In a groundbreaking, narrative-driven book for businesses, managers (and those who aspire to the managerial ranks), and entrepreneurs, a veteran Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer shows how the skills that enable SEAL teams to achieve the impossible in the battlefield can help business executives and career-minded individuals make better decisions and get the best out of their teams. Anyone can make good decisions when everything is in their favor. But in life, as in war, it’s in chaotic, challenging times that genuine leaders distinguish themselves. As a Navy SEAL Chief Petty Officer, Rob Roy learned this lesson over twenty-five years of combat, in which the difference between life and death was his team’s ability to decode complex environments, take decisive action, and seize opportunities when they presented themselves. In The Navy SEAL Art of War, Roy decodes the leadership lessons of the battlefield for today’s business leaders and individuals: how to make good decisions under pressure, how to utilize and leverage the strengths of others while minimizing the weaknesses of the individual or team, and how to act instead of react, anticipating events despite having minimal information and effectively communicating tasks and priorities. Illustrated with countless stories from the front lines, and featuring unprecedented exercises and drills from the SEALs’ training program, The Navy SEAL Art of War is destined to take its place aside It’s Your Ship as a bestselling business classic.

The Navy SEAL Art of War: Leadership Lessons from the World's Most Elite Fighting Force

Business & Money

Roy, Rob

Lawson, Chris

Management & Leadership

Crown Currency

"According to Roy, underground or earth-sheltered' houses are unexpectedly livable. Judging by his book's attractive pictures, that's easy to believe. The house he bases his point-by-point guide on is indeed a showplace. Its homey touches are just that, though, and Roy's main concern is creating such a house, from drawing up the plans to surveying the site to the actual building. Roy's instruction is insightful and comprehensive....Throughout, he covers construction and installation details that are extremely important for nonprofessionals brave enough to undertake building their own homes."--Booklist. 148 pages, 40 color illus., 130 b/w illus., 8 x 10

The Complete Book Of Underground Houses: How To Build A Low Cost Home

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Home Improvement & Design

Sterling

Build a low-cost, energy-efficient home! Rob Roy, cordwood's most famous builder, with the help of nearly 300 photos and how-to illustrations with easy-to-follow directions, shows how and how not to build your very own stunning log-end home. Full-color photos throughout. 264 pages (8 in color), 290 b/w illus., 8 x 10.

Complete Book Of Cordwood Masonry Housebuilding: The Earthwood Method

Science & Math

Technology

Sterling Publishing Co.

All those of us without traditional skills need to know to build with timber framing 
 Many natural building methods rely upon the use of post and beam frame structures that are then in-filled with straw, cob, cordwood, or more conventional wall materials. But traditional timber framing employs the use of finely crafted jointing and wooden pegs, requiring a high degree of craftsmanship and training, as well as much time and expense. However, there is another way... 
 Timber Framing for the Rest of Us describes the timber framing methods used by most contractors, farmers, and owner-builders, methods that use modern metal fasteners, special screws, and common sense building principles to accomplish the same goal in much less time. And while there are many good books on traditional timber framing, this is the first to describe in depth these more common fastening methods. The book includes everything an owner-builder needs to know about building strong and beautiful structural frames from heavy timbers, including: 
<ul>
<li> the historical background of timber framing </li>
<li> crucial design and structural considerations </li>
<li> procuring timbers-including different woods, and recycled materials </li>
<li> foundations, roofs, and in-filling consdierations </li>
<li> the common fasteners. </li>
</ul>
 A detailed case study of a timber frame project from start to finish completes this practical and comprehensive guide, along with a useful appendix of span tables and a bibliography. 
 Highly illustrated, this book enables 'the rest of us' to build like the professionals and will appeal to owner-builders, contractors and architects alike.

Timber Framing for the Rest of Us: A Guide to Contemporary Post and Beam Construction (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series, 12)

Arts & Photography

Architecture

New Society Publishers

The only how-to manual on the subject directed to mainstream owner-builders 
 An earth-sheltered, earth-roofed home has the least impact upon the land of all housing styles, leaving almost zero footprint on the planet. 
 Earth-Sheltered Houses is a practical guide for those who want to build their own underground home at moderate cost. It describes the benefits of sheltering a home with earth, including the added comfort and energy efficiency from the moderating influence of the earth on the home's temperature-keeping it warm in the winter and cool in the summer-low maintenance, and the protection against fire, sound, earthquake and storm afforded by the earth. Extra benefits from adding an earth or other living roof option include greater longevity of the roof substrate, fine aesthetics, and environmental harmony. 
 The book covers all of the various construction techniques involved including details on planning, excavation, footings, floor, walls, framing, roofing, waterproofing, insulation and drainage. Specific methods appropriate for the inexperienced owner-builder are a particular focus and include: 
<ul>
<li> pouring one's own footings and/or floor </li>
<li> the use of dry-stacked (surface-bonded) concrete block walls </li>
<li> post-and-beam framing </li>
<li> plank-and-beam roofing, and </li>
<li> drainage methods and self-adhesive waterproofing membranes. </li>
</ul>
 The time-tested, easy-to-learn construction techniques described in Earth-Sheltered Houses will enable readers to embark upon their own building projects with confidence, backed up by a comprehensive resources section that lists all the latest products such as waterproofing membranes, types of rigid insulation and drainage products that will protect the building against water damage and heat loss.

Earth-Sheltered Houses: How to Build an Affordable Underground Home (Mother Earth News Wiser Living Series, 4)

Stoneview is an octagonal, cordwood masonry timber-framed guesthouse with a living roof located in upstate New York, fully constructed and finished for just $6,000. In response to the enormous interest in this unique little home, author and builder Rob Roy has written Stoneview.
Over 130 clear line drawings and step-by-step images provide the reader with all the information needed to build this three hundred-square-foot cabin from start to finish, and a full-color section shows off the beautiful design features of this charming “green” cabin. All design considerations are covered, as well as an interesting and thorough discussion of the geometry of the octagon.
Separate chapters are devoted to: <ul>
<li>Site preparation</li> <li>Forming and pouring the slab</li> <li>Timber framing</li> <li>The lightweight living roof</li> <li>The cordwood masonry walls</li> </ul>
Full instructions for the interior floor and wall finishing are included, as well as a basic plumbing system featuring the “humanure” composting toilet system. Stoneview concludes with a performance evaluation of the building and a complete costing analysis. Best of all, the house is appropriate for any climate.
This latest book by Rob Roy will appeal to his many followers, as well as those new to alternative buildings. Instructions are designed for both experienced and novice builders.
 Rob Roy and his wife Jaki started the Earthwood Building School in 1981. Earthwood specializes in alternative building methods such as cordwood masonry and earth-sheltered housing. Roy is the author of twelve books, including Earth-Sheltered Houses, Timber Framing for the Rest of Us, and Cordwood Building (New Society Publishers).

Stoneview: How to Build an Eco-Friendly Little Guesthouse

Dreamers, owner-builders, natural and sustainable building contractors, modern homesteaders 
 Cordwood construction - log-ends set in insulated mortar - is a versatile, economical, low-impact, and beautiful building method. And while cordwood construction’s durability and performance has been proven in beautiful, centuries-old buildings in North America and Europe, there has been no trusted, practical and comprehensive book on cordwood construction methods using cordwood in a wide variety of cordwood masonry construction projects. 
 Distilling decades of experience, best practices, and innovations in cordwood construction, Essential Cordwood Building is the first fully illustrated, step-by-step comprehensive book on cordwood construction. Ideal for the DIYer, professional designer, and builder alike, this comprehensive book on cordwood construction covers: 
<ul>
<li> Wood species selection, log-end length, and seasoning </li>
<li> New mortar options such as cement, lime putty, and cob mortar </li>
<li> Wall cavity insulation options </li>
<li> Budgeting and estimating for your cordwood construction </li>
<li> Highly illustrated, step-by-step cordwood masonry construction methods and techniques </li>
<li> Window and door frame installation </li>
<li> Painting and chinking, finishing, and plastering your cordwood construction </li>
<li> Special designs and decorative features </li>
<li> Code references, code compliance, building science, and best practices for cordwood masonry construction methods </li>
<li> Troubleshooting and maintenance. </li>
</ul>
 Written by the world's leading sustainable builders, designers, and engineers, these succinct, user-friendly handbooks are indispensable tools for any project where accurate and reliable information is key to success. GET THE ESSENTIALS! 
 Rob Roy is widely recognized as a world leading authority on cordwood masonry construction methods. Rob has authored and edited 15 books including Cordwood Building and Stoneview . He lives in West Chazy, New York.

Cordwood Building: A Comprehensive Guide to the State of the Art - Fully revised Second Edition

Cordwood construction - log-ends set in insulated mortar - is a versatile, economical, low-impact, and beautiful building method. Its durability and performance has been proven in beautiful, centuries-old buildings in North America and Europe. 
 Yet until now, there has been no trusted, practical guide to cordwood construction using the material in a wide variety of construction projects. 
 Distilling decades of experience and best practices, Essential Cordwood Building is the first fully illustrated, step-by-step guide to cordwood building. Ideal for the DIYer and professional designer and builder alike, it covers: 
<ul>
<li> Wood species selection, log-end length, and seasoning </li>
<li> Cement, lime putty, and cob mortar options </li>
<li> Wall cavity insulation options </li>
<li> Budgeting and estimating </li>
<li> Highly illustrated, step-by-step building techniques </li>
<li> Window and door frame installation </li>
<li> Pointing and chinking, finishing, and plastering </li>
<li> Special designs and decorative features </li>
<li> Code references, compliance, building science, and best practices </li>
<li> Troubleshooting and maintenance </li>
</ul>

Essential Cordwood Building: The Complete Step-by-Step Guide (Sustainable Building Essentials Series, 6)

The Complete Cordwood DVD

Earthwood Building School/Chevalier-Thur

Modern Stone Circles has Six Parts. Part One shows that major megalithic work has been a part of humankind's history for more than 12,000 years. The ancient sites described in Part One were either discovered since publication of my Stone Circles book (Chelsea Green, 1999) or I became aware of them since then. We start with the earliest stone circles on the planet, said to date back to about 10,000 BC: Gobëkli Tepe in Turkey. Part Two tells what is being done today, particularly in North America, as this is where I started when I built my Earthwood stone circle in 1981. Part Three examines modern stone circles in Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, England, and Wales. And Part Four returns to Ireland, Australia and New Zealand for modern Stonehenge replicas. Part Five, Small Stone Circles tells what you can do even if you've no megaliths nearby, just small stones. Small stone circles can be very artistic, even magical. You can enjoy them in the house, garden, along pathways, even in a window box; and they're great for planning a bigger project. 	Part Six: Design and Build, covers case studies of stone-raising from around the world. But the two main projects, described in detail, were built at Earthwood since my earlier book. They are: Juliesteyna, raising a 20-ton monolith by hand; and the Earthwood Trilithon, raising two 5-ton stone legs and placing another 5-ton capstone on top, eight feet up. These projects explain methodologies for standing and moving large stones, as well as for placing a stone on top of others, such as the capstones at Stonehenge.

Modern Stone Circles: Megalithics in the Current Age - Full Color Edition

Earthwood Publishing

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