AMERICAN BOOKS
The books are arranged in groups under the publisher's imprint. Please use your browser's search facility if you wish to find a particular title or author. (Eg, in Explorer click View>Find.) The prices shown are the publishers' recommended prices when we stopped retailing books at the end of 2006.
Publisher's imprint: Chelsea Green
Serious
Straw Bale
A home construction guide for all climates
By: Lacinski and
Bergeron 360 pages £22.50
The
Natural House
A complete guide to healthy, energy-efficient,
environmental homes
By: Daniel Chiras 460 pages £25
The
New Independent Home
People and houses that harvest the sun
By: Michael Potts 384 pages £22.50
The
Rammed Earh House
By: David Easton 266 pages £20
The
Toilet Papers
Recycling Waste and Conserving Water
By: Sim van der Ryn 124 pages £90
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Publisher's imprint: Earth Garden Books
Strawbale
Homebuilding
By:
Alan Gray (editor) 154 pages £15
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Publisher's imprint: Ecological Design Press
Buildings
of Earth and Straw
Structural design for rammed earth and straw bale
By: Bruce King 156 pages £16
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Publisher's imprint: Fowler Enterprises
The
Evolution of an Independent Home
The story of a solar electric pioneer
By: Paul Fowler 250 pages £17
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Publisher's imprint: Jenkins
The
Humanure Handbook
A guide to composting human manure
By: Joseph Jenkins 296 pages £14
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Publisher's imprint: Lark Books
Building
Fences and Gates
How to build and design them from the ground up
By: Richard
Freudenberger 142 pages £13
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Publisher's imprint: Sterling
Carpentry & Building
Construction
A Do-It-Yourself Guide
By: William Spence 698 pages £19
Constructing
staircases, balustrades and landings
By: William Spence 156 pages £12
Flooring
Basics
By: Rick Peters 126 pages £12
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Publisher's imprint: Taunton
Basic StairbuildingBuilding
and Designing Decks
By: Scott Schuttner 150 pages £15
Built-in
Furniture
By: Jim Tolpin 210 pages £20
Carpentry
By: Larry Haun 198 pages £18
Craftsman-Style
Houses
Fine Homebuilding Great Houses
By: The best of Fine
Homebuilding 158 pages £15
Drywall
Professional techniques for walls and ceilings
By: Myron Fergusson 144 pages £17
Framing
Floors, Walls, Ceilings
By: The best of Fine Homebuilding
140 pages £15
Framing
Roofs
By: The best of Fine Homebuilding
140 pages £15
Graphic
Guide to Frame Construction
Details for builders and designers
By: Rob Thallon 236 pages £30
Hardwood
Floors
Laying, sanding and finishing
By: Don Bollinger 134 pages £17
Making
Kitchen Cabinets
A foolproof system for the home workshop
By: Paul Levine 184 pages £15
Not
So Big House
A blueprint for the way we really live
By: Sarah Susanka 194 pages £18
Porches,
Decks and Outbuildings
By: Best of Fine
Homebuilding 128 pages £13
Roofing
By: The best of Fine
Homebuilding 108 pages £13
Setting
Tile
By: Michael Byrne 260 pages £15
Small
Houses
Fine Homebuilding Great Houses
By: The best of Fine
Homebuilding
160 pages £15
The
Doorhanger's Handbook
By: Gary Katz 212 pages £25
The
Timber-Frame Home
Design, construction, finishing
By: Tedd Benson 228 pages £25
Trim
Carpentry Techniques
Installing doors, windows, base and crown
By: Craig Savage 178 pages £15
Windows
and Skylights
By: Best of Fine Homebuilding
110 pages £15
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