Emergency Sandbag Shelter: How to Build Your Own

This is a "Must Have" book even if you do not end up living in one of these Earth Structures. Yes there are a few other books on the subject and even some good web sites you can find on google. But this is the original book on the subject and one which you must read in order to understand where this building technique and style comes from.You could actually build this on the moon as NASA has agreed is possible. This not a review of the amazing architect Khalili, as that is for others to do. This is instead simply to state that the wealth of pictures, descriptions of already built homes in this continuous earthbag system also called "flexible form rammed earth" makes this the "Bible" of building with this system, first introduced many thousands of years ago in the Persian Empire so successfully.It is absolutely a game changer for those who do not want to participate in the current paradigm of expensive tightly ruled system of codes (which these homes do pass), rules of jurisdiction that do not take into consideration non mortgaged DIY and sustainable structured homes, and the out of control world that this brings about. And that statement is by a Real Estate Developer and Broker who understands THAT world all too well.Want to completely change the world no matter what the world becomes? Look into building one of these homes, get out of the mortgaged rat race, learn to breath again, and start living a more sustainable lifestyle that this home will lead you into. I have and do not regret any part of it. Together we can actually build ourselves out of the reality we have created before we knew what we were doing. Buy this book and start that process. And check out the CalEarth Institute which is doing that...

I really liked this book. It really goes into detail about building with earth bags. I am a 67 year old grandmother. I was so inspired by this book that I am going to build myself and my son a dome shelter. We live in the sunny south and have a lot of tornados. I own a Bobcat and have started excavating the sites. I have 1000 bags ordered and ready to get to work. I will reread this book before going much further.

Great book about a very different style of building. It empowers people to build a stable, comfortable, very safe home.Whether after a disaster, or simply because you wish to build your own home; this book will give you the basic skills to do just that.Well done Nader Khalili!!

I know this is a good book. The rating I gave is because ot the technical issue. Even though this problem has been going on since 2018, Amazon was not aware of it. I have made Kindle Amazon aware of it. They have to contact the publisher to get it fixed. UPDATED: Kindle tech department continues to work on it. It may be an issue solely with the 4th generation 5 inch screen tablets only.

Clear, easy to follow, down to Earth build method for EVERYONE that is Hurricane proof, Earth quick proof, fire proof... The way of the future.

Would give less than one star if I could. Content page was all that would open. Contacted customer service. Per CS deleted, reloaded. Didn't work. CS said I could wait for it to be fixed which I decided to do as I wanted this book. Book has never been able to be downloaded. Apparently will not be fixed. So I lost my money. Not satisfied at all.

Only downloaded the first few pages. Called Amazon, they wasted a bunch of time trying to get it to download. The rep accidentally hung up on me during this time. Had to call back again. Don't waste your time.

Good in good quality and the content is really helpful.

Great book as expected

Good product

There are only 4 pages to read. After 4 pages the application stops working.

Grosse déception, après avoir acheté le livre au format Kindle, j'ai téléchargé le livre via l'app Kindle, arrivé à la page 11 l'application plante (crash). J'ai essayé sur deux appareils. Impossible de joindre le service client... vraiment décevant.

Enfin une méthode respectueuse de l'environnement, qui permet de résister au séisme de force + 8, qui ne demande pas à couper d'arbre et de s'abriter par ses propres moyens...Hélas, qui reconnait cette nécessité sur notre petite planète terre où s'affaire l'avidité des êtres du monde du désir ???