Houses Are Designed by Geniuses and Built by Gorillas : An Irreverent Insiders Guide to Designing and Building a Home

Year 1998

Worth buying if: You need an approachable first book on the subject.

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Summary

Houses Are Designed by Geniuses and Built by Gorillas : An Irreverent Insiders Guide to Designing and Building a Home by Bob Johnson is a reference book you can return to when you need an answer. This edition is listed as 1998 • Addax Pub Group Inc.

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A reasonable choice if you like backlist books that still feel specific and usable.

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Reference Medium length Older edition Practical

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Quick Easy to move through

Reference-style commitment. Easier to sample in pieces than to read straight through once.

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This book is meant to be used more than once, either for practice or to look up an answer.

Best way to approach it

Read the sections you need. You do not have to start at the beginning or read every page in order.

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