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Handgun Training - Practice Drills For Defensive Shooting

Grant Cunningham · F W Media, 2015.
Pages: 112
Format: eBook

You have a handgun for self-defense, and have taken a good defensive shooting class. How do you practice and maintain those critical skills? This book has the tools you need to hone your skills at your favorite range. Inside you'll find:Drills you can do on your ownDrills you can do with...
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Daylilies in my Garden

JOANNE MCKINNON · Blurb
Pages: 64
Format: Paperback

This edition of Daylilies in my Garden includes 12 more varieties, 4 illustrations, and an index. Over the years, I have grown and lost hundreds of plant varieties, but never a daylily. As a collector's garden, the design is modest. My garden, now more than 20 years old, is still a work...
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Mother Earth News Almanac: A Guide Through the Seasons

Mother Earth News · Voyageur Press
Pages: 240
Format: Print book

Mother Earth News Almanac is back--refreshed and ready for the next generation of self-sufficient makers and DIYers.Mother Earth News Almanac: A Guide Through the Seasons returns! The 1970s classic has been out of print for years. Now, updated for today's readers and back in print,...
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Heirloom Plants: A Complete Compendium of Heritage Vegetables, Fruits, Herbs & Flowers

Lorraine Harrison · Ball Publishing
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

It s nearly impossible for gardeners to resist the allure of heirloom plants. Their names alone sound inviting Flanders Purple kale, Golden Marconi sweet peppers, Moon & Stars watermelons, Turk s Turban squash, Scarlet Emperor running beans, and Jefferson plums and many growers claim...
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The Humane Gardener: Nurturing a Backyard Habitat for Wildlife

Nancy Lawson · Princeton Architectural Press
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

In this eloquent plea for compassion and respect for all species, journalist and gardener Nancy Lawson describes why and how to welcome wildlife to our backyards. Through engaging anecdotes and inspired advice, profiles of home gardeners throughout the country, and interviews with scientists...
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Ultimate Guide: Plumbing, 4th Updated Edition

Editors of Creative Homeowner · Creative Homeowner
Pages: 303
Format: Paperback

Save money by making minor and major plumbing repairs and improvements yourself, with help from this complete home plumbing guide! More than 800 photos Detailed how-to diagrams Learn how to skills, from fixing leaky faucets to soldering copper tubing like a pro Save money and resources...
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Growing Self-Sufficiency: Realize Your Dream and Enjoy Producing Your Own Fruit, Vegetables, Eggs and Meat

Sally Nex · UIT Cambridge Ltd.
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

Growing Self-Sufficiency is a practical and inspirational guide for both the beginner and the experienced gardener. It explains how you can enjoy the satisfaction and pride of providing food for yourself and your family, whether you have just a small balcony or back yard, a large garden,...
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Compost

David Squire · Creative Homeowner Press
Pages: 80
Format: Print book

In our ecologically aware times, composting is one smart way to minimize our carbon footprint and help the earth. This new entry in the highly successful Specialist series gives gardeners all the guidance they need to start making, storing, and using their own compost. It offers Information...
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One Magic Square Vegetable Gardening: The Easy, Organic Way to Grow Your Own Food on a 3-Foot Square

Lolo Houbein · Experiment Llc
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

All it takes to grow your own organic vegetables, fruits, and herbs is One Magic Square Lolo Houbein has 40 years' worth of gardening wisdom to share - on how to coax an abundance of organic food from a plot that is just 3 feet square!Sustainable, cost-effective, and creative techniques:...
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How to make slipcovers : designing, measuring, and sewing perfect-fit slipcovers for chairs, sofas, and ottomans

Patricia Hoskins · Storey Publishing
Pages: 124
Format: Print book

Give your favorite furniture a new look! Patricia Hoskins, co-author of the best-selling One-Yard Wonders, offers simple, step-by-step, illustrated instructions for making your own slipcovers for dining chairs, easy chairs, ottomans, and sofas with either loose back pillows or fixed cushions....
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Dream Home: The Property Brothers' Ultimate Guide to Finding & Fixing Your Perfect House

Jonathan Scott · Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Pages: 304
Format: Print book

"Jonathan and Drew Scott have taken HGTV by storm with their four hit shows, Property Brothers, Property Brothers at Home, Buying & Selling, and Brother vs. Brother. The talented duo's good-natured rivalry, playful banter, and no-nonsense strategies have earned the popular twins millions...
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The Beginner's Guide to Building a Garden One Project at a Time: 326 Fast, Easy, Affordable Ways to Transform Your Yard

Sally Roth · Timber Press
Pages: 284
Format: Print book

A fresh approach and simple way to transform your yard! The prospect of revamping a yard is daunting. Where do you start? How do all the various areas come together in a beautiful, cohesive way? The Beginner's Guide to Starting a Garden simplifies the process by showing you how to spend...
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Container Theme Gardens: 42 Combinations, Each Using 5 Perfectly Matched Plants

Nancy J. Ondra · Storey Pub.
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

Simple and foolproof! Enjoy beautiful container plantings with no stress or fuss. Container Theme Gardens offers 42 plans for container arrangements, each using just five specific plants that you can find at your local garden center. There's something here for every setting and every style,...
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Building with Secondhand Stuff, 2nd edition: How to Reclaim, Repurpose, Re-use & Upcycle Salvaged & Leftover Materials

CHRIS PETERSON · Cool Springs Press
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

From Craig's List, your basement, and estate sales, you can salvage what you need to upcycle all kinds of cool things. You can build tables, install vintage hardwood floors and salvaged windows, mason reclaimed stone walls, and do much more using free or very inexpensive, high-quality,...
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National Painting Cost Estimator 2017

Dennis D Gleason · Craftsman Book Co
Pages: 444
Format: Paperback

A complete guide to estimating painting costs for just about any type of residential, commercial, or industrial painting, whether by brush, spray, or roller.
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