Hardcover, Meredith Books
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The New Cottage Homeby Jim TolpinISBN 1561583553 (1-56158-355-3)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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New Fix-It-Yourself Manualby Reader's DigestISBN 0895778718 (0-89577-871-8)
Hardcover, Putnam Pub Group
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The Not So Big House: A Blueprint for the Way We Really Liveby Kira Obolensky, Sarah SusankaISBN 1561583766 (1-56158-376-6)
Softcover, Taunton Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Not So Big House: A Blueprint for the Way We Really Live'Book summary:When describing a favorite room in the house, do you find yourself using terms such as "expansive," "formal," and "spacious"--a marble foyer or a formal dining room perhaps? Or do the words "cozy," "intimate," and "warm" come to mind--a cheery little breakfast nook or a window seat complete with plenty of pillows and a breathtaking view? More than likely, you--like thousands of other homeowners--are drawn to the more personal spaces in your home, where comfort, beauty, and efficiency meet. In The Not So Big House, respected architect Sarah Susanka and coauthor Kira Obolensky address our affinity for the "smaller, more personal spaces" and propose "clear, workable guidelines for creating homes that serve both our spiritual needs and our material requirements." The heart of the not-so-big house--which is not "just a small house ... [but] a smaller house," that uses "less space to give greater quality of life," and is designed to not only "accommodate the lifestyles of its occupants" but also to express "our values and our personalities," is discussed in chapter 1, entitled "Bigger Isn't Better." Susanka's urging for homeowners to get creative with their space as well as loads of ideas to encourage that creativity are covered in "Rethinking the House" and "Making Not So Big Work." Discussions of specific needs, such as a home for one and designing for kids, can be found in "Lifestyles of the Not So Rich and Famous," while "Dreams, Details, and Dollars" gets down to the nuts and bolts of the operation, looking at quality versus quantity, budgeting, and what "low end," "middle ground," and "high end" really mean in home design and construction. Lastly, the authors look at the home of the future, which involves simplifying, recycling, reducing waste, and using energy-efficient construction. With more than 200 color photographs, as well as floor plans and Susanka and Obolensky's intelligent and lively dialogue, The Not So Big House is perfect for homeowners ready to rethink their space. --Stefanie Hargreaves [via]
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The Not So Big House : A Blueprint for the Way We Really Liveby Sarah Susanka, Kira ObolenskyISBN 1561581305 (1-56158-130-5)
Hardcover, Taunton Press, Incorporated
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Not So Big Solutions for Your Homeby Sarah SusankaISBN 1561586137 (1-56158-613-7)
Softcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Not So Big Solutions for Your Home'Book summary:"Do more with less space" is the key concept of this down-to-earth design guide for both new home builders and remodelers. Not So Big Solutions for Your Home provides simplified design principles in jargon-free language for the nonprofessional contemplating a residential building project. Architect and author Sarah Susanka, well-known for 1998's The Not So Big House: A Blueprint for the Way We Really Live, offers advice on how to redefine space to create happier living areas that function more efficiently. For example, analyzing the family's television habits and planning set placement in advance may avert future squabbles and smooth out daily living. Thinking of each exterior door as the location of a sequence of common events (such as hauling in the groceries or taking off muddy boots) will help the planner create a neater entryway adapted to the family's specific needs. Throughout, plentiful drawings and photos illustrate simple solutions to such common problems as unused living rooms, dark bedrooms, and crowded kitchens. Readers seeking to remodel on a budget will be heartened by Susanka's contention that it is often best to stay within existing walls and avoid building out. All in all, the book provides a lot of theoretical food for thought for lay people preparing to begin the daunting task of either building a new home or remodeling an old one. --Judy Fireman [via]
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The Passive Solar Energy Bookby Edward MazriaISBN 0878572384 (0-87857-238-4)
Hardcover, Rodale Press
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The Passive Solar Energy Book: A Complete Guide to Passive Solar Home, Greenhouse and Building Designby Edward MazriaISBN 0878572376 (0-87857-237-6)
Softcover, St Martins Pr
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A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Constructionby Christopher Alexander, Murray Silverstein, Sara IshikawaISBN 0195019199 (0-19-501919-9)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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Philippine Christmas Art & Formby Reynaldo G. AlejandroISBN 971271246X (971-27-1246-X)
Hardcover
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Prefabby Bryan Burkhart, Arieff AllisonISBN 1586851322 (1-58685-132-2)
Hardcover, Gibbs Smith
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Prefab'Book summary:Prefab presents a series of innovative homes and concepts that boldly demonstrate that this is not your grandmother's prefab, offers a glimpse into the history of prefabricated housing over the last century, and reveals a wealth of practical and attractive alternatives to the status quo. Prefab discusses architects, builders, and designers such as Walter Gropius and Philippe Starck, examines the historical precedents from Albert Frey's Corbusier-inspired Aluminaire house to Kisho Kurokawa's capsules, and showcases the work of twenty-four contemporary architects and designers who are exploring the myriad possibilities that prefabrication offers for housing of the future. From the fantastical digitized aluminum prototypes of Gregg Lynn to the stylish functionality of Ikea's prefabricated apartments in Sweden, Prefab presents a series of innovative homes and space-saving concepts that show how far this building technique has come-and how far it can go. < BR> Allison Arieff is a writer, senior editor of the architecture magazine dwell, and co-author of Trailer Travel. She is also the editor of several books on art and culture, including Airstream: A History of the Land Yacht and Hatch Show Print: The History of a Great American Poster Shop. She lives in San Francisco. < BR> Bryan Burkhart is the designer and co-author of Airstream: The History of the Land Yacht and Trailer Travel: A Visual History of Mobile America. As creative director of his own firm, Modernhouse, he has designed books for Taschen, Chronicle Books, and Gibbs Smith, Publisher. Burkhart also lives in San Francisco. < BR> [via]
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Small HousesISBN 1561580465 (1-56158-046-5)
Hardcover, Taunton Pr
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Small Housesby Fine Homebuilding MagazineISBN 1561581062 (1-56158-106-2)
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Solar Houses: Facts and Pictures about Authors and Illustrators of Books for Young Peoplesby Louis GroppISBN 0394735439 (0-394-73543-9)
Softcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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Thai Styleby William Warren, Gretchen Liu, Luca InvernizziISBN 9748303268 (974-8303-26-8)
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This Is the House That Jack Builtby Simms TabackISBN 0142402001 (0-14-240200-1)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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This Old House: Restoring, Rehabilitating, and Renovating an Older Houseby Bob VilaISBN 0316177024 (0-316-17702-4)
Softcover, Little Brown & Co
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The Treehouse Bookby Peter Nelson, Judy Nelson, Paul RocheleauISBN 0789304112 (0-7893-0411-2)
Softcover, Universe Pub
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Victoria Intimate Home: Creating a Private Worldby Victoria MagazineISBN 1588164225 (1-58816-422-5)
Softcover, Hearst Books
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The Virgin Homeowner: The Essential Guide to Owning, Maintaining, and Surviving Your Homeby Janice PapolosISBN 0140274766 (0-14-027476-6)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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Ranked as "Most Useful to Homeowners" by The Wall Street Journal, Papolos's humorous and helpful book is the definitive guide for the first-time homeowner. Few experiences in life are more intimidating and complicated than one's first home purchase, especially when the new homeowner is perhaps a bit inexperienced with home repair and maintenance, as many (if not most) are. Starting with the basics of what you need to know to make sense of the initial, prepurchase home inspection, Papolos heads right into the "Inner Mysteries"--the plumbing and electrical systems--then on to heating and cooling, septic systems, insects and other pests, security concerns and measures, proper ventilation, child-proofing, and much, much more, topping it all off with an annual calendar of seasonal maintenance, advice on paint colors, and a thorough index for easy reference.
The goal is to remove the intimidation for the homeowner, and at the very least, permit him or her to talk knowledgeably with home-repair professionals, as necessary, without coming across like an idiot. This is a great reference book for any new homeowner, and probably would open the eyes of many longtime homeowners, as well. --Mark A. Hetts [via]
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Wiring 1-2-3: Canadian Editionby Home Depot Books, Ben AllenISBN 0696228122 (0-696-22812-2)
Hardcover, Home Depot
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Woodstock Handmade Housesby Robert HaneyISBN 0345255925 (0-345-25592-5)
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Los Hermanos Karamasov/the Karamasov Brothersby Fedor DostoievskiISBN 9871150075 (987-1150-07-5)
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