- Paperback: 305 pages
- Publisher: Little, Brown and Company; 1st Pbk. Ed edition (31 Dec 1997)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0316004103
- ISBN-13: 978-0316004107
- Product Dimensions: 23.4 x 18.5 x 2 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 644,566 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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The host of "The New Yankee Workshop" and master carpenter of "This Old House" presents the story of how he and his wife, over four years, built the home of their dreams in rural Massachusetts.
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6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
GREAT BOOK, LOTS OF BACKROUND INTO THREE GENERATIONS OF NORM
12 Aug 1999
Format:Paperback
GREAT TO READ ABOUT NORM'S PROBLEMS AND THE FACT THAT EVERYTHING DOESN'T ALWAYS WORK RIGHT. THE BACKGROUND ON NORMS FAMILY AND THE FACT THAT 3 GENERATIONS WORKED ON NORM'S HOUSE MAKES THE PRICE WILL WORTH IT...I HAVE READ IT TWICE AND MEASURED IT ONCE.
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
An excellant look into Norm, his family, and his new home.
23 Dec 1997
Format:Paperback
This is an interesting look into television's most famous remodeler/woodworker, his family, his new home, and his thoughts and feelings about what should go into their new living space.
This book deals with the conflict of a craftsman that can do a great deal of the work himself, but faces the external pressures of everyday life, and the pressure of celebrity status with it's commitments. He shares his thoughts and feelings about who should be "allowed" to build the house of their dreams, since time does not allow him to accomplish as much as he would like.
I highly recommend the book as a fan who is allowed to take a look at the man and his insights.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Norm's shows the pride of craftsmanship
26 Feb 1999
Format:Paperback
If you are a follower of Norm Abram since the beginning of PBS "This Old House", you would enjoy this book. He has taken all the lasted innovations from all his shows, and built a beautiful home for his wife and family. The barn restoration where they had timber frame construction, used that method for the great room with the carvings up in the beams has allowed Norm to express his talent. Then the eyebrow window placed over the wing, had to cut each and every roof shingle to fit the angles.
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