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A Place of My Own: The Architecture of Daydreams
A Place of My Own: The Architecture of Daydreams
by Michael Pollan
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Michael Pollan's unmatched ability to draw lines of connection between our everyday experiences- whether eating, gardening, or building-and the natural world has been the basis for the popular success of his many works of nonfiction, including the genre... (read more)

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Creating the Not So Big House
Creating the Not So Big House
by Sarah Susanka
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In this sequel to The Not So Big House, Sarah Susanka shows readers how to create extraordinary "Not So Big" homes. She leads a personal tour through 25 of the most beautiful, well-designed homes in North America. More than 200 color photos, floor plans... (read more)

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The Everything Homebuilding Book: Build Your Dream Home (Everything)
The Everything Homebuilding Book: Build Your Dream Home (Everything)
by Lesley Bolton
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Nonintimidating, friendly, and accessible," The Everything Homebuilding Book is the ultimate resource for realizing the American Dream.... (read more)

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Not So Big Solutions for Your Home
Not So Big Solutions for Your Home
by Sarah Susanka
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Sarah Susanka's Not So Big Solutions for Your Home explores practical design ideas that can transform any house into a great house that looks, works and feels right for the owner. Sarah Susanka, whose previous best-selling books showed homeowners how to... (read more)

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The Not So Big House: A Blueprint for the Way We Really Live
The Not So Big House: A Blueprint for the Way We Really Live
by Sarah Susanka
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This best-seller was met with an extraordinary response when it was published in 1998. In it, visionary architect Sarah Susanka embraced the notion of smaller, simpler shelters that better meet the needs of the way we live today. The book created a... (read more)

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Home by Design: Transforming a House Into Your Home
Home by Design: Transforming a House Into Your Home
by Sarah Susanka
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Whether you're designing a house from the ground up, renovating an existing home, or simply trying to get the most out of your living space, consider Home by Design an indispensable guide. The underlying principles of residential architecture... (read more)

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The Not So Big House Collection
The Not So Big House Collection
by Sarah Susanka
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The Not So Big House and Creating The Not So Big House are the works that inspired the popularization of residential architecture across the nation. Now you can get Sarah Susanka?s groundbreaking architectural design ideas in one handsome slipcase set... (read more)

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The Brand-New House Book: Everything You Need to Know about Planning, Designing, and Building a Custom, Semi-Custom, or Production-Built House
The Brand-New House Book: Everything You Need to Know about Planning, Designing, and Building a Custom, Semi-Custom, or Production-Built House
by Katherine Salant
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From the first vague ideas to the finished structure, building a brand-new house presents you with thousands of choices -- and possible pitfalls. Yet there's no single expert you can turn to at every stage and ask, "What do I do?" Until now... (read more)

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The Everything Home Building Book: Build Your Dream Home
The Everything Home Building Book: Build Your Dream Home
by Lesley Bolton
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Don't settle for someone else's idea of a dream home -- build your own! The Everything Homebuilding Book provides you with all you need to know about the process -- from creating a design and finding a location to selecting materials and managing costs... (read more)

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Complete Idiot's Guide to Building Your Own Home, 2e (Complete Idiot's Guides)
Complete Idiot's Guide to Building Your Own Home, 2e (Complete Idiot's Guides)
by Dan Ramsey
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Start with a strong foundation. With even more instructions and illustrations, this revised and updated edition offers clear and concise guidance on every step of home building, from figuring a budget to finding labor and materials to all aspects of... (read more)

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Home Building Idea File: Your Decision-Making Guide (Better Homes and Gardens)
Home Building Idea File: Your Decision-Making Guide (Better Homes and Gardens)
by Better Homes & Gardens
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From dream to plan, home builders learn how to select sites, home styles, and contractors that suit their lifestyles. Explains options for sites and homes—from custom to kits. Hundreds of photos present design and style choices.... (read more)

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Early Mexican Houses: A Book of Photographs and Measured Drawings
Early Mexican Houses: A Book of Photographs and Measured Drawings
by George W. Rustay
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From 1925 to 1929, two young architectural draftsmen set out to record a select number of examples of the minor domestic architecture of Mexico due to a lack of measured drawings of rural ranch houses and Monterey-inspired dwellings. The result is a... (read more)

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Green By Design
Green By Design
by Angela M. Dean
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 132-134).... (read more)

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The Modular Home
The Modular Home
by Andrew Gianino
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This comprehensive handbook for prospective modular home buyers is packed with everything one needs to know about buying and building a modular home, or placing a modular addition to an existing home. Illustrated throughout with a 16-page, full-color... (read more)

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Complete Idiot's Guide to Building Your Own Home (Complete Idiot's Guides)
Complete Idiot's Guide to Building Your Own Home (Complete Idiot's Guides)
by Dan Ramsey
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'Start with a strong foundation. With even more instructions and illustrations, this revised and updated edition offers clear and concise guidance on every step of home building, from figuring a budget to finding labor and materials to all aspects of... (read more)

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The Not So Big House: A Blueprint for the Way We Really Live
The Not So Big House: A Blueprint for the Way We Really Live
by Sarah Susanka
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Why are we drawn more to smaller, more personal spaces than to larger, more expansive ones? At parties, why do we spend more time in the kitchen and family rooms than we do in the formal living and dining rooms? What makes the sunny, intimate breakfast... (read more)

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Graphic Guide To Frame Constuction
Graphic Guide To Frame Constuction
by Rob Thallon
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This best-selling authoritative, visual handbook details all the important aspects of wood-frame construction. Hundreds of meticulous drawings provide visual explanations from actual job sites.... (read more)

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Houses Are Designed by Geniuse
Houses Are Designed by Geniuse
by Bob Johnson
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Full of helpful hints, flow charts, and step-by-step planning advice, this book shows a perspective seldom seen in home building.... (read more)

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The Owner-Builder Book: How You Can Save More Than $100,000 in the Construction of Your Custom Home
The Owner-Builder Book: How You Can Save More Than $100,000 in the Construction of Your Custom Home
by Mark A Smith
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This easy to understand, step-by-step guide is clear enough for even a novice to understand, Even if you hire a contractor to build you home, this book will greatly help you understand the process. From shopping for a piece of land to getting a loan to... (read more)

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Build It Right: What to Look for in a New Home
Build It Right: What to Look for in a New Home
by Myron Ferguson
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Completely rewritten and updated, the revised edition of Build It Right! is more useful than ever to people building or buying a new home. An improved format and many more illustrations make the book even easier to read and understand. The building... (read more)

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