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Mind Your Manors: Tried-and-True British Household Cleaning Tips

Lucy Lethbridge · W. W. Norton & Company
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

The author of Servants tells us what made British households, of all sizes, shine.British estates were known to be the epitome of cleanliness with their white-glove perfection. Through her meticulous research on servants, Lucy Lethbridge gleaned much knowledge about how these homes were...
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Sarah Style

Sarah Richardson · Simon & Schuster
Format: Hardcover

In the flawless style of Deborah Needlemans Domino comes the interior design book of the decade, from HGTV star, virtual sensation, and Canadian design queen Sarah Richardson. Ever wondered how to transform your laundry room from drab to fab? Your kitchen from prison to paradise? Your bedroom...
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Good Clean Fun: Misadventures in Sawdust at Offerman Woodshop

Nick Offerman · Dutton
Pages: 344
Format: Hardcover

After two New York Times bestsellers, Nick Offerman returns with the subject for which he's known best - his incredible real-life woodshop. Nestled among the glitz and glitter of Tinseltown is a testament to American elbow grease and an honest-to-god hard day's work: Offerman Woodshop....
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Country Living Smart Storage Solutions: Creative Closets, Stylish Shelves & More

Country Living · Hearst
Format: Hardcover

In need of organization, comfort, and style? With hundreds of innovative storage solutions and inspirational images, Country Living can help you find a place for everything and keep everything in its place. Room by room, see how to make the most of open shelving and unused nooks and crannies;...
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Maker and Muse: Women and Early Twentieth Century Art Jewelry

Emily Banis Stoehrer · The Monacelli Press
Format: Hardcover

A new perspective on womans role in the world of art jewelry at the turn of the twentieth century—from Art Nouveau in France and the Arts and Crafts movement in Britain, to Jugendstil in Germany and Austria, Louis Comfort Tiffany in New York, and American Arts and Crafts in Chicago—and...
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Knitting Yarns: Writers on Knitting

Ann Hood · Norton & Company, Incorporated, W. W.
Pages: 294
Format: Hardcover

A collection of poignant essays about the transformative power of knitting by twenty-seven extraordinary writers. "The impressive collection of writers here have contributed essays that celebrate knitting and knitters. They share their knitting triumphs and disasters as well as their...
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An Old-Fashioned Christmas: Sweet Traditions for Hearth and Home

Ellen Stimson · The Countryman Press, a division of W.W. Norton & Company
Pages: 288
Format: Print book

Celebrate the beauty and charm of the holidays with recipes for traditional food and drink, decorating ideas, and heartwarming stories With its trademark snow, piney forests, sleigh rides and woodsmoke curling out of village chimneys, New England was practically invented for the Christmas...
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Build a Compact Garden

Samantha S Bell · Child's World
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Introduces organic gardening and explains how to build acompact, no-dig garden using food scraps and household waste. Additional features to aid comprehension include detailed step-by-step illustrations, a clear list of materials, informative captions and callouts, fast facts, suggestions...
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Another Great Day at Sea: Life Aboard the USS George H.W. Bush

Geoff Dyer · Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

From a writer "whose genre-jumping refusal to be pinned down [makes him] an exemplar of our era" (NPR), a new book that confirms his power to astound readers. As a child Geoff Dyer spent long hours making and blotchily painting model fighter planes. So the adult Dyer jumped at the chance...
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Nicky Epstein's Crocheted Flowers

Nicky Epstein · Sixth&Spring Books
Pages: 136
Format: Hardcover

Following on the success of the best-selling Nicky Epstein’s Knitted Flowers, Epstein gives crocheters a special gift: an equally exquisite collection of over 40 flowers—plus patterns for garments embellished with her floral designs. Featuring a beautiful layout and magnificent...
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Build a Neighborhood Library

Annette Gulati · The Child's World
Pages: 24
Format: Print book

Introduces the importance of reusing resources and explainshow to make a small library to exchange books. Additional features to aid comprehension include detailed step-by-step illustrations, a clear list of materials, informative captions and callouts, fast facts, suggestions on how kids...
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Practical Knots: A Step-by-step Guide

Barry Mault · Arcturus Publishing
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

A knot book aimed at the everyday user of knots around the home and outdoors. Instead of presenting a bewildering array of knots which are of no consequence in real life, this book shows you, step by step in photographic sequence, how to tie knots, and then how they can be used for a number...
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Cesar Millan's Short Guide to a Happy Dog: 98 Essential Tips and Techniques

Cesar Millan · National Geographic; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

After more than 9 seasons as TV’s Dog Whisperer, Cesar Millan has a new mission: to use his unique insights about dog psychology to create stronger, happier relationships between humans and their canine companions.Now in paperback, this inspirational and practical guide...
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Flying Robots

Elizabeth Noll · Bellwether Media
Pages: 32
Format: Library Binding

The MQ-1 Predator drone served the U.S. military well for over two decades. The flying robots early missions were surveillance and reconnaissance. But in time, the drone became armed with Hellfire missiles for attack missions. This STEM-aligned title shows interested readers robots that...
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