Category Archives: Books

The Year of Mud: Building a Cob House by Brian “Ziggy” Liloia

Posted on April 19, 2011 by Michael Janzen

Brian “Ziggy” Liloia just finished a book documenting the process of building his tiny cob house at the Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage. The book is titled The Year of Mud: Building a Cob House. Ziggy began construction in April of 2008 and moved in on … Continue reading →

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Deek’s Book Reviews

Posted on September 27, 2010 by Michael Janzen

This video is packed with reviews of tiny & simple living books. What I like about Deek is that he’s a strait-shooter and pulls no punches – while remaining a jokster to the core. He also has an amazing taste in … Continue reading →

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Go House Go

Posted on September 15, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Dee Williams at Portland Alternative Dwellings has just published a great ebook called Go House Go – How to Build a Tiny House on Wheels. In just 21 pages Dee provides the answers to the most common questions by new … Continue reading →

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Twelve By Twelve – by William Powers

Posted on September 2, 2010 by Michael Janzen

I’ve not read my copy of Twelve by Twelve yet, but I was happy to see that David at The Good Human has posted his review of this new book. After spending some years abroad doing humanitarian work, William Powers came … Continue reading →

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DIY Rammed Earth Manual, How to build with DIRT

Posted on July 25, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Michael Thompson at rammed-earth.org shared a copy of his new book with me, it’s called DIY Rammed Earth Manual, How to build with DIRT! I was really happy to find it packed with real DIY information. The first section covers … Continue reading →

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No Building Codes eBook by Terry Herb

Posted on July 6, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Terry Herb, the fellow behind the blog containerist.com, has written an ebook called No Building Codes, A Guide to States with No Building Codes. I bought a copy because it sounded like it might answer one of the most common … Continue reading →

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Builders of the Pacific Coast by Lloyd Kahn

Posted on June 27, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Lloyd Kahn is currently working on a new book on tiny houses, and recently contacted me about possibly including a piece on my Tiny Free House. It won’t be long before I’ll need to move my pallet house project closer … Continue reading →

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Shedworking: The Alternative Workplace Revolution by Alex Johnson

Posted on May 26, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Alex Johnson’s new book Shedworking: The Alternative Workplace Revolution is now available. You may already be familiar with Alex’s blog, Shedworking, which regularly features shed designs, builders, and people who work from home in their own garden offices. Shedworking features … Continue reading →

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Simple Solar Homesteading

Posted on March 2, 2010 by Michael Janzen

I’ve written about this Simple Solar Homestead before but LaMar has made some improvements to his website including the addition of videos and photos of cabins built from the plans in his book. His book is called Simple Solar Homesteading … Continue reading →

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Book Review: Humble Homes, Simple Shacks, Cozy Cottages, Ramshackle Retreats, Funky Forts (And Whatever The Heck Else We Could Squeeze In Here!)

Posted on January 27, 2010 by Michael Janzen

Derek Diedricksen’s new book is everything I expected it to be and more. It’s also got what might be the longest book title in history, Humble Homes, Simple Shacks, Cozy Cottages, Ramshackle Retreats, Funky Forts (And Whatever The Heck Else We … Continue reading →

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