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Harrison, Harry Heinlein, Robert A. McCaffrey, Anne McKillip, Patricia A. Niven, Larry Norton, Andre Nye, Jody Lynn Sheffield, Charles Zelazny, Roger Teens	Books Home Design Get Your House Right: Architectural Elements to Use & Avoid Lowest new price: $14.62 Lowest used price: $25.26 List price: $22.95 Author: Marianne Cusato Sick of McMansions? Marianne Cusato, creator of the award-winning Katrina Cottages, is a champion of traditional architectural principles: structural common sense, aesthetics of form, appropriateness to a neighborhood, and sustainability. She presents the definitive guide to what makes houses look and feel right, revealing the dos and don'ts of livable home design. Hundreds of elegant line drawings--rendering the varieties of architectural features and displaying “avoid” and “use” versions of the same elements side by side--make this an indispensable resource for designing and building a timelessly beautiful home. Similar Products: Traditional Construction Patterns: Design and Detail Rules-of-Thumb Designing Your Dream Home: Every Question to Ask, Every Detail to Consider, and Everything to Know Before You Build or Remodel What Your Contractor Can't Tell You: The Essential Guide to Building and Renovating Designing Your Perfect House What Not To Build: Do's and Don'ts of Exterior Home Design At Home: A Short History of Private Life Lowest new price: $6.89 Lowest used price: $3.38 List price: $15.95 Author: Bill Bryson With his signature wit, charm, and seemingly limitless knowledge, Bill Bryson takes us on a room-by-room tour through his own house, using each room as a jumping off point into the vast history of the domestic artifacts we take for granted. As he takes us through the history of our modern comforts, Bryson demonstrates that whatever happens in the world eventually ends up in our home, in the paint, the pipes, the pillows, and every item of furniture. Bryson has one of the liveliest, most inquisitive minds on the planet, and his sheer prose fluency makes At Home one of the most entertaining books ever written about private life. Amazon Best Books of the Month, October 2010: Bill Bryson (A Short History of Nearly Everything) turns his attention from science to society in his authoritative history of domesticity, At Home: A Short History of Private Life. While walking through his own home, a former Church of England rectory built in the 19th century, Bryson reconstructs the fascinating history of the household, room by room. With waggish humor and a knack for unearthing the extraordinary stories behind the seemingly commonplace, he examines how everyday items--things like ice, cookbooks, glass windows, and salt and pepper--transformed the way people lived, and how houses evolved around these new commodities. "Houses are really quite odd things," Bryson writes, and, luckily for us, he is a writer who thrives on oddities. He gracefully draws connections between an eclectic array of events that have affected home life, covering everything from the relationship between cholera outbreaks and modern landscaping, to toxic makeup, highly flammable hoopskirts, and other unexpected hazards of fashion. Fans of Bryson's travel writing will find plenty to love here; his keen eye for detail and delightfully wry wit emerge in the most unlikely places, making At Home an engrossing journey through history, without ever leaving the house. --Lynette Mong Similar Products: A Short History of Nearly Everything: Special Illustrated Edition The Mother Tongue - English And How It Got That Way A Walk in the Woods: Rediscovering America on the Appalachian Trail Made in America: An Informal History of the English Language in the United States Bill Bryson's African Diary Tiny Homes: Simple Shelter Lowest new price: $13.57 Lowest used price: $13.27 List price: $26.95 Author: Lloyd Kahn There's a grassroots movement in tiny homes these days. The real estate collapse, the economic downturn, burning out on 12-hour workdays -- many people are rethinking their ideas about shelter -- seeking an alternative to high rents, or a lifelong mortgage debt to a bank on an overpriced home. In this book are some 150 builders who have taken things into their own hands, creating tiny homes (under 500 sq. ft.). Homes on land, homes on wheels, homes on the road, homes on water, even homes in the trees. There are also studios, saunas, garden sheds, and greenhouses. There are 1,300 photos, showing a rich variety of small homemade shelters, and there are stories (and thoughts and inspirations) of the owner-builders who are on the forefront of this new trend in downsizing and self-sufficiency. At the heart of our 1973 book Shelter were drawings of 5 small buildings, which we recommended as a starting point in providing one's own home. Now, almost 40 years later, there's a growing tiny house movement all over the world -- which we've been tracking over the past two years. Many people have decided to scale back, to get by with less stuff, to live in smaller homes. You can buy a   ready-made tiny home, build your own, get a kit or pre-fab, or live in a bus, houseboat, or other movable shelter. Some cities have special ordinances for building "inlaw" or "granny flats" in the back yard. There are innovative solutions in cities, such as the "capsules" in Tokyo. There are numerous blogs and websites with news, photos, and/or plans for tiny homes, documented here. If you're thinking of scaling back, you'll find plenty of inspiration here. Here's a different approach, a 180º turn from increasing consumption. Here are builders, designers, architects (no less), dreamers, artists, road gypsies, and water dwellers who've achieved a measure of freedom and independence by taking shelter into their own hands. Similar Products: Tiny House Floor Plans: Over 200 Interior Designs for Tiny Houses (Volume 1) The Tumbleweed DIY Book of Backyard Sheds and Tiny Houses: Build your own guest cottage, writing studio, home office, craft workshop, or personal retreat Humble Homes, Simple Shacks, Cozy Cottages, Ramshackle Retreats, Funky Forts: And Whatever the Heck Else We Could Squeeze in Here Compact Cabins: Simple Living in 1000 Square Feet or Less Home Work: Handbuilt Shelter The Tropical Cottage: At Home in Coconut Grove Lowest new price: $28.18 Lowest used price: $31.23 List price: $50.00 Author: Beth Dunlop Quaint cottage meets tropical paradise in this delightful consideration of the homes, gardens, and interiors of "The Grove." Coconut Grove is a seaside hideaway filled with modest homes and charming cottages that have been nurtured, preserved, and artfully updated for today. Houses washed with white set amidst abundant gardens recall Eden. Irregular rooflines fitted with earthy red tile emerge playfully from an abundance of bright bougainvillea and graceful palms. Fountains splash playfully within cozy courtyards. Within these homes—small cracker cottages, stone bungalows, Mediterranean casitas, and Caribbean-styled ranches—light, bright colors and cool tile floors offer solace from the blazing afternoon rays of the sun. A haven for those drawn to eclectic architecture and a welcoming atmosphere, the cottages of Coconut Grove are both the realization of the tropical domestic dream and an expression of a lifestyle marked by quiet joys. Here, for the first time in brilliant new photography specifically commissioned for the book, are the finest and most intriguing cottages of this special place—an unprecedented tour and invitation given by architecture authority and Miami resident Beth Dunlop and Coconut Grove-based photographer Claudia Uribe. Similar Products: Houses with Charm: Simple Southern Style Designers at Home: Personal Reflections on Stylish Living Artful Decoration Nicky Haslam's Folly De Grandeur: Romance and Revival in an English Country House Elegant Rooms That Work: Fantasy and Function in Interior Design Fundamentals of Building Construction: Materials and Methods Lowest new price: $53.70 Lowest used price: $41.75 List price: $125.00 Author: Edward Allen Now in its Fifth Edition, this essential textbook has been used by thousands of students annually in schools of architecture, engineering, and construction technology. The bestselling reference focuses on the basic materials and methods used in building construction, emphasizing common construction systems such as light wood frames, masonry bearing walls, steel frames, and reinforced concrete. New introductory material on the processes, organization, constraints, and choices in construction offers a better look at the management of construction. New sections covering the building envelope uncover the secrets to designing enclosures for thermal insulation, vapor retarders, air barriers, and moisture control. The Fifth Edition also features more axonometric detail drawings and revised photographs for a thoroughly illustrated approach and the latest IBC 2006, CSI MasterFormat, ASTM references, and LEED information. Similar Products: Building Construction Illustrated Modern Architecture Since 1900 Exercises in Building Construction Heating, Cooling, Lighting: Sustainable Design Methods for Architects The Architect's Studio Companion: Rules of Thumb for Preliminary Design Home Quick Planner: Reusable, Peel & Stick Furniture & Architectural Symbols Lowest new price: $18.12 Lowest used price: $17.92 List price: $29.95 Author: Daniel K. Reif Brand: Design World The Home Quick Planner includes 700 precut, reusable peel-and-stick, 1/4-inch scale furniture and architectural symbols, plus a 5,600 square-foot floor plan grid to help you design your own building, remodeling and decorating projects. (Also good for moving.) Symbols include everything you need from tables, chairs, couches, beds and pianos to every standard kitchen cabinet and appliance, an extensive assortment of bathroom fixtures and cabinets (for example, twelve sets of sink designs, six different showers, and a dozen various baths and whirlpools), plus windows, doors, walls, switches, outlets, lights and much more. Simply lift the symbols and arrange them on the floor plan grid to design floor plans, move furniture and make changes. Step-by-step instructions and “Design Details: Critical Dimensions & Clearances” are provided to help you improve your design and save money. After you’ve finished designing your floor plans with the Home Quick Planner, you can build a three-dimensional model of your design with the 3-D Home Kit (also by Daniel Reif). Features: Design Your Own 2-D Model Home Similar Products: Room and Furniture Layout Kit 3-D Home Kit: All You Need to Construct a Model of Your Own Home or Addition (with Booklet "Architecture & Math Workshop Notes") Timely Template 32T Expanded House Template - 1/4 Inch Timely Template 132T Furniture Template - 1/4 Inch Interior Design Color Wheel Helps You Harmonize Your Interior Design Projects. RSMeans Square Foot Costs 2013 Lowest new price: $110.00 Lowest used price: $100.74 List price: $197.95 Author: RSMeans Engineering Department 2013 RSMeans Square Foot Cost Data Updated price information based on nationwide figures from suppliers, estimators, labor experts, and contractors. Similar Products: RSMeans Building Construction Cost Data 2013 RSMeans Electrical Cost Data 2013 RSMeans Mechanical Cost Data 2013 RSMeans Plumbing Cost Data 2013 RSMeans Assemblies Cost Data 2013 Freehand Drawing and Discovery: Urban Sketching and Concept Drawing for Designers Lowest new price: $49.63 Lowest used price: $49.86 List price: $65.00 Author: James Richards Features access to video tutorials! Designed to help architects, planners, and landscape architects use freehand sketching to quickly and creatively generate design concepts, Freehand Drawing and Discovery uses an array of cross-disciplinary examples to help readers develop their drawing skills. Taking a "both/and" approach, this book provides step-by-step guidance on drawing tools and techniques and offers practical suggestions on how to use these skills in conjunction with digital tools on real-world projects. Illustrated with nearly 300 full color drawings, the book includes a series of video demonstrations that reinforces the sketching techniques. Featured Content from Author Jim Richards [Click Images to Enlarge] Sketched on location while waiting for a bus in Belo Horizonte, Brazil. These delightful refreshment stops seemed to be everywhere in southeastern Brazil. Richards was particularly taken with the happy coconut drinks on the roof of this one. He used a Microperm 05 permanent ink pen and watercolor in a large Moleskine watercolor sketchbook. The line sketch and watercolor went very fast, about 20 minutes total. Sketched on location in the Peruvian Andes. It was mid-afternoon, after many tourists had left. Perched on a boulder, Jim Richards used a Microperm 05 permanent ink pen and watercolor in a large Moleskine watercolor sketchbook. The line sketch took about 20 minutes; watercolor took another 20 minutes. Similar Products: An Illustrated Journey: Inspiration From the Private Art Journals of Traveling Artists, Illustrators and Designers The Art of Urban Sketching: Drawing On Location Around The World Freehand Sketching Sketching on Location Watercolor Sketching: An Introduction 2012 International Plumbing Code (Includes International Private Sewage Disposal Code) Lowest new price: $67.13 Lowest used price: $59.00 List price: $80.00 Author: International Code Council With an emphasis on design and installation for optimum performance, the 2012 INTERNATIONAL PLUMBING CODE SOFTBOUND VERSION sets forth established requirements for plumbing systems. This important reference guide includes provisions for fixtures, piping, fittings, and devices, as well as design and installation methods for water supply, sanitary drainage, and storm drainage. The 2012 edition of the code includes the 2012 INTERNATIONAL PRIVATE SEWAGE DISPOSAL CODE, a companion guide that offers additional provisions for the design, installation, and inspection of private sewage disposal systems. Using both prescriptive- and performance-related specifications, this code provides comprehensive minimum regulations for a variety of plumbing facilities, facilitating the design and acceptance of new and innovative products, materials, and systems. Check out our app, DEWALT Mobile Pro™. This free app is a construction calculator with integrated reference materials and access to hundreds of additional calculations as add-ons. To learn more, visit dewalt.com/mobilepro. New in the 2012 IPC® Key changes include: Requirements for the design of a Siphonic Roof Drainage System have been added. Gray water recycling requirements have moved to the body of the code in a new Chapter 13. "Hydro-mechanical" and "Gravity" are the new terms for the two general types of grease interceptors. Air admittance valves complying with standard ASSE 1049 are now allowed for venting chemical waste systems. The length of a combination waste and vent system is now unlimited. The Single Stack Vent System method has been added. The code expands on suitable materials for pressurized sewage discharge applications and ratings. Similar Products: 2012 International Mechanical Code 2012 International Fuel Gas Code 2012 International Building Code 2012 International Fire Code 2012 International Energy Conservation Code Reinventing the Chicken Coop: 14 Original Designs with Step-by-Step Building Instructions Lowest new price: $12.07 Lowest used price: $11.13 List price: $19.95 Author: Kevin McElroy Backyard chickens meet contemporary design! Matthew Wolpe and Kevin McElroy give you 14 complete building plans for chicken coops that range from the purely functional to the outrageously fabulous. One has a water-capturing roof; one is a great homage to mid-Modern architecture; and another has a built-in composting system. Some designs are suitable for beginning builders, and some are challenging enough for experts. Step-by-step building plans are accompanied by full-color photographs and detailed construction illustrations. Similar Products: Art of the Chicken Coop: A Fun and Essential Guide to Housing Your Peeps Free-Range Chicken Gardens: How to Create a Beautiful, Chicken-Friendly Yard A Chicken in Every Yard: The Urban Farm Store's Guide to Chicken Keeping Backyard Chickens' Guide to Coops and Tractors: Planning, Building, and Real-Life Advice Backyard Chickens for Beginners: Getting the Best Chickens, Choosing Coops, Feeding and Care, and Beating City Chicken Laws

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