Subjects:  1. Amateurs' manuals    2. Construction - Carpentry    3. Decks (Architecture, Domestic)    4. Decorating    5. Design and construction    6. Do-It-Yourself - General    7. General    8. Handbooks, manuals, etc    9. Home Furnishing    10. Home Improvement / Construction    11. House & Home    12. Outdoor & Recreational Areas - General    13. Outdoor Structure Construction    14. Outdoor furniture    15. Patios    16. Home furnishing & decoration    17. Woodworking   

Subjects:  1. Baths    2. Baths, Hot    3. Construction - General    4. Swimming pools    5. Technology & Industrial Arts   

Reviews (4)

Judge a book by the title
A clever title and a very clever book. Wide ranging in scope, with many unusual insights. At the present bargain price it is a must have. Makes you think, and not in the usual way you think.

Oceanomare of all feeling & thoughts connected with the pool
Oceanomare of all feeling & thoughts connected with the pool, T.A.P. van Leeuwen, a teacher of mine, has written a book about all the different aspects of theswimming pool. TAP van Leeuwen manages to evoke new kinds of interesting emotions concerningwater- and he manages to fill the pool with these emotions. After all, the pool, as he himselfdescribes it, has no very interesting shape: it's just a floating boarding or a concretehole-in-the-ground. History of Swimming Pool
This is the second in an anticipated series of four unorthodox books by a Dutch historian on architecture in relation to the classical elements: sky, water, fire and earth. The first volume, about the metaphysics of theAmerican skyscraper, was published in 1988; while the third, which willfocus on buildings destroyed by fire, is in preparation. This secondvolume, which is illustrated by more than 200 drawings, plans and vintagephotographs, is a wonderful visual and verbal review of the origin andevolution of the domestic swimming pool, which is, as the author describesit, "the architectural outcome of man's desire to become one with theelement of water, privately and free of danger." To swim in a hole in thebackyard, he continues, "is a complex and curious activity, one thatoscillates between joy and fear, between domination and submission, for theswimmer delivers himself with controlled abandonment to the forces ofgravity, resulting in sensations of weight- and timelessness." This is ahistory of architecture, as exemplified by a single building type; while,at the same time, it is a rich, multi-faceted social history in which thebehavior of humans toward water is shown in relation to religion, sex, art,psychology, engineering and architecture. (Copyright by Roy R. Behrens fromBallast Quarterly Review, Vol. 15, No. 1, Autumn 1999.) ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. Criticism    3. History    4. History - General    5. Recreational Activities    6. Sporting Facilities Architecture    7. Swimming    8. Swimming pools    9. Water and architecture    10. Architecture / History    11. Cultural studies    12. Public buildings: civic, commercial, industrial, etc   

Subjects:  1. Do-It-Yourself    2. Do-It-Yourself - General    3. Home Improvement / Construction    4. House & Home    5. Outdoor & Recreational Areas - Patios & Decks    6. Outdoor Structure Construction    7. Woodworking    8. DIY    9. Garden design & planning    10. House & Home / Woodworking   

Subjects:  1. Aquatic Sports    2. General    3. Home Improvement / Construction    4. Sports    5. Sports & Recreation    6. Swimming    7. Swimming pools   

Subjects:  1. Landscape gardening    2. Patios    3. Swimming pools   

Subjects:  1. Amateurs' manuals    2. Buildings    3. Design and construction    4. Do-It-Yourself    5. General    6. Handbooks, manuals, etc    7. Home Improvement / Construction    8. House & Home    9. Outbuildings    10. Outdoor & Recreational Areas - General    11. Outdoor Structure Construction    12. Workshops    13. Building construction & materials    14. House maintenance   

Subjects:  1. Construction - General    2. Design and construction    3. General    4. Home Improvement / Construction    5. Home Maintenance And Repair    6. Maintenance and repair    7. Spa pools    8. Swimming pools   

Editorial Review

6,000,000 Americans who wouldn't think of traveling without theirswimsuits and goggles finally have a national directory of places to swimyear-round! Read more

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great book for fitness swimmers on the road
Now that the book is out of print, you can still get the Swimmer's guide information on a CD-rom for Windows 95 called the Swimmer's Guide Off-line.

Great book for the traveling lap swimmer
This book contains thousands of locations for lap swimming in the US.It is a great travel companion for the traveling business man or the person on vaction.The book is great for finding pools on the road and staying in shape while traveling. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Directories    2. Essays & Travelogues    3. Swimming    4. Swimming pools    5. Travel    6. United States   

Subjects:  1. Do-It-Yourself    2. Swimming pools   

Editorial Review

Paige Gilchrist Blomgren takes an almost spiritual approach to this new book. "We long to head out," she says in the introduction, "to explore new territory, change our surroundings, and find a better--or just different--view. We daydream about setting out for parts unknown as we contemplate paths to wisdom, spiritual paths, and--in the wee hours--the notion of the one true path."Read more

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Very user friendly, beautiful pictures, and great ideas.
While I was thumbing through my new book, a good friend was looking over my shoulder, and asked if I would buy her a copy.We were both very impressed with the color pictures and great ideas.Instead of orderingthrough her book club we decided to look at Amazon.com.There is was. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Amateurs' manuals    2. Design and construction    3. Garden Design    4. Garden walks    5. Gardening / Horticulture    6. Gardening/Plants    7. House & Home    8. Landscape Architecture And Design    9. Outdoor & Recreational Areas    10. Outdoor & Recreational Areas - General    11. Outdoor Structure Construction    12. Garden design & planning   

Reviews (3)

I'm a Picture Person
Well, I am totally a picture person, and I found this book to be astonishing, I loved almost every pool I saw, there was some gardening pictures, but not that many, but i was personally looking for pools, that'sprobably why they titled it "POOLS and gardens". But if you lovepictures and seeing other people's interpretations of beautiful scenery andliving dreams, then i assure you that you will love this book!

Fascinating surreal images coupled with lack of substance
Dream Pools and Gardens does not supply any intelligible narrative and merely bombards the mind with image after image of mind-boggling pools. Was that the book's original purpose and goal? I certainly hope so.

Disappointing
I eagerly awaited the arrival of this book. Unfortunately, I found it to have little garden information, pictures which lacked good perspective and a narrative which was weakly written and included only sketchy details."Reflections on Pools" is a much better book. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Architecture    2. Architecture Of Specific Structures    3. Domestic    4. Gardens    5. Landscape    6. Swimming pools    7. Water gardens, pools   

Subjects:  1. Environmental Science    2. Environmental Studies    3. Handbooks, manuals, etc    4. Health/Fitness    5. Sports Facilities Management    6. Swimming And Diving    7. Swimming pools   

Subjects:  1. Garden Design    2. Gardening    3. Gardening / Horticulture    4. Gardening/Plants    5. Landscape    6. Landscape Horticulture    7. Outdoor Structure Construction   

Reviews (1)

Great tool!!
Rodale's Step-By-Step guide is perfect for any one. From the beginner to the expert. Every step is laid out so any one can follow.Some projects require more tools than others, and some require high end tools, but if you have a good imagination, you can work it out.If you love woodworking then this is the book for you. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Do-It-Yourself    2. Furniture making    3. House & Home    4. Outdoor & Recreational Areas - General    5. Outdoor Structure Construction    6. Outdoor furniture   

Subjects:  1. Design and construction    2. Garden Furnishings    3. Garden ornaments and furniture    4. Gardening/Plants    5. General    6. Home Improvement / Construction    7. Outdoor Structure Construction    8. Outdoor furniture    9. Woodwork    10. Woodwork - Furniture/Cabinetry   

Subjects:  1. Pictorial works    2. Swimming pools   

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Great for the Novice
Good book for the beginner however, I wish it provided more than one method of construction. I did find it helpful for the price. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Amateurs' manuals    2. Construction - General    3. Decks (Architecture, Domestic)    4. Design and construction    5. Do-It-Yourself    6. Do-It-Yourself - Carpentry    7. Home Improvement / Construction    8. House & Home    9. Outdoor & Recreational Areas - General    10. Outdoor Structure Construction    11. Garden design & planning    12. Home furnishing & decoration    13. Woodworking