| Building in the North Contributor(s): Rice, Eb (Author) |
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ISBN: 1602230196 ISBN-13: 9781602230194 Publisher: University of Alaska Press OUR PRICE: $20.85 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2008 Annotation: "Building in the North" is a fully updated edition of the classic work by Elbert F. Rice, a professor at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, who with a steady supply of wit, charm, and his own hands-on experience helped to invent Northern engineering. Easily readable and accessible to anyone with a healthy sense of humor and a willingness to live in the beautiful North, this guide is essential for those who dream of building that longed-for cabin in the woods2;or simply find themselves needing to learn to cope with the threat of permafrost in a frigid climate. Illustrated with Rice7;s own drawings and filled with invaluable folk knowledge, this contribution to science and human experience in the Great North will delight adventurers and natives alike. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Technology & Engineering | Construction - General - Architecture | Methods & Materials - Technology & Engineering | Civil - General |
| Dewey: 693.8 |
| LCCN: 2007043528 |
| Physical Information: 0.27" H x 8.57" W x 10.95" (0.87 lbs) 100 pages |
| Themes: - Geographic Orientation - Alaska - Cultural Region - Arctic/Antarctic |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Building in the North is a fully updated edition of the classic work by Elbert F. Rice, a professor at the University of Alaska, Fairbanks, who with a steady supply of wit, charm, and his own hands-on experience helped to invent Northern engineering. Easily readable and accessible to anyone with a healthy sense of humor and a willingness to live in the beautiful North, this guide is essential for those who dream of building that longed-for cabin in the woods--or simply find themselves needing to learn to cope with the threat of permafrost in a frigid climate. Illustrated with Rice's own drawings and filled with invaluable folk knowledge, this contribution to science and human experience in the Great North will delight adventurers and natives alike. |