House Mates: A Guide to Cooperative Shared Housing [Paperback]

Lori Stephens (Author), Lori L. Stephens (Author)

Book Description

ISBN-10: 0965883507 | ISBN-13: 978-0965883504 | Publication Date: February 1998 | Edition: 1

Here is "the survival guide" for housemates! This guidebook offers practical information and valuable advice on maintaining a cooperative shared-living household with clearly defined agreements.

Make your house healthier and happier by learning how to assess basic personal traits, how to get privacy when you need it; how to negotiate with housemates; rules of behavior for guests; respectful communication; your legal rights as a renter; and much more.

If you live in a shared household, want to find or create one, House Mates will give you information you can use now to improve the quality of your home life.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Excellent advice and very well written." -- Sylvia Hearing, Landlord, Portland, OR, Dec. 1997

About the Author

Lori Stephens graduated magna cum laude from the University of Oregon in 1985, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in English and Creative Writing. While attending college in Eugene, Oregon, she lived in a student cooperative, a single house shared by 25-30 students. After graduating, she moved back to Portland and has lived in a wide variety of shared housing situations ranging from 1-8 housemates. Since 1988, she has worked as a writer, editor, designer, and project manager in the publishing field. She has edited over 45 nonfiction trade titles on subjects including self-help psychology, education, science, counseling, interpersonal skills, and Neurolinguistic Programming. Ms. Stephens lives in Portland, Oregon.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 88 pages
• Publisher: Verbatim Pub; 1 edition (February 1998)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0965883507
• ISBN-13: 978-0965883504
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.5 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,036,290 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Lori's background spans 25 years and the full spectrum of content development, writing, editing, and publication management for print and Web. She has edited over 100 published trade titles on topics from Neurolinguistic Programming, distance learning, and fine arts to finance and technology; edited textbooks for higher-education publishers such as Prentice Hall and Thomson Delmar; written content for Disney Internet Group; and developed publications ranging from flyers to marketing surveys for global audiences.

She published House Mates: A Guide to Cooperative Shared Housing in 1998. Her published novels include Deep Structure and Alpha, Omega. In 2005, she founded Verbatim Editorial LLC (verbatimeditorial.com), an agency that specializes in applied psychology.

She holds a BA in English, magna cum laude, from the University of Oregon. She is a Certified NLP Practitioner (pNLP) and a Certified Communications Professional (CCP).

A resident of Seattle, one of the nation's greenest cities (literally), she works as a gadfly for social change and otherwise stirs up trouble. She is kept in line by two Basenjis, Ziggy and Zhara.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Don't move in with someone til you've read this book!, May 26, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: House Mates: A Guide to Cooperative Shared Housing (Paperback)

A common-sense approach to wisely choosing, setting up and living daily with others. Don't move in with someone -- anyone! lover, friend, relative or stranger -- til you've read this book. Lori Stephens offers a lot of practical advice for people considering moving in with others to share expenses in this expensive time. Checking out this book first could save you a lot of heartache. While I didn't find anything truly relevatory here, it's a terrific checklist for things you might not think about in the meylee of having to make a decision about such a significant move in your life. Worth every penny.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Love this Book!, November 22, 2008

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Anna Lellelid "anarchist reader" (Miami, Florida) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: House Mates: A Guide to Cooperative Shared Housing (Paperback)

This is a very helpful book, with good information and tips for cooperative living. Short and concise, but fun at the same time.

4.0 out of 5 stars It's Worth Reading, November 22, 2008

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Ali Rafatjah (Berkeley, CA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: House Mates: A Guide to Cooperative Shared Housing (Paperback)

This is the first book on this subject that I've read to date, and I wish I would've read it sooner. I think it would've helped me a lot in forming much better relationships with my previous kitchenmates.
This book may not be the definitive guide on this subject, and it is small but as mentioned it is worthwhile to read.