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1.		Environmental Science from Longman Scientific & Technical Customer Review: The customer service with regard to the purchase of this item is nothing short of outstanding!	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


2.	[no image]	Why Buildings Stand Up: The Strength of Architecture from W. W. Norton & Company Customer Review: The contents of the book are interesting; alas, and probably because it was written over 30 years ago, the author has stuck to the exclusive use of the now outdated Imperial units, making the book almost useless for readers educated outside Burma, Liberia and the US of A. Which is a pity.	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


3.		Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail from W W Norton & Co Inc Price: $32.97 Customer Review: I picked up this book before a transpacific flight to keep myself occupied. As a structural engineering student, I thought it would be an interesting read. The hand-drawn illustrations are rather unique although there are one or two case studies that required a little more time to understand the... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


4.		Hardwood Floors from Taunton Press Price: $10.11 Customer Review: This is a well illustrated, well written, easy to follow book on hardwood floors. It just overflows with experience and tips and gives you what you need to know, along with the 'whys', with minimal fluff. Its a straight-up, to the point book and I used it to put in a hardwood floor all by myself,... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


5.		Markup & Profit: A Contractor's Guide from Craftsman Book Company Price: $20.95 Customer Review: Everything the title says and more. Good buy for someone who wants to stay in buisness.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


6.		Graphic Guide to Interior Details: For Builders and Designers from Taunton Press Customer Review: This book is a great book for those who are non-educated interior/architecture professionals. The book will breakdown the materials by showing detailed drawings.	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


7.		American Ground: Unbuilding the World Trade Center from North Point Press Price: $1.60 Customer Review: This is a wonderful piece of work, though obviously controversial. Langewiesche pulls no punches in showing some of the grimy underbelly of NY Fire Department behavior at ground zero in the weeks and months immediately after 9/11, and it's almost certain that most of the negative reviews are by... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


8.		Dictionary of Architecture & Construction from Mcgraw-Hill (Tx) Price: $113.32 Customer Review: No table of contents. No Alphabetical index. No navigation at all. To look up a word 'Zoning' , you need to press next page button 1,000 times or more. (I got a refund as soon as I addressed the issue to the customer service.) Hopefully they(McGraw Hill) fix the problem soon. This review only... more info	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


9.		All the Way Home: Building a Family in a Falling-Down House from William Morrow Price: $1.80 Customer Review: As a fellow renovator this book grabbed me and wouldn't let go. I love the way the story of the family is so expertly woven into the story of the house.I also renovate properties in Akron Ohio but on the other end of the market. My first house cost just $6,500 and was purchased on my credit cards.... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


10.		Builder's Essentials: Plan Reading & Material Takeoff from R.S. Means Company Price: $22.00 Customer Review: Excellent book for beginners in construction management; it has all the informations well outlined; excellent reference book for construction managers and superintendents. if you are a civil engineer or a project manager in the building construction industry, you need this book in your shelf.	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


11.		Easy-to-Make Bird Feeders for Woodworkers from Dover Publications Price: $1.95 Customer Review: Illustrations for building needed to be clearer with more detail and the text was too confusing.	Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


12.		Fences, Gates and Bridges from "Hood, Alan C. & Company, Inc." Price: $7.00 Customer Review: We always need some type of enclosure on our organic dairy farm but didn't always have the skills needed to build or fix the necessary items. This book has been invaluable, at least for ideas. Our carpentry skills are improving. Would be very helpful no matter where you live	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


13.		Vacation and Second Homes : 345 Designs for Recreation, Retirement and Leisure Living : 480 to 4136 Square Feet from Homeplannr	Click here for more information


14.	[no image]	Castle Cross-sections from Greenwich Editions,U.S. Price: $37.22 Customer Review: My son is 7 and EVERY second time we go to the library he searches out this book, now he will have his own. It is a shame that one of the reviewers burnt this book, there is so much to learn here including the darker and less lovable side of medievel life. It is full of interesting facts, fun things... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


15.		Ideas for Great Bathrooms from Sunset Publishing Corporation Price: $0.01 Customer Review: Of the many bathroom remodel guides I used, this was probably the best. The ideas were helpful, and the layout suggestions were very useful.	Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


16.		Decks, Porches, and Patios (Home Repair and Improvement (Updated Series)) from Time Life Medical Price: $2.60 Customer Review: A complete book with everything you need to know about Decks, Porches, and Patios with thorough illustrations. An excellent book to keep for reference.	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


17.	[no image]	How Buildings Work: The Natural Order of Architecture from Oxford University Press, USA Price: $28.99 Customer Review: I bought this book in the hope that it will be talking about Heating/Cooling, Lighting/Acoustics in some detail and touch upon other topics as well. The book however was disappointing because it covered too many topics without getting into significant depth for any of them. After reading the book,... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


18.		Renovating Old Houses ("Fine Homebuilding" Books) from Taunton Press Price: $15.01 Customer Review: I am working on an old house restoration and from my reading this book has useful and sage advice. It is not a beginners guide and does not waste time explaining tools and materials other than to point you to more complete sources of information. A very useful book for the intermediate woodworker or... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


19.		Plumbing (Home Repair and Improvement (Updated Series)) from Time Life Medical Price: $22.00 Customer Review: This book discusses many plumbing projects, including those which usually are considered the provenance of professional plumbers. A section lists and illustrates all the tools needed for work. The diverse topics in this book include: emergency repairs, the thawing of frozen pipes, unclogging of... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


20.		Projects for Outdoor Living (The Backyard Builder) from Rodale Pr Price: $5.99	Click here for more information


21.		DEWALT Building Contractor's Licensing Exam Guide with Interactive CD-ROM: Based on the IBC and Construction Theory (Dewalt Exam/Certification Series) from DEWALT Price: $26.69 Customer Review: Bought this for my husband to use as a study guide for his contractor's test. He found several instances where the questions and their answers were contradicted from one chapter to the next. And he also found a few questions that not any of the four multiple choices were actually the "correct"... more info	Customer Rating: 3.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


22.		Understanding Buildings: A Multidisciplinary Approach from The MIT Press Price: $15.99 Customer Review: This book is a great read for an intro the science of the building surrounding you now!	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


23.		Walls and Ceilings (Home Repair and Improvement (Updated Series)) from Time Life Medical Price: $6.99 Customer Review: This classic book, although used, was in perfect condition. These books are a must for do it yourselfers.	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


24.		Movable Insulation: A Guide to Reducing Heating and Cooling Losses Through the Windows in Your Home from Rodale Press Price: $44.99	Click here for more information


25.		Roofs and Siding (Home Repair and Improvement (Updated Series)) from Time Life Medical Price: $8.95 Customer Review: I plan on siding my house in the spring of 2001. This book given the information that a do it yourselfer will need to do the job.	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


26.		Adding on (Home Repair and Improvement (Updated Series)) from Time Life Medical Price: $54.44	Click here for more information


27.		Bathrooms (Home Repair and Improvement (Updated Series)) from Time Life Educational Price: $0.97	Click here for more information


28.		Fences and Retaining Walls from Craftsman Book Company Price: $29.90 Customer Review: Fences & Retaining Walls by construction industry veteran and expert Bill McElroy is an extremely practical, "user friendly" manual for building professional quality boundary markers and retaining structures including picket and chain fences. McElroy covers fundamental aspects of fencing and... more info	Customer Rating: 5.0 / 5.0 Click here for more information


29.	[no image]	Means Illustrated Construction Dictionary from R.S. Means Company Price: $32.08 Customer Review: Everything you may want to know definition of with regard to Construction is here and most likely illustrated so that you know what it actually looks like. If you are in college learning about this stuff this will definitely come in handy for when your in school and when you end up working in the... more info	Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0 Click here for more information


30.	[no image]	Making the Most of Your Own Backyard from Sunset Pub Co Price: $1.99	Click here for more information

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