NaeKid--Please share some of your titles on the books you listed..."Some of the books that I have read describe sod-homes, burrows, igloos, etc. Each style of home has its advantages and disadvantages" I have been looking for books on sod houses... made the old ways... if you have any titles you can share I would definately appriciate..
The books that I read were "reprints" from the ancient days. I found them at
Lee Valley Tools. I don't know if there is such a store in the US close to you or not. Some of the titles that I have at home (going by memory here) include black-smithing, blade-smithing, farrier, camp-food (with things like using ashes as a leavening agent in bread), shelter building, using chain-saws, using axes, building trailers (that one might have come from
Princess Auto) and such.
Some of the current titles that I think I might just pickup (their Calgary store is really close to my work) is "Stone Building", "Rustic Carpentry", "The Craft of Log Building" and "Windmills and Wind Motors".
If you click on their "search" button and put in "book" as the search term - you will see their 400+ books available. As far as I know, their reprints are for sale through their stores only - either online or in person.