Amazon.com description: Product Description: If you got inspired by the idea of a Not So Big House but actually have a Not So Big Budget, this is the book about living large in a small space that you can really use. The houses shown are all interesting and designed for living, with photos and floor plans that make sense for your own planning. The houses range from a long, narrow, dramatic home built for a specific lot to several very livable tract and vacation homes that cram an incredible amount of usable, comfortable space into a small footprint. This isn't a book of floor plans, though, it's an idea book with a lot of practical advice and a clear respect for history. Some years back I loaned this to a carpenter/builder friend who proceeded to design and build a Modest Mansion vacation cabin and then remodel a couple of houses into attractive multi-unit homes. My only gripe was that after this went out of print my only copy got returned rather noticeably dog-eared but hey, that tells you how good this book really is! Get it while you can!!! M. Rickey