Great book, but wrong photo Amazon!
342102
This is an excellent review of some of the first homes in the United States to meet the Passive House Standard, and some that come very close to meeting the standard. Unfortunately, Amazon has put an image of a different book having the same name, but by a different author on this listing. My copy of the book is much smaller, half a letter-sized sheet of paper and is landscape orientation. There is a listing of the first Certified Passive House Consultants in the USA at the back of the book, as well as relevant building material vendors.

The Passive House Standard is the highest standard of building envelope efficiency in the world. By a combination of superinsulation, airtightness, seasonal passive solar gain, and Heat Recovery Ventilation, these buildings use as little as a tenth of code-compliant buildings, so are typically built without furnaces or boilers, and can be heated with as little electric resistance heat as is given off by a hair blowdryer. It is really impressive to visit a Minnesota Passive House that is under construction, with snow piled deep all around, and find yourself so warm that you need to strip off down to shirt sleeves, then to find out that there is no heating system installed yet. These homes are very cost effective to heat, and take comfort and indoor air quality to new heights, and are often structurally superior, and highly durable since they resist moisture damage from interior moisture getting into the building structure. They are growing at exponential rates, despite it being a totally voluntary energy standard. Unlike most green building books, which are strong on glamorous photos and short on performance data, the performance data is given for each of the buildings in this book. Its about time that people looking to buy a home should be able to see its energy consumption, the way you can read miles/gallon data on the sticker on a new car.
4910700
Caution.  Check your book immediately.  I ordered this for a friend, after I had read it in a library copy.  When I gave the book to my friend we discovered that the book jacket and the hardcover binding were of Soul of the Fire.  The entire content was of another book by another author (quite a bad book!).  Amazon will not accept my request for refund/replacement because I had held it beyond their time limit.  Pattison is a fine writer and the Shan stories are all good - this my be the best yet.  Five stars for book.  Amazon gets a baddie.
1448337
This is a wonderful book. A treasure trove for the person who wants to get to know the man even mopre through his writings. The bonus CD-ROM makes this even more valuable.

One problem only with Amazon shippijng. This is a HEAVY book... and Amazon shipped it in a BUBBLE WRAP envelope!?!? Come On! Now this beautiful book has rounded corners. Why? Please don't skimp on such things!!! This was a disppointment. Please ship in boxes!!
39368
I was originally intrigued by this book because I am a huge John Green fan, but after hearing a bunch of hype from my boyfriend I figured I just had to give it a shot! It's a wonderful book though! Disappointing that John Green's is the shortest of the three, but the other two authors are great as well! The only reason I give this four instead of five stars is not because of the product itself, but for Amazon's representation of it. It kind of seems silly, but the cover that they show on here was not the cover I received. There's nothing wrong with the the color I received, though I do like the look of the blue cover with the snow flakes, just slightly misleading. So, if you're purchasing from this particular seller for this particular cover, you might not get that. Also, it came with an obnoxious sticker on the front that left sticky residue on it. But again, minor things! Worth purchasing!
672644
This is a wonderful book in a wonderful series !!  The photos are beyond incredible !!  Please EVERYONE give your support to Big Life Org, they are doing Great work !!!  Although, I wanted this book, I was excited to see it advertised to be autographed by the author.  I was very disappointed to receive my purchase, open the cover, and see that it was autographed to "FRANK".  Which is of course, the seller.  It would have been nice to know this prior to purchase !!!
3187447
it is a beautiful book with the illustrations and font choice. my only complaint is that I thought I was buying an adult version of the book. no fault of the author and illustrator. At first looking for this item it is presented in paperback which I hate so when I select hardcover the picture shifts to this. So now I am stuck with this book I cannot use.
Just make sure to check the age range for the book you are buying.
my issue is with Amazons linking system when choosing the presentation of the book. ( paperback,hardcover,audio, kindle)
4215068
Love this book, BUT this product (kindle version) has missing pages!
3091373
One of my favorite books but the picture of the book shown on Amazon is not the correct edition.  That is why I only give this four stars.  This is a much smaller book that does not have cloth binding as pictured.
2423236
Stephen Cox wrote a fantastic book on The Addams family. In fact he did it twice. I urge you to contact the seller to ask for a description of the book's size and cover picture. I received a 6"x 4" handsized paperback that bears no resemblance to the 6"X 9" edition pictured above. The information in the book may be the same, but I also like something that looks good on the shelf when I'm not reading it. Not something that looks like the local thrift store sold for a quarter. I wish I could raise my rating to 4 stars. I ordered this book again through another seller. E-mails responded to promtly. The delivery was very quick and it is the 6"x9" edition I wanted. Arrived in good (NOT GREAT) but good condition. Thank you sbooks
75522
I ordered ISBN#9780307387899 and got ISBN#9780307277923. The book is for a class, so the pagination has to be correct. I emailed Amazon/apex_media about the problem, telling them that if the pagination was not the same as the edition I'd originally ordered, I'd not be able to use the edition they sent me. They responded with a refund, which is great, but it would have been helpful to know about the pagination issue. I love Amazon and this disappoints me. Amazon's page on ISBN#9780307277923 says that it has 272 pages. The book I received with that ISBN# is numbered to 287.
1971684
please return this version and check for the new one which is the correct book.  VM Black sent out emails if you are part of her mailing list when she became aware of the issue.  It could not be circumvented prior to the books release date.  The preorders should be returned through the manage my devices page of your kindle account.  The correct book is currently available on Amazon.
2501740
Great book but the edition we got has at least 2 pages out of order. Will a corrected book be made available? Otherwise, a very nice book.
4425243
I can't comment on this book because this is not the book I received from Amazon.com, I received Tigrinya Phrase Book which is a different book from what is pictured. The picture here in the listing is very misleading. The book pictured is "Tigrinya Grammar by John Mason" The book I received it "Tigrinya Phrase book by Leonardo Oriolo" As the listing says but does not rightfully depict. But the thing that bothers me is why was I charged $8.94 for a book that amazon.com sells for $4.95???  Amazon.com owes me $4.00 that I'll never see again!!!
2599260
The one star rating is not for the book itself. It's because I received the wrong book - but with the right cover! As you'll see in the photos, the book I received has the same cover as Kass' book, but the text is of an entirely different book altogether! Not sure how that gets messed up? I'll be returning it for the right book.
1815914
Great book!
Bad rip off....Recently I went to my local library for this book. I have a paper due in two weeks on the book, so I was a bit pressed to get this home. The library has the "premiere edition" but it had someone's underlining throughout,bothered by this-- I went to Amazon and bought my own version. I thought this one is worth having until....I noticed a few oddities. First the book is a bit wider, the pages are crispy white, not the tinged off white the library book had. The maps, and pictures are all black and white on the same paper as the rest of the book--whereas, the library version has a clear difference in the paper, the library had the glossy pages and the pictures are in color. The ISBN numbers are identical on the back. Is there supposed to be a difference? I am HIGHLY bummed that my new book isn't the same as the one our library has--minus the underlining. I wish I had known I wouldn't be getting the same version before it was purchased. I asked "sunypress" about this, they claim to only have the glossy edition with the off white pages, so is the one I got a forgery? I am disappointed and it will be sent back asap.
1466492
I love this book and recommend it! However my copy arrived in horrible condition and not as described at all.
4944441
Amazon is the best I love it! But I ordered a book I've already read because I didn't recognize the title change. I just wanted something new...