Little House on a Small Planet: Simple Homes, Cozy Retreats, and Energy Efficient Possibilities

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The essential guidebook to planning, building, renovating, and inhabiting an ecofriendly small house

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Overview

The essential guidebook to planning, building, renovating, and inhabiting an ecofriendly small house

“I cannot recommend this book highly enough. For anyone who has ever dreamed of getting off the mortgage rat race and creating not just a house, but a cozy nest that fits—this is the book! Every page is an inspiration. . . . There is something here that will fit nearly every lifestyle.”
—Janet Luhrs, author of The Simple Living Guide

“Salomon offers the savviest plan I’ve read for figuring out what house you really need. . . . Her questions have forced me to rethink so much.”
—Marta Salij, Detroit Free Press

“Little House on a Small Planet is the emergency user’s guide needed by humanity at this moment of global environmental crisis.”
—Gregory Paul Johnson, President of the Small House Society

“The photographs alone are worth the price of this book. . . . [The] writing is clear, enjoyable, and inspiring.”
—Jack Challem, best-selling author of Syndrome X

Little House on a Small Planet is a guidebook and an invitation. With floor plans, photographs, advice, and anecdotes, this unique book asks and answers, “What fills a home when the excess is cut away, and how do we get there from here?”

You’ll discover how to:

 • Build, remodel, redecorate, or just rethink your needs
 • Think, sometimes literally, outside the box
 • Live close and simple
 • Apply spiritual and social solutions to your material desires

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"Anyone who sleeps indoors and cares about the world will find something of interest inside."—Carol Venolia, Eco-architect, Natural Home & Garden columnist, and EcoDwelling faculty member at New College of California

"I cannot recommend this book highly enough. For anyone who has ever dreamed of getting off the mortgage rat race and creating not just a house, but a cozy nest that fits—this is the book! Every page is an inspiration, filled with real-life stories and lessons learned on creating better, more affordable, sustainable, and very personalized housing. There is something here that will fit nearly every lifestyle. For those who want to live in a better way: Read this book!"—Janet Luhrs, author of The Simple Living Guide and Simple Loving, and publisher of Simple Living Oasis

"Salomon offers the savviest plan I've read for figuring out what house you really need. . . . her questions have forced me to rethink so much." —Marta Salij, Detroit Free Press

Little House on a Small Planet is the emergency user’s guide needed by humanity at this moment of global environmental crisis.”—Gregory Paul Johnson, President of the Small House Society

“The photographs alone are worth the price of this book. . . . [The] writing is clear, enjoyable, and inspiring.”—Jack Challem, the “Nutrition Reporter” and the best-selling author of Syndrome X

 

 

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Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781592288687
  • Publisher: Globe Pequot Press
  • Publication date: 9/1/2006
  • Pages: 304
  • Product dimensions: 8.52 (w) x 11.00 (h) x 0.75 (d)

Meet the Author

Shay Salomon is a carpenter who has built several tiny houses, a construction manager, and a workshop leader. She and Nigel Valdez visited more than a hundred homes while researching this book.

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