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Van boondocking is not just the adventure of a lifetime. The successful transition to this lifestyle means that the adventure can be what your life is composed of all the time. Imagine waking up to birds chirping, the sound of a gently rolling creek, or to that warm percolator of coffee brewed over the embers of a dying campfire. That’s nice for a weekend, but what if you lived like that full time?

Does the idea of never having to pay utility, rent or mortgage bills ever again sound like a dream come true? Welcome to the world of tiny houses, an innovative living solution for those who don’t want to live their lives in debt to own a home! What started as a way to shelter people after natural disasters became a world popular housing trend, with millions praising the benefits of living in a small but highly functional house. If you want to join this ever-expanding club of debt-free house owners, this book will guide you on the path to your own, tiny piece of heaven on Earth!

In Black Mold and Home Inspections: What Your Realtor Won't Tell You When Buying a Home, you'll learn the ins and outs of knowing what to expect, what to ask for, and what to do with the information you get in a home inspection. You'll also learn all the things your realtor won't tell you about getting a home inspection and how black mold fits into all of the above when you're buying a house. If you're looking for a house, plan to buy a house in the near future, or are in the process of putting a deposit down on the house, this book is a must-listen.

Minimalist Cleaning is an audiobook that contains a compilation of tips on how to clean your home while applying the principles of minimalism. It helps you understand the benefits of following the minimalist lifestyle. You will also learn more about what a minimalist home looks like throughout this audiobook. The tips offered in this audiobook are also enough to help you start the habit of minimalist cleaning. You can use it as your guide in achieving success as a minimalist.

Michael Jordan is more than a great player, a living legend, and an icon of our times. He is, when all is said and done, a great man. In this stirring audio biography Jordan sets the record straight on his amazing life and career and the single-minded inspiration behind it all.

This short audiobook walks through the step-by-step process the author used to create a 16-foot diameter geodesic dome "bunker". It contains information of building an inexpensive geodesic dome frame from EMT conduit, ferrocement, and latex cement coverings as well as additional information on lighting and other issues. It contains links to additional videos and online dome calculators as well as end-notes for additional information on the content.

In this book, Kathy Campbell provides a step-by-step guide that arms you with all the information you need to start raising a healthy flock of chickens in your own backyard. From constructing coops to creating alternative sources of income using eggs, this guide has everything you need to start successfully raising chickens for fun and profit.

Everyone deserves a better life through a better home. Improving your home can upgrade your life. Are you thinking about remodeling, renovating, adding-on or building your home? Revivify Your Home will change how you approach your project. Author Grace Mase, founder and CEO of BEYREP, is like a fairy godmother for home improvements. She will provide you peace of mind by helping you take control of your home improvement project and avoid the costly heartaches.

Break free from the daily grind and pollution of modern life and learn how to save money while keeping the planet cleaner and greener, with this ultimate guide to living off-grid. In Living Off The Grid, Bo Morgan and Kathy Campbell condense all the best tips and tricks that helped them survive a year of unexpected power outage on a small budget into a powerful audiobook that can help you achieve the same feat.

Have you ever wanted to save money on electricity and become energy-independent? Do you want to protect your family from regular power outages and negligence of local utility? The audiobook The New Simple and Practical Solar Component Guide helps you accomplish this by understanding the essentials of building blocks of solar and harnessing solar power. Written by electronic engineers this easy-to-listen-and-follow solar components guide demystifies all of the components of a solar power system in a way that anyone without technical background can understand.

If you're traveling the world - or if you just want to travel the world from your armchair - this book will enlighten and amuse you. It could add a few unusual stops to your itinerary, as well. Perhaps you're just too busy this year for that round-the-world trip. But this book could give you ideas...and deliver a lot of fun facts en route. This book will uncover hidden gems you never knew existed! It takes travelling to a whole new level!

Build Your Own Tiny House and Live Free! When you listen to Tiny House, you’ll discover everything you need to know about this unique and popular lifestyle. Instead of spending most of your life paying off a traditional house, you can create your own tiny home at a fraction of the cost!

The audiobook Top 40 Costly Mistakes Solar Newbies Make is a simple and practical guide that could save you a lot of money, headaches and time during the planning, buying, implementation, and operation phase of your solar power system. Whether you have decided to buy a solar power system or assemble it yourself for your home, RV, camper, boat, or business, you need a simple and easy-to-follow step by step guide. There are thousands of books, articles, leaflets, forums, and many other resources available online, written by unqualified authors, telling you what to do.

Right now in America, there are about two million homes with solar panels. Considering there are about 90 million single-family homes, that doesn’t seem like a lot. But consider this: We’re now on track to start adding a million new solar-powered systems each year. It’s taken a while to get here, but solar energy is increasingly becoming a popular option to power the home of the future.

As climate change becomes an international crisis, more and more industries are looking for a sound model for creating successful environmentally friendly companies, and a new generation of young leaders are eager for inspiration and guidance on creating sustainable businesses. Mid-Course Correction Revisited advocates why we need to create prototypical green companies and a new economy - not based on non-renewable resources, but on renewable energy, aggressive recycling, innovative technology, and sustainable business practices.

Nationally syndicated newspaper columnist Tim Carter, founder of Ask the Builder, exposes why asphalt shingles are falling apart much faster than they should. Carter also reveals how to add copper to the top of all roofs to significantly slow down the degradation of asphalt shingles. Homeowners and businesses that depend on asphalt shingles can end up saving tens of thousands of dollars by following Carter's advice.

This book provides potential tiny house dwellers and manufacturers with relevant tips on building and living their lives effectively in tiny or small homes. In the housing world, this downsizing of your living space and starting to live simply in small homes is what has come to be referred to as the “Tiny House Movement”. The world is rapidly changing, as environmental and economic forces continuously compel you to reevaluate your living lifestyle on the earth.

You can obtain energy via solar power almost anywhere you live. Of course, you must have the proper equipment, but from there, the rest happens automatically each and every day with the rising sun. Instead of paying the energy companies for power, you can learn how solar energy is becoming more and more viable. Reductions in costs make it less money to install then one thinks. There are many benefits to going off grid with solar power. Want to know them all? We will show you how.

Level up your eco-knowledge with 52 simple ways to reduce your waste, eat organic, and keep toxins out of your home. As you progress through each of the five levels, you'll find tips for greening up all the areas of your life. Learn surprising facts about your impact on the environment and change your habits with do-it-yourself ideas.

You’re about to discover how to make the most of minimalism in accordance with what fits you with your family members to achieve the well-known outcomes of minimalism that include less stress and more freedom and content.