A place of my own : the education of an amateur builder / Michael Pollan.
A place of my own : the education of an amateur builder / Michael Pollan.
A place of my own : the education of an amateur builder / Michael Pollan.
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Publisher
New York : Random House, c1997.
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N690.837/15
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Language
English
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Physical content
xii, 320 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Random House, c1997.
Edition
1st ed.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
c1997.
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Summary
Blandings, Pollan uses the biography of a single tiny building to brilliantly illuminate the history, and meaning, of all human building: how nature is both sacrificed and celebrated when we transform a tree into a house; where the classical rules of Vitruvius dovetail with the Chinese art of feng shui; what the warring perspective of carpenter and...
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A place of my own : the education of an amateur builder / Michael Pollan.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [303]-310) and index.
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N690.837/15
Record Identifier
74VvZxOgVMod
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvZxOgVMod
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ISBN
0679415327 (acid-free paper)
9780679415329 (acid-free paper)
DDC
690.837
MMS ID
991004770409702626
