Retreats: Handmade Hideaways to Refresh the Spirit [Hardcover]

G. Lawson Drinkard III (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: October 1997

Whether it be a tree house in the corner of your yard, a cabin in the mountains, an attic room closed off from the world, or a snow cave that will disappear with the coming of spring; whether it rolls on wheels behind your car or is permanently secured to the ground--any solitary room or building that you make your own can become a soothing, healthy retreat for nourishing your soul.

--This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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From the Inside Flap

Contents Acknowledgments To Begin With Getting Started Multiple Choices Last Contact Canyon Tree House An Architect's Retreat Sod-roofed Sanctuary Tar Paper Shack Tipi by the River Wilson Wyoming Women The Houses that Baird Built Musings on Zuni The Executive Suite Main Street Retreat Winter Retreats Retreats in Waiting References and Resources --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

From the Back Cover

"These retreats embody that very American ideal of freedom and individual expression . . . Not just a how come? but a how-to, Drinkard's narrative explores both the reasons for escape and the practical side of the retreat . . . Jon Golden's photographs provide perspective amid the open spaces of the home, the land, and the imagination." --Washington Post, Book World --This text refers to the Paperback edition.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 155 pages
• Publisher: Gibbs Smith; 1st edition (October 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 087905798X
• ISBN-13: 978-0879057985
• Product Dimensions: 10 x 8.6 x 0.8 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,421,000 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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22 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful wish maybe it could happen book, March 28, 1999

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Duane [e-mail] (Westland, Michigan, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Retreats: Handmade Hideaways to Refresh the Spirit (Hardcover)

Just a beautiful book, not only in appearance but in content. Open up this book on a January day in the dead of winter and dream, dream, dream. Of course, as the author states dreaming is the beginning. It opens up all the possibilities and options for one's own retreat. I enjoyed it immensely as I'm sure you will. Live life to it's fullest.

22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Retreats, as a vacation or a lifestyle., July 27, 1998

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This review is from: Retreats: Handmade Hideaways to Refresh the Spirit (Hardcover)

This is a beautiful book ... beautiful in concept, execution, and expansiveness. It's more than a book: it's a piece of art, it's a philosophy, it's shares a way of being more fully alive. It can be read as a building manual, as an inspiration to greater nourishment of self and community, or as an introduction to a score of unique, creative, and hopeful individuals, all of whom are living their lives fully, I've read it cover to cover and enjoyed every nuance of it. I shared it with a dozen friends, all of whom had different but meaningful experiences with it. Read and enjoy the discussions that it will engender.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Inspiring, Very Well Done Book, March 22, 2006

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PG "Cabin Fever" (NYC) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Retreats: Handmade Hideaways to Refresh the Spirit (Hardcover)

I have picked it up for the photos over and over again, and read it more than a few times. It's pretty darn cool. To be clear, it is not a DIY information sort of book (but I don't think the title even suggests that anyway). Neat dreamy title, neat dreamy pictures, neat dreamy book. I bought this when we were first thinking about building a cabin, and it was really inspiring. Great pictures of lots of kinds of retreats, and really cool stories about people who created them. Thanks to the author for including all kinds of camps ... from tiny sheepwagons to tar-paper shacks and from log cabins to treehouses.