Buying a Manufactured Home: How to Get the Most Bang for Your Buck in Today's Housing Market (Old Edition, 2002) (Home Resources Book) Review

Buying a Manufactured Home: How to Get the Most Bang for Your Buck in Today's Housing Market (Old Edition, 2002) (Home Resources Book)
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Aloha,If you are in the market for a manufactured home you *must* get this book. He tells all the ins and outs of the manufactured home buying process written from the perspective of a guy who is simply trying to tell you the truth. He is sincere and *very* knowledgeable and will save you significant money and hassle.As one reviewer noted, this is not the best editing job. There are a number of grammatical errors, careless things like a missing pro-noun or mispelled words. But you don't buy a book like this looking for pulitzer prize level literature. You buy it to arm yourself with information. Mr. Burnside does a very good job of doing just that, arming you, and does so in an easy to read/understand fashion. I read the whole thing in about 4 hours.He gives tips on all aspects of buying a manufactured home and setting it up on your property. But the primary focus is how to handle the home dealers and how to get the best deal with the right options. In that light it would be wise to have this book as but one book in your home buying collection. A great book that covers other important areas like finding and buying land (etc) in a more comprehensive way than Mr. Burnside's book is "Finding and Buying Your Place in the Country" by Scher & Scher (husband wife team). This is also a *must* have book. Do not as much as set foot inside a manufactured home dealer without reading this book.Good Luck! It is a best seller for a reason.

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PLEASE NOTE: This was the previous (2nd) edition of this book. It has been replaced by a new, expanded and updated 3rd Edition, published September 2008. The reference number (ISBN) for the new edition is 9781892495587.

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Building a Small Cable Suspension Bridge: with the Cable Locking System (Volume 1) Review

Building a Small Cable Suspension Bridge: with the Cable Locking System (Volume 1)
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This is a how-we-did-it story about a couple who live on 55 acres of land in Oregon. As a how-we-did-it, this is a much more interesting book than a how-to because it tells the story of two people who perceived a problem and created a solution. Anyone who wants to build a small cable suspension bridge can use the information in this book as an important stepping-stone.
The problem wasn't that a creek ran through the property: that, in fact, was a plus. The problem was that the spring-fed water system originated on the other side of the creek which, in winter, could become a raging torrent unsafe to cross. The solution was to build a small bridge across the creek. A sturdy, functional bridge. A beautiful bridge. Elegant, even. (Why not?!) A cable suspension bridge with 80 feet of deck. And don't forget to make all parts easy to repair or replace -- with the invented-for-the-purpose patented Cable Locking System. From start to finish, the bridge took about six months to build, with just two people working on it when time allowed, and with occasional help from a friend. And beer. And donuts.
"Building a Small Cable Suspension Bridge" is packed with information: information and process that can inspire others. Photos abound, at least one full-color photo per page, so that readers can see the bridge in progress. There are diagrams. For the non-architectural person like me, there's fascinating information about harmonic resonance, the catenary curve, and the ominous-sounding "dead men."
Like any well-thought-out and well-built object, the bridge in this book benefits more than those who built it. One of my favorite photos is a nocturnal one which shows a bobcat using the bridge to cross the creek. This book is a great buy and a very useful source of information, with end papers of chronology, materials, and a list of how-to sources in the "Afterwords."

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Marvin Denmark, a builder and craftsman with 45+ years of experience, demonstrates the process he used to design and construct a small cable suspension bridge. This book includes some suspension bridge history along with engineering considerations, then explains and illustrates with diagrams and full-color photos the step by step process that was used to complete the project. Anyone who needs a footbridge that is relatively easy to build without the use of heavy equipment or difficult to replace components may benefit from the ideas in this book and by using the patented "cable locking system."

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Urban Sanctuaries: Peaceful Havens for the City Gardener Review

Urban Sanctuaries: Peaceful Havens for the City Gardener
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This is by far one of the loveliest, most inspirational garden books I've ever read. Stephen's vision of how to create sanctuary within the garden is masterful. The photos and text are both well chosen to evoke a peaceful calm and show the reader how such a feeling can translate from paper to soil. I keep my copy close at hand whether I'm looking for ideas in designing gardens for clients, or just want to soothe my soul. A definite must.

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Building the new rapid transit system of New York city, written by Fred Lavis ... Design of the new elevated railway lines, by Maurice E. Griest. Review

Building the new rapid transit system of New York city, written by Fred Lavis ... Design of the new elevated railway lines, by Maurice E. Griest.
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...I'd rate the illustrations a 1 and the content a 9. Full of interesting information about a remarkable feat of engineering. The problem is that book is a copy of an original and the figures lack almost all of their original grayscale content, making them nearly illegible.

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This volume is produced from digital images created through the University of Michigan University Library's preservation reformatting program.--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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Severe Storm Engineering for Structural Design Review

Severe Storm Engineering for Structural Design
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I read this book on an airplane on my way to a project meeting for a new building in tornado alley. It gave me the engineering information I needed as a structural engineer to feel confident in the meeting. The topics I was interested in were covered concisely: what static pressures are used for tornado design; what are the criteria documents used in the US; what is the path typically taken by tornados; what are the design issues that need to be addressed.
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Home Book: The Ultimate Guide to Repairs & Improvements Review

Home Book: The Ultimate Guide to Repairs and Improvements
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I regretably returned this book since it did not describe how home improvements should be done but instead it just describes what needs to be done. The book read more like an encylopedia than a "do-it-yourself" manual - lots of information but not very helpful. I much prefer Standley's home repair manual which describes, for instance, how to caulk or different techniques for sanding.

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Handmade Houseboats: Independent Living Afloat Review

Handmade Houseboats: Independent Living Afloat
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I decided to build my own houseboat. I found little on the subject untill I read this book. It gives construction information, suggests floorplans, and is a great guide for the uninformed. It is filled with practical information about houseboats, electrical information (including 110 vac, 12 vdc, generators and even solar) plumbing, and waste disposal. All in all, the best book on the subject I've found to date. I just returned this book to the Library and have just bought it through Amazon.com. I think that says it all. A must have for anyone thinking about building a houseboat.

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Water-loving people of modest means have lived aboard houseboats for centuries, and why not? Unlike expensive, cramped, and hard-to-build liveaboard cruising boats, spacious, homey houseboats are easily and economically constructed from commmon lumberyard materials. And unlike those high-priced waterfront cottages, there's no lawn to mow and often no property taxes. And if you don't like the new neighbors, just up anchor and be off.
This book tells those who would live afloat how to design and build their own place on the water. There are detailed plans and building instructions for sample houseboats; help with designing a personalized houseboat from scratch; resource-stingy contrivances for easing life aboard, including a solar oven, a windmill-powered washing machine, and innovative power-, water-, and waste-management systems; and more.

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