In Support of
Building Well
To the Editor:
I found Paul Hanke's review of my
book, The Apple Corps Guide To The
Well Built House, unusual. Mr. Hanke
clearly disagrees with me often, yet he
finally "recommend[s] the Well Built
House only with many reservations."
If Mr. Hanke finds the presentation so
spotty, why does he recommend it at
all? He is dismayed when I neglect to
cover building practices I don't
approve of, but then begs the point:
This book is meant to convince customers
to pay for a well-made and
long-lasting structure. My view of how
they can reach that goal is the substance
of the text. Maybe Mr. Hanke
thought Apple Corps should have
written a ten-volume