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Dwelling in Possibility

Searching for the Soul of Shelter

By: Howard Mansfield

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Paperback | 3 September 2013

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240 Pages

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22.86 x 15.24 x 2.54

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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.
"Like Thoreau, Mr. Mansfield is a keen observer and, in his neck of New Hampshire, a granitic critic of the rushed life." -- The Wall Street Journal

Industry Reviews

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

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