Yurts: Living in the Round journeys from Central Asia to modern America and reveals the history, evolution, and contemporary benefits of yurt living. One of the oldest forms of indigenous shelter still in use today, yurts have exploded into the twenty-first century as a multi-faceted, thoroughly modern, utterly versatile, and immensely popular modern structure whose possibilities are still being explored. Kemery introduces the innovators who redesigned the yurt and took it from back country trekking and campground uses to modern permanent homes and offices. Yurts also offers advice on every aspect of setting up modern fabric yurts, from foundations and heating to building codes, bear proofing, and interior design. Photographs throughout the book rouse your imagination, and the extensive resource section gives you the information you need to take the first step toward realizing your own yurt dreams.It is possible to meet our shelter needs without draining natural and personal resources. Yurts can help you reenvision your understanding of home from that of a market commodity to a concept of sacred space in which you can nourish your soul and find your place in the world. Whether or not you actually move into a round space, the concept and philosophy of living in the round will enrich your understanding of shelter and all its possibilities.Please Note* This item is temporarily back-ordered. Orders placed now will ship in 2 weeks.