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Complete Guide to Symbol Crochet

Rita Weiss · Leisure Arts, Inc.
Format: Paperback

Discover the awesome simplicity of symbol crochet! This handy book from Rita Weiss and Susan Lowman teaches everything you need to know and makes a great pocket reference with step-by-step diagrams. Touching on the history of symbol crochet, the book features a directory of symbols, plus...
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Sundressing: Sew 21 Easy, Breezy Dresses for Women and Girls

Melissa Mora · Fons & Porter L C
Pages: 160
Format: Print book

Create 21 fun, feminine looks that capture the essence of summer!Sundressing is a sensibility played out at barbecues and on vacations and in days without a plan. It's the slip dress you pull over a swimsuit at the pool and the frock you layer over leggings while dreaming of warmer days....
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Puppies For Dummies

Sarah Hodgson · For Dummies; 3 edition
Format: Paperback

Everything you need to train a puppy Bringing home a puppy? This fun, friendly guide to puppies prepares you for this tough but terrific time. From the basics of puppy training—housebreaking, feeding, crating—to the latest on doggie day care, traveling with a puppy, and the new designer...
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Saltwater Fish and Reef Tanks: From Beginner to Expert

Zechariah Blanchard · CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Pages: 153
Format: Paperback

Saltwater Fish and Reef Tanks is the premier source of information for new and experienced saltwater aquarium owners. If you want a happy, stable, colorful, and healthy saltwater fish tank, you need to read this book. The author is a long-time reef enthusiast who started his first saltwater...
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Kovels' Antiques and Collectibles Price Guide 2018

Terry Kovel · Black Dog & Leventhal
Pages: 592
Format: Paperback

The 50th edition of Kovels', the leading antiques price guide, includes 20,000 listings and more than 2,500 full-color photographs. Kovels' is the most complete and best-illustrated price guide available, from the most trusted name in the industry. It features exceptionally well-organized,...
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40 Colorful Afghans to Crochet: A Collection of Eye-Popping Stitch Patterns, Blocks & Projects

LEONIE MORGAN · St. Martin's Griffin
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Bestselling author Leonie Morgan is back with another wonderful crochet book, showcasing her vibrant color and stitch variations. Featuring both block and stitch patterns, there is plenty here to please both granny-square lovers and row-by-row enthusiasts! Each of the 40 afghan designs...
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Piecing Makeover: Simple Tricks to Fine-Tune Your Patchwork • A Guide to Diagnosing & Solving Common Problems

Patty Murphy · C&T Publishing
Pages: 143
Format: Print book

Perfect your patchwork with a visual, step-by-step guide to 21 popular quilt blocks. Learn fail-proof techniques that can be used in all types of quilt designs, from traditional to modern. Say goodbye to patchwork problems like mismatched seams, blunt points, and too-small blocks, and avoid...
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Duct Tape Engineer: The book of big, bigger, and epic duct tape projects

Lance Akiyama · Rockport Publishers
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

In Duct Tape Engineer, hands-on educator, master tinkerer, and author of Rubber Band Engineer, Lance Akiyama will show you how to design, sculpt, and build backpacks, kayaks, catapults, and queen-size beds out of duct tape in your own backyard.These fourteen projects are designed to be long-lasting...
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A History of America in Thirty-Six Postage Stamps

Chris West · Picador
Format: Hardcover

DISCOVER THE INCREDIBLE STORY OF AMERICA THROUGH ITS BEAUTIFUL AND DIVERSE POSTAGE STAMPS IN THIS EXUBERANT AND ALWAYS CHARMING HISTORY.In A History of America in Thirty-six Postage Stamps, Chris West explores America's own rich philatelic history. From George Washington's dour...
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2018 Standard Catalog of Firearms: The Collector's Price & Reference Guide

Jerry Lee · Gun Digest Books
Pages: 1472
Format: Paperback

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One-Stitch Baby Knits: 22 Easy Patterns for Adorable Garments and Accessories Using Garter Stitch

Val Pierce · IMM Lifestyle Books
Pages: 160
Format: Paperback

Welcome your new baby to the world with lovingly knitted garments and accessories!This book is filled with easy-to-knit projects you'll want to make for the baby in your life. Top knitwear designer and author Val Pierce presents 22 simple patterns for practical but adorable baby knits,...
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Reclaiming Our Food: How the Grassroots Food Movement Is Changing the Way We Eat

Tanya Denckla Cobb · Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Paperback

Named one of "Top 10 Books on the Environment: 2012"(BooklistOnine, Feb 15, 2012).A quiet revolution is taking place: People across the United States are turning toward local food. Some are doing it because they want more nutritious, less-processed food; some want to preserve...
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