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books:

Adobe: Build It Yourself
Paul Graham McHenry

University of Arizona Press, 1979

The book contains easy-to-follow instructions and detailed illustrations that take you step-by-step through each stage of planning and building your own adobe home.

Adobe Build It Yourself
Paul Graham McHenry Jr.

The University of Arizona Press, 1976

Adobe and Rammed Earth Buildings

3 reviews
Paul Graham McHenry

John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1984

Great Adobe book!
This book is full of great information and is well worth purchasing. For the average consumer it is all you will need. However as an engineer, I wish it had more technical information (shear capacity of adobe walls, etc). I've looked for such a book, but I don't think it exists.

The Adobe Story: A Global Treasure

3 reviews
Paul Graham McHenry

University of New Mexico Press, 1998

An excellent primer on Adobe buildings
The author leads you through Adobe's history, advantages, varieties and mythology. Photographs from around the world illustrate Adobe buildings from ancient times to today's current structures. Often associated with luxury homes, Adobe houses come in all price ranges. Well-organized, the book guides you on a tour of a dozen New Mexico famous buildings such as Taos Pueblo. It takes you to ...