books about: buildings     books:       The 29% Solution: 52 Weekly Networking Success Strategies38 reviews Ivan Misner, Michelle R. Donovan Greenleaf Book Group Press, 2008 Excellent Reference to Keep You on Track The authors start out with the premise that although networking is proven to be valuable in business, it is still rarely taught in business schools. The book begins with a self-analysis test to help determine one's networking skills. Topics and assignments are broken down into 52 weeks, with spaces in some of the chapters for you to write in the book as you do that week's assignment. (Not ...             The Complete Guide to Sharpening33 reviews Leonard Lee Taunton, 1995 This is THE Book about sharpening! What should I say? No need anymore to write other books on sharpening. It is well written and very informative on every detail. If you would like to know everything about sharpening, buy this book and you're done.             A Field Guide to American Houses50 reviews Virginia Mcalester, Lee Mcalester Knopf, 1984 A great description of historical architecture styles After some introductory chapters on the history and theory of homebuilding, the McAlesters commence with descriptions of the different styles. Each major style is described with a large stylized diagram with its identifying features labeled, a description of the major subtypes, descriptions of the style's unique elements, a paragraph on the frequency and locations of its occurrence, some ...             Building the Classic Physique36 reviews Steve Reeves Access Publishers Network, 1995 Great Book and it isn't out of print! This is a book you have to own. I looked on this site and the only copies are used. Everyone thinks it is out of print, but it is NOT out of print. Google the Steve Reeves International Society. You can buy the book brand new from here. I bought this book and the second book of Steve Reeves. You can get each for $25.             Three Cups of Tea: One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations (Unabridged)1437 reviews Relin, Greg, David Oliver Mortenson audible.com Outstanding! Wonderful read. Moving story set in our time. Page turner. The story moved along pretty fast, it was a nice pace for the book. I would recommend this book to anyone. Have already passed my copy along to my fellow readers.             HR from the Heart: Inspiring Stories and Strategies for Building the People Side of Great Business35 reviews Libby Sartain, Martha I. Finney AMACOM, 2003 Beyond Theory Into Real-Life HR I have been involved in the HR field for some 21 years. Like any HR professional, we have a lot of stories to tell. In this book, Libby Sartain has a way of melding her stories with solid HR theory. At times, the book is simple and colloquial but more often than not it weaves its simplicity into a picture of HR I think and practitionaer would want to establish at their workplace. A lot has ...             A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)78 reviews Christopher Alexander Oxford University Press, USA, 1977 Healing Our Industrial Age Time has not eroded the significance of this book's contribution to the world of architecture. Though it reaches back to timeless solutions to architectural problems, it is also a way forward. As we devour our social capital in a half century of indiscriminate urban sprawl, this book offers alternatives that will help us revitalize our urban centers.             Make It BIG!: 49 Secrets for Building a Life of Extreme Success68 reviews Frank E. McKinney Wiley, 2002 Everything except the hair cut is militarily precise. I strongly recommend this book for the entrepreneur. Ultra high end real esate is only McKinney's vehicle; his philosophy is universal. Those of us with the entrepreneurial bent tend to find unlimited places to go, things to learn, and projects to start. We often suffer as a result. Mr. McKinney's book is the epitome of Napoean Hill's clear thinking. He clearly has a steadfast moral compass, ...             The Slate Roof Bible: Everything You Wanted to Know About Slate Roofs Including How to Keep Them Alive for ...33 reviews Joseph Jenkins Energy Shelter, 1997 $30 Is A Cheap Price For This Book! Whether you are and experienced slate roofer or a homeowner who might be considering investing in a slate roof, you'll enjoy this book. I'll let the other reviewers talk about pictures and text and history and other aspects of the book. But the overwhelming sensation I got from this book is the passion Joseph Jenkins has for slate roofs. This is a man who absolutly loves what he is doing. ...             Golf Is a Woman's Game: Simple Techniques for Building a Better Game37 reviews Jane Horn Diane Pub Co, 1997 Excellent instructional book In another review I read that this is William Jefferson Clinton's favorite golf book. You know since he has left the presidency he has a pretty good swing. Though I feel sorry for the guy because no one believes his scores, as a result he will probably never be accepted as a credible golfer. Now to this book. No I do not believe golf is a woman's game. It is no ones game. The game is equally ...             Infrastructure: A Field Guide to the Industrial Landscape24 reviews Brian Hayes W. W. Norton, 2006 Wonderful, eye-opening book This engrossing book leads the reader on a tour of industrial features that one would encounter on both a cross-country or cross-town trip. After reading this book, you will find yourself---as I did---pointing out industrial installations and explaining their use to friends and family. The glossy, full-color pictures are the most striking feature of this large book. They superbly complement ...             Machines at Work28 reviews HarperCollins, 1987 Simplicity is its strong suit! When I first got this for my son (2 years), I thought "What a snooze-fest!" We were still high on the Mo Willems wave, still in love with Knuffle Bunny and the slightly off-kilter viewpoint of the Pigeon, so the utter barrenness and simplicity of Machines at Work honestly put me off. But, as it is all about the baby (and don't he know it!), Connor simply loves it! Although he is fickle (we have ...             Home Work: Handbuilt Shelter25 reviews Lloyd Kahn Shelter Publications, 2004 So much more than a coffee-table book This book is absolutely stunning. I spent hours poring over the pictures. It's mostly pictures of creative, unique houses people have built, with a few stories about builders' experiences and techniques. It will put into perspective the amount to which we have limited ourselves when it comes to traditional housing. It shows how a house is not just shelter, but art, expression, and passion as ...             Sector 7 (Caldecott Honor Book)32 reviews Clarion Books, 1999 David Wiesner Books... you won't regret. I don't own this book, but I just checked out from local library. He has got such a great imagination. Another great book he created. Awesome!             The Sound of Building Coffins33 reviews Louis Maistros Toby Press, 2009 Atmospheric N'awlins Oh why did PW miss this? The opening's grand--a midnight ride in Storyville-era New Orleans. Can it get more moon-dark-midnight than this? A kid named Typhus on an errand with a burlap sack in his bicycle basket... Of course, I wonder what parent would name their kid Typhus. Noonday Morningstar claimed naming his children for diseases was for God's glory. Typhus isn't a complex kid. He ...             Stairway Walks in San Francisco25 reviews Adah Bakalinsky Wilderness Press, 2004 San Fran - the city - as you have not seen or known it I found this book (rather thick - 251 pages) on the shelves of my local Santa Cruz library shelves. At first I thought it was rather boring - the cover is dizzying to look at. Then as I opened and perused thru more pages, I realized that this was a work of love - Adah Bakalinsky's love (a San Francisco local, and an emigrant to the US). Adah Bakalinsky has expended previous editions and the ...             FrontPage 2003 (The Missing Manual)32 reviews Jessica Mantaro Pogue Press, 2005 FrontPage 2003 Wonderful book. Easy to read. Simple instructions. I followed and built my website just like I had taken a class to learn how. I would recommend this book to anyone that needs a quick way to learn FrontPage 2003.             The Foxfire Book: Hog Dressing, Log Cabin Building, Mountain Crafts and Foods, Planting by the Signs, Snake ...28 reviews Inc. Foxfire Fund Anchor, 1972 Sure Fire Reference Eliot Wigginton made his students immortal when he sent them into the southern mountains to interview and record the skills and crafts of the region. This is the first one of a fantastic series that serves as a standard reference for mountain culture. If you are a writer that has any intention of either historical--frontier descriptions or including characters from the region this entire series ...             The Baffled Parent's Guide to Coaching Youth Soccer23 reviews Bobby Clark International Marine/Ragged Mountain Press, 1999 Wonderful! Highly Recommended! This book helped organize my practices and provided ideas for drills that kept my U8 Boys team interested the entire season. I received numerous compliments from parents that their kids enjoyed the variety of "games" (i.e. drills) we played in practice. My team went 11-2 this past season and all my players chose to return for the spring season over baseball and other sports. I honestly feel ...             Castle25 reviews David Macaulay Collins, 1988 Fascinating Book After reading this book, I gave it to my grandson for Christmas and he is enjoying it very much. It is interesting not only to him but to his father as well. 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