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Jay Shafer and The Small House Book (Oprah Winfrey and NPR Recommendation) [Paperback]

Jay Shafer (Author)
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Book Description

2006
AS SEEN ON OPRAH and featured on National Public Radio! This 4" x 5" three volume set presents the economic, environmental, and social merits of compact housing with dozens of color photos on 95 total pages. It also describes the principles and processes of designing a tiny house of one's own.


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  • Paperback: 95 pages
  • Publisher: TUMBLEWEED TINY HOUSE COMPANY (2006)
  • Language: English
  • ASIN: B000NY9R16
  • Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 5.1 x 1 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
  • Average Customer Review: 1.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,480,177 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

 

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1.0 out of 5 stars NOT what you think, January 31, 2008
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This review is from: Jay Shafer and The Small House Book (Oprah Winfrey and NPR Recommendation) (Paperback)
The pictures we see on the Amazon site which promote this book are taken from Jay Shafer's website. His SMALL HOUSE BOOK is really 3 little (4x5 inches) booklets with information about WHY you have a small house and some generic info about zoning laws and how big a refridgerator is, etc. What a HUGE disappointment. Absolutely NOT worth the $20 price tag.

I found out later that the Jay Shafer PORTFOLIO (sold only at his web site)contains the colored photos and floor plans that I was looking for, but this time I got ONE 4x5 inch booklet for $20. I wanted, and expected so much more! For example, there is a little space heater that Jay uses in all of his houses that runs on propane. WHERE does someone get that stove? The bathroom is entirely clad in textured metal to make the space suitable for showering. What's that stuff called and where do I get it?

IMO, these homemade books just scratched the surface of what I wanted and I spent $40 for the disappointment. Instead of four home made booklets, worth $10, I think he should have produced one larger book with everything he covered and more. THEN I would have been happy to pay $20.

If I had seen someone else's, 4 booklets, I would never have dropped $40 for the package. Instead, I'd have been happy with the
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32 of 35 people found the following review helpful:
2.0 out of 5 stars Not much for the money, March 21, 2009
This review is from: Jay Shafer and The Small House Book (Oprah Winfrey and NPR Recommendation) (Paperback)
I was disappointed too with the collection of three very small books, that had obviously been home-produced - ie photocopied, stapled and inserted into a plastic shell that usually covers xmas cards. I didn't learn that much, other than Jay's designs.
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