{"id":199,"date":"2021-06-11T13:36:13","date_gmt":"2021-06-11T13:36:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/booksabout.org\/?p=199"},"modified":"2022-02-19T13:20:30","modified_gmt":"2022-02-19T13:20:30","slug":"natural-building-books-cob-earthbag-straw-bale","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/booksabout.org\/natural-building-books-cob-earthbag-straw-bale\/","title":{"rendered":"9 Best Natural Building Books: Cob, Earthbag, Straw Bale and More"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/booksabout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/natural-building-books-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"cob building books\" class=\"wp-image-515\" title=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/booksabout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/natural-building-books-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/booksabout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/natural-building-books-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/booksabout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/natural-building-books-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/booksabout.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/06\/natural-building-books.jpg 1200w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"the-best-natural-building-books-comprensive-guide-on-how-to-build-with-local-and-sustainable-materials-such-as-cob-earthbag-straw-bale-and-more\">The Best Natural Building Books, comprensive guide on how to build with local and sustainable materials such as Cob, Earthbag, Straw Bale and More<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Are you are planning to build your off the grid natural house, leave a green footprint on the planet?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p> Or you want to experiment with organic materials and build something smaller? Or maybe you are just curios and passionate about architecture.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Check our list of the best natural building book and find your next project.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fef090\"><strong>You might also be interested into: <a href=\"https:\/\/booksabout.org\/books-about-permaculture\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"337\">the 11 greatest books about permaculture<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Disclosure: Some of our articles contain affiliate links (as an Amazon affiliate I earn from qualifying purchases).<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"1-the-hand-sculpted-house-a-practical-and-philosophical-guide-to-building-a-cob-cottage\">1. The Hand-Sculpted House: A Practical and Philosophical Guide to Building a Cob Cottage<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"by-ianto-evans-2002\">by Ianto Evans, 2002<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div>\n\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase aligncenter apilink yesprime amalinkspro-showcase-5 alp-load-api\" data-alp-showcase-id=\"5\" data-alp-asin=\"1890132349\" data-alp-img=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/619LPp7i3zL._SL500_.jpg\" data-alp-hide-prime=\"\" data-alp-hide-image=\"\" data-alp-hide-price=\"\" data-alp-hide-button=\"\" style=\"max-width:400px;\">\n\n\t\t    \t\t\t\n\n\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <span class=\"alp-showcase-img-wrap enabled-img\">\n\n\t\t                    \t\n\t\t                    \t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t<a class=\"alp-showcase-img-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1890132349?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/619LPp7i3zL._SL500_.jpg\" alt=\"The Hand-Sculpted House: A Practical and Philosophical Guide to Building a Cob Cottage: The Real Goods Solar Living Book\" height=\"500\" width=\"399\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t                    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col-info\">\n\t\t\t\t        <a class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-5-titlebox \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1890132349?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Hand-Sculpted House: A Practical and Philosophical Guide to Building a Cob Cottage: The Real Goods Solar Living Book<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-clear\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta\">\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta-price\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t<span class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-btn-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t<a class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1890132349?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"alp-showcase-amalink-editable\">Buy on Amazon<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t<div class=\"amalinkspro-clear\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"alp-prices-accuracy\"><span class=\"alp-js-apidate-disclaimer icon-amalinkspro-info-block\"><\/span>Prices pulled from the Amazon Product Advertising API on: <span class=\"alp-api-request-date\"><\/span><\/p><p class=\"alp-prices-discalimer\"><span class=\"alp-js-close-price-info-popup\"><\/span>Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date\/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_5b39b5-26 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_5b39b5-26 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_5b39b5-26\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Ianto Evans<\/strong> is an applied ecologist, landscape architect, and teacher. He started building with cob and other natural materials in the 80s and he has experience on six continents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But the real question is: <strong>can you build a cob house from reading this book?<\/strong> Well, the answer is absolutely yes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It&#8217;s a complete guide, great illustrations, both theoretical and practical information. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A must read for those who aspire to live in a comfortable off the grid natural house.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_8584cc-a5 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_8584cc-a5 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_8584cc-a5\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><span class=\"amalinkspro-cta-wrap aligncenter cta-id-\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1890132349?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" class=\"amalinkspro-cta-btn apilink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-alp-asin=\"noasin\">Buy on Amazon<\/a> <\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns_615cb8-34{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns_615cb8-34 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns_615cb8-34 .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_615cb8-34 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_615cb8-34 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_615cb8-34 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_615cb8-34 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_615cb8-34 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_615cb8-34 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kt-btn-align-center kt-btn-tablet-align-inherit kt-btn-mobile-align-inherit kt-btns-wrap kt-btns_615cb8-34\"><div class=\"kt-btn-wrap kt-btn-wrap-0\"><a class=\"kt-button button kt-btn-0-action kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-style-basic kt-btn-svg-show-always kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tkqlhce.com\/click-8514410-11552245?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booksamillion.com%2Fp%2FHand-Sculpted-House%2FIanto-Evans%2F9781890132347%3Fid%3D8294438613205\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Buy on Booksamillion<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_7cff87-46 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_7cff87-46 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_7cff87-46\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"2-earthbag-building-the-tools-tricks-and-techniques\">2. Earthbag Building: The Tools, Tricks and Techniques<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"by-kaki-hunter-and-donald-kiffmeyer-2004\">by Kaki Hunter and Donald Kiffmeyer, 2004<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div>\n\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase aligncenter apilink yesprime amalinkspro-showcase-5 alp-load-api\" data-alp-showcase-id=\"5\" data-alp-asin=\"0865715076\" data-alp-img=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51fdFwoBpQL._SL500_.jpg\" data-alp-hide-prime=\"\" data-alp-hide-image=\"\" data-alp-hide-price=\"\" data-alp-hide-button=\"\" style=\"max-width:400px;\">\n\n\t\t    \t\t\t\n\n\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <span class=\"alp-showcase-img-wrap enabled-img\">\n\n\t\t                    \t\n\t\t                    \t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t<a class=\"alp-showcase-img-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0865715076?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51fdFwoBpQL._SL500_.jpg\" alt=\"Earthbag Building: The Tools, Tricks and Techniques (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series (8))\" height=\"500\" width=\"400\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t                    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col-info\">\n\t\t\t\t        <a class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-5-titlebox \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0865715076?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Earthbag Building: The Tools, Tricks and Techniques (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series (8))<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-clear\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta\">\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta-price\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t<span class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-btn-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t<a class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0865715076?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"alp-showcase-amalink-editable\">Buy on Amazon<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t<div class=\"amalinkspro-clear\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"alp-prices-accuracy\"><span class=\"alp-js-apidate-disclaimer icon-amalinkspro-info-block\"><\/span>Prices pulled from the Amazon Product Advertising API on: <span class=\"alp-api-request-date\"><\/span><\/p><p class=\"alp-prices-discalimer\"><span class=\"alp-js-close-price-info-popup\"><\/span>Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date\/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_73ce40-93 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_73ce40-93 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_73ce40-93\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Another masterpiece about natural building. <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Earthbag_construction\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Earthbag Building<\/a> is a technique developed from historic military construction and temporary flood-control&nbsp;building methods.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The amazing thing is that it is inexpensive, as<strong> you only need sacks filled with organic material<\/strong>. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This book is filled with details, pictures, cost, graphics and it tries to answer to all the possible questions a beginner can think of.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A superb natural building book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center has-background\" style=\"background-color:#fffa9f\"><strong>Check Also: <a href=\"https:\/\/booksabout.org\/books-on-growing-mushrooms\/\" data-type=\"post\" data-id=\"404\">7 great books to grow mushrooms at home<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_025d6c-2d .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_025d6c-2d .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_025d6c-2d\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><span class=\"amalinkspro-cta-wrap aligncenter cta-id-\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0865715076?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" class=\"amalinkspro-cta-btn apilink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-alp-asin=\"noasin\">Buy on Amazon<\/a> <\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns_a34f6e-72{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns_a34f6e-72 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns_a34f6e-72 .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_a34f6e-72 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_a34f6e-72 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_a34f6e-72 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_a34f6e-72 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_a34f6e-72 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_a34f6e-72 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kt-btn-align-center kt-btn-tablet-align-inherit kt-btn-mobile-align-inherit kt-btns-wrap kt-btns_a34f6e-72\"><div class=\"kt-btn-wrap kt-btn-wrap-0\"><a class=\"kt-button button kt-btn-0-action kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-style-basic kt-btn-svg-show-always kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tkqlhce.com\/click-8514410-11552245?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booksamillion.com%2Fp%2FEarthbag-Building%2FKaki-Hunter%2F9780865715073%3Fid%3D8294438613205\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Buy on Booksamillion<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_440440-c9 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_440440-c9 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_440440-c9\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"3-the-straw-bale-house\">3. The Straw Bale House<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"by-athena-swentzell-steen-bill-steen-and-david-a-bainbridge-1994\">by Athena Swentzell Steen, Bill Steen and David A. Bainbridge, 1994<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div>\n\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase aligncenter apilink yesprime amalinkspro-showcase-5 alp-load-api\" data-alp-showcase-id=\"5\" data-alp-asin=\"0930031717\" data-alp-img=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51fZQATn85L._SL500_.jpg\" data-alp-hide-prime=\"\" data-alp-hide-image=\"\" data-alp-hide-price=\"\" data-alp-hide-button=\"\" style=\"max-width:400px;\">\n\n\t\t    \t\t\t\n\n\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <span class=\"alp-showcase-img-wrap enabled-img\">\n\n\t\t                    \t\n\t\t                    \t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t<a class=\"alp-showcase-img-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0930031717?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51fZQATn85L._SL500_.jpg\" alt=\"The Straw Bale House (Real Goods Independent Living Book)\" height=\"500\" width=\"404\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t                    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col-info\">\n\t\t\t\t        <a class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-5-titlebox \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0930031717?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Straw Bale House (Real Goods Independent Living Book)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-clear\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta\">\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta-price\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t<span class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-btn-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t<a class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0930031717?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"alp-showcase-amalink-editable\">Buy on Amazon<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t<div class=\"amalinkspro-clear\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"alp-prices-accuracy\"><span class=\"alp-js-apidate-disclaimer icon-amalinkspro-info-block\"><\/span>Prices pulled from the Amazon Product Advertising API on: <span class=\"alp-api-request-date\"><\/span><\/p><p class=\"alp-prices-discalimer\"><span class=\"alp-js-close-price-info-popup\"><\/span>Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date\/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_9bd18f-23 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_9bd18f-23 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_9bd18f-23\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>With a construction costs as low as <strong>$10-per-square-foot<\/strong>, the straw bale building technique is another amazing natural resource. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This book is a complete guide on how to build a straw bale house, at the same time the narrative storytelling is very&nbsp;inspirational.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A perfect guide for beginners, from foundation to roof.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_9a7e8a-00 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_9a7e8a-00 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_9a7e8a-00\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><span class=\"amalinkspro-cta-wrap aligncenter cta-id-\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0930031717?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" class=\"amalinkspro-cta-btn apilink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-alp-asin=\"noasin\">Buy on Amazon<\/a> <\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns_1502b9-0a{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns_1502b9-0a .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns_1502b9-0a .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_1502b9-0a .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_1502b9-0a .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_1502b9-0a .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_1502b9-0a .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_1502b9-0a .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_1502b9-0a .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kt-btn-align-center kt-btn-tablet-align-inherit kt-btn-mobile-align-inherit kt-btns-wrap kt-btns_1502b9-0a\"><div class=\"kt-btn-wrap kt-btn-wrap-0\"><a class=\"kt-button button kt-btn-0-action kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-style-basic kt-btn-svg-show-always kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jdoqocy.com\/click-8514410-11552245?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booksamillion.com%2Fp%2FStraw-Bale-House%2FAthena-Swentzell-Steen%2F9780930031718%3Fid%3D8294438613205\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Buy on Booksamillion<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_153171-57 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_153171-57 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_153171-57\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"4-essential-sustainable-home-design-a-complete-guide-to-goals-options-and-the-design-process\">4. Essential Sustainable Home Design: A Complete Guide to Goals, Options, and the Design Process<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"by-chris-magwood-2017\">by Chris Magwood, 2017<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div>\n\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase aligncenter apilink yesprime amalinkspro-showcase-5 alp-load-api\" data-alp-showcase-id=\"5\" data-alp-asin=\"0865718504\" data-alp-img=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51RmlksRwCL._SL500_.jpg\" data-alp-hide-prime=\"\" data-alp-hide-image=\"\" data-alp-hide-price=\"\" data-alp-hide-button=\"\" style=\"max-width:400px;\">\n\n\t\t    \t\t\t\n\n\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <span class=\"alp-showcase-img-wrap enabled-img\">\n\n\t\t                    \t\n\t\t                    \t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t<a class=\"alp-showcase-img-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0865718504?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51RmlksRwCL._SL500_.jpg\" alt=\"Essential Sustainable Home Design: A Complete Guide to Goals, Options, and the Design Process (Sustainable Building Essentials Series)\" height=\"500\" width=\"392\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t                    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col-info\">\n\t\t\t\t        <a class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-5-titlebox \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0865718504?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Essential Sustainable Home Design: A Complete Guide to Goals, Options, and the Design Process (Sustainable Building Essentials Series)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-clear\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta\">\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta-price\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t<span class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-btn-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t<a class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0865718504?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"alp-showcase-amalink-editable\">Buy on Amazon<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t<div class=\"amalinkspro-clear\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"alp-prices-accuracy\"><span class=\"alp-js-apidate-disclaimer icon-amalinkspro-info-block\"><\/span>Prices pulled from the Amazon Product Advertising API on: <span class=\"alp-api-request-date\"><\/span><\/p><p class=\"alp-prices-discalimer\"><span class=\"alp-js-close-price-info-popup\"><\/span>Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date\/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_e9eaf8-ce .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_e9eaf8-ce .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_e9eaf8-ce\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A good book full with useful information <strong>to help you plan<\/strong> your sustainable house. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What are the heating option available, what is the efficiency of each technique, carbon footprint, ecosystem impact and so on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are not into a specific natural building technique yet and you are looking around for new ideas this book will give you a lot to think about.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_89cfdb-2d .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_89cfdb-2d .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_89cfdb-2d\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><span class=\"amalinkspro-cta-wrap aligncenter cta-id-\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0865718504?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" class=\"amalinkspro-cta-btn apilink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-alp-asin=\"noasin\">Buy on Amazon<\/a> <\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns_88f7d9-a8{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns_88f7d9-a8 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns_88f7d9-a8 .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_88f7d9-a8 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_88f7d9-a8 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_88f7d9-a8 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_88f7d9-a8 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_88f7d9-a8 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_88f7d9-a8 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kt-btn-align-center kt-btn-tablet-align-inherit kt-btn-mobile-align-inherit kt-btns-wrap kt-btns_88f7d9-a8\"><div class=\"kt-btn-wrap kt-btn-wrap-0\"><a class=\"kt-button button kt-btn-0-action kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-style-basic kt-btn-svg-show-always kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tkqlhce.com\/click-8514410-11552245?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booksamillion.com%2Fp%2FEssential-Sustainable-Home-Design%2FChris-Magwood%2F9780865718500%3Fid%3D8294438613205\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Buy on Booksamillion<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_d67029-9c .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_d67029-9c .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_d67029-9c\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"5-the-natural-building-companion-a-comprehensive-guide-to-integrative-design-and-construction\">5. The Natural Building Companion: A Comprehensive Guide to Integrative Design and Construction<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"by-jacob-deva-racusin-and-ace-mcarleton-2012\">by Jacob Deva Racusin and Ace McArleton, 2012<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div>\n\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase aligncenter apilink yesprime amalinkspro-showcase-5 alp-load-api\" data-alp-showcase-id=\"5\" data-alp-asin=\"1603583394\" data-alp-img=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/61BV+-haPBL._SL500_.jpg\" data-alp-hide-prime=\"\" data-alp-hide-image=\"\" data-alp-hide-price=\"\" data-alp-hide-button=\"\" style=\"max-width:400px;\">\n\n\t\t    \t\t\t\n\n\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <span class=\"alp-showcase-img-wrap enabled-img\">\n\n\t\t                    \t\n\t\t                    \t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t<a class=\"alp-showcase-img-link  alp-add-to-cart-true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1603583394?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/61BV+-haPBL._SL500_.jpg\" alt=\"The Natural Building Companion: A Comprehensive Guide to Integrative Design and Construction (Yestermorrow Design\/ Build Library)\" height=\"500\" width=\"397\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t                    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col-info\">\n\t\t\t\t        <a class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-5-titlebox  alp-add-to-cart-true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1603583394?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Natural Building Companion: A Comprehensive Guide to Integrative Design and Construction (Yestermorrow Design\/ Build Library)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-clear\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta\">\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta-price\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t<span class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-btn-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t<a class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta-link  alp-add-to-cart-true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1603583394?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"alp-showcase-amalink-editable\">Buy on Amazon<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t<div class=\"amalinkspro-clear\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"alp-prices-accuracy\"><span class=\"alp-js-apidate-disclaimer icon-amalinkspro-info-block\"><\/span>Prices pulled from the Amazon Product Advertising API on: <span class=\"alp-api-request-date\"><\/span><\/p><p class=\"alp-prices-discalimer\"><span class=\"alp-js-close-price-info-popup\"><\/span>Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date\/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_66be97-85 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_66be97-85 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_66be97-85\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Another great guide for those who are planning to build a natural house or want to integrate an existing structure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Divided in chapters covering every essential topic, from &nbsp;site analysis and materials to acoustics, budget, insulation, protection against fire and insects and much more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Wisely written by natural building designers.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_f18b68-27 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_f18b68-27 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_f18b68-27\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><span class=\"amalinkspro-cta-wrap aligncenter cta-id-\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/1603583394?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" class=\"amalinkspro-cta-btn alp-add-to-cart-true apilink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-alp-asin=\"noasin\">Buy on Amazon<\/a> <\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns_e3978b-50{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns_e3978b-50 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns_e3978b-50 .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_e3978b-50 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_e3978b-50 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_e3978b-50 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_e3978b-50 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_e3978b-50 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_e3978b-50 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kt-btn-align-center kt-btn-tablet-align-inherit kt-btn-mobile-align-inherit kt-btns-wrap kt-btns_e3978b-50\"><div class=\"kt-btn-wrap kt-btn-wrap-0\"><a class=\"kt-button button kt-btn-0-action kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-style-basic kt-btn-svg-show-always kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jdoqocy.com\/click-8514410-11552245?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booksamillion.com%2Fp%2FNatural-Building-Companion%2FJacob-Deva-Racusin%2FQ617214184%3Fid%3D8294438613205\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Buy on Booksamillion<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_de619d-86 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_de619d-86 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_de619d-86\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"6-the-cob-builders-handbook-you-can-hand-sculpt-your-own-home\">6. The Cob Builders Handbook: You Can Hand-Sculpt Your Own Home<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"by-becky-bee-1998\">by Becky Bee, 1998<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div>\n\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase aligncenter apilink yesprime amalinkspro-showcase-5 alp-load-api\" data-alp-showcase-id=\"5\" data-alp-asin=\"0965908208\" data-alp-img=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51nJlGe85nL._SL500_.jpg\" data-alp-hide-prime=\"\" data-alp-hide-image=\"\" data-alp-hide-price=\"\" data-alp-hide-button=\"\" style=\"max-width:400px;\">\n\n\t\t    \t\t\t\n\n\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <span class=\"alp-showcase-img-wrap enabled-img\">\n\n\t\t                    \t\n\t\t                    \t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t<a class=\"alp-showcase-img-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0965908208?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/51nJlGe85nL._SL500_.jpg\" alt=\"The Cob Builders Handbook: You Can Hand-Sculpt Your Own Home, 3rd Edition\" height=\"500\" width=\"382\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t                    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col-info\">\n\t\t\t\t        <a class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-5-titlebox \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0965908208?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Cob Builders Handbook: You Can Hand-Sculpt Your Own Home, 3rd Edition<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-clear\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta\">\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta-price\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t<span class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-btn-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t<a class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0965908208?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"alp-showcase-amalink-editable\">Buy on Amazon<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t<div class=\"amalinkspro-clear\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"alp-prices-accuracy\"><span class=\"alp-js-apidate-disclaimer icon-amalinkspro-info-block\"><\/span>Prices pulled from the Amazon Product Advertising API on: <span class=\"alp-api-request-date\"><\/span><\/p><p class=\"alp-prices-discalimer\"><span class=\"alp-js-close-price-info-popup\"><\/span>Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date\/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_fd64f9-6f .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_fd64f9-6f .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_fd64f9-6f\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>The Cob Builders Handbook provides <strong>basic cob building techniques<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Simple and easy to read, it is ideal for beginners. It lacks of actual photos, at the same it has a <strong>lot of drawings<\/strong> and it is cheaper than other building books filled with pictures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This book was written more than 20 years ago and it is still one the best natural building books. At the end of the day, the technique has been the same for thousand of years.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_65717e-33 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_65717e-33 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_65717e-33\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><span class=\"amalinkspro-cta-wrap aligncenter cta-id-\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0965908208?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" class=\"amalinkspro-cta-btn apilink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-alp-asin=\"noasin\">Buy on Amazon<\/a> <\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns_b0d00b-ab{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns_b0d00b-ab .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns_b0d00b-ab .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_b0d00b-ab .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_b0d00b-ab .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_b0d00b-ab .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_b0d00b-ab .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_b0d00b-ab .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_b0d00b-ab .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kt-btn-align-center kt-btn-tablet-align-inherit kt-btn-mobile-align-inherit kt-btns-wrap kt-btns_b0d00b-ab\"><div class=\"kt-btn-wrap kt-btn-wrap-0\"><a class=\"kt-button button kt-btn-0-action kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-style-basic kt-btn-svg-show-always kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tkqlhce.com\/click-8514410-11552245?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booksamillion.com%2Fproduct%2FA16418563923%3Fid%3D8294438613205\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Buy on Booksamillion<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_b694ea-35 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_b694ea-35 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_b694ea-35\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"7-the-barefoot-architect\">7. The Barefoot Architect<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"by-johan-van-lengen-1981\">by Johan van Lengen, 1981<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div>\n\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase aligncenter apilink yesprime amalinkspro-showcase-5 alp-load-api\" data-alp-showcase-id=\"5\" data-alp-asin=\"0936070420\" data-alp-img=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/61OwQsC2v3L._SL500_.jpg\" data-alp-hide-prime=\"\" data-alp-hide-image=\"\" data-alp-hide-price=\"\" data-alp-hide-button=\"\" style=\"max-width:400px;\">\n\n\t\t    \t\t\t\n\n\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <span class=\"alp-showcase-img-wrap enabled-img\">\n\n\t\t                    \t\n\t\t                    \t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t<a class=\"alp-showcase-img-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0936070420?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/61OwQsC2v3L._SL500_.jpg\" alt=\"The Barefoot Architect\" height=\"500\" width=\"326\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t                    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col-info\">\n\t\t\t\t        <a class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-5-titlebox \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0936070420?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">The Barefoot Architect<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-clear\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta\">\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta-price\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t<span class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-btn-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t<a class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta-link \" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0936070420?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"alp-showcase-amalink-editable\">Buy on Amazon<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t<div class=\"amalinkspro-clear\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"alp-prices-accuracy\"><span class=\"alp-js-apidate-disclaimer icon-amalinkspro-info-block\"><\/span>Prices pulled from the Amazon Product Advertising API on: <span class=\"alp-api-request-date\"><\/span><\/p><p class=\"alp-prices-discalimer\"><span class=\"alp-js-close-price-info-popup\"><\/span>Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date\/time indicated and are subject to change. Any price and availability information displayed on [relevant Amazon Site(s), as applicable] at the time of purchase will apply to the purchase of this product.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\n\n\t\t    \t<\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_e5c813-c6 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_e5c813-c6 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_e5c813-c6\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>A complete guide on how to plan and construct rural towns in tropical climates. From houses to public toilets to water powered wheel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>A complete compendium, over 700 pages, of indigenous building techniques from Latin America, written in the 80&#8217;s and still considered the Bible for natural building in poor countries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Written by former UN worker Johan van Lengen, The Barefoot Architect is still used as a practical and inspirational guide by many volunteers around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_7eb43b-84 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_7eb43b-84 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_7eb43b-84\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div><span class=\"amalinkspro-cta-wrap aligncenter cta-id-\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0936070420?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" class=\"amalinkspro-cta-btn apilink\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-alp-asin=\"noasin\">Buy on Amazon<\/a> <\/span><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kb-btns_dc878a-f6{gap:var(--global-kb-gap-xs, 0.5rem );justify-content:center;align-items:center;}.kt-btns_dc878a-f6 .kt-button{font-weight:normal;font-style:normal;}.kt-btns_dc878a-f6 .kt-btn-wrap-0{margin-right:5px;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_dc878a-f6 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button{color:#555555;border-color:#555555;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_dc878a-f6 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_dc878a-f6 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{color:#ffffff;border-color:#444444;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_dc878a-f6 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button::before{display:none;}.wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_dc878a-f6 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:hover, .wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn.kt-btns_dc878a-f6 .kt-btn-wrap-0 .kt-button:focus{background:#444444;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-advancedbtn kt-btn-align-center kt-btn-tablet-align-inherit kt-btn-mobile-align-inherit kt-btns-wrap kt-btns_dc878a-f6\"><div class=\"kt-btn-wrap kt-btn-wrap-0\"><a class=\"kt-button button kt-btn-0-action kt-btn-size-standard kt-btn-style-basic kt-btn-svg-show-always kt-btn-has-text-true kt-btn-has-svg-false\" href=\"https:\/\/www.dpbolvw.net\/click-8514410-11552245?url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.booksamillion.com%2Fp%2FBarefoot-Architect%2FJohan-Van-Lengen%2F9780936070421%3Fid%3D8294438613205\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span class=\"kt-btn-inner-text\">Buy on Booksamillion<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<style>.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_bb4cbc-50 .kt-block-spacer{height:60px;}.wp-block-kadence-spacer.kt-block-spacer-_bb4cbc-50 .kt-divider{border-top-width:1px;height:1px;border-top-color:#eee;width:80%;border-top-style:solid;}<\/style>\n<div class=\"wp-block-kadence-spacer aligncenter kt-block-spacer-_bb4cbc-50\"><div class=\"kt-block-spacer kt-block-spacer-halign-center\" style=\"height:60px\"><hr class=\"kt-divider\" style=\"border-top-color:#eee;border-top-width:1px;width:80%;border-top-style:solid\"\/><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"8-a-pattern-language-towns-buildings-construction\">8. A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction&nbsp;<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"by-christopher-alexander-murray-silverstein-and-sara-ishikawa-1977\">by Christopher Alexander, Murray Silverstein, and Sara Ishikawa, 1977<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div>\n\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase aligncenter apilink yesprime amalinkspro-showcase-5 alp-load-api\" data-alp-showcase-id=\"5\" data-alp-asin=\"0195019199\" data-alp-img=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41BhLbY+NtL._SL500_.jpg\" data-alp-hide-prime=\"\" data-alp-hide-image=\"\" data-alp-hide-price=\"\" data-alp-hide-button=\"\" style=\"max-width:400px;\">\n\n\t\t    \t\t\t\n\n\t\t    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col-img\">\n\t\t\t\t\t        <span class=\"alp-showcase-img-wrap enabled-img\">\n\n\t\t                    \t\n\t\t                    \t\t\t\t                    \t\t\t<a class=\"alp-showcase-img-link  alp-add-to-cart-true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0195019199?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/m.media-amazon.com\/images\/I\/41BhLbY+NtL._SL500_.jpg\" alt=\"A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)\" height=\"500\" width=\"327\" title=\"\"><\/a>\n\t\t                    \t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t\t \n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col amalinkspro-showcase-stats-col-info\">\n\t\t\t\t        <a class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-5-titlebox  alp-add-to-cart-true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0195019199?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction (Center for Environmental Structure Series)<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-clear\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    <div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta\">\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t    \t\t<div class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta-price\"><span><\/span><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t<span class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-btn-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t\t    \t<a class=\"amalinkspro-showcase-bottom-cta-link  alp-add-to-cart-true\" href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/dp\/0195019199?tag=booksabout04f-20&amp;linkCode=osi&amp;th=1&amp;psc=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\"><span class=\"alp-showcase-amalink-editable\">Buy on Amazon<\/span><\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t    <\/span>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t<div class=\"amalinkspro-clear\"><\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    <\/div>\n\n\n\t\t\t\t    \n\t\t\t\t    \t\n\t\t\t\t    \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"alp-prices-accuracy\"><span class=\"alp-js-apidate-disclaimer icon-amalinkspro-info-block\"><\/span>Prices pulled from the Amazon Product Advertising API on: <span class=\"alp-api-request-date\"><\/span><\/p><p class=\"alp-prices-discalimer\"><span class=\"alp-js-close-price-info-popup\"><\/span>Product prices and availability are accurate as of the date\/time indicated and are subject to change. 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