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Title: Personal space on a personal scale.
Review: I find myself coming back to this book again and again.To me, its importance is that it provides specific examples of how people have adapted their lifestyles to fit into remarkably small spaces. Some are less than 100 square feet, an area so small that the UBC doesn't recognize such structures as residential.A few of dwellings shown served as homes for the likes of Henry David Thoreau and Thomas Jefferson; the majority, however, are fairly simple vernacular structures, a few having been designed by the author himself.The text is concise but quite readable. The line drawings adequately illustrate the interior arrangements for living and enjoying what are often very limited spaces indeed; black and white photos answer most remaining questions.
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