Aside from an occasional letter or
phone call, I never find out whether our
readers find any use for the books
reviewed in this column. Even more
rarely do I get suggestions from builders
about the books they like and think we
ought to review. So this month I asked
a group of readers and past authors as
well as our regular library columnist,
Paul Hanke, to compile a list of their
favorite, most-used construction books.
Their choices exhibit great variety and
include a couple of surprises as well.
Thanks to everyone who participated. I
hope you'll keep telling me about what
you're reading.
Design
One book that showed up on a
couple of lists is The Motion