“As I see it, the ultimate goal of natural farming is not the growing of crops …. but the cultivation and perfection of human beings.” (Masanobu Fukuoka, here )
(NOTE: Many of the books are partially available as Google Books. Books with an asterisk (*) are specially recommended)
A. GENERAL
*1. Alternative Construction: Contemporary Natural Building Methods, Lynne Elizabeth (Editor), Cassandra Adams (Editor), here
*2. Back to Basics, Abigail R. Gehring, here
3. Self Sufficient Life And How To Live It Updated And Expanded, John Seymour, here
*4. Mortgage-Free! Innovative Strategies for Debt Free Home Ownership 2nd Edition, Robert L. Roy, here
*5. Home Work: Handbuilt Shelter, Lloyd Kahn, here
6. Builders Of the Pacific Coast, Lloyd Kahn, here
7. Shelter, Lloyd Kahn, here
*8. The Art of Natural Building, Smith W Kennedy, here
9. Building Without Borders, Joseph F. Kennedy, here
10. The One-Straw Revolution, Masanobu Fukuoka, here (Sometimes available on the web with A Natural Way of Farming, see end of page here; see interview with Fukuoka, here )
*11. Places of the Soul: Architecture and Environmental Design as a Healing Art, Christopher Day, here
12. The Timeless Way of Building, Christopher Alexander, here
*13. A Pattern Language: Towns, Buildings, Construction; Christopher Alexander, here
B. NATURAL BUILDING (SPECIFIC PRACTICAL METHODS)
*1. Building Green: A Complete How-To Guide to Alternative Building Methods Earth Plaster * Straw Bale * Cordwood * Cob * Living Roofs, Clarke Snell, here
*2. Hand Sculpted House: A Practical & Philosophical Guide to Building a Cob Cottage, Ianto Evans, here
*3. New Bamboo: Architecture and Design, Marcelo Villegas, here
*4. Earthbag Building, Kaki K. Hunter, here
5. Earth-sheltered Houses, Rob Roy, here
6. The Stonebuilder’s Primer: A Step-By-Step Guide for Owner-Builders, Charles Long, here
7. Building with Cob: A Step-by-Step Guide, Adam Weismann, here
8. Cabins: A Guide to Building Your Own Nature Retreat, David Stiles, here
*9. Adobe Houses for Today: Flexible Plans for Your Adobe Home, Laura Sanchez, Alex Sanchez, here
*10. Serious Straw Bale: A Construction Guide for All Climates, Paul Lacinski, here
*11. Stoneview: How to Build an Eco-Friendly Little Guesthouse, Rob Roy, here
*12. The Natural Plaster Book: Earth, Lime, and Gypsum Plasters for Natural Homes, Cedar Rose Guelberth, here
13. Graphic Guide to Frame Construction, Rob Thallon, here
14. Tiny Houses, Mimi Zeiger, here
Rarefactions: by Andrés Melo Cousineau 