As a little girl discovers things round, square, and rectangular in her urban neighborhood, she is reminded of her Chinese American culture.

This riveting, true account of the 1929 race to build New York City's tallest skyscraper evokes the glory of an exciting time long past. In the spirit of the Roaring Twenties, two men competed to erect a structure that would reach to the skies. Behind it all were two brilliant architects-men with a common past, but very different visions for the future. Higher is every bit as fascinating as the best fiction.

Many natural building methods rely upon the use of post and beam frame structures that are then in-filled with straw, cob, cordwood, or more conventional wall materials. But traditional timber framing employs the use of finely crafted jointing and wooden pegs, requiring a high degree of craftsmanship and training, as well as much time and expense. However, there is another way . . .Timber Framing for the Rest of Us describes the timber framing methods...

Dating from the Golden Age of American Farming, this volume is both a tribute to days gone by and a resource for present day homeowners, farmers, and ranchers striving toward greater self-sufficiency. Here you will find hundreds of clever ways to transform those odds and ends that might seem like junk into very useful gadgets and tools, from a treadmill that can power a dairy separator and churn, to a drinking fountain for chickens. Other devices...

• Second edition offers a look into the soulful homes and gardens of 1990s NOLA creatives, updated with a new layout, larger photos, and a narrative that includes the city's recent history • For everyone who fantasizes about interiors that evoke an artistic world of color, myth, and romance • The first edition sold more copies (90,000-plus) than any other photographic book about New Orleans in the city’s history

Includes project plans for pole barns, horse barns, milk barns, equipment or machine sheds, garden tool sheds, sheep or goat shelters, canning and food preparation house, workshops, studios, home offices, garages, roadside stands, chicken houses, portable hen laying shelter, insulated dog house, individual calf hutch, child's playhouse.

Circus animals and performers getting ready for a show form basic geometric shapes.