Join us as we explore some of the of the avoidant and reactive behaviors surrounding phobias and the use of exposure therapy, relaxation and medication in the treatment approach. Through the use of dramatic vignettes we will demonstrate specific social phobias and the varieties of phobias commonly found in the general population.

Over thirty leaders in American architecture discuss the most significant issues in the field today. "Home is an idea," Meghan Daum writes in her foreword, "a story we tell ourselves about who we are and who and what we want closest in our midst." In The American Idea of Home, documentary filmmaker Bernard Friedman interviews more than thirty leaders in the field of architecture about a constellation of ideas relating to housing and home. The interviewees...

Gustav Stickley pioneered a form of architecture based on beauty, simplicity, utility, and organic harmony. This inexpensive reprint of a very rare catalog testifies to the enduring charm of his designs. It comprises numerous architectural drawings and photographs of Mission-style homes, including floor plans and descriptive text. "Planned for comfort, convenience, and economy," each of these homes features a simple arrangement of rooms and sturdy...

ARE YOU A FIRST-TIME HOME BUYER? Are you a real estate agent or builder whose clients need help in buying their first home? Have you wished there was one simple guide that helps you through the process of buying a home and explains everything from the key players in the housing business to interior design choices and architectural styles? Dream Home is that guide. It provides homebuyers with insightful commentary on the American housing industry and...

It has required years of painstaking effort...to bring before prospective home builders the hundreds of practical, money saving ideas offered by this system... A little study of each plan shown will convince any thoughtful person that these are, in reality, the most carefully planned homes in America. - Better Homes at Lower Cost Faithfully reprinted from the Standard Homes Company's popular Better Homes at Lower Cost, this collection of early twentieth-century...

Por desgracia, una de las ciudades coloniales de México que mayor devastación ha sufrido sobre su patrimonio histórico y cultural, es la de Guadalajara, capital del estado de Jalisco. La segunda mitad del siglo xix y la primera del xx representan dos etapas en que su configuración arquitectónica sufrió, bajo la premisa de la idea del progreso, terribles cambios que llevaron a la destrucción de numerosos e invaluables edificios y espacios públicos....

From the basics to insider practical tips on the latest trends and products, readers will learn what it takes to create a home that makes life easier.

Part dreambook and part practical guide, Knack Treehouses takes the reader a big step closer to having a house in the treetops. Replete with 450 full-color photographs, it covers all there is to know about designing, building, and enjoying unique elevated dwellings-both for kids and for adults. It also includes extensive information on materials and building techniques, including tips on tree selection and evaluation. Specific plans are given for...

Before leaving for a residential school, Shi-shi-etko spends her last days at home appreciating nature's beauty, and her mother, father, and grandmother each share valuable teachings that they want her to remember.