Bøger af Herb Nordmeyer

Kay pou Jubilee offers Hope. In one of the worst slums in the Western Hemisphere, a town ironically named "Jubilee," ultra-low-cost, disaster-resistant homes are being built. Jubilee is the garbage dump of Gonaives, Haiti, and has a population between 12,000 and 20,000. Unwanted people and trash are thrown away there. But changes are taking place. Homes are being built and along with them, hope and lives. Pastor Benoit, President of the Lutheran Church of Haiti, put out a challenge to develop technology to build earthquake- and hurricane resistant homes for a material cost of $1,000 US. While the goal was not reached, homes are being built for a material cost of less than $3,000 US. This book offers an example of what can be accomplished in trying places under austere conditions, in the hope that others will similarly challenge themselves. Homes for Jubilee is being published in English and Kay pou Jubilee is being published in Haitian Creole. The manuscript is available for translation into other languages. Please help us build a better world, one home at a time.

Herb describes his numerous failures growing up, and how he turned them into the seeds for success. Failure is the tuition one pays for success. Later books in the series describe Herb's failures after he thought he was grown-up.

In many countries quality concrete is not produced because aggregates meeting standards are not available and many of the contractors do not understand what constitutes good concrete. This book addresses how to use low-quality materials to produce quality concrete and then use it to construct disaster-resistant homes.

In many third world countries quality concrete is not produced and used for building homes and other small structures. Numerous conditions contribute to this problem. This book addresses many of the causes of failures of concrete and provides a way to produce quality concrete when less-than-ideal materials must be used.

Homes for Jubilee offers Hope. In one of the worst slums in the Western Hemisphere, a town ironically named "Jubilee," ultra-low-cost, disaster-resistant homes are being built. Jubilee is the garbage dump of Gonaives, Haiti. Unwanted people and trash are thrown away there. But changes are taking place. Homes are being built and along with them, hope and lives. This book offers an example of what can be accomplished in trying places under austere conditions, in the hope that others will similarly challenge themselves. Homes for Jubilee is being published in English and Haitian Creole, and is available for translation into other languages. Please help us build a better world, one home at a time.

As a grandparent, I wrestle with how I can share information with my granddaughters in a manner so when they are faced with a decision they will remember the advice. We all know that it is difficult to navigate life's challenging questions about dating and sexuality when you are a young person. Who am I kidding? It's difficult to navigate those questions at any age. The teenagers I have known don't want platitudes or generic answers when they are tackling the problems in their lives. They demand truth. In this book, Herb Nordmeyer and his granddaughters deftly combine the two elements that are essential for talking to teenagers about sex, relationships, and life choices. Those elements are solid information and a sense of humor. Herb is the first person to point out that when he was a teenager he was as big of a jerk as some of the young men his granddaughters are dating. This series cannot solve all of the problems a young lady faces, but the Grandpa, Help! series makes the process a little easier. When your granddaughter and her boyfriend are making out and he proceeds to unbutton her blouse, you are no there to give her advice. Her parents are not there to give her advice. Her source of advice at that point is her boyfriend and we suspect his motives may be less than honorable. If she remembers that for over fifty years Grandpa has regretted putting a young lady in a similar situation, she may slow the foreplay down and consider the implications of having sex as a sixteen-year-old and suggest to her boyfriend that they wait. That is much better than having her boyfriend being her only source of information concerning sex. Why would two dozen young ladies adopt a quiet old man who is a nationally-known stucco expert as their grandpa?" Yes, he knows how to share his knowledge in an entertaining and memorable way, but it goes much deeper than that. He treats each of the young ladies as an equal and he concentrates on what she is saying before he starts formulating an answer. Additionally, he never chides one of his granddaughters if she does not follow his advice. As a result, these young ladies open up and discuss things with him that they would never discuss with their parents and often would not discuss with their friends. Isn't that the type of bedtime story you would want your granddaughter to be reading?

Over two dozen young ladies have adopted Herb Nordmeyer as their grandpa, so he must know something about bonding with grandchildren. Sylvia Scheid is one of those young ladies and when Herb expressed that he could not write a book on the subject because he did not know what he did to cause the young ladies to adopt him, Sylvia took both of his hands, looked at him and said, "Grandpa, I will mentor you on how to be a grandpa." Herb and Sylvia took the grandparent / granddaughter relationship they have, and the grandparent / granddaughter relationships Herb has with his other granddaughters, and they developed an easy-to-read book, Grandpa Helps Grandparents, loaded with advice which will help grandparents bond with their grandchildren. Herb gives advice by telling of the mistakes he has made. The book, even though crammed with good advice, is a delight to read. The companion volumes, the Grandpa, Help! series, are aimed at young ladies and are just as delightful. Among his friends, Herb Nordmeyer's sage advice and ability to teach life lessons through storytelling has earned him the title of the "Garrison Keillor of Texas." Reading Grandpa Helps Grandparents will have you chuckling at Herb's dry humor while profiting from his practical wisdom.

Do you remember the "good old days," or have you heard of them? Throw the rose-colored glasses away, and learn some life lessons in a howl-ariously entertaining manner. While Herb's mother never got around to writing down the stories she raised her kids on, Herb heeded the call to put the stories on paper. Herb deftly weaves together his mother's true stories with his own true stories into tickle-your-fancy parables that teach life lessons while they amuse and delight. Grandparents, parents, and kids will enjoy (at a safe distance!) these adventures in country living and come away with the conclusion that this is truly a serious book written in a humorous manner.

"Everything you need to know to complete a perfect conventional stucco job."