John Rusk
Doubleday, 1996
soft cover, 5.5"x8.5", 298 pages

Here is a book about house renovation that reads like something between a novel and Harvard case study. John Rusk took a program of study at Harvard on Negotiation, and he uses parallel case studies through the book to illustrate the finer points of negotiating with your contractor and architect to get the finished product you want at the price you can afford to pay.

It is worth reading this little book for the entertainment value as well as the life lessons embedded within.