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A Place of My Own: The Education of an Amateur Builder
by Michael Pollan
from Delta

Customer Reviews:

• Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0

• A Place of My Own
  Wonderful, wonderful book. I am inspired to find some land and build my own little haven... I guess that makes this the most expensive book I've ever bought.

• A Place of One's Own!
  I love this book because Michael allowed me to feel I could build a place of my own, and because I experienced the process so thoroughly and vicariously through him, I probably won't. I loved reading of the balancing of reality and desire, of architect, builder, and setting. I am amazed at what Michael is able to do, and I savor and share his rightful pride in being able to do so. I appreciate my own home more and view other structures with more curiosity as a result of reading this book. Michael... more info

• Not a how to book. Think "architectural philosophy".
  First, I enjoyed reading this book. I'm a carpenter turned cabinetmaker that aspires to build spec homes per my own designs, from bottom to top. Given my existing interest in the field, I most enjoyed his discussion of the various architectural movements and the philosophies thereof. It provides a broad overview of different theories of design and how they result in pleasing (or not so pleasing) structures.
  However, he definitely goes overboard - especially with the obnoxious use of esoteric... more info

• I Like Michael Pollan, But ...
  ... this book is much too wordy and self-consciously "word-crafted." A Place of My Own: 3 stars.
  I have loved his other books: The Botany of Desire in particular. He is an excellent writer and great to listen to in a radio interview. However, this book, it seems to me, was written for his former colleagues in the "word industry" as a proof that he can write more intricately structured sentences, more erudite vocabulary, more commas generally THAN YOU CAN!!
  I began reading the book with great... more info

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