Dwelling in Possibility Searching for the Soul of Shelter

Name: Dwelling in Possibility Searching for the Soul of Shelter
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ISBN: 9780872331679

ISBN-10: 0872331679

ISBN-13: 9780872331679

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Authors: Howard Mansfield

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The mystery that attracts Howard Mansfield's attention is that some houses have life--are home, are dwellings, and others aren't. Dwelling, he says, is an old-fashioned word that we've misplaced.When we live heart and soul, we dwell. When we belong to a place, we dwell. Possession, they say, is nine-tenths of the law, but it is also what too many houses and towns lack. We are not possessed by our home places. This lost quality of dwelling--the soul of buildings--haunts most of our houses and our landscape.Dwelling in Possibility is a search for the ordinary qualities that make some houses a home, and some public places welcoming."Like Thoreau, Mr. Mansfield is a keen observer and, in his…

Book details

List price: $22.50
Publisher: Bauhan Publishing LLC
Publication date: 9/3/2013
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 240
Size: 6.00" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 0.836



Introduction: House Hunting


Dwelling in the Ordinary


Pages from an Ice Storm Journal


The Age of Clutter


Finding Heaven in the Most Hated House on the Block


The Perilous Career of a Footpath


Dwelling in Destruction


The Hut on Fire


Keep the Home Fires Burning


The Storm After the Storm


Dwelling in Possibility


Counting Houses


Sheds


The Beginnerï¿½s Book of Dwelling


Bibliography


Acknowledgments