Carpenter: Build My Man is an inspired intriguing book that reveals men's responsibility for the current condition of our families. For years, MJ Lykins has had a waiting list of couples seeking help for difficult family issues. They want love back in their marriages. His limited number of hours, coupled with a desire to help each family, inspired him to write Carpenter: Build My Man. It is written to help men who want to restore love and do the best they can for their families. Using colorful, creative back drops mingled with true life stores, MJ Lykins presents a manageable and intriguing blue print that has impacted men positivity. He gives men the tools to change their life and families. He parallels a man's spiritual life with the construction of a home and walks men through step by step how they can rebuild their lives and relationships. It captures the pit falls found in many men and using his creative format encourages men to become the leader in their homes. It's written to reach men in all walks of life. Starting from where they are right now. His years of working with men played an important role in creating a motivating and comprehendible format that is easy reading. It's entertaining, yet reaches men's hearts. With encouragement from wives and children who have benefited from changed men, they helped to motivate MJ to create a book that can be put into the hands of all men. He reveals some of the creative coaching ideas he and his wife use in working with couples. This is a must-read for men with a struggling family, caught in the routines of life. If you want a renewed, revitalized, loving relationship in your life, then consider allowing a "Carpenter to build your man."

"From one of Fine Homebuilding's best-loved authors, Larry Haun, comes a unique story that looks at American home building from the perspective of twelve houses he has known intimately. Part memoir, part cultural history, A Carpenter's Life as Told by Houses takes the reader house by house over an arc of 100 years. Along with period photos, the author shows us the sod house in Nebraska where his mother was born, the frame house of his childhood, the production houses he built in the San Fernando Valley, and the Habitat for Humanity homes he devotes his time to now. It's an engaging read written by a veteran builder with a thoughtful awareness of what was intrinsic to home building in the past and the many ways it has evolved. Builders and history lovers will appreciate his deep connection to the natural world, yearning for simplicity, respect for humanity, and evocative notion of what we mean by "home.""--