Simple Shelters
Simple Shelters

Author: Jonathan Horning

Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

Published: 2009-11-03

Total Pages: 65

ISBN-13: 080271773X

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A brief introduction to the construction and history of basic shelters. Shelter is one of our most basic needs, and throughout history mankind has been highly inventive in meeting it. Simple Shelters introduces the principal types of wooden and stick-frame structures built around the world, examining how their shape and form reflect cultural and cosmological considerations as well as climatic and utilitarian needs. Charting the gradual shift from the circular homes of the nomads to the rectangular ones favored by settled people, Jonathan Horning explores materials and construction principles over millennia, including the geodesic experiments of the twentieth century.

Tiny Homes
Tiny Homes

Author: Lloyd Kahn

Publisher: Shelter Publications, Inc.

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 9780936070520

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More than 1,000 photos, along with stories and interviews follow the "tiny house" movement which is currently going on among people who have chosen to scale back in the 21st century. Original.

Stretching in the Office
Stretching in the Office

Author: Bob Anderson

Publisher: Shelter Publications, Inc.

Published: 2002

Total Pages: 156

ISBN-13: 0936070293

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Illustrates stretching exercises that can be done at the office to increase flexibility, relieve sore muscles, combat neck and back pain, prevent carpal tunnel syndrome, and reduce stress.

Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties
Shelters, Shacks, and Shanties

Author: Daniel Carter Beard

Publisher: Shelter Publications, Inc.

Published: 1992

Total Pages: 282

ISBN-13: 9780936070131

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Written and illustrated in 1914 by one of the founders of the Boy Scouts of America, this primer contains detailed directions for constructing a wide range of shelters--including a complete log cabin. 338 illustrations.

Shelter
Shelter

Author: Lloyd Kahn

Publisher: Shelter Publications, Inc.

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13: 0936070110

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Shelter is many things - a visually dynamic, oversized compendium of organic architecture past and present; a how-to book that includes over 1,250 illustrations; and a Whole Earth Catalog-type sourcebook for living in harmony with the earth by using every conceivable material. First published in 1973, Shelter remains a source of inspiration and invention. Including the nuts-and-bolts aspects of building, the book covers such topics as dwellings from Iron Age huts to Bedouin tents to Togo's tin-and-thatch houses; nomadic shelters from tipis to "housecars"; and domes, dome cities, sod iglus, and even treehouses. The authors recount personal stories about alternative dwellings that illustrate sensible solutions to problems associated with using materials found in the environment - with fascinating, often surprising results.

Tiny Homes on the Move
Tiny Homes on the Move

Author: Lloyd Kahn

Publisher:

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 211

ISBN-13: 9780936070629

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Depicts, in photos and stories, modern-day nomads who live in vans, pickup trucks, buses, trailers and on boats who enjoy all the comforts of home with the ability to pick up and travel somewhere else at a moment's notice.

Microshelters
Microshelters

Author: Derek Diedricksen

Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC

Published: 2015-09-19

Total Pages: 257

ISBN-13: 1612123546

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If you dream of living in a tiny house, or creating a getaway in the backwoods or your backyard, you’ll love this gorgeous collection of creative and inspiring ideas for tiny houses, cabins, forts, studios, and other microshelters. Created by a wide array of builders and designers around the United States and beyond, these 59 unique and innovative structures show you the limits of what is possible. Each is displayed in full-color photographs accompanied by commentary by the author. In addition, Diedricksen includes six sets of building plans by leading designers to help you get started on a microshelter of your own. You’ll also find guidelines on building with recycled and salvaged materials, plus techniques for making your small space comfortable and easy to inhabit.

A Place to Stay
A Place to Stay

Author: Erin Gunti

Publisher: Barefoot Books

Published: 2019-09-01

Total Pages: 35

ISBN-13: 1782858652

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This simple, touching picture book shows readers a women’s shelter through the eyes of a young girl, who with her mother’s help, uses her imagination to overcome her anxiety and adjust. Includes factual endnotes detailing various reasons people experience homelessness and the resources available to help.

Shelter
Shelter

Author: Lois Peterson

Publisher: Orca Book Publishers

Published: 2021-10-12

Total Pages: 206

ISBN-13: 1459825551

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★ “An outstanding, sophisticated introduction to a complex topic, this book encourages readers to prioritize kindness towards and dignity for people experiencing homelessness. Recommended as a first purchase.”—School Library Journal, starred review There are 150 million people experiencing homelessness worldwide, and that number is increasing every year. Homelessness is not a choice, yet it exists in almost every community. But why are people homeless? Who are they? What can you do? In Shelter: Homelessness in Our Community, readers will get answers to these complex questions. They’ll learn about the root causes of homelessness and its effects, and what people and organizations around the world are doing to address the problem. It shares the personal stories of people who live on the street and the adults and kids who work with them. As a former homeless-shelter worker, author Lois Peterson encourages young people to approach the issue with knowledge and compassion. She dispels some of the myths about homelessness and makes the case for why everyone deserves a safe, permanent place to call home.

Wisdom From the Homeless
Wisdom From the Homeless

Author: Neil Craton M.D.

Publisher: FriesenPress

Published: 2018-10-17

Total Pages: 185

ISBN-13: 1525531387

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SOMETIMES THE WORLD SEEMS LIKE A VERY DARK PLACE. In this angry world, I have seen a glimpse of light. I have seen kindness, love and hope at a homeless shelter. Siloam Mission is named after a pool where, in Biblical times, Jesus healed a blind man. In this tradition, the Mission has a medical clinic, and I have had the privilege of working there. The homeless men and women I have met at Siloam have taught me profound lessons about perseverance through suffering, expressing joy in dire circumstances, and the rewards of service to those in need. I want to share those lessons with you.