The Houses of Belgrade

The Houses of Belgrade
Author: Borislav Pekić
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Total Pages: 224
Release: 1994
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780810111417

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The Bernard Johnson translation of Pekic's prize-winning novel. Originally published by Harcourt in 1978. Annotation copyright by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Old Houses

Old Houses
Author: Henry Wiencek
Publisher: Stewart, Tabori, & Chang
Total Pages: 248
Release: 1991
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

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From an unrestored masterpiece such as the Aiken-Rhett House in Charleston, South Carolina, to a farmhouse in upstate New York, inhabited only by a bird nesting in the bathroom sink, Old Houses profiles 20 houses whose peeling paint, faded fabrics, and antique furniture impart a surprising elegance and beauty. An unusual volume, this book will appeal to historians, restoration specialists, and style-conscious homeowners lookingfor new ideas form examples of the past. Over 250 full-color photographs.

Houses and Homes

Houses and Homes
Author: Barbara J. Howe
Publisher: Rowman Altamira
Total Pages: 188
Release: 1997
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780761989295

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This volume in the Nearby History series helps the reader document the history of a home. The reader will learn to examine written records, oral testimonies, visual sources, and the house's surroundings. The author covers American housing patterns, the individual characteristics of houses in different regions, construction techniques and materials, household technology, and family life styles. Houses and Homes is Volume 2 in The Nearby History Series.

Tiny Book of Tiny Houses

Tiny Book of Tiny Houses
Author: Lester Walker
Publisher: Harry N. Abrams
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1993-09-01
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780879515102

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Profiles seventeen small buildings, some used as permanent housing, some as temporary accommodations, and some as workplaces, including Thoreau's cabin and an ice fishing shanty, and provides structural diagrams and plans.

The Book on Flipping Houses

The Book on Flipping Houses
Author: J. Scott
Publisher: Biggerpockets Publishing, LLC
Total Pages: 320
Release: 2019
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 9781947200104

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This no-fluff book contains detailed, step-by-step training perfect for both the complete newbie or seasoned pro looking to build a killer house-flipping business. In this book you'll discover: --How to get financing for your deals, even with no cash and poor credit! --How to evaluate a potential market or "farm" area! --What types of properties you should buy, where and from whom! --How to find great deals from motivated sellers! --How to evaluate deals quickly and accurately! --How to make competitive offers and complete your due diligence efficiently and effectively! --How to create a Scope of Work, a Budget and a Schedule! --How to hire the best contractors and manage your rehab to completion! --How to get your properties under contract for top dollar! --How to get your property to the closing table as efficiently as possible so you can collect your check!

Texas Houses Built by the Book

Texas Houses Built by the Book
Author: Margaret Culbertson
Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
Total Pages: 160
Release: 1999
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780890968635

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"In addition to identifying design sources actually used in Texas, Culbertson provides personal background information on several of the original owners, many of whom were prosperous and respected members of their communities. By providing such contextual information about the houses and their owners, Culbertson shows that using designs published in magazines and catalogues was socially and culturally acceptable during this period." "The book closes with an in-depth look at the use of published designs in one particular community, Waxahachie, and the place of these houses within the community and in the lives of their original owners."--BOOK JACKET.

Houses

Houses
Author: Phaidon Editors
Publisher: Phaidon Press
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-05-08
Genre: Architecture
ISBN: 9780714878096

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The world's most innovative and influential architect-designed houses created since the early 20th century Throughout history, houses have presented architects the world over with infinite opportunities to experiment with new methods and materials for domestic living. Houses: Extraordinary Living celebrates the incredible diversity and beauty of the house as never before, from Modernist icons to feats of technological, material, and spatial innovation in the 21st century. Explore the creative imaginations of hundreds of internationally renowned architects past and present, as well as dozens of awe-inspiring houses by lesser-known and emerging talents.

Writers' Houses

Writers' Houses
Author: Francesca Premoli-Droulers
Publisher:
Total Pages: 206
Release: 1995
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

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The houses of writers are often places of both creation and inspiration, studio as much as home. This wonderful book takes readers into the intimacy of the homes of 20 great international figures--from Hemingway's simple, tropical world on Key West to the Connecticut Yankee home of Mark Twain to William Faulkner's Oxford plantation--to reveal their private worlds. 220 photos, 200 in color.

Converted Into Houses

Converted Into Houses
Author: Charles A. Fracchia
Publisher: Penguin Group
Total Pages: 104
Release: 1977
Genre: Architecture
ISBN:

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"The author presents a versatile selection of more than thirty intriguing examples of conversion, in the United States, England, and France. In more than two hundred color photographs, the structures are show as they are today, inside and out, and each is accompanied by notes relating its history and the steps which led to its change"--Cover.