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PORTABLE HOUSES
by Irene Rawlings and Mary Abel

From restored trailers to all-weather tepees, whimsical yurts, converted packing crates, modular ski pods, inflatable one-room huts, renovated train cars, vintage wooden yachts, and even a 747, Portable Houses takes you behind the scenes to meet the designers, architects, builders, and owners who will inspire you to choose the portable life. Paired with 60 color photographs of some of the world’s most ingenious portable structures, Irene Rawlings and Mary Abel illustrate how to make movable homes functional and practical by including tips on acquiring travel tools and gear, problem solving, and converting the dream into highway-legal reality. Portable Houses is sure to inspire the migratory-minded to turn ordinary modes of transportation into creative living spaces and prove that it really is possible for the dedicated, nomadic, do-it-yourselfer to make the road a comfortable home.

2004, 8½ x 8½, 96 pp., illustrated, hard cover.
Price: $ 21.95

Strange Places Where You Can Live Free
by Jon Fisher

If you think there are no more frontiers on Earth—if you think governments have got all the territory sewed up—if you think there is nowhere you can go to be free of taxes, regulations, and restrictions—then The Last Frontiers on Earth is the book for you! Jon Fisher (author of Uninhabited Ocean Islands) is one of the world’s most original thinkers when it comes to unusual ways of living, and he takes you to many strange places where the “frontier” is still as wide open as you want to make it! Contents in this amazing book include: • Antarctica • The Arctic Icecap • Floating Icebergs • SubAntarctic Islands • Floating Ocean Platforms • Living Aboard a Boat • Living as a Nomad • Deserted Islands • Underwater Habitats • Submarines • Airships • Secret Cellars • Ghost Towns • And much, much more! Each fascinating idea is discussed in detail as to what it would cost, the availability of food and shelter, climate and other pertinent factors. Freedom of choice always exists for those who seek it—The Last Frontiers on Earth is a book for freedom seekers. Revised and Updated, with current addresses and website information, this book warrants a second look.

2005, 5½ x 8½, 176 pp., illustrated, soft cover.
Price: $ 20.00

In Loompanics catalogue

Les Uros sont un des peuples les plus surprenants des Andes. Pour fuir l’hostilité de leurs voisins, ils ont choisi de quitter les rives du Titicaca pour vivre sur les eaux du lac. C’est ainsi qu’à une heure de bateau de la ville de Puno, on voit apparaître à l’horizon de fantastiques îles flottantes. Sur un épais tapis de roseau “totora” qu’ils renouvellent régulièrement, les Uros ont édifié de véritables villages avec de drôles de maisons et des postes de guet qui leur ont permis de profiter depuis plusieurs siècles de la sécurité de cette situation plutôt insolite. On raconte que lors de forts coups de vent, les îles se déplacent et qu’ainsi les Uros changent régulièrement de voisins !

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