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Housing Ourselves: Creating Affordable, Sustainable Shelter
Published in Paperback by McGraw-Hill Professional (18 June, 1998)
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An American Family on the African Frontier: The Burnham Family Letters, 1893-1896
Published in Hardcover by Roberts Rinehart Pub (1994)
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Art of the Amateur
Published in Hardcover by Colin Smythe Ltd (01 January, 1984)
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Basic Verbal Skills
Published in Paperback by Wayside Publishing (01 January, 1995)
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Basic Verbal Skills for the Middle School
Published in Hardcover by Longman Publishing Group (1976)
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The Evolution of American Electoral Systems: (Contributions in American History)
Published in Hardcover by Greenwood Publishing Group (23 December, 1981)
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Lost Plays of the Irish Renaissance: The Cork Dramatic Society
Published in Hardcover by Proscenium Pr (1983)
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Manifestations of Thought
Published in Paperback by M T O Shahmaghsoudi (1997)
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Roadway Through the Millennium MUTCD
Published in Spiral-bound by Lawyers & Judges Publishing Company (2001)
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Schools for the 21st Century: Developing Best Practice (School Leadership & Management)
Published in Paperback by Financal Times Management (2001)
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'Housing Ourselves' essentially is a theoretical manual for the construction of affordable and sustainable rural houses; not to say that practical applications and examples are absent, or that the ideas can't be used on a suburban or urban lot, but I think Burnham himself makes the point that he's writing this book for the owner-builder out on the land.
Regardless, this is one of the very few books I've seen written for the every-day family who wants to build well, sustainably, and for the future on a budget; in addition, it's an idea-rich and inspirational book for affordable housing in general.
Read it as a how-to manual, read it as an essay on how to get back to affordable and sustainable design simply and for the long haul, but just read it. It's well-illustrated, well-written, and a good gift for your friends who want to build their own house.
- George Oliver georgeolivergo@yahoo.com