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Builders Booksource

Builders Booksource
1817 Fourth St. (at Hearst), Berkeley, (510) 845-6874; also 900 North Point (at Larkin in Ghirardelli Square), 440-5773; www.buildersbooksite.com

Builders Booksource stocks thousands and thousands and thousands of titles on home design, architecture, landscape architecture, construction, and guides to do-it-yourself projects of all levels of complexity, from pouring concrete for a small patio to building an entire house out of straw bales, but its range extends far beyond. The shop also has government publications such as those dealing with building codes -- like the brand-new and soon-to-be-standard International Residential Code -- design software, and other references invaluable to the building professional or wannabe. And, if you're more inclined to, say, daydream about finally refinishing that chair than to build a solar-powered treehouse, there's also a good selection of design magazines.

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