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"From one of our most beloved authors, a fascinating excursion into the history behind the place we call home--now richly illustrated with almost four hundred images. A national bestseller, At Home is Bill Bryson's epic chronicle of domestic history. In this lavish new edition, his riveting room-by-room journey of discovery around his house--a Victorian parsonage in southern England--is enhanced by some four hundred carefully selected full color and...
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"Clear, step-by-step instructions with full-color photography show how to accomplish the most common home repair, maintenance and improvement tasks. A complete homeowners manual for jobs that cover every part of the home, including electrical, plumbing, flooring, walls, windows and doors, kitchens, bathrooms, cabinetry, garages, basements, and exteriors"--
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c2013
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What if there were one book that could help you do nearly everything in life cheaper, better, and faster? Show you how to remove hairspray baked onto a curling iron. How to make white shoes look like new. How to make gourmet coffee without the gourmet price. How to keep your cat out of your houseplants. And hundreds of other things. Cheaper, Better, Faster is all the best advice you've ever heard, collected into one handy volume. Every tip is short,...
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2017.
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"Boasting 560 pages of hardworking, how-to instructions and photos, this is quite possibly the only home remodeling you, or any homeowner, will ever need! From basements to attics and everywhere in between, BLACK+DECKER The Book of Home Improvement shows you exactly how to do more than 100 of the most popular improvement projects"--
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[2019]
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"Learn new ideas for tasteful home décor with Design Ideas for Home Decorating. Inside, you'll find information on working with space, furniture arrangements, creating a color scheme, and finding your personal style. Learn basic design concepts and pick up savvy tips to transform your ordinary house into a beautiful home!"--
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2022.
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A collection of projects at every skill level from Family Handyman to help readers organize, beautify, and improve their home and backyard.
Tired of spending valuable DIY time sifting through stories to get to the real meat of your project? Then The Big Book of Projects is for you. Curated by the editors of Family Handyman, this no-frills collection cuts through the fluff and gives you what you really need: nothin’ but the plans for more than...
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"Homesteading" is earthbound skills in a digital age, and authenticity in a mass-produced world. Meyer reinterprets yesterday's necessities for today's enthusiast, helping you put your lawn, windowsill, or spare closet to work as your own personal homestead in the city, and reap the rewards.
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"A step-by-step program for getting your life in order, so you're prepared for the unexpected. The odds of getting hit by a bus are 495,000 to 1. But the odds that you're going to die some day? Exactly. Even the most disorganized among us can take control of our on- and off-line details so our loved ones won't have to scramble later. The experts at Everplans, a leading company in digital life planning, make it possible in this essential and easy-to-follow...
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[2016]
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A modern and energetically designed encyclopedia of DIY with everything you need to know to roll up your sleeves and cook it, build it, sew it, clean it, or repair it yourself. In other words, everything you would have learned from your shop and home ec teachers, if you'd had them.
The Useful Book features 138 practical projects and how-tos, with step-by-step instructions and illustrations, relevant charts, sidebars, lists, and handy toolboxes....
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[2015]
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Last-Minute Survival Secrets contains more than a hundred ingenious survival tips that may sound quirky at first, but really do work. Readers will discover a wide range of handy and unusual secrets to outsmart the unexpected and escape perilous situations using common, household products. Green shows how to start a campfire with potato chips, open a locked suitcase with a ballpoint pen, and prevent heatstroke with a disposable diaper. Readers
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[2014]
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Get rid of the clutter - and keep it away! Organizing expert Donna Smallin shows you how to enjoy the happy, healthy, and inviting home you long for with hundreds of time-saving, clutter-busting tips. Smallin's simple and manageable approach helps you focus on the things that will make the biggest difference in the least amount of time. Clear away the clutter once and for all, and discover the peace of mind that has been hiding underneath. Clear...
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2013.
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A new generation of urban bootleggers is distilling whiskey at home, and cocktail enthusiasts have embraced the nuances of brown liquors. Written by the founders of Kings County Distillery, New York City's first distillery since Prohibition, this spirited illustrated book explores America's age-old love affair with whiskey. It begins with chapters on whiskey's history and culture from 1640 to today, when the DIY trend and the classic cocktail craze...
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2021
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"Deciding to raise chickens is one thing, but figuring out which breeds will suit your needs is another! Whether you're raising chickens for eggs, meat, showing, or as pets, The beginner's guide to chicken breeds has all the information you need to get started. This easy-to-use reference book will help you make the best decisions for beginning or expanding your flock. Get to know top-tier purebreeds and hybrids, optimal layers and broilers (and breeds...
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Growing your own food is a hot topic today because of the high cost of transporting food long distances, the heightened problem of diseases cased by commercially grown foods, concerns of the overuse of chemicals in mass food production, and the uncertain health effects of GMOs. Many people have recently discovered the benefits of homegrown vegetables and fruits. This book tells you everything you need to know to grow food for you and your family.
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[2007]
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Offers functional and elegant interior decorating advice for individuals who have moved into a home that is smaller than their previous residence, discussing how to create storage, making a space look bigger, updating favorite pieces, finding multiple purposes for rooms and furniture, and getting rid of what is no longer needed.