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Bob Lang's The Complete Kitchen Cabinetmaker, Revised Edition: Shop Drawings and Professional Methods for Designing and Constructing Every Kind of Kitchen and Built-In Cabinet

Robert W. Lang · Fox Chapel Publishing; Second Edition edition
Format: Book

Demonstrating how woodworkers can approach the complex job of designing and making built-in cabinets for kitchens, family rooms, and home offices, this technical handbook provides meticulously detailed shop drawings, instructions, and hundreds of professional tips for saving time, materials,...
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Robotify It! Robots You Can Make Yourself

ELSIE OLSON · Checkerboard Library
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

Makerspaces are places designed to inspire creativity and collaboration. In Robotify It! Robots You Can Make Yourself, kids will make a mini monster robot that responds to light, a spinning robotic pencil holder, and more! Colorful step-by-step photos bring each project to life. Techniques...
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Better Homes and Gardens 150 Quick and Easy Furniture Projects: Clever Makeovers in a a Weekend or Less

Better Homes and Gardens · A Better Homes and Gardens Book
Pages: 192
Format: Print book

More than 150 fresh ideas for creating exciting new pieces in a weekend or less Featuring more than 150 innovative furniture flips and projects, this is a must-have guide for those looking to save money, live greener, and create unique pieces that showcase individual style. All of the stunning...
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Goop Clean Beauty

Goop. · Grand Central Life & Style
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

The ultimate beauty guide from the experts at GOOP--the trusted resource for healthy, mindful living, curated by Gwyneth Paltrow Millions of women around the world turn to the clean-living team at GOOP for beauty advice. From nontoxic product recommendations, red carpet- (and everyday-)...
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Martha Stewart Weddings: Ideas and Inspiration

Editors of Martha Stewart Living · Clarkson Potter Publishers
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

With rich photography, expert voice, and taste-making style, Martha Stewart Weddings - a brand-new volume, the first in nearly two decades - is at once a guide to and inspiration for planning a wedding. Since the debut of Martha Stewart Weddings in 1995, it has been the premier resource...
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Last crossing of the Lusitania

Erik Larson · Crown Publishers
Pages: 430
Format: Print book

#1 New York Times BestsellerFrom the bestselling author and master of narrative nonfiction comes the enthralling story of the sinking of the LusitaniaOn May 1, 1915, with WWI entering its tenth month, a luxury ocean liner as richly appointed as an English country house sailed out of New York,...
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Brick Animals: 40 Clever & Creative Ideas to Make from Classic LEGO®

Warren Elsmore · Barron'S
Pages: 96
Format: Print book

LEGO builders, rejoice! The celebrated author of Brick City, Brick Wonders, Brick Flicks, Brick History and Brick Vehicles is back with this new title that offers 40 original, ingenious, and unique buildable projects to make from LEGO pieces. In Brick Animals, anyone with a drawer full...
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Plumbing

Steve Cory · The Taunton Press
Pages: 249
Format: Print book

Stanley's Plumbing: A Homeowner's Guide is a comprehensive, visual handbook packed with step-by-step photographs and authoritative, reliable information. Eventually, every homeowner needs to repair, replace, or upgrade a plumbing fixture. Save heaps of money by learning how to do it yourself....
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In the Heart of the Sea: The Tragedy of the Whaleship Essex

Nathaniel Philbrick · Penguin Books, 2015.
Pages: 336
Format: Print book

From the author of the forthcoming book, Valiant Ambition, the riveting and critically acclaimed bestseller, soon to be a major motion picture starring Chris Hemsworth, directed by Ron Howard, premiering on December 11, 2015Chris Hemsworth, Cillian Murphy, Ben Whishaw, and Brendan Gleeson...
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Furniture Care: Repairing and Restoring Chests & Cabinets: Professional Techniques To Bring Your Furniture Back To Life

William Cook · Lorenz Books
Format: Hardcover

Complete instructions for dismantling and rebuilding chests, polishing, waxing and staining, how to repair tops and feet, and how to rebuild drawers and doors.
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Arts & Crafts Stained Glass

Peter Cormack · Yale University Press
Pages: 354
Format: Print book

Beautifully illustrated and based on more than three decades of research, Arts & Crafts Stained Glass is the first study of how the late-19th-century Arts and Crafts Movement transformed the aesthetics and production of stained glass in Britain and America. A progressive school of artists,...
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Super Simple Wetland Projects: Fun & Easy Animal Environment Activities

CAROLYN BERNHARDT · SUPER SANDCASTLE
Pages: 32
Format: Print book

Learn about wetland habitats with Super Simple Wetland Projects Kids will discover what plants and animals live in wetlands and read about wetland food chains. Then, they will learn how to create a mini pond, make a giant firefly that glows, and more. Each project has color photos and easy-to-follow...
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Lazy Perfection: The Art of Looking Great Without Really Trying

Jenny Patinkin · Running Press
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

Could you use a little Lazy Perfection in Your Life?Every woman wants to look like the best version of herself-natural, radiant, and confident. But who has the time to master complicated makeup steps or the patience to sift through the glut of choices at the beauty counters? Celebrated...
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Bathroom Upgrades

Editors of Fine Homebuilding · The Taunton Press
Pages: 220
Format: Print book

This completely new edition from the editors of Fine Homebuilding will provide all the advice you need to remodel a bathroom of any size or shape, on any budget. Our pros will take you through every step of the process from choosing the best materials for your bathroom and designing to get the most...
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Perfume: A Century of Scents

Lizzie Ostrom · Pegasus Books
Pages: 384
Format: Print book

Signature scents and now-lost masterpieces; the visionaries who conceived them; the wild and wonderful campaigns that launched them; the women and men who wore them -- every perfume has a tale to tell.Join Lizzie Ostrom on an olfactory adventure as she explores the trends and crazes that...
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