{"product_id":"driftwood-shacks-anonymous-architecture-along-the-california-coast-hardcover","title":"Driftwood Shacks: Anonymous Architecture Along the California Coast - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLloyd Kahn\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLloyd Kahn has been hiking and camping on Northern California beaches for the last dozen or so years and, given his background in publishing books on building, it's only natural that he would notice the unique and whimsical beach shacks constructed by anonymous builders.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHere are some 60 structures, shaped by materials lying on the beach, and ephemeral in the sense that they are built without nails, and don't last long -- victims of wind, waves, and high tides. (All of the ones depicted are now gone.)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThere are also photos of beach sculptures, seaweed, seashells, birds, sea lions, whalebones, waves, surfers, fishermen, and sunsets, as well as photos from a 3-day backpacking trip along the remote \"Lost Coast.\"\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA book for beachcombers and beach lovers everywhere, all of whom share a deep love for the ocean and its surroundings.\u003c\/p\u003e--Lloyd Kahn\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLloyd Kahn\u003c\/b\u003e started building his own home in the early '60s and went on to publish books showing homeowners how they could build their own homes with their own hands.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHe got his start in publishing by working as the shelter editor of the \u003ci\u003eWhole Earth Catalog\u003c\/i\u003e with Stewart Brand in the late '60s. He has since authored six highly-graphic books on homemade building, all of which are interrelated. The books, \"The Shelter Library Of Building Books,\" include \u003ci\u003eShelter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eShelter II\u003c\/i\u003e (1978), \u003ci\u003eHome Work\u003c\/i\u003e (2004), \u003ci\u003eBuilders of the Pacific Coast\u003c\/i\u003e (2008), \u003ci\u003eTiny Homes\u003c\/i\u003e (2012), and \u003ci\u003eTiny Homes on the Move\u003c\/i\u003e (2014).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLloyd operates from Northern California studio built of recycled lumber, set in the midst of a vegetable garden, and hooked into the world via five Mac computers.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou can check out videos (one with over 450,000 views) on Lloyd by doing a search on YouTube: http: \/\/www.youtube.com\/results?search_query=lloyd+kahn\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLloyd lives in West Marin County, California.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 160\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.6 x 8.6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 12, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47457155285245,"sku":"9780936070803","price":26.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/3414\/0157\/files\/QUhWak1WbGZOcXhzdGxYclR0VnVxUT09.webp?v=1777234485","url":"https:\/\/booktolia.com\/products\/driftwood-shacks-anonymous-architecture-along-the-california-coast-hardcover","provider":"booktolia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}