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Highly Informative Introduction. Extremely well done!, October 11, 2003
The Healthy House Answer Book is a tiny volume that packs a huge punch. Although small in stature, this book has much to offer on an extremely important subject. It reads well -- very well indeed! -- and offers simple, accurate explanations of many complicated topics. In the Healthy House Answer Book, the authors -- healthy home experts, John and Lynn Bower -- tackle 133 commonly asked questions. Don't be fooled by this book's brevity, though. If you're new to the subject, this book should be a fantastic resource. I know, I read it early in my research on healthy homes for my books on natural homes and passive solar heating and cooling and felt that it brought me up to speed on the topic quite rapidly. I especially liked the question-answer format and found it to be a delightful respite from the typical book style. The authors get right to the point. No wasted words! Unless you're looking for an encyclopedic treatment of the subject, you should find this book to be a goldmine of valuable information. If you want a more encyclopedic treatment, the Bowers offer that option, too, in some of their other books.
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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
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Topnotch guide will help protect children from toxics, March 8, 2009
This review is from: The Healthy House Answer Book: Answers to the 133 Most Commonly Asked Questions (Kindle Edition)
Topnotch: informative, honest, clear.
I commend this Handbook as a great resource for anyone seeking the least toxic way to build, renovate or live in a home or apartment, so that is everybody.
The authors cover basic, major topics often left out of how-to's, for example, which foundation, construction and insulation materials are the safest, as well as indoor choices such as cabinetry and furnishings.
While the handbook often talks about how non-toxic choices will help all of us, especially people with Multiple Chemical Sensitivity, its sound advice will particularly result in protecting the most vulnerable -children -- from toxic harm.
Co-author,Poisoned Profits: The Toxic Assault on Our Children [POISONED PROFITS]
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2.0 out of 5 stars
Tedious and boring, August 22, 2009
This review is from: The Healthy House Answer Book: Answers to the 133 Most Commonly Asked Questions (Kindle Edition)
I'm sorry I didn't discover anything in this book that wouldn't be "common sense" to anyone over the age of twelve who has ever owned a house. Don't waste your time unless you are totally clueless...then again the price was right
free so why not read it just in case you learned something.
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