- Calendar: 28 pages
- Publisher: Harry N. Abrams; Wal edition (Aug 1 2009)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0810935996
- ISBN-13: 978-0810935990
- Product Dimensions: 36.6 x 26.2 x 0.5 cm
- Shipping Weight: 272 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #1,015,981 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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From Publishers Weekly
A principal of the Seattle-based construction company Treehouse Workshop and the author of three previous treehouse books, Nelson can safely be said to be solidly grounded in his knowledge of the subject; he presents everything from elevated basic wooden shelters to California-style ranches to turreted abodes resembling that of Pip's friend Wemmick in Great Expectations—fanciful and Victorian. The 250 full-color photos from Kurzaj (The Abrams Guide to American Houses) show great sympathy and felicity of composition, invitingly maximizing the natural settings. While the title promises diversity, about half of the houses are in the United States (with a West Coast majority built by Nelson), a quarter or so in Europe and most of the rest in Japan. And materials and location do dictate a certain uniformity—the houses are not as different on first and second look as one would expect. But Nelson's knowledgeability about modes of design and construction come through in colloquial, first-person text that includes short bios of the various houses' part-time inhabitants, and, if he did the building, Nelson's role in making them happen. The lovely photos and thoughtful layout complete the feel of climbing up to an alternative aerial domicile as one turns the pages.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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Go out on a limb in 2010! Treehouses bring out the kid in all of us, and no one has done more to spread the word than master treehouse-builder Pete Nelson. Highlighting thirteen of the most amazing structures from his newest book, New Treehouses of the World.
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4.6 out of 5 stars (28 customer reviews)
35 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
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Gorgeous treehouses, Oct 23 2004
By Christopher Rasch - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Treehouses of the World (Hardcover)
A lovely book. Beautiful treehouses, beautifully photographed. A coffee table book, you should look to it for design ideas, rather than step-by-step howtos. Makes me eager to build me a treehouse of my own.
9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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Your Private tour of the world's most interesting treehouses, April 9 2005
By H. Danilchik - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Treehouses of the World (Hardcover)
The thing that stands out in my mind after an enjoyable rainy afternoon with this book is the wide variety of treehouses featured. We are treated to a tour of every kind of treehouse from lovely professionally decorated mini-homes, to home-made flights of fancy. Refreshingly inclusive; Peter Nelson knows that wonderful ideas and inspiration can come from the humble backyard, not just the professional drafting table. Peter Nelson shows us in his other books how to safely build a treehouse; this book shows us how far dreaming can go. Is that a Spanish Galleon in the trees??? A huge nest???
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:
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Treehouse fantasies, Sep 6 2005
By Dr. Ralph Armstrong "MD" - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: Treehouses of the World (Hardcover)
This is a remarkably beautiful book on treehouses of the world. The photography is exceptional and the engaging narrative is irrestible.
Rarely does one find a book that "glows" from beginning to end as does this one. I bought several for gifts to like-minded friends who like to get high legally.
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