The Resource Building country comforts : wisdom on living a sustainable, back-to-basics life, by Robert Inwood & Christian Bruyère ; foreword by Ashley English
Building country comforts : wisdom on living a sustainable, back-to-basics life, by Robert Inwood & Christian Bruyère ; foreword by Ashley English
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The item Building country comforts : wisdom on living a sustainable, back-to-basics life, by Robert Inwood & Christian Bruyère ; foreword by Ashley English represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in San Francisco Public Library.
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- Summary
- "...Focuses on the lives of people who built homes and secondary structures in harmony with their natural surroundings. These intrepid individuals used timeless building techniques that are doable by nonprofessionals, from framing walls and windows, to setting floor joints and building roofs. The stories reveal the successes, mistakes, and even later renovations, as well as the personal dreams of those who experience this back-to-nature process..."--P. [4] of cover
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- 416 p.
- Note
-
- Includes index
- "This book comprises material from the following Sterling titles: In Harmony with Nature, 1981 by Christian Bruyère and Country Comforts, 1976 by Christian Bruyère."--T.p. verso
- Contents
-
- Plant shelters, gardening & outbuilding
- Water
- Animal shelters
- Stone structures & blacksmithing
- Heating structures & root cellars
- Isbn
- 9781402757747
- Label
- Building country comforts : wisdom on living a sustainable, back-to-basics life
- Title
- Building country comforts
- Title remainder
- wisdom on living a sustainable, back-to-basics life
- Statement of responsibility
- by Robert Inwood & Christian Bruyère ; foreword by Ashley English
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "...Focuses on the lives of people who built homes and secondary structures in harmony with their natural surroundings. These intrepid individuals used timeless building techniques that are doable by nonprofessionals, from framing walls and windows, to setting floor joints and building roofs. The stories reveal the successes, mistakes, and even later renovations, as well as the personal dreams of those who experience this back-to-nature process..."--P. [4] of cover
- Cataloging source
- BTCTA
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1948-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Inwood, Robert
- Dewey number
- 690/.837
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- TH880
- LC item number
- .I69 2011
- Literary form
- non fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Bruyère, Christian
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Sustainable buildings
- House construction
- Label
- Building country comforts : wisdom on living a sustainable, back-to-basics life, by Robert Inwood & Christian Bruyère ; foreword by Ashley English
- Note
-
- Includes index
- "This book comprises material from the following Sterling titles: In Harmony with Nature, 1981 by Christian Bruyère and Country Comforts, 1976 by Christian Bruyère."--T.p. verso
- Bar code
- 31223103707254
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Plant shelters, gardening & outbuilding -- Water -- Animal shelters -- Stone structures & blacksmithing -- Heating structures & root cellars
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Extent
- 416 p.
- Isbn
- 9781402757747
- Lccn
- 2011282918
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
-
- 172984680
- (OCoLC)172984680
- Label
- Building country comforts : wisdom on living a sustainable, back-to-basics life, by Robert Inwood & Christian Bruyère ; foreword by Ashley English
- Note
-
- Includes index
- "This book comprises material from the following Sterling titles: In Harmony with Nature, 1981 by Christian Bruyère and Country Comforts, 1976 by Christian Bruyère."--T.p. verso
- Bar code
- 31223103707254
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Plant shelters, gardening & outbuilding -- Water -- Animal shelters -- Stone structures & blacksmithing -- Heating structures & root cellars
- Dimensions
- 26 cm
- Extent
- 416 p.
- Isbn
- 9781402757747
- Lccn
- 2011282918
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- ill.
- System control number
-
- 172984680
- (OCoLC)172984680
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