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Flight 232: A Story of Disaster and Survival
Flight 232: A Story of Disaster and Survival

Laurence Gonzales · W. W. Norton & Company; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Twenty-five years after the catastrophe, a dramatic and extraordinarily rare 360-degree view of the crash of a fully loaded jumbo jet. As hundreds of rescue workers waited on the ground, United Airlines Flight 232 wallowed drunkenly over the bluffs northwest of Sioux City. The plane slammed...
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Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Cabinets & Countertops: How to Customize Your Home with Cabinetry
Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Cabinets & Countertops: How to Customize Your Home with Cabinetry

Editors of Cool Springs Press · Cool Springs Press; First edition
Format: Paperback

A skillbuilding and confidence-creating introduction to working with cabinets and countertops, The Complete Guide to Cabinets & Countertops contains comprehensive information on the tools, materials, and techniques you'll need to create kitchen cabinets and countertops, bathroom...
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Half Yard Christmas: Easy sewing projects using left-over pieces of fabric
Half Yard Christmas: Easy sewing projects using left-over pieces of fabric

Debbie Shore · Search Press(UK)
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Are you craving a crafty, creative Christmas? Let Debbie Shore show you how to create all the accessories you'll need in the latest addition to her best-selling Half Yard series. Featuring six themed chapters - rustic, traditional, contemporary, monochrome, Scandinavian and kids - there's...
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The Beautiful Edible Garden: Design A Stylish Outdoor Space Using Vegetables, Fruits, and Herbs
The Beautiful Edible Garden: Design A Stylish Outdoor Space Using Vegetables, Fruits, and Herbs

Leslie Bennett · Ten Speed Press
Pages: 211
Format: Paperback

One of Amazon's Best Garden Books of 2013. From the founders of landscape design firm Star Apple Edible & Fine Gardening in the San Francisco Bay Area comes a stylish, beautifully-photographed guide to artfully incorporating organic vegetables, fruits, and herbs into an attractive modern...
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The Upholsterer's Step-by-Step Handbook: A Practical Reference
The Upholsterer's Step-by-Step Handbook: A Practical Reference

Alex Law · St. Martin's Griffin; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover

Whether you're re-covering some simple dining chairs or restoring a family heirloom, this book contains all the tips and techniques you'll need to complete your upholstery project in an easy-to-understand format. The clear illustrations and inspiring photography throughout the book...
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Freeform Wire Art Jewelry: Techniques for Designing With Wire, Beads and Gems
Freeform Wire Art Jewelry: Techniques for Designing With Wire, Beads and Gems

Gayle Bird · Fons & Porter L C
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

Twist, curl and wrap wire into one-of-a-kind jewelry!Follow along with author Gayle Bird as she teaches you everything you need to know to create her signature jewelry designs. First learn the basics of color and design, then move into essential wire tutorials. From there, you'll work your...
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Style Your Perfect Wedding
Style Your Perfect Wedding

DK Publishing · DK Publishing (Dorling Kindersley)
Pages: 256
Format: Print book

Want a beautiful wedding that perfectly represents you and your partner? Style Your Perfect Wedding has all the advice you need for the wedding of your dreams. From unique wedding ideas to creative wedding themes, from fun bridal shower ideas to handmade wedding crafts, from a beautiful...
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Brick City: Global Icons to Make from LEGO
Brick City: Global Icons to Make from LEGO

Warren Elsmore · Barron's
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

Brick City is a model builder's festival in book form. What lends special distinction to the models is the way they're constructed. Each is made entirely of LEGO bricks! Known for decades as a favorite children's toy, LEGO bricks have entered the adult model builder's repertoire...
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Air Plants
Air Plants

Zenaida Sengo · Timber Press
Format: Book

Air Plants, by Zenaida Sengo, the interior coordinator at the popular San Francisco-based Flora Grubb Gardens, shows how simple and rewarding it is to grow, craft, and design with these modern beauties. Decorating with air plants is made easy with stunning photographs that showcase ideas...
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Simply Calligraphy: A Beginner's Guide to Elegant Lettering
Simply Calligraphy: A Beginner's Guide to Elegant Lettering

Judy Detrick · Watson-Guptill
Pages: 96
Format: Print book

This simple guide to calligraphy teaches just the basics, allowing novices to jump right in and make their own wedding invitations, hand-label envelopes, write their own placecards, and explore their creative side.With the rise of do-it-yourselfers, there is growing demand for a calligraphy...
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A Very Merry Paper Christmas: 25 Creative Ornaments & Decorations
A Very Merry Paper Christmas: 25 Creative Ornaments & Decorations

Lark Crafts · Lark Crafts
Pages: 144
Format: Print book

It's the most wonderful time of the year - so celebrate in style with your own festive, homemade paper crafts. From wreaths and buntings to table settings, tree toppers, and ornaments, this collection of 25 projects offers a bounty of decorative items for a beautiful holiday. Created...
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Bead Sparkle: 120 Designs for Earrings, Necklaces, Bracelets & More
Bead Sparkle: 120 Designs for Earrings, Necklaces, Bracelets & More

Susan Beal · Taunton Press
Pages: 187
Format: Print book

Susan Beal has created a standout sequel to her jewelry-making bestseller, and, just like its predecessor, Bead Sparkle aims to delight readers with more than 100 great jewelry designs to make. The book features necklaces, bracelets, earrings and everyday pretties that add a little something...
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60 Quick Baby Blankets: Cute & Cuddly Knits in 220 Superwash® and 128 Superwash® from Cascade Yarns
60 Quick Baby Blankets: Cute & Cuddly Knits in 220 Superwash® and 128 Superwash® from Cascade Yarns

Sixth & Spring Books. · Sixth&Spring Books
Pages: 176
Format: Paperback

Wrap up baby in something cozy, comfy, and cuddly! The latest addition to the bestselling 60 Quick Knits series features adorable blankets, throws, afghans, and cuddlies in a variety of sizes and styles. Created by 30 up-and-coming knitwear designers, these all-new patterns are made with...
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Vintage home : using 20th-century design in the contemporary home
Vintage home : using 20th-century design in the contemporary home

Judith Miller · Firefly Books, 2015.
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Antique and design enthusiasts will recognize Judith Miller's name. Since 2007, she has been an expert appraiser on the BBC's Antiques Roadshow, which is broadcast on PBS, and her Antique Price Guide and Checklist books are the most trusted in the international antiques and collectibles...
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The Permaculture City: Regenerative Design for Urban, Suburban, and Town Resilience
The Permaculture City: Regenerative Design for Urban, Suburban, and Town Resilience

Toby Hemenway · Chelsea Green Publishing Company
Pages: 288
Format: Paperback

Permaculture is more than just the latest buzzword; it offers positive solutions for many of the environmental and social challenges confronting us. And nowhere are those remedies more needed and desired than in our cities. The Permaculture City provides a new way of thinking about urban...
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