Dwelling in Possibility: Searching for the Soul of Shelter - Softcover

Mansfield, Howard

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0872331679 ISBN 13: 9780872331679

Publisher: Bauhan Publishing, 2013

Synopsis

The mystery that attracts Howard Mansfield's attention is that some houses have life-are home, are dwellings, and others aren't. Dwelling, he says, is an old-fashioned word that we've misplaced. When we live heart and soul, we dwell. When we belong to a place, we dwell. Possession, they say, is nine-tenths of the law, but it is also what too many houses and towns lack. We are not possessed by our home places. This lost quality of dwelling-the soul of buildings-haunts most of our houses and our landscape. Dwelling in Possibility is a search for the ordinary qualities that make some houses a home, and some public places welcoming.

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The Concord Monitor"

I was only halfway through this book when I began to quote from it. It is strong stuff and goes deep. It should be on every thoughtful citizen s must read list. Karen Dahood, BookPleasures.com"

A wholly original meditation .. that s part observation of the contemporary built environment, part cultural history, part philosophical account, and at times something like a Whitmanian poetic survey. Carlo Rotella, The Boston Globe"

This is an author who is endlessly patient while pursuing his subjects, and delightfully capable of sharing his journeys with the rest of us. As a cultural historian, there can be few more determined to understand the modern human condition. Dwelling in Possibility is thus quite extraordinary in its quiet message about how we live, and certainly a triumph for this brilliant author. Colleen Mondor, Bookslut.com"

Whenever I read Mansfield s work I come away feeling not only informed, but expanded. His books don t just sit on the surface of my mind, but enter it, giving me pause, inspiring me to think in new ways . Dwelling in Possibility is a shelter for the intellect, inviting, warm and true. Deb Baker, The Concord Monitor"

This is an enchanting and deeply intelligent book. Jennifer Graham, The Hippo: New Hampshire s Weekly"

"This is an enchanting and deeply intelligent book." --Jennifer Graham, The Hippo: New Hampshire's Weekly

"I was only halfway through this book when I began to quote from it. It is strong stuff and goes deep. It should be on every thoughtful citizen's "must read" list."--Karen Dahood "BookPleasures.com" (1/1/2013 12:00:00 AM)

"A wholly original meditation .. that's part observation of the contemporary built environment, part cultural history, part philosophical account, and at times something like a Whitmanian poetic survey."--Carlo Rotella "The Boston Globe" (1/1/2013 12:00:00 AM)

About the Author:

HOWARD MANSFIELD is the author of seven books, including In the Memory House, The Bones of the Earth, and The Same Ax, Twice, which The New York Times said was "filled with insight and eloquence. A memorable, readable, brilliant book on an important subject. It is a book filled with quotable wisdom."

About this edition

• Publisher: Bauhan Publishing
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0872331679
• ISBN 13: 9780872331679
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 240