Home Design & Renovation

You can use this book to design a house for yourself with your family; you can use it to work with your neighbors to improve your town and neighborhood; you can use it to design an office, a workshop, or a public building. And you can use it to guide you in the actual process of construction...

The ancient practice of feng shui is uncovered in this simple and practical guide, revealing the tools that will lead to a healthier, happier home for every budget....

For listeners who enjoyed Finding the Mother Tree and The Hidden Life of Trees comes the first-ever book about a movement to restore biodiversity in our cities and towns by transforming empty lots, backyards, and degraded land into mini-forests. Author Hannah Lewis is the forest maker turning...

On the 100th anniversary of the Russian Revolution, the epic story of an enormous apartment building where Communist true believers lived before their destruction....

R. Buckminster Fuller is regarded as one of the most important figures of the 20th century, renowned for his achievements as an inventor, designer, architect, philosopher, mathematician, and dogged individualist. Perhaps best remembered for the Geodesic Dome and the term "Spaceship Earth", his...

Lo—TEK: Design by Radical Indigenism by Julia Watson invites listeners on a transformative journey through ancestral innovation and Indigenous ingenuity.

With the appearance of Grunch of Giants, R. Buckminster Fuller consummates his literary canon, his panoramic lifetime survey of all aspects of the responsibility of human beings for their own destiny.

With this updated edition of his earlier book A Place of My Own, listeners can revisit the inspired, intelligent, and often hilarious story of Pollan’s realization of a room of his own....

From Ben and Erin Napier, the stars of the hit HGTV show Home Town, comes a memoir that tells us all to seek out the good in life, celebrate the beauty of family and friends, and prosper within our communities because everything we need in life to be happy, is within our grasp. Long before their...

Starting Your Handyman Business is designed for an individual to help him or her get started producing as a self-employed handyman without added complexity....

Lin Pardey - renowned for her sailing narratives - takes you on a voyage of the heart, sharing her and her husband Larry's remarkable tale of homesteading with equal parts candor and humor....

A practical guide to self-sufficient and sustainable living from the star of Homestead Rescue. Do you wish for a more resilient, sustainable, and empowered way of providing for your family in uncertain times? Are you worried about unreliable power grids, uncertain water supplies, or overly...

Read by the author. Seven questions that will help you design a home that tells your unique story. Since the premiere of her first television show, Grace Mitchell has received thousands of messages from fans wondering how to tell their unique stories in how they design their homes. This design...

Mini Farming describes a holistic approach to small-area farming that will show you how to produce 85 percent of an average family's food on just a quarter acre....

From one of Fine Homebuilding's best-loved authors, Larry Haun, comes a unique story that looks at American home building from the perspective of twelve houses he has known intimately....

Meticulously researched, royal chronicler Helen Cathcart paints a vivid picture of the evolving architecture, changing decor, and esteemed inhabitants of Royal Lodge from earliest days through to the mid-twentieth century....

Whether the listener is building a new home or doing a minor remodel, a homeowner needs a framework by which to guide their decisions. These decisions are based on values, and the author posits that there are really only three reasons to go green: For Our Health: By building more sustainably, we...

An exclusive look at America's first family of renovation! Taking you behind the scenes, Chip and Joanna Gaines share the story of how they met, the ups and downs of being an entrepreneurial couple, and how they built a life they love. The Magnolia Story is the first book from dynamic...

Why settle for a house that looks like every other one in the neighborhood? With Building Your Custom Home for Dummies, you can design and build the home of your dreams....

Through simple stories, recipes, and reflections, RuthAnn Zimmerman shares timeless wisdom, celebrates traditional values, and gives readers a peek behind the fence at what homestead life is really like.

Spirited thinkers Michael Pawlyn and Sarah Ichioka propose a bold set of regenerative principles with potential to transform how we design, make, and manage our buildings; infrastructure; and communities.

From the bestselling author of Christmas at The Highland Flower Shop writing as Lucy Coleman, comes a brand new series set in a Cornish Farmhouse. When Jess Newman married the love of her life Ben she was sure they had what it took to stay together forever. So when Ben falls out of love with her...

Since available information in this regard is incomplete, DIY Source has prepared a practical guide on how to set up DIY solar power systems. DIY Solar Power for Beginners will guide you in customizing your grid, tied as well as mobile and off-grid solar power systems....

Take a journey to Château-de-la-Motte Husson in the spellbinding memoir from Sunday Times bestselling authors, Dick and Angel Strawbridge. Dick and Angel recount the newest and biggest challenges they faced on the journey to transforming their once derelict and abandoned château in France's...

The Ultimate Prepper’s Survival Guide is your all-in-one, powerhouse manual for becoming self-reliant, resourceful, and ready for anything.

Nach dreizehn Jahren kehrt die ausgebrannte Unternehmensberaterin Karla in das Gutshaus ihrer Kindheit in Mecklenburg-Vorpommern zurück – mit dem Plan, es zu renovieren, zu verkaufen und endlich ihr Leben wieder auf die Reihe zu kriegen. Doch die Rückkehr nach Lüttenbü weckt alte Erinnerungen an zerbrochene Freundschaften, Familienkonflikte und an Rasmus, ihre erste große Liebe. Als ausgerechnet er Karla bei den Sanierungsarbeiten hilft, flammen nicht nur alte Gefühle auf, sondern auch die Frage, ob sie wirklich schon mit ihrer Vergangenheit abgeschlossen hat.

For seniors living alone, one of the biggest fears isn’t loneliness—it’s falling. A simple slip can cause serious injuries, long recoveries, and loss of independence. Many feel overwhelmed by expensive assessments, complicated renovations, or generic advice. Fall-Proof Your Home provides 12 practical, affordable fixes that can be done in a single weekend.

Improving your home’s energy efficiency doesn’t require expensive renovations or complicated upgrades. Often, the most meaningful changes come from small, thoughtful improvements that reduce waste, increase comfort, and lower monthly energy costs.

As a courtesy to US homeowners, and those similarly situated, the exclusive eight keys or steps to discovering the competence and reliability of contractors working in home improvement [remodelers are included] can be extremely useful towards greatly enhancing your awareness about subtle factors in relation to uncovering things about those working in home improvement which the average private home decision-maker can miss.

What if you could design and build your own tiny home—with confidence, clarity, and a realistic plan? The Little House Blueprint: Building Your Tiny Home from the Ground Up is a practical, step-by-step guide for anyone ready to turn the dream of tiny living into a well-built reality. Whether you're planning a tiny house on wheels, a backyard ADU, or a small foundation home, this audiobook walks you through the entire process—from early design decisions to daily life after move-in.