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| The Survival Retreat by Ragnar Benson Paperback (June 1986) A reader from Rockford, Illinois , January 29, 1999 This is a foundational book for building a survival retreat. This is the book to start with. It is a hard book. The author demands thinking about the most foundational aspects of a retreat, e.g., where to build it, what it's actually for, when to deal pity and defense, etc. If you already know it all, buy the book anyway. Someone else will need it after you're dead and your retreat is plundered. | Complete Book of Underground Houses : How to Build a Low-Cost Home by Robert L. Roy, Paperback - 144 pages (November 1994) Synopsis Build a home in accord with nature--underground. Let one of the foremost leaders of the underground house movement--and director of the acclaimed Earthwood Building School--help you choose a piece of property and show you how to build, landscape, and enjoy your underground home. You'll find natural light streaming in from above and the beauty of Mother Earth all around you. | ||
| The Independent Home : Living Well With Power from the Sun, Wind, and Water (A Real Goods Independent Living Book) by Michael Potts, John Schaeffer (Designer) Paperback - 224 pages (October 1993) How-To Editor's Recommended Book Whether you already own a home or plan to build one, The Independent Home will show you how to transform it into an energy-efficient, comfortable, self-sustainable home of the future-- right now. Michael Potts's home has been featured on the ABC evening news as an example of the sane approach to simple living; he demonstrates how one can live well, save money, save resources, and still retain modern conveniences and comfort. The Independent Home proves that it is not necessary to live in mud-floored huts and cook brown rice over a campfire to go back to the land. | THE MODERN SURVIVAL RETREAT by Ragnar Benson Book Description A New and Vital Approach to Retreat Theory and Practice Modern retreaters have a new enemy to fear - our own government. In this companion to the classic book The Survival Retreat, Ragnar answers such vital questions as how to identify exactly who threatens your freedom, when to occupy your retreat and how to fight the government when it goes hard-core against you. 5 1/2 x 8 1/2, softcover, photos. |
Earth
Shelter Technology by Lester
L. Boyer, Walter
T. Grondzik Paperback 1st Ed. edition (March 1987) Our Price: $19.95
Availability: This title usually ships within 4-6
weeks. Charles Barnard([email protected]) from Green Bay, Wisconsin, USA ,
August 12, 1997 Textbook pulling the underground neccesities together Boyer
& Grondzik have pulled together all of the disparate sources of information
required to properly design an underground facility. Although the book was
written in 1987, there are no other books which have pulled together all of the
design issues and formulas required to properly design a structure, including
heating & ventilation, waterproofing techniques and studies of existing
structures.
The
Fifty Dollar and Up Underground House Book by Mike
Oehler Paperback 5th edition (March 1982) Our Price: $13.95
Availability: This title is currently on back order. We do not have a
reprint date for this title, but we expect to be able to ship it to you within
3-5 weeks. (3/99) A reader from Northern Ky. , February 21, 1999 Very
readable and instructive!!! I bought this book in 1978 and was absolutley
facinated and somewhat skeptical. These homes are everything the author claims.
(Built one in 1980-81) The biggest problem was with inspectors as Mike said.
With very little mechanicle skills you can have a practical, spacious and
livable home.
Earthship
: How to Build Your Own by Michael
E. Reynolds Paperback Vol 001 (September 1990) Availability:
Usually ships within 24 hours. reader from Seattle, WA , October 1, 1998 Amazing
Building Method These books are way ahead of their time. The author first
describes the idea of a self-contained "earthship" -- a home that
provides for it's own power, sewage, food and water needs. He then talks about
the structure, the ideas behind it, and why it works. The rest of the book is
all about how to actually build one. Don't pass this up, once you get the idea
in your head, you'll want to build one of your own!
Underground
Space Design, Part 1 : Overview of Subsurface Space Utilization, Part 2 : Design
for People in Underground Facilities by Raymond
L., Ph.D. Sterling, John
Carmody (Contributor) Hardcover (December 1997) Our Price: $79.95
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Inc. , May 1, 1993 The authors offer an overview of a wide range of
underground uses by reflecting on the past, present, and future of underground
development. Subjects include a comprehensive set of classifications, a summary
of existing research on psychological issues, exterior and entrance design,
layout and spatial configuration patterns, interior design, lighting, and life
safety design. Written for architects, interior designers, civil engineers,
geotechnical engineers, city planners, developers, and environmental
psychologists. Many illustrations.
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