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Happy Cactus: Cacti, Succulents, and More

Dorling Kindersley Publishing Staff · DK
Pages: 144
Format: Hardcover

In-depth profiles, care tips, and display inspiration for more than 50 popular cactus and succulent varieties.

Your cactus might be surviving, but is it happy? There's so much more to these little green plants than just keeping them alive. Get right to the point with practical advice...
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Woodworking with Hand Tools: Tools, Techniques & Projects

Eden Phillpotts · Taunton Press
Pages: 240
Format: Paperback

For woodworkers, hand tools put the emphasis on the process of woodworking rather than the result. Yet hand tools also are essential to the highest level of craftsmanship, bringing a refinement to work that machines alone cannot produce. Whether using hand tools alone as a source of pleasure,...

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Design for Good: A New Era of Architecture for Everyone

John Cary · Island Press
Pages: 280
Format: Hardcover

"I can't recommend John Cary's book, Design for Good, highly enough. His argument...is clear and revolutionary." - Melinda Gates "That's what we do really: we do miracles," said Anne-Marie Nyiranshimiyimana, who learned masonry in helping to build the Butaro...
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The Bonsai Beginner's Bible

PETER CHAN · Mitchell Beazley
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback

The Japanese and Chinese have been creating bonsai trees for centuries and it is now an internationally popular pastime. This compact and stylish guide will provide everything you need to know to grow bonsai successfully, including shaping with wires, watering, seasonal maintenance, tackling...
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A Woman's Guide to Cannabis: Using Marijuana to Feel Better, Look Better, Sleep Better–and Get High Like a Lady

Nikki Furrer · Workman Publishing Company
Pages: 224
Format: Paperback

A handbook for understanding and using marijuana, written just for women--whether they're using it for medicinal relief or for pleasure. This book is like having a knowledgeable salesperson across the counter at a dispensary who can hand-sell you a product to fit your mood and tastes--because...
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Architects' Homes

Bethany Patch · Images Publishing Dist Ac
Pages: 224
Format: Hardcover

This stunning book takes a rare glimpse into the intriguing and unique homes of some of the world's best-known architects. How do these architects design their own private domains? How do their furnishing styles impact on the structural integrity of the space? How do these individuals...
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The House that Pinterest Built

DIANE KEATON · Rizzoli
Pages: 272
Format: Hardcover

A compelling account of Diane Keaton's dream house, from idea to realization in brick, stone, and wood. Keaton's narrative and inspirational images will inspire all those who imagine the perfect home.
At once a style guide, an inspirational tome, and a how-to volume on creating...
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The Detroit Public Library: An American Classic

Barbara Madgy Cohn · Painted Turtle Book
Pages: 208
Format: Print book

For the last century, the Detroit Public Library has ranked as one of the most beautiful buildings in Detroit - an important landmark as well as a significant monument serving generations of Detroiters. The Detroit Public Library: An American Classic was born out of "Discover the Wonders,"...
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Seed Saving

CALEB WARNOCK · HOBBLE CREEK PR
Pages: 128
Format: Print book

The goal of all seed saving is to prevent seeds from becoming wild. Stop wasting money on storebought seeds and create a garden you can truly call your own. With easytofollow instructions for lettuce, beans, corn, onions, and much more, you'll soon be creating your very own heirloom...
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The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady

EDITH LADY HOLDEN · Rizzoli
Pages: 192
Format: Hardcover

A charming addition to Rizzoli's carefully curated program of bringing classic books back into print. This beautifully packaged facsimile of Edith Holden's original diary is filled with a naturalist's masterful paintings and delightful observations chronicling the English countryside...
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The Foraged Home

Oliver Maclennan · Thames & Hudson
Pages: 256
Format: Hardcover

A celebration of both sustainability and design, this book presents beautiful interiors filled with salvaged, recycled, and repurposed objects from around the world.Artful home interiors are born from curiosity, creativity, and imagination, yet many of us fail to see a potential curtain...
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Branches & Blooms: A Step-by-Step Guide to Creating Magical Centerpieces, Wreaths, Garlands, and Other Unexpected Arrangements

Alethea Harampolis · Artisan
Pages: 272
Format: Print book

(Originally published in hardcover as The Wreath Recipe Book)
Alethea Harampolis and Jill Rizzo, authors of The Flower Recipe Book and founders of Studio Choo, provide more than 100 step-by-step projects to make with flowering and leafy branches. In the spring, readers...
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The Decorated Garden: 25 craft projects for your outdoor space

DEBORAH SCHNEEBELI-MORRELL · CICO Books
Pages: 128
Format: Paperback

Make, build, paint, glue, shape, and craft your way to a gorgeous and unique yard with Deborah Schneebeli-Morrell's amazing book, The Decorated Garden. The Decorated Garden contains 25 easy-to-make projects that will not only inspire your creativity but encourage you to spend more time...
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How to Read Gardens: A crash course in garden appreciation

LORRAINE HARRISON · Ivy Press
Pages: 256
Format: Paperback

Garden visiting has never been so popular but how many of us really understand what we are looking at when strolling through a beautiful garden? Are we looking at an original landscaped site or a re-creation? Is the planting matter authentic or made up of modern hybrids? Are the steps and terracing...
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Grow Your Own in Pots: With 30 step-by-step projects using vegetables, fruit and herbs

KAY MAGUIRE · Mitchell Beazley
Pages: 176
Format: Hardcover

Winner of the Practical Book of the Year 2013 at the UK Garden Media Guild Awards.Grow Your Own Crops in Pots is the natural successor to Carol Klein's bestselling Grow your own Veg, which has sold more than 300,000 copies since publication. With this book you can turn the tiniest...
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