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Helicopter Flying Handbook: FAA-H-8083-21A
Helicopter Flying Handbook: FAA-H-8083-21A

Federal Aviation Administration · Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Book

Compiled by the Federal Aviation Administration, this handbook is the ultimate technical manual for anyone who flies or wants to learn to fly a helicopter. If you’re preparing for private, commercial, or flight instruction pilot certificates, it’s more than essential reading—it’s...
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Unf*ck Your Habitat: You're Better Than Your Mess
Unf*ck Your Habitat: You're Better Than Your Mess

Rachel Hoffman · Griffin
Pages: 224
Format: Print book

Finally, a housekeeping and organizational system developed for those of us who'd describe our current living situation as a "f*cking mess" that we're desperate to fix. Unf*ck Your Habitat is for anyone who has been left behind by traditional aspirational systems. The ones that...
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Delight in the Art of Collage: Mixed-media Collage and Assemblage Techniques and Projects
Delight in the Art of Collage: Mixed-media Collage and Assemblage Techniques and Projects

Lisa M Pace · North Light Books
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Delight in the Details! Add a bit of vintage detail to your collage work! In Delight in the Art Collage, Lisa M. Pace shares an abundance of mixed-media techniques and leads you step-by-step through 40 vintage-inspired projects! Inside, you'll find projects that focus on textiles, metal,...
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How to Raise Rabbits: Everything You Need to Know
How to Raise Rabbits: Everything You Need to Know

Samantha Johnson · Voyageur Press; Revised & Updated edition
Format: Paperback

Rabbits are wonderful animals to raise, whether as pets or as livestock on a farm. They are especially great as starter animals for children who participate in 4-H or other rabbit shows. Before you embark on owning one of these lovable critters, there's a lot you need to know; for instance,...
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Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Finishing
Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Finishing

Jeff Jewitt · Taunton Press; Ill edition
Format: Book

Taunton's Complete Illustrated Guide to Finishing features advanced techniques on controlling and adjusting color, disguising defects, and repairing finishes. This clear and comprehensive volume for woodworkers includes 850 color photos as well as 30 color illustrations.
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Jet Set: The People, the Planes, the Glamour, and the Romance in Aviation's Glory Years
Jet Set: The People, the Planes, the Glamour, and the Romance in Aviation's Glory Years

William Stadiem · Ballantine Books
Format: Book

In October 1958, Pan American World Airways began making regularly scheduled flights between New York and Paris, courtesy of its newly minted wonder jet, the Boeing 707. Almost overnight, the moneyed celebrities of the era made Europe their playground. At the same time, the dream of international...
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The Beginner's Guide to Growing Marijuana: Everything You Need to Start Growing Weed at Home
The Beginner's Guide to Growing Marijuana: Everything You Need to Start Growing Weed at Home

Lloyd Johnson · Adams Media
Format: Book

Advice for growing cannabis at home! Cannabis can be a tricky plant to cultivate, but The Beginner's Guide to Growing Marijuana makes it easy by guiding you through each stage of development to ensure that you always build a thriving garden. Inside, you'll find everything you need...
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The Natural and Handmade Soap Book: 20 Delightful and Delicate Soap Recipes for Bath, Kids and Home
The Natural and Handmade Soap Book: 20 Delightful and Delicate Soap Recipes for Bath, Kids and Home

Sarah Harper · David & Charles; 1 edition
Format: Print book

From nourishing oat soap bars to impressive rosebud soap cakes and fun soaps for kids, this book will inspire you to make beautiful handmade soap without all the chemicals found in commercial products.Sarah shows you how to master the two key techniques of handmade soapmaking the traditional...
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Trainable cat : a practical guide to making life happier for you and your cat
Trainable cat : a practical guide to making life happier for you and your cat

John Bradshaw · Basic Books
Pages: 352
Format: Print book

Dog owners know that dogs can be trained, but the idea of training rarely crosses cat owners' minds. But as bestselling anthrozoologist John Bradshaw and cat expert Sarah Ellis show, not only can cats be trained, but they absolutely should be to ensure a happy and healthy relationship between...
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How to Knit Socks That Fit: Techniques for Toe-Up and Cuff-Down Styles. A Storey BASICS® Title
How to Knit Socks That Fit: Techniques for Toe-Up and Cuff-Down Styles. A Storey BASICS® Title

Donna Druchunas · Storey Publishing
Pages: 124
Format: Print book

Whether you re working socks from the toe up or from the cuff down, designer Donna Druchunas s complete, step-by-step instructions make sock knitting easy, enjoyable, and successful. You ll learn several approaches for getting started, and you ll also discover how to shape comfortable toes,...
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Easy-to-Sew Home: Pillows, Curtains, Quilts, and More
Easy-to-Sew Home: Pillows, Curtains, Quilts, and More

Editors of Threads · Taunton Press; Sew Pmplt edition
Format: Book

Whether you want to spruce up your windows with some new curtains or turn your old cotton shirts into a beautiful bedspread, these eight projects will help you incorporate a little piece of yourself into every room of the house to truly make it your own. ·     ...
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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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Tula Pink's City Sampler: 100 Modern Quilt Blocks
Tula Pink's City Sampler: 100 Modern Quilt Blocks

Tula Pink · David & Charles
Format: Paperback

Create a sampler quilt as unique as you are! Tula Pink gives you an inspiring quilt block collection with Tula Pink's City Sampler. Make a beautiful, modern quilt of your own design with the 100 original quilt blocks or try one of the 5 city-themed sampler quilts designed by Tula. A note...
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Good Measure: Knit a Perfect Fit Every Time
Good Measure: Knit a Perfect Fit Every Time

Deborah Newton · Sixth & Spring Books
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

No matter how well you knit, if the sizing is wrong, nothing works. In Good Measure, Deborah Newton, knitting expert, designer, and author of the books Finishing School and Designing Knitwear, teaches how to personalize any knitted garment pattern to achieve a perfect, flattering fit for every...
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Off the Leash: A Year at the Dog Park
Off the Leash: A Year at the Dog Park

Matthew Gilbert · Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Hardcover

OFF THE LEASH is a group portrait of dog people, specifically the strange, wonderful, neurotic, and eccentric dog people who gather at Amory Park, overlooking Boston near Fenway Park. And its about author Matthew Gilberts transformation, after much fear and loathing of dogs and social groups,...
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