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  The Bookshelf

Here are some books that Ultimate Home Design has selected as good references and starting points. Among them are Universal Design explanations and examples, cooking styles, product tips and Green Building guides.

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Featured Selections:

Good Cooking
The New Basics with Jill Dupleix
Universal Designed "Smart" Homes
For The 21st Century

More Choice Picks :

Art of Natural Building, The [View Cover]
Design, Construction, Resources
By: Joseph F. Kennedy; Michael G. Smith; Catherine Wanek


Building With Awareness [View Cover]
The Construction of a Hybrid Home
By: Ted Owens


Eco-Foods Guide, The [View Cover]
What's Good for the Earth is Good for You!
By: Cynthia Barstow


EcoCities [View Cover]
Rebuilding Cities in Balance with Nature (Revised Edition)
By: Richard Register


Ecoforestry [View Cover]
The Art and Science of Sustainable Forest Use
By: Alan Drengson; Duncan Taylor; Jerry Mander


EcoKids [View Cover]
Raising Children Who Care for the Earth
By: Dan Chiras


EcoVillages [View Cover]
A Practical Guide to Sustainable Communities
By: Jan Martin Bang


Energy Power Shift [View Cover]
Benefiting from Today's New Technologies
By: Barry J. Hanson


Energy Switch [View Cover]
Proven Solutions for a Renewable Future
By: Craig Morris


Fostering Sustainable Behavior [View Cover]
An Introduction to Community-Based Social Marketing
By: Doug McKenzie-Mohr; William Smith


Gardening When It Counts [View Cover]
Growing Food in Hard Times
By: Steve Solomon


Green Building DVD [View Cover]
Your Edge in the Home Building Marketplace [DVD Video]
By: What's Working


Green Building Products [View Cover]
The GreenSpec® Guide to Residential Building Materials
By: Alex Wilson and Mark Piepkorn


Green Remodeling [View Cover]
Changing the World One Room at a Time
By: David Johnston; Kim Master


Have Fries - Will Travel! [View Cover]
The Adventures of a Veggie-Powered Car and an Eco-Rap Star
By: Linda K. Hempel; Kathy Dotson


Home Energy Diet, The [View Cover]
How to Save Money by Making Your House Energy-Smart
By: Paul Scheckel


Homeowners' Guide to Renewable Energy, The [View Cover]
Achieving Energy Independence from Wind, Solar, Biomass and Hydropower
By: Dan Chiras


Homes That Heal (and those that don't) [View Cover]
How Your Home May be Harming Your Family's Health
By: Athena Thompson


Little Book of Garden Heroes, The [View Cover]
...how to attract beneficial wildlife and choose useful plants that will help rule out the need for chemicals in the garden.
By: Allan Shepherd


Natural Plaster Book, The [View Cover]
Earth, Lime and Gypsum Plasters for Natural Homes
By: Cedar Rose Guelberth; Dan Chiras


Natural Step for Communities, The [View Cover]
How Cities and Towns can Change to Sustainable Practices
By: Sarah James; Torbjörn Lahti


Naturally Clean [View Cover]
The Seventh Generation Guide to Safe & Healthy, Non-Toxic Cleaning
By: Jeffrey Hollender; Geoff Davis; Meika Hollender; Reed Doyle


Organic Weddings [View Cover]
Balancing Ecology, Style and Tradition
By: Michelle Kozin


Prescriptions for A Healthy House [View Cover]
A Practical Guide for Architects, Builders, & Homeowners
By: Paula Baker-laporte; Erica Elliot; John Banta


Rainwater Collection.. [View Cover]
for the Mechanically Challenged
By: Suzy Banks and Richard Heinichen


Real Goods Solar Living Sourcebook - 12th Edition [View Cover]
The Complete Guide to Renewable Energy Technologies and Sustainable Living
By: John Schaeffer


Renewable Energy Handbook, The [View Cover]
A guide to rural energy independence, off-grid and sustainable living
By: William H. Kemp


Smart Power [View Cover]
An urban guide to renewable energy and efficiency
By: William H. Kemp


So You Love Animals [View Cover]
An Action-Packed, Fun-Filled Book to Help Kids Help Their Animals
By: Zoe Weil; John R. Gibson


Solar Water Heating [View Cover]
A Comprehensive Guide to Solar Water and Space Heating Systems
By: Bob Ramlow with Benjamin Nusz


Spinning Tales Weaving Hope [View Cover]
Stories, Storytelling and Activities for Peace, Justice and the Environment
By: Ed Brody; Jay Goldspinner; Katie Green; Rona Leventhal; John Porcino


Sustainability Revolution, The [View Cover]
Portrait of a Paradigm Shift
By: Andrés R. Edwards; David W. Orr


Sustainable Kitchen, The [View Cover]
Passionate Cooking Inspired by Farms, Forests and Oceans
By: Stu Stein; Mary Hinds; Judith H. Dern; Caroline Bates; John A. Rizzo


Teaching Green [View Cover]
The Middle Years
By: Tim Grant and Gail Littlejohn


Teaching Green [View Cover]
The High School Years
By: Tim Grant and Gail Littlejohn


Teaching Green [View Cover]
The Elementary Years
By: Tim Grant and Gail Littlejohn


Toward Sustainable Communities [View Cover]
Resources for Citizens and Their Governments
By: Mark Roseland; Jeb Brugmann


Water You Drink, The [View Cover]
Safe, or Suspect?
By: Julie Stauffer


Year On The Garden Path, A [View Cover]
A 52-Week Organic Gardening Guide
By: Carolyn Herriot


Your Green Home [View Cover]
A Guide to Planning a Healthy, Environmentally Friendly, New Home
By: Alex Wilson