At Home on the Water

At Home on the Water

Author: Jaci Conry

Publisher: Gibbs Smith

Published: 2022-05-10

Total Pages: 227

ISBN-13: 1423657519

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Coastal havens designed for laid-back living. The idea of a retreat—a place removed from one’s daily stressors, a secluded haven to be enjoyed by family--is more appealing than it has been in decades. But second homes are far from a novel concept. Families have built retreats since the late 1800s, when the well-to-do began to construct reprieves in coastal areas to escape the combustive atmosphere of city life. Homes on the water have been coveted and cherished for their particular restorative qualities. In an oceanside house, one can’t help but pause to contemplate the view. At Home on the Water offers a history of coastal living and features twelve homes on the water on both coasts and the gulf. This stunning title focuses on both the design of the homes and the way the homeowners live in them, embellished by interviews with homeowners, designers, and/or architects.


A Place on the Water

A Place on the Water

Author: Jerry Dennis

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 1996-01-15

Total Pages: 244

ISBN-13: 9780312141271

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Encompassing stories from his childhood up to the present day, Dennis relates to the reader his discovery and love of fishing, the environment, and life on the water. Blending memory and observation, this book is an exploration of subjects with broad appeal--love of land and water, the appreciation of nature, and the outrage at changes capable of obliteration. Line drawings.


Houses by the Shore

Houses by the Shore

Author: Oscar Riera Ojeda

Publisher: Rizzoli Publications

Published: 2018-10-16

Total Pages: 338

ISBN-13: 0847862801

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Highlighting thirty-five spectacular recently completed houses overlooking sea, lake, river, and ocean, selected for beauty and variety across the globe, Houses by the Shore features homes that demonstrate the extraordinarily diverse ways that today's leading architects and interior designers build and design homes on the water and new approaches homeowners are taking to life on the shore. Frequently elegant and uncluttered, these houses serve as models of smart and often exquisite design with lots of ideas for homeowners who don't necessarily live in a waterfront home, but who wish to have something of that appeal and sensitivity in their own space. A range of projects encompassing myriad geographic and cultural inspirations show some of the world's most inviting residences, built in stone and glass, in wood and steel and concrete. The houses vary in size and style, though all within the realm of the modern, from open plan homes that include terraces and rooms that flow from indoors to out, to spaces flooded with light and views. Each house is photographed comprehensively with detailed interior and exterior pictures and plans, and placed into context through the lens of widely respected editor Oscar Riera Ojeda and descriptive texts written by design critic Byron Hawes, to give readers a privileged look at the best of shore-side residential architecture. With its beautiful modernist homes set beside the golden sands of the gulf coast of Mexico or upon the romantic islands of Greece, from Finland to South Africa to New Zealand, Houses by the Shore is a paean to rooms with a view.


A Thirst for Home

A Thirst for Home

Author: Christine Ieronimo

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2021-10-12

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1547610654

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Perfect for common core, this story based on the true events of a young girl's transition from the poverty of Ethiopia to life in America will be an inspiration for young readers Alemitu lives with her mother in a poor village in Ethiopia, where she must walk miles for water and hunger roars in her belly. Even though life is difficult, she dreams of someday knowing more about the world. When her mother has no choice but to leave her at an orphanage to give her a chance at a better life, an American family adopts Alemitu. She becomes Eva in her new home in America, and although her life there is better in so many ways, she'll never forget her homeland and the mother who gave up so much for her. Told through the lens that water connects all people everywhere, this eye-opening, emotional story will get readers thinking about the world beyond their own.


The Water-Wise Home

The Water-Wise Home

Author: Laura Allen

Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC

Published: 2015-02-27

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1603429204

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Save the earth’s most precious resource while also saving yourself money. Laura Allen provides expert strategies for using water smartly and efficiently while fulfilling all of your home and garden needs. Learn how to create a water-wise landscape, reuse greywater, harvest rainwater, and even set up a waterless composting toilet. Offering proven techniques in clear and accessible language, The Water-Wise Home makes it easy to help the environment and lower your household operating costs through conserving water.


Home Water Systems (Home Guide Basics Series, #7)

Home Water Systems (Home Guide Basics Series, #7)

Author: Paul R. Wonning

Publisher: Mossy Feet Books

Published:

Total Pages: 79

ISBN-13:

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Home Water Systems is a primer for the homeowner about water sources like lakes, streams and wells. This handbook provides a basic overview of water filtration systems, wells and other water sources for the home. Water Sources The book covers standard water sources like municipal water supplies as well as off grid water sources like wells, ponds and rivers. Water Filtration Readers will learn about many different types of water filtration systems for the home. This includes reverse osmosis systems and different types of filters. Water Purification Systems Ultraviolet (UV) water purification systems help ensure that the home water supply is not contaminated with bacterial or viral organisms. The book also outlines several different types of wells for use as home water sources. Home water supply, water filtration system, water wells, home water well filtration system, water purifier system, water purification system, off grid water sources


Home Water & Moisture Problems

Home Water & Moisture Problems

Author: Gary Branson

Publisher: Firefly Books

Published: 2003

Total Pages: 148

ISBN-13: 9781552978351

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A reference handbook to preventing and solving water and moisture problems in the house, including wet basements, roof leaks, and plumbing problems.