Roy, an expert in teaching cordwood masonry construction, timber framing, earth-sheltered housing and stone circle building gets readers from dream to steam in this new edition, complete with a new chapter on stick-built conventional saunas and color photographs and illustrations. He describes the effects of saunas on humans, and the basic elements of siting and design. He then gives practical advice on building cordwood masonry saunas, post-and-beam log end saunas, and round saunas, with variations. He devotes a chapter to the sauna stove, and another on taking a sauna, which is particularly useful if you are thinking of doing something unhealthy like consuming alcohol. He includes lists of resources, sources of equipment, and sauna societies. He includes a glossary of Finnish sauna terms, useful at the very least in translating the first sentence of this paragraph. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)