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100 Houses : If These Walls Could Speak. . .by Peter Gössel, Gennaro PostiglioneISBN 3822863122 (3-8228-6312-2)
Hardcover, Taschen America, LLC
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Adao Andoby Philip Jodidio, Tadao AndoISBN 3822878693 (3-8228-7869-3)
Softcover, Taschen America Llc
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Astrology For Beginnersby B.V. RamanISBN 8185674221 (81-85674-22-1)
Softcover, South Asia Books
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At Home With Books: How Booklovers Live With and Care for Their Librariesby Caroline Seebohm, Estelle Ellis, Christopher Simon SykesISBN 0517595001 (0-517-59500-1)
Hardcover, Random House Inc
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› Find signed collectible books: 'At Home With Books: How Booklovers Live With and Care for Their Libraries'Book summary:For the bibliophile anxious to enhance the home library, At Home with Books presents both practical advice and divine inspiration. Chapters on starting a collection, organizing the library, and caring for books offer useful information on categorizing, editing, storage, and space-saving--"break down the books into categories by subject matter ... and compare their quantities to the available shelf space. If necessary, measure. Consider the book's height as well as its width. You may need to adjust your shelves to optimize your space." "Library Lighting," "The Art of the Bookshelf," and "Library Ladders" further encourage collectors to create a personal space suitable for its intended purpose, yet reflective of one's passion--"shelf lighting can draw attention to cherished objects and volumes; track lights can highlight certain areas of your room." Interspersed throughout these highly helpful chapters are interviews with noteworthy bibliophiles, including Keith Richards, Loren and Frances Rothschild, Bill Blass, and Paul Getty, whose "literary lairs"--ranging from the classic book-lined walls to books in the kitchen and the bathroom--are beautifully photographed, making At Home with Books not only a valuable resource for the dedicated collector, but a beautiful addition to any collection. [via]
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The Australian Colonial House: Architecture and Society in New South Wales, 1788-1842by James Broadbent, Historic Houses Trust of New South WalesISBN 1875567186 (1-875567-18-6)
Hardcover, Hordern House in association with the Historic Houses Trust of New South Wales, and supported by the Friends of the Historic Houses Trust
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Blackbird Houseby Alice HoffmanISBN 0345455932 (0-345-45593-2)
Softcover, Ballantine Books
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Blackbird House'Book summary:With incantatory prose that sweeps over the reader like a dream, (Philadelphia Inquirer), Hoffman follows her celebrated bestseller The Probable Future, with an evocative work that traces the lives of the various occupants of an old Massachusetts house over a span of two hundred years.
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In a rare and gorgeous departure, beloved novelist Alice Hoffman weaves a web of tales, all set in Blackbird House. This small farm on the outer reaches of Cape Cod is a place that is as bewitching and alive as the characters we meet: Violet, a brilliant girl who is in love with books and with a man destined to betray her; Lysander Wynn, attacked by a halibut as big as a horse, certain that his life is ruined until a boarder wearing red boots
arrives to change everything; Maya Cooper, who does not understand the true meaning of the love between her mother and father until it is nearly too late. From the time of the British occupation of Massachusetts to our own modern world, family after familys lives are inexorably changed, not only by the people they love but by the lives they lead inside Blackbird House.
These interconnected narratives are as intelligent as they are haunting, as luminous as they are unusual. Inside Blackbird House more than a dozen men and women learn how love transforms us and how it is the one lasting element in our lives. The past both dissipates and remains contained inside the rooms of Blackbird House, where there are terrible secrets, inspired beauty, and, above all else, a spirit of coming home.
From the writer Time has said tells "truths powerful enough to break a readers heart comes a glorious travelogue through time and fate, through loss and love and survival. Welcome to Blackbird House. 
Building a Houseby Byron BartonISBN 0688093566 (0-688-09356-6)
Softcover, Harpercollins Childrens Books
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Cabin, Cottage And Camp: New Designs on the Canadian Landscapeby Christopher McDonald, Herbert Enns, Peter PrangnellISBN 1894965302 (1-894965-30-2)
Softcover, Simply Read Books
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The Chimneys of Green Knoweby Lucy M. Boston, Peter BostonISBN 0745111750 (0-7451-1175-0)
Hardcover, Thorndike Pr
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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 Contemporary Guesthouse: Building in the Gardenby Susanna Sirefman, Sarah PalmerISBN 1931536341 (1-931536-34-1)
Hardcover, Perseus Distribution Services
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Coralineby Neil Gaiman, Raquel Vazquez Ramil, Dave McKeanISBN 847888579X (84-7888-579-X)
Hardcover, Oceano De Mexico
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The Earth-Sheltered House: An Architect's Sketchbookby Malcolm WellsISBN 1890132195 (1-890132-19-5)
Softcover, Chelsea Green Pub Co
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El profetaby Kahlil GibranISBN 9501702162 (950-17-0216-2)
Softcover, Ld Books Inc
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The Energy Saving Houseby Thierry Salomon, Stephane BedelISBN 1898049351 (1-898049-35-1)
Softcover, New Society Pub
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The English Country House: A Grand Tourby Gervase Jackson-Stops, James PipkinISBN 0753804395 (0-7538-0439-5)
Softcover, Phoenix
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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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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:
Fixtures and Fittings in Dated Houses 1567-1763by N.W. Alcock, Council for British Archaeology, Linda J. HallISBN 1872414524 (1-872414-52-4)
Hardcover, Council for British Archaeology
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Frank Lloyd Wright: The Housesby Alan Hess, Kenneth Frampton, Alan WeintraubISBN 0847827364 (0-8478-2736-4)
Hardcover, Rizzoli Intl Pubns
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Ga Houses No 40by WrightISBN 4871403408 (4-87140-340-8)
Softcover, Hennessey & Ingalls
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Ga Houses Projects 1993by FutagawaISBN 4871403378 (4-87140-337-8)
Softcover, Hennessey & Ingalls
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A Guide to Biltmore Estateby Rachel CarleyISBN 1885378017 (1-885378-01-7)
Softcover, Biltmore Co
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The Hoganby Scott ThybonyISBN 1877856932 (1-877856-93-2)
Hardcover, Western Natl Parks Assoc
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A Home among the Gum Trees: The Story of Australian Housesby John NicholsonISBN 1864480955 (1-86448-095-5)
Softcover, Allen & Unwin
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Home Work: Handbuilt Shelterby Lloyd KahnISBN 0936070331 (0-936070-33-1)
Softcover, Shelter Pubns
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Home Work: Handbuilt Shelter'Book summary:Building on the enormous success of the original Shelter, Lloyd Kahn continues his odyssey of finding and exploring the most magnificent and unusual hand-built houses in existence. Among the intriguing domiciles described in Home Work are a Japanese-style stilt house accessible only by a cable across a river; a stone house in a South African valley whose roof serves as a baboon trampoline; multi-level treehouses on the South China Sea; and a bottle house in the Nevada desert. Over 1,500 photos illustrate various innovative architectural styles and natural building materials that have gained popularity in the last two decades such as cob, papercrete, bamboo, adobe, strawbale, timber framing, and earthbags.[via]More editions of Home Work: Handbuilt Shelter:
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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)
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House Bookby Terence ConranISBN 0517526271 (0-517-52627-1)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub
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House Is a House for Meby Mary Ann Hoberman, Betty FraserISBN 0140503943 (0-14-050394-3)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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› Find signed collectible books: 'House Is a House for Me'Book summary:Fast-forward to reading with "Puffin StoryTapes"
Now children can enjoy popular, best-selling Puffin books recorded on high-quality tapes. They can read along with the book or just listen and enjoy the lively narration - complete with music and sound effects throughout each and every story. Pre-readers will love looking at all the wonderful illustrations as they learn to recognize words and expand their vocabulary. Entertaining and educational, "Puffin StoryTapes" give children a great head start in reading!Highly recommended by parents, teachers, and librariansProfessionally narrated stories with music and sound effectsPerfect for playing on all cassette players - anytime and anywhereLearning activities and/or songs for children to play and sing [via]
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House Is a House for Meby Betty Fraser, Mary Ann HobermanISBN 0670380164 (0-670-38016-4)
Hardcover, Penguin Group USA
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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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House Thinking: A Room-by-Room Look at How We Liveby Winifred GallagherISBN 0060538805 (0-06-053880-5)
Softcover, Perennial
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Houses and Homesby Ann Morris, Ken HeymanISBN 0688135781 (0-688-13578-1)
Softcover, Mulberry Books
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Houses and Homes: Exploring Their Historyby Emory L. Kemp, Barbara J. Howe, Dolores A. Fleming, American Association for State and Local History, Ruth Ann Overbeck, David E. Kyvig, Myron A. MartyISBN 0761989293 (0-7619-8929-3)
Softcover, Altamira Pr
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Houses and Homes: Exploring Their History'Book summary:This volume in the Nearby History series helps the reader document the history of a home. The reader will learn to examine written records, oral testimonies, visual sources, and the house's surroundings. The author covers American housing patterns, the individual characteristics of houses in different regions, construction techniques and materials, household technology, and family life styles.
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In a People Houseby Theo Lesieg, Roy McKieISBN 0394823958 (0-394-82395-8)
Hardcover, Random House Childrens Books
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Innovation in Sustainable Housing: Tangoby Michael WebbISBN 1931536384 (1-931536-38-4)
Softcover, Perseus Distribution Services
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Jane Eyreby Charlotte Bronte, Willis Hall, David CuzikISBN 8429449116 (84-294-4911-6)
Softcover, Alfaguara Infantil
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The Little Houseby Virginia Lee BurtonISBN 039525938X (0-395-25938-X)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Little House'Book summary:"Once upon a time there was a Little House way out in the country. She was a pretty Little House and she was strong and well built." So begins Virginia Lee Burton's classic The Little House, winner of the prestigious Caldecott Medal in 1943. The rosy-pink Little House, on a hill surrounded by apple trees, watches the days go, by from the first apple blossoms in the spring through the winter snows. Always faintly aware of the city's distant lights, she starts to notice the city encroaching on her bucolic existence. First a road appears, which brings horseless carriages and then trucks and steamrollers. Before long, more roads, bigger homes, apartment buildings, stores, and garages surround the Little House. Her family moves out and she finds herself alone in the middle of the city, where the artificial lights are so bright that the Little House can no longer see the sun or the moon. She often dreams of "the field of daisies and the apple trees dancing in the moonlight." Children will be saddened to see the lonely, claustrophobic, dilapidated house, but when a woman recognizes her and whisks her back to the country where she belongs, they will rejoice. Young readers are more likely to be drawn in by the whimsical, detailed drawings and the happy ending than by anything Burton might have been implying about the troubling effects of urbanization. (Ages 3 to 6) [via]
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Softcover, Houghton Mifflin - The Little House: ISBN 0881032328 (0-88103-232-8)
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Living in the Countryside : Vivre a la Campagneby Barbara Stoeltie, Rene Stoeltie, Angelika TaschenISBN 3822848352 (3-8228-4835-2)
Softcover, Taschen Benedikt Verlag Gmbh.
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Long Island Landscape Paintingby Ronald G. Pisano, New York Graphic SocietyISBN 0821215981 (0-8212-1598-1)
Hardcover, Little, Brown
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Most Beautiful House in the Worldby Witold RybczynskiISBN 0140105662 (0-14-010566-2)
Softcover, Penguin Group USA
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New Complete Do-It-Yourself Manualby Reader's DigestISBN 0895773783 (0-89577-378-3)
Hardcover, Readers Digest
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› Find signed collectible books: 'New Complete Do-It-Yourself Manual'Book summary:This complete revamping of what is perhaps the champion of do-it-yourself guides, surveying almost everything under your roof and some of what lies beyond, has managed to retain all of its classic virtues without adding unnecessary pages. Rewritten, redesigned and newly illustrated, the upgraded edition also includes more color, improving the legibility of its explanatory drawings. New materials, techniques and tools are examined and explained with Reader's Digest 's customary clarity and thoroughness. This profusely color-illustrated volume is an excellent update to the popular Reader's Digest Complete Do-It-Yourself Manual (Reader's Digest Assn., dist. by Random, 1973). The book's intended audience is the occasional do-it-yourselfer with basic to intermediate skills. The coverage is comprehensive, though not overly detailed. Each chapter profiles a particular component of "doing it yourself," and discusses emergency repairs, various tools, fasteners, and building materials before moving into procedures on "how to use." User safety and environmental protection are stressed throughout. The format of the book lends itself to exploration. This update is recommended for public and academic libraries owning the original and desiring a worthy successor, or for those with interest in the area. [via]
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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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› 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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Of Houses & Time: Personal Histories of America's National Trust Propertiesby William SealeISBN 0810936712 (0-8109-3671-2)
Hardcover, Harry N Abrams Inc
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The Old-House Doctorby Christopher EversISBN 051767906X (0-517-67906-X)
Hardcover, Random House Value Pub
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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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› Find signed collectible books: 'A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction'Book summary:The second of three books published by the Center for Environmental Structure to provide a "working alternative to our present ideas about architecture, building, and planning," A Pattern Language offers a practical language for building and planning based on natural considerations. The reader is given an overview of some 250 patterns that are the units of this language, each consisting of a design problem, discussion, illustration, and solution. By understanding recurrent design problems in our environment, readers can identify extant patterns in their own design projects and use these patterns to create a language of their own. Extraordinarily thorough, coherent, and accessible, this book has become a bible for homebuilders, contractors, and developers who care about creating healthy, high-level design. [via]
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The Prefabricated Homeby Colin DavisISBN 1861892438 (1-86189-243-8)
Softcover, Univ of Chicago Pr
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The Production of Housesby Christopher AlexanderISBN 0195032233 (0-19-503223-3)
Hardcover, Oxford Univ Pr
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The Queensland House: History and Conservationby Ian Evans, National Trust of QueenslandISBN 1875253122 (1-875253-12-2)
Hardcover, Flannel Flower Press
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Serious Straw Bale: A Home Construction Guide for All Climatesby Paul Lacinski, Michel BergeronISBN 1890132640 (1-890132-64-0)
Softcover, Chelsea Green Pub Co
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Small Houses in Finlandby Esa PiironenISBN 9516827519 (951-682-751-9)
Hardcover, Rakennustieto Oy
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Temples of Convenience and Chambers of Delightby Lucinda LambtonISBN 1862052662 (1-86205-266-2)
Softcover, Trafalgar Square
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Terrace Houses in Australiaby Trevor Howells, Colleen MorrisISBN 1863026495 (1-86302-649-5)
Hardcover, Lansdowne
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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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The Tiny Book of Tiny Housesby Les WalkerISBN 0879515104 (0-87951-510-4)
Hardcover, Overlook Pr
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Tracing the History of Your Houseby Nick BarrattISBN 1903365228 (1-903365-22-8)
Softcover, National Archives (PRO), The
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Treehouses: The Art and Craft of Living Out on a Limbby Peter Nelson, David LarkinISBN 0395629497 (0-395-62949-7)
Softcover, Houghton Mifflin
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Treehouses: The Art and Craft of Living Out on a Limb'Book summary:Treehouses lift the spirits. They inspire dreams. They represent freedom: from adults or adulthood, from duties and responsibilities, from an earthbound perspective. If we can't fly with the birds, at least we can nest with them. With lively writing and beautiful photographs, Treehouses paints a fascinating portrait of this ingenious branch of architecture. It provides a brief history of treehouses, from Caligula through the Medici to Queen Victoria. It shows how to design and build a treehouse, from picking the right tree to shingling the roof. And it tells the stories of dozens of treehouses and the people who built them, from simple platforms nailed together by kids to arboreal palaces constructed and lived in by grown-ups. The centerpiece of the book is a photo essay showing Pete Nelson building a spectacular octagonal treehouse thirty feet up an old-growth fir on Saltspring Island in British Columbia. With two hundred square feet of floor space, cedar paneling, and leaded French doors, the Saltspring treehouse is one of the finest specimens of the treehouse builder's art. Anyone who has ever built a treehouse, or dreamed of it, or read Swiss Family Robinson, will find Treehouses irresistible.[via]More editions of Treehouses: The Art and Craft of Living Out on a Limb:
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The Twelve Housesby Howard SasportasISBN 0850303850 (0-85030-385-0)
Softcover, HarperCollins Canada, Limited
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› Find signed collectible books: 'The Twelve Houses'Book summary:Your astrological birthchart is a map which can guide you to true self-knowledge. Everyone born on a given day will have the same planets in the same signs, but planetary placements in the houses depend on a more individual factor - the exact place and time of your birth. [via]
The Walls Around Us: The Thinking Person's Guide to How a House Worksby David Owen, Polly R. SwainISBN 0679741445 (0-679-74144-5)
Softcover, Knopf Publishing Group
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Water Houseby Felix Flesche, Christian BurchardISBN 3791332805 (3-7913-3280-5)
Softcover, Prestel Pub
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› Find signed collectible books: 'Water House'Book summary:The latest volume in Prestel's "House" series explores a revolutionary movement in land use - one that doesn't involve land at all. This study of built and yet-to-be-realised aquatic habitats shows how water has become architecture's next frontier. Whether they're floating on top, hovering over, or submerged beneath the water, each of the more than fifty structures examined here demonstrates an innovative use of water resources. Colourfully illustrated with photographs, drawings, and plans, this book includes: Shanghai's Bionic Tower - complete with its own lake; Biorock - an artificial reef in the Indian Ocean; An undersea hotel where scuba divers can spend a comfortable night; and Sweden's Ice Hotel, where translucent frozen walls reveal the beauty of the Northern Lights. Each of these projects offer reassuring proof that today's architects are finding workable and appealing solutions to the problems of shrinking resources and growing populations. [via]
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Xtreme Housesby Courtenay Smith, Sean TophamISBN 3791327895 (3-7913-2789-5)
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Kulisse Der Macht: Das Berliner Kanzleramtby Heinrich WefingISBN 3421054207 (3-421-05420-7)
Hardcover, Deutsche Verlags-Anstalt
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Kulturweg Alpen: Zu Fuss Von Lac Leman Ins Val Mustairby Thomas Bachmann, Herbert Gruber, Naturfreunde Schweiz, Kulturweg Alpen (Society)ISBN 3857913304 (3-85791-330-4)
Hardcover, Limmatt-Verlag
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Il Profetaby Kahlil GibranISBN 8878188506 (88-7818-850-6)
Softcover, Distribooks Inc
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El Profeta El Locoby Jalil GibranISBN 9583000922 (958-30-0092-2)
Softcover, Panamericana Pub Llc
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Tokyo HousesISBN 3823855735 (3-8238-5573-5)
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