Author: Fuller, BuckminsterA story of the '70s: when six New York ex-gangsters met Buckminster Fuller and built a geodesic dome. Originally published in 1973 and now published in an expanded edition, Charas: The Improbable Dome Builders is an intimate portrait in pictures and words of these dynamic young men and their community. The first half chronicles the trials and tribulations of building the dome, their intensive training, search for funding, accidental fires, holiday potlucks and Bucky visiting to see their incredible work. The second half contains interviews with the members of CHARAS and their friends, sharing personal stories of their time on the streets, as gang leaders, drug addicts, serving time in prison and finding a new sense of self and community through the applied philosophies of Buckminster Fuller. This edition also includes a new interview with Michael Ben-Eli looking back on the project four decades later.ISBN 9781945711053. Pioneer Works Press/The Song Cave. pb. 240 pages. 150 b/w ills. 17.1 x 24.1 cm.available
