A Good House: Building a Life on the Land
by Manning, Richard
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0802115039
- ISBN 13
- 9780802115034
- Seller
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Stanley, New York, United States
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About This Item
Synopsis
A Good House is a chronicle of the year in which Manning set out to build his house and rebuild his life. Combining entertaining tales of the cast of characters who helped him build; practical information about wiring, roofing, and plumbing; and meditations on the struggle to integrate environmental and spiritual values into everyday life, this is a book about creating a solid foundation and building up from therein a hosue, in a family, in living a good life.
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- Bookseller
- Old Scrolls Book Shop - Biblio (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033953
- Title
- A Good House: Building a Life on the Land
- Author
- Manning, Richard
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- 1st Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0802115039
- ISBN 13
- 9780802115034
- Publisher
- Grove Press, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1993
- Keywords
- house building, new home construction, green building, Richard Manning, first edition
- Bookseller catalogs
- Environmental; Country Living;
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