Floor plans, drawings, specifications, and descriptions are provided for efficiently and ecologically designed family houses, studio livingspaces, hillside homes, and underground and passive solar-tempered houses

Offers designs for inexpensive homes which take advantage of solar technology and new building techniques

Guidelines for designing, and building energy-efficient houses

Product Description: Being a cop isn't easy. Just ask motorcycle patrolman Adam King, who has just been suspended following a shooting incident. Worse yet, he is unable to assist in the investigation into the stabbing of his childhood pal. Luckily, his brethren in the department have got his back...read more

Product Description: With their significant impact upon economic, social and political spheres, videogames are a crucial site of sociological research. The spaces in which videogames are played are often referred to by generic terms which do not adequately incorporate or convey the experiences of those who use technologies as a means of communication, work and play...read more

A brilliantly evocative and comprehensive look at our growing love affair with surfing -- not just who's doing it and why, but where the best waves are to be found in the British Isles.

Alex Wade is a respectable professional man, with a responsible white-collar job. But, once in a while, he puts on his gloves, steps into a boxing ring and hits another man in the face while trying to avoid getting hit in return. This is an exploration of the nature of masculinity, through the fascinating world of white-collar boxing.