Most Popular Books by John May

Meticulously researched account of a bizarre case of Namibian Dieter von Schauroth, who let himself be murdered to cash an insurance sum for his wife.

A wonderfully informative reference on vernacular styles, from adobe pueblos and Pennsylvania barns to Mongolian yurts and Indonesian stilt houses. This small but comprehensive book documents the rich cultural past of vernacular building styles, from Irish sod houses to sub-Saharan wattle-and-daub huts and redwoods treehouses. It offers inspiration for home woodworking enthusiasts as well as architects, conservationists, and anyone interested in energy-efficient building and sustainability. The variety and ingenuity of the world''s vernacular building traditions are richly illustrated, and the materials and techniques are explored. With examples from every continent, the book documents the diverse methods people have used to create shelter from locally available natural materials, and shows the impressively handmade finished products through diagrams, cross-sections, and photographs. Unlike modern buildings that rely on industrially produced materials and specialized tools and techniques, the everyday architecture featured here represents a rapidly disappearing genre of handcrafted and beautifully composed structures that are irretrievably "of their place." These structures are the work of unsung and often anonymous builders that combine artistic beauty, practical form, and necessity.

John M. May is a Management Consultant and business advisor with more than sixty years of professional experience. He has authored several business studies and served as a contributor to business news organizations. John lives on the North Fork of Long Island where he serves as a board member for healthcare and education organizations. This memoir chronicles his experiences as a board chairman, a nationally ranked tennis champion, and his various roles in between -- a boat builder, sailor, community activist, church leader, UNC Tarheel, mentor and more. John is a devoted family man and married to wife, Elinor. Together the family includes eleven children and their six spouses, and a large number of grandchildren and great-grandchildren.

Divided into more than three hundred categories, the hundreds of entries presented here relate odd facts and unusual information, revealing such little-known facts as that fish don''t dream and that the safety pin was invented in 1849.

A guide for the unemployed in the planning of personal finances discusses the evaluation of financial resources, preserving credit ratings, budgeting, job hunting, and bankruptcy

Informatie in woord en beeld over met name de natuur en het leven op Antarctica.

Letters to John May (1819-1893), from Dr. R[obert] A. Kinloch, 27 March 1862, Charleston, South Carolina, directing him to "render professional service" to the crews of the gun boats under command of Lt. H.K. Stevens ; Rob[er]t W. Shand, 29 January 1863, Columbia, South Carolina, orders to examine conscripts in the Third Concessional District.