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Eat Your Yard: Edible Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Herbs, and Flowers For Your Landscape
Nan Chase - Gibbs Smith
Format: Paperback
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Eat Your Yard! has information on 35 edible plants that offer the best of both landscape and culinary uses. Edible plants provide spring blossoms, colorful fruit and flowers, lush greenery, fall foliage, and beautiful structure, but they also offer fruits, nuts, and seeds that you can eat,... |
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Mastering Tatting: Advanced Designs Using Basic Techniques
Lindsay Rogers - Guild of Master Craftsman; Spi edition
Format: Hardcover
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A form of handmade lace, tatting is a traditional skill with origins dating back centuries and spanning continents. Each stitch is composed of two half-hitch knots. The single thread is looped and knotted with the aid of a small shuttle – a simple technique that produces amazingly... |
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Learn to Crochet: 25 quick and easy crochet projects to get you started
Nicki Trench - CICO Books
Format: Paperback
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Learn to crochet with designer and teacher Nicki Trench Nicki Trench has taught hundreds of people how to crochet, so she knows what beginners need: clear instructions, and simple patterns on which to practice their newly-learned skills. Learn to Crochet starts with a step-by-step techniques... |
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Gardening in Miniature: Create Your Own Tiny Living World
Janit Calvo - Timber Press
Format: Book
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Get ready to journey into the huge world of growing small! The next garden trend combines the joy of gardening with the magic of miniatures. Gardening in Miniature is a complete guide to creating lush, living, small-scale gardens. It has everything you need to pick up this new hobby, including... |
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How to Make Sewing Patterns, second edition
Donald H McCunn - Design Enterprises of San Francisco
Format: Print book
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How to Make Sewing Patterns solves the mysteries of pattern drafting with easy, step-by-step instructions and clear line drawings that show how to create custom-fit garments in a wide range of designs. The book's detailed instructions on measuring and fitting include do-it-yourself... |
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Crear!: 48 proyectos de labores, con 16 diseos exclusivos
Cath Kidston - Blume
Format: Paperback
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Inspired by vintage prints and reinvented in cool modern colors, Cath Kidston's instantly recognizable designs are the basis for these fun projects. Divided into chapters on different techniques - stenciling, appliqu, embroidery, and patchwork - this exciting book includes a collection... |
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Nail Art Sourcebook: Over 500 Designs for Fingertip Fashions
PANSY ALEXANDER - CARLTON Books LTD
Format: Print book
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This popular guide to nail art features the coolest trends in fingertip fashion! Nail art is a fabulous way to make your own personal statement, and turn your nails into the hottest fashion accessory around. From stripes, chevrons, and flowers to glitter, gemstones, foils, and trompe l'oeil... |
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Woodwork: A Step-by-Step Photographic Guide to Successful Woodworking
DK Publishing - DK
Format: Hardcover
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From carving and veneering to jewelry boxes and custom cabinetry, Woodwork is the ultimate visual guide to every essential woodworking technique. Featuring an attractive range of finely crafted projects in easy-to-follow step-by-step detail, from household items to furniture, Woodwork is an inspiring... |
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The Mitten Handbook: Knitting Recipes to Make Your Own
MARY SCOTT HUFF - Abrams
Format: Paperback
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For years, students have asked knitting instructor Mary Scott Huff for a book on their favorite topic - knitting mittens - but one that empowers them to create their own mittens their own way. This is that book. The Mitten Handbook is much more than an instruction book - it provides... |
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Lace One-Skein Wonders: 101 Projects Celebrating the Possibilities of Lace
Judith Durant - Storey Publishing, LLC
Format: Paperback
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Judith Durant has done it again! This all-new collection of 101 original lace knitting projects, each using just a single skein of yarn, will thrill knitters of all levels. From clothes and accessories to pillows, curtains, and tablecloths, these beautiful projects were contributed by designers... |
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Carve, Stamp, Play: Designing and Creating Custom Stamps
Julie Fei-Fan Balzer - Interweave
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Take an exciting journey into printing with custom-carved stamps! In this complete stamp-carving workshop, Julie Fei-Fan Balzer covers every aspect of creating and using rubber stamps, including carving linear and curved designs, alphabets, complex and repeating geometrical shapes, and image... |
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DIY Wardrobe Makeovers: Alter, Refresh & Refashion Your Clothes
Suzannah Hamlin Stanley - C&T Publishing / Stash Books
Format: Print book
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Unlock your closet's potential with simple wardrobe fixes and refashions to express your style. These basic alterations and step-by-step restyling tutorials will help you fit and reassemble garments into newfound faves. No sloppy shortcuts here -- learn how to alter sweaters, pants,... |
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Groundbreaking Food Gardens: 73 Plans That Will Change the Way You Grow Your Garden
Niki Jabbour - Storey
Format: Paperback
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Follow your zany muse and get creative with your vegetable garden. Niki Jabbour brings you 73 novel and inspiring food garden designs that include a cocktail garden featuring all the ingredients for your favorite drinks, a spicy retreat comprising 24 varieties of chile peppers, and a garden... |
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Scraps: Stylish Stash Fabric Crafts to Stitch
Vera Vandenbosch - Taunton Press
Format: Print book
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From stash to treasure. Scraps Stylish Stash Fabric Crafts to Stitch! is bursting with fashionable, fantastic and unique projects to make, share or keep from fabric scraps30 in allfor jewelry, accessories and home dcor. Create gorgeous projects from your heaping troves of fabric scraps... |
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Zinnia and the Bees
Danielle Davis - Capstone Young Readers
Format: Hardcover
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A colony of honeybees mistakes seventh-grader Zinnia's hair for a hive -- and that's the least of her problems. While Zinnia's classmates are celebrating the last day of seventh grade, she's in the vice principal's office, serving detention. Her offense? Harmlessly... |
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2016 Collector Car Price Guide
Old Cars Report Price Guide Editors - Krause Publications; Eleventh Edition edition
Format: Print book
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The authority for collector car pricing!The one-of-a-kind resource for antique and hobby vehicles is packed with pricing information not found anywhere else. From Curved Dash Oldsmobiles, to big-finned cruisers of the 1950s, to 1960s muscle, we show you what people are paying for cars in the collector... |
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Kirigami: Fold and Cut to Create Beautiful Paper Art
Monika Cilmi - Sirius
Format: Paperback
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Kirigami involve the folding and cutting of paper to make beautiful shapes and decorations. All the projects are accompanied by delightful illustrations and step-by-step instructions. This lovely craft title by origami expert Monika Cilmi takes paper-folding to a new level. |
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2015 North American Coins & Prices: A Guide to U.S., Canadian and Mexican Coins
David Harper - Krause Publications; Twenty fourth Edition edition
Format: Print book
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Your all-in-one guide! Featuring more than 50,000 individual coin listings and updated coin prices for the United States, Canada and Mexico, North American Coins & Prices is the perfect all-in-one guide for coin collectors, enthusiasts and dealers. Organized by country, denomination... |
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Dog-Gone Good Cuisine: More Healthy, Fast, and Easy Recipes for You and Your Pooch
Gayle Pruitt - St. Martin's Griffin, 2014.
Format: Paperback
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Dog-Gone Good Cuisine is a fun, healthy recipe book for humans and their canine kids. While there are other, successful doggie cookbooks in the marketplace, Pruitt's second offering is unique in that the homemade dishes are intended to be enjoyed by chef and puppy together. It includes... |
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Jewelry Making 1-2-3: 45+ Simple Projects
Karin Van Voorhees - Kalmbach Books
Format: Print book
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Experienced bead designer Karin Van Voorhees distills years of beading wisdom into easy-to-understand keys: Learn the basics, keep it simple, and use materials you love. With the three keys in mind, beginners will be able to make over 45 pretty jewelry projects they'll be proud to wear.... |
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How to Mulch: Save Water, Feed the Soil, and Suppress Weeds. A Storey BASICSTitle
Stu Campbell - Storey Books
Format: Paperback
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Mulching makes your garden and yard much easier to care for, helping to retain moisture, keep weeds in check, and protect young plants. This concise guide shows you exactly how to mulch for any situation, covering sheet mulching, feeding mulches, and living mulches for use in the yard,... |
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Self-Sufficiency: A Complete Guide to Baking, Carpentry, Crafts, Organic Gardening, Preserving Your Harvest, Raising Animals, and More!
Abigail R. Gehring - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Hardcover - Revised Ed.
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A Complete Guide to Baking, Carpentry, Crafts, Organic Gardening, Preserving Your Harvest, Raising Animals, and More!The inspiring guide to back to basics living, now fully updated!Now, more than ever, people across the country are turning toward simpler, greener, and quieter ways of living... |
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Outdoor Wood Projects: 24 Projects You Can Build in a Weekend
Steve Cory - Taunton Press
Format: Paperback
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Create something to show for your weekend! If you're looking for projects that you can start and finish in just a weekend's time, look no further than Outdoor Wood Projects. This collection of 24 projects for the backyard and garden can be completed with basic DIY tooling, inexpensive materials,... |
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Flight 232: A Story of Disaster and Survival
Laurence Gonzales - Audible Studios
Format: Audiobook
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Twenty-five years after the catastrophe, a dramatic and extraordinarily rare 360-degree view of the crash of a fully loaded jumbo jet. As hundreds of rescue workers waited on the ground, United Airlines Flight 232 wallowed drunkenly over the bluffs northwest of Sioux City. The plane slammed... |
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Not So Fast: Parenting Your Teen Through the Dangers of Driving
Tim Hollister - Chicago Review Press
Format: Paperback
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Most driving literature for parents focuses on how to teach a teen to drive, without explaining why teen driving is so dangerous in the first place or giving parents a plan to preempt the hazards teens face. By contrast, Not So Fast empowers and guides parents to understand the causes and situations... |
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Sharpie Art Workshop: Techniques and Ideas for Transforming Your World
Timothy Goodman - Rockport Publishers
Format: Print book
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Bold and sharp, brilliant and vivid, Sharpie markers can be found in art, office, and stationery supply stores, drugstores, mass-market and crafts chains - almost anywhere writing utensils are sold. Sharpies can be used on virtually any surface, from the traditional (paper and canvas) to the unexpected... |
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Floral Knits: 25 Contemporary Flower-Inspired Designs
Martin Storey - St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Book
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Inspired by lush garden flowers here are 25 gorgeous knitted garments and accessories from top Rowan designer Martin Storey. The projects offer a mix of designs, some with applied flowers and others with floral designs knitted into them, others with the designs embroidered on top. The wearables... |
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Astronaut : 1961 onwards all roles and nationalities
Ken Mctaggart - Chilton Delmar
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The book begins with early ideas about astronauts in science fiction and film portrayals of the role. It goes on to cover recruitment and the application process to become an astronaut with NASA and ESA, and the qualifications and fitness required for various astronaut roles. The reader... |
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The People's Car: A Global History of the Volkswagen Beetle
Bernhard Rieger - Harvard University Press
Format: Hardcover
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At the Berlin Auto Show in 1938, Adolf Hitler presented the prototype for a small, oddly shaped, inexpensive family car that all good Aryans could enjoy. Decades later, that automobile-the Volkswagen Beetle-was one of the most beloved in the world. Bernhard Rieger examines culture and technology,... |
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Book Play: Creative Adventures in Handmade Books
Margaret Couch Cogswell - Lark Crafts
Format: Paperback
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Make books as interesting as the stories you want to tell! In this inspiring guide, artist and teacher Margaret Couch Cogswell pushes the boundaries of bookmaking through twenty-two traditional and experimental projects. Start off with a beginner-friendly accordion fold book or a classic... |
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How to Make Art
Mel Elliott - Portico
Format: Print book
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Unleash your inner creativity with this amazing book, which helps you color in, cut out, print up, and sew together a huge selection of today's pop culture icons - from the author of Colour Me Good: Ryan Gosling and Colour Me Good: Benedict Cumberbatch This isn't your usual art manual.... |
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Window Treatments with Style: Fresh Ideas and Techniques for Upstyling Your Windows
Hannah Stanton - St. Martin's Griffin,
Format: Print book
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For sewers who have mastered the basics, home decor items such as curtains, shades, and drapes are some of the easiest things to make. Combining clear, accessible tutorials with practical advice on choosing, styling, and sewing fabrics, Window Treatments with Style is packed full with the latest... |
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The Handmade Marketplace: How to Sell Your Crafts Locally, Globally, and On-Line
Kari Chapin - Storey Publishing, LLC; 2.3.2010 edition
Format: Paperback
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Turn your craft into a successful business! Even the most expert crafters may find it challenging to market and sell their wares, but with Kari Chapin you have an experienced guide at your side. Learn to determine your cost of goods, set prices, identify the competition, and understand... |
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The Big Unofficial Lego Builder's Book: Build Your Own City
Joachim Klang - Heel Verlag Gmbh
Format: Paperback
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Almost every kid's room has a LEGO brick collection these days. Quite a few adults are also addicted to the colorful bricks and are delighted when their offspring inspire them to build something themselves. However, once the bricks end up in a box after tidying, the one thing that tends... |
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Easy Fixes for Everyday Things: Over 1,000 simple repairs to household equipment, including cell phones, tablets and media players, computers, pipes ... and stoves, garden tools, bikes, and more!
Reader's Digest - Readers Digest
Format: Book
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We all rely on devices, appliances and pieces of household equipment that break, misbehave or fail completely, now with Easy Fixes for Everyday Things you can help yourself when disaster strikes, saving time, money and hassle (and cutting down on needless waste) simply by following a few straightforward... |
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The ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications 2013 softcover
ARRL Inc. - Amer Radio Relay League; 2013 Edition Softcover edition
Format: Paperback
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The ARRL Handbook for Radio Communications is widely recongnized as being the standard reference among radio amateurs and other technologists-experimenter, engineers and students. It's filled with essential information from accross the expanse of radio communication fundamentals, covering... |
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The Needlepoint Book: New, Revised, and Updated Third Edition
Jo Ippolito Christensen - Touchstone; Revised edition
Format: Print book
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The Needlepoint Book is the only needlework guide you'll ever need - now including 436 stitches and 1,680 illustrations.Since its original publication in 1976, The Needlepoint Book has become known as the bible for all stitching enthusiasts - the one resource for every needlepoint aficionado.... |
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Modern Holiday: Deck the Halls with 18 Sewing Projects
Amanda Murphy - C&T Publishing / Stash Books
Format: Paperback
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Dress up your home in something fresh for the holidays! These quilts and holiday decorations from designer/blogger Amanda Murphy take Christmas in a bright new direction that updates the traditional reds and greens with blues, pinks, and whites. 18 festive projects include 9 quilts and 9 home... |
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Through a Dog's Eyes: Understanding Our Dogs by Understanding How They See the World
Jennifer Arnold - Spiegel & Grau; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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A stirring, inspiring book with the power to change the way we understand and communicate with our dogs. Few people are more qualified to speak about the abilities and potential of dogs than Jennifer Arnold, who for the past twenty years has trained service dogs for people with physical... |
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Handy Dad: 25 Awesome Projects for Dads and Kids
Todd Davis - Chronicle Books
Format: Paperback
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Skate ramps, zip lines, go-carts, and more! In this super-fun book, Todd Davisextreme sports athlete and host of HGTV's Over Your Headpresents 25 awesome projects for dads to build with their kids. Busy dads can choose projects that range from simple to challenging and take anywhere... |
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The Art of Soldering for Jewelry Makers: Techniques and Projects
Wing Mun DeVenney - Barron's Educational Series
Format: Print book
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Soldering--the art of permanently joining metal components with a torch and solder--is seen as a challenge by many crafters. This comprehensive volume takes the mystery out of this misunderstood technique with clear instruction for jewelers of all levels. Designer and jewelry industry insider... |
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Sew Happy
Karin Ziegler - DK Publishing
Format: Print book
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"Sew Happy" features 25 exclusive, simple sewing projects from German fashionista Karin Ziegler to give your wardrobe a makeover, whether you want to create a new piece or customize and revitalize your favorite skirt or sweater. Visual step-by-step instructions make each project... |
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Happy-Gurumi: 20 Super Cute Amigurumi Toys to Crochet
Vanessa Chan - Martingale and Company
Format: Print book
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Treat yourself to a collection of fun-to-stitch softies with personality to spare. Crochet everything from a friendly dog and funny frog to a hot air balloon. Learn to make whimsical toys with puppet-style open mouths--including a grinning birthday cake--sure to tickle kids of all ages!20... |
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American Electricians' Handbook, Sixteenth Edition
Terrell Croft - McGraw-Hill Professional; 16 edition
Format: Hardcover
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FULLY UPDATED FOR THE LATEST ELECTRICAL CODES AND STANDARDS For a century, the American Electricians' Handbook has served as the definitive industry reference for information on designing, installing, operating, and maintaining electrical systems and equipment. The Sixteenth Edition... |
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Handmade Gifts
DK Publishing - DK
Format: Hardcover
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Containing more than 70 projects, from candle making and crocheting to paper-crafts and baking, Handmade Gifts is the perfect guide to making handcrafted items that people will love. Each project is clearly explained using simple step-by-step images along with photographs of the finished... |
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Easy Concrete: 43 DIY Projects for Home & Garden
Malena Skote - Lark Books
Format: Paperback
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9781600597077 Features: -Title: Easy Concrete. -Sub title: 43 DIY Projects for Home & Garden. -ISBN: 1600597076. -ISBN 13: 9781600597077. Subject: -House & Home. Dimensions: Overall Height - Top to Bottom: -0.5 Inches. Overall Width - Side to Side: -8.75 Inches. Overall Depth - Front to Back:... |
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Knit Your Own Zoo: Easy-to-Follow Patterns for 24 Animals
Sally Muir - Black Dog & Leventhal Publishers
Format: Print book
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From the authors of the beloved and best-selling Knit Your Own Dog, Knit Your Own Cat, and Knit Your Own Dog: The Second Litter comes Knit Your Own Zoo! With easy-to-follow, step-by-step instructions for 24 animals, it's an irresistible guide to knitting a single... |
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Lonely Planet Trans-Siberian Railway
LONELY PLANET. - Lonely Planet
Format: Paperback
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Lonely Planet: The world's leading travel guide publisher Lonely Planet Trans-Siberian Railway is your passport to the most relevant, up-to-date advice on what to see and skip, and what hidden discoveries await you. Gaze through the window at the unfurling landscape as you pass, glimpse... |
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Air Plants
Zenaida Sengo - Timber Press
Format: Book
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Air Plants, by Zenaida Sengo, the interior coordinator at the popular San Francisco-based Flora Grubb Gardens, shows how simple and rewarding it is to grow, craft, and design with these modern beauties. Decorating with air plants is made easy with stunning photographs that showcase ideas... |
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Sewing Happiness: A Year of Simple Projects for Living Well
Sanae Ishida - Sasquatch Books
Format: Print book
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Twenty simple sewing projects are tied together with a thread of memoir that tells the story of how sewing brought Sanae Ishida profound happiness. Each seasonal project, specially designed to promote health, creativity, relationships and more, provides gentle inspiration to live your best... |
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Mini Knitted Toys: Over 30 cute & easy knitting patterns
Sachiyo Ishii - Search Pr Ltd, 2016.
Format: Print book
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Let your imagination run wild with the latest title from innovative knitter, Sachiyo Ishii. This charming book contains over 30 fun, simple knitting patterns for a range of cute and cuddly toys. Create simple playthings such as animals, cars, trains, fairies and cupcakes, and then try your... |
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Zero to Maker: Learn
David Lang - Maker Media
Format: Paperback
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Are you possessed by the urge to invent, design, and make something that others enjoy, but don't know how to plug into the Maker movement? In this book, you'll follow author David Lang's headfirst dive into the Maker world and how he grew to be a successful entrepreneur. You'll... |
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Sweet Paper Crafts: 25 Simple Projects to Brighten Your Life
Mollie Greene - Chronicle Books
Format: Paperback
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Sweet Paper Crafts offers 25 unique DIY paper accents that make any home or celebration a little brighter. Make tiny star garlands to string over the mantel, delicate flower wreaths for the front door, cheerful package toppers, and much more! Mollie Greenes distinctive layered style incorporates... |
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Edible Landscaping
Rosalind Creasy - Counterpoint; Second Edition edition
Format: Paperback
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Since Rosalind Creasy popularized the concept of landscaping with edibles a quarter-century ago, interest in eating healthy, fresh, locally grown foods has swept across the nation. More and more Americans are looking to grow clean, delicious produce at home, saving money and natural resources... |
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The Great Beanie Baby Bubble: Mass Delusion and the Dark Side of Cute
Zac Bissonnette - Portfolio
Format: Hardcover
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A bestselling journalist delivers the never-before-told story of the plush animalcraze that became the tulip mania of the 1990s In the annals of consumer crazes, nothing compares to BeanieBabies. In just three years, collectors who saw the toys as ameans of speculation made creator... |
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Resin Alchemy: Innovative Techniques for Mixed-Media and Jewelry Artists
Susan Lenart Kazmer - Interweave
Format: Book
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Discover one of the hottest trends in mixed media--resin! Join mixed-media and jewelry artist Susan Lenart Kazmer as she opens new frontiers in her application of resin techniques.Resin Alchemy offers detailed step-by-step technique tutorials on using resin, from the basics of mixing and pouring... |
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Fight Your Ticket & Win in California
David W. Brown Attorney - NOLO; Sixteenth edition
Format: Print book
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This best-selling, plain English guide will help you avoid costly ticket fines and increases in insurance rates. Fight Your Ticket & Win in California covers every violation, including speeding violations, driving under the influence, and even parking violations. The book will help... |
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The Complete Guide to Home Inspection
Roger C. Robinson - Taunton Press
Format: Paperback
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Thorough enough for professionals...accessible enough for homeowners! Written in plain language suitable even for first-time home buyers, The Complete Guide to Home Inspection is a must-have reference. An all-in-one resource with 250 descriptive photographs and 20 helpful illustrations,... |
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Playing with Books: The Art of Upcycling, Deconstructing, and Reimagining the Book
Jason Thompson - Quarry Books
Format: Paperback
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In these pages, Jason Thompson has curated an extensive and artistic range of both achievable upcycled crafts made from books and book pages and an amazing gallery that contains thought-provoking and beautiful works that transform books into art. The content encompasses a wide range of techniques... |
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Hellstrip Gardening: Create a Paradise between the Sidewalk and the Curb
Evelyn Hadden - Timber Press; First Edition edition
Format: Book
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In this fresh and enchanting book, Evelyn Hadden invites you to use your gardening power to convert your "hellstrip" - the space between the street and the sidewalk - into a rewarding garden that generates smiles and celebrates nature. And you don't need to stop there: if you have... |
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Here Comes The Guide Southern California: Southern California Wedding Venues
Jan Brenner - Hopscotch Press
Format: Paperback
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Often called the "Location Bible," Here Comes The Guide features hundreds of Southern California event sites, including private estates, historic gardens, yachts, museums, wineries, hotels, and many other venues. Engaging descriptions give readers a clear picture of each place,... |
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Plant Equipment & Maintenance Engineering Handbook
Duncan C Richardson - McGraw-Hill Education
Format: Hardcover
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The Best On-the-Job Guide to Industrial Plant Equipment and Systems This practical, one-of-a-kind field manual explains how equipment in industrial facilities operates and covers all aspects of commissioning relevant to engineers and project managers. Plant Equipment and Maintenance Engineering... |
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Handmade Soap Book, Updated 2nd Edition
Melinda Coss - IMM Lifestyle Books 2016.
Format: Print book
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In a world filled with pollution and chemicals, this book shows you how to create your own soaps and bathtime luxuries using only natural ingredients and very little specialist equipment. Create the perfect gift for family and friends, kids and grown-ups.This book features a huge range... |
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Small Woodworking Projects
Editors of Fine Woodworking - Taunton Press
Format: Print book
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Nothing beats seeing your woodworking on display or the reaction you get when you give your work as a gift. The problem is finding enough time to complete all of the projects you want to do. This book will help. Small Woodworking Projects is a collection of approachable projects from Fine... |
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Gem
Dk. - Dk Publishing
Format: Print book
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A dazzling visual guide to precious and semiprecious stones, organic gems, and precious metals, Gem showcases beautiful, specially commissioned images as well as science, natural history, mythology, and true stories of adventure and discovery.From diamonds to sapphires to obsidian,... |
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Scarves and Shawls for Yarn Lovers: Knitting with Simple Patterns and Amazing Yarns
Carri Hammett - Creative Publishing international
Format: Paperback
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The knitting trend is being fueled by wonderful new yarns like ribbon, frizzy, eyelash, and metallic. This books presents easy knit patterns that make the most of these irresistible novelty and decorative yarns. Knitters will learn the secrets of combining colors and textures while creating... |
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100 Documents That Changed the World: From the Magna Carta to Wikileaks
Scott Christianson - Rizzoli International Publications
Format: Hardcover
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A tour of the history of the world through the declarations, manifestos, and agreements from the Magna Carta and the Declaration of Independence to Wikileaks. ?This fascinating collection gathers the most significant written documents that have influenced and shaped the way we think about... |
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The Complete Photo Guide to Making Metal Jewelry
John Sartin - Creative Publishing int'l
Format: Paperback
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With beautiful illustrations and step-by-step instructions, this how-to book includes all the techniques involved in crafting metal jewelry, includingCutting and filingCold connectionsSolderingTexturingForging and formingSetting stonesApplying specialty finishesThe books clear organization... |
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Think Small: The Tiniest Art in the World
Eva Katz - Chronicle Books
Format: Hardcover
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From the astounding to the downright unbelievable, this little volume of mind-blowingly tiny artworks showcases the talents of 24 artists from around the globe. Makers, crafters, art enthusiasts, and fans of tiny works will delight in this homage to all things infinitesimally small. Replete... |
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60 Quick Luxury Knits: Easy, Elegant Projects for Every Day in the Venezia Collection from Cascade Yarns
Sixth & Spring Books. - Sixth & Spring Books
Format: Paperback
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Knit up a little luxury with Venezia, an opulent, yet well-priced, wool/silk blend from Cascade Yarn! These 60 easy, elegant designs for a wide range of accessories include a Buttoned Cable Cowl, Lacy Layered Hat, Diamond Lattice Scarf, Soutache Capelet, Smocked Belt, Geometric Mitts, and Fringed... |
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The Official Blackbook Price Guide to United States Paper Money 2015, 47th Edition
Thomas E. Hudgeons Jr. - House of Collectibles; 47 edition
Format: Print book
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The Official Blackbook Price Guide to United States Paper Money 2015 is an indispensable, easy-to-use sourcebook for collectors. Filled with the most current values and the latest market reports, this guide has all the information you need to become a knowledgeable collector of paper money.Features... |
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How to Illustrate and Design Concept Cars: New Edition
Adrian Dewey - Veloce Publishing
Format: Paperback
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Automobiles capture the imagination as much as ever, and now is your chance to learn to design your own! Using simple, step-by-step instructions, this book guides you from pencil sketch to marker rendering; from doodle to computer generated artwork. Adrian Dewey has worked on designs as diverse... |
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How to make slipcovers : designing, measuring, and sewing perfect-fit slipcovers for chairs, sofas, and ottomans
Patricia Hoskins - Storey Publishing
Format: Print book
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Give your favorite furniture a new look! Patricia Hoskins, co-author of the best-selling One-Yard Wonders, offers simple, step-by-step, illustrated instructions for making your own slipcovers for dining chairs, easy chairs, ottomans, and sofas with either loose back pillows or fixed cushions.... |
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2017 Collector Car Price Guide: From the Editors of Old Cars Report Price Guide
Old Cars Report Price Guide Editors - Krause Publications
Format: Print book
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11 decades of pricing! The ONE-OF-A-KIND RESOURCE for antique and hobby vehicles is packed with pricing information not found anywhere else. From Curved Dash Oldsmobiles, to big-finned cruisers of the 1950s, to 1960s muscle, we show you what people are paying for cars in the collector vehicle... |
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The Car Book 2016
Jack Gillis - Gillis Pub Group
Format: Paperback
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As it has for 36 years, The Car Book 2016 sifts through the claims, facts, specifications, and hype to provide up-to-date and unbiased information about todays new vehicles. Once again, Jack Gillis proves why he is Americas most sought-after consumer expert on cars! Put Jack to work for you in selecting... |
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Bright Bazaar: Embracing Color for Make-You-Smile Style
Will Taylor - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover
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Dive into a refreshing take on color from one of the world's leading interiors bloggers, Will Taylor of Bright.Bazaar, West Elm's "go-to blogger for color inspiration." What began as a popular blog attracting over 400,000 readers a month is now a gorgeous, color-popping... |
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Screenprinting
Jane Sampson - Crowood Press
Format: Paperback
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This book is not only aimed at the beginner, but also at more experienced printers who would like to brush up on their technique or bring themselves up to date. It covers a wealth of different screenprinting methods, from simple ones that can be achieved on a table top at home with minimum... |
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Dressmaking: The Indispensable Guide
Julia Fallon - Firefly Books
Format: Hardcover
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A practical illustrated guide to techniques, tools and troubleshooting from a couture dressmaker. This book is a beautifully presented and comprehensive resource for dressmakers new to the craft and for those who want to take their skills further. It features scores of step-by-step... |
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Fun Things to Do with Paper Cups and Plates
Kara L. Laughlin - Capstone Press
Format: Hardcover
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What can you do with extra paper plates and cups? Simple, step-by-step instructions and full-color photos help turn ordinary household items into DIY fun. |
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Origami Animal Sculpture: Paper Folding Inspired by Nature
John Szinger - Tuttle Publishing; Paperback with DVD edition
Format: Origami Book with DVD, 22 Models]
Paperback
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Sweet Paul Eat and Make: Charming Recipes and Kitchen Crafts You Will Love
Paul Lowe - Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2014.
Format: Print book
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It began as a little blog highlighting the recipes and crafts of the Norwegian-born food and prop stylist Paul Lowe. Six years later, Sweet Paul is an online magazine followed by millions and a print quarterly sold nationwide in specialty stores. Praised by the New York Times as "... |
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Instead of Watching TV: 99 Activities to Help Kids Unplug
Anna Huete - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Book
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Recent studies have shown that children's in today's world spend more than three hours daily in front of the TV. Educators suggest that this habit causes obesity, and apathy in children. What can we do?Instead of Watching TV offers kids alternatives to TV or videogames. These ideas... |
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Creative Family Home: Imaginative and Original Spaces for Modern Family Living
Ashlyn Gibson - Ryland Peters & Small
Format: Hardcover
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Family homes need to work hard and play hard, meeting the varying needs of style-conscious parents, lively toddlers and everyone else in between. In Creative Family Home, Ashlyn Gibson explores homes that capture the zeitgeist in family living and celebrate the magic of childhood. Whether... |
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Miller's Antiques Handbook & Price Guide 2018-2019
Judith Miller - Mitchell Beazley
Format: Hardcover
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Miller's Antiques Handbook & Price Guide remains the essential and trusted guide to the antiques market. Completely revised and updated, this guide is the book no dealer, collector or auctioneer should be without. It is compiled by Judith Miller, world-renowned antiques expert and co-founder... |
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Origami Pets
Lisa Miles - Gareth Stevens Publishing
Format: Paperback
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Whether cat lovers or dog people, readers will enjoy making paper art featuring their favorite pets! With an introduction to the basic folding techniques as well as step-by-step instructions, these origami projects will engage readers in learning a cool new kind of art. Each step of the process... |
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Creative Soldered Jewelry & Accessories: 20+ Earrings, Necklaces, Bracelets & More
Lisa Bluhm - Lark Crafts; 1 edition
Format: Book
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Lisa Bluhm's first book, Simple Soldered Jewelry & Accessories, was a huge success. Now she's back with more than 20 trendy new projects and the hottest techniques. Thanks to a robust basics section crafters will easily master the fundamentals of using either a soldering torch... |
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Steampunk Style
Titan Books - Titan Books
Format: Paperback
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Defined by the Oxford Dictionary as "a genre of science fiction that typically features steam-powered machinery rather than advanced technology", Steampunk has taken the world by storm, rapidly moving from literature into movies, games and fashion. This book is an indispensable... |
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3D Printing for Artists, Designers and Makers: Technology Crossing Art and Industry
Stephen Hoskins - Bloomsbury Academic
Format: Paperback
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Rapidly gaining popular attention, 3D printing is viewed as the next life changing technology. This book explains how the creative industries are directly interfacing with this new technology and how it is changing the practices of many artists and designers across the globe. A selection... |
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Learning to Fly Helicopters, Second Edition
R Randall Padfield - McGraw Hill Education
Format: Paperback
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A comprehensive guide to helicopter flying and flight training for aspiring private or professional helicopter pilots--updated for the first time in 20 years! Extensively revised to cover the latest industry advances, Learning to Fly Helicopters, Second Edition, provides details... |
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The Easy Fruit Garden: A No-Nonsense Guide to Growing the Fruit You Love
Clare Matthews - Hobble Creek Pr
Format: Paperback
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If you want a flourishing, productive fruit garden, but don t have the time or knowledge, look no further! Expert gardener Clare Matthews demystifies fruit growing, and teaches you how to complete it as a weekend project or fit it into a busy week. With these simple shortcuts, unique low--maintenance... |
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Kovels' Antiques and Collectibles Price Guide 2018
Terry Kovel - Black Dog & Leventhal
Format: Paperback
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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... |
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Parenting From the Inside Out
Mary Hartzell - Tarcher; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback
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How many parents have found themselves thinking I cant believe I just said to my child the very thing my parents used to say to me! Am I just destined to repeat the mistakes of my parents? In Parenting from the Inside Out, child psychiatrist Daniel J. Siegel, M.D., and early childhood expert... |
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Beginning Oil: Tips and techniques for learning to paint in oil
JAN MURPHY - Walter Foster Publishing
Format: Paperback
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Beginning Oil teaches aspiring artists everything they need to get started with oil painting.A well-rounded introduction to the art of basic oil painting, Beginning Oil describes and explains everything needed to paint your own oil masterpieces, including tools and materials, color essentials... |
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Japan by Rail Includes Rail Route Guide and 30 City Guides
Ramsey Zarifeh - Trailblazer Publications
Format: Print book
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Japan is steeped inlegend and myth, perhaps the greatest of which is the popular misconceptionthat the country is simply too expensive to visit. The truth is that flights toJapan are cheaper than they've ever been, accommodation can be great value, whilethe warm hospitality which awaits... |
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Framing a House
Roe Osborn - Taunton Press; First Edition edition
Format: Paperback
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House framing can be an intimidating challenge. This comprehensive, accessible, and highly visual book by former "Fine Homebuilding" editor and builder Osborn walks readers through this complicated process with ease. |
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The Complete Photo Guide to Slipcovers, Pillows, and Bedding
Karen Erickson - Quayside
Format: Paperback
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Learn how to make slipcovers to fit all different styles of furniture with The Complete Photo Guide to Slipcovers, Pillows, and Bedding. From making simple seat cushions for wooden chairs to complicated covers for sleeper sofas, this comprehensive, how-to reference covers all the options... |
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Woolly Woofers: Over 20 Knitwear Designs for Dogs of All Shapes and Sizes
Debbie Bliss - Lark Crafts
Format: Print book
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Knittings gone to the dogsand its absolutely adorable! Theres something for pups of all shapes and sizesand for every occasionin this collection of 22 whimsical knitwear patterns, all created by design sensation Debbie Bliss. The fun selection includes a classic cabled Aran pullover to keep... |
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The Organic Book of Compost: Easy and Natural Techniques to Feed Your Garden
Pauline Pears - Hobble Creek Press, an imprint of Cedar Fort, Inc., 2013.
Format: Print book
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Easy, organic composting is now at your fingertips! Whether you have a full-size garden or a balcony in the city, you can recycle your household waste in an environmentally efficient manner. This book covers everything from wormeries to community composting, and is packed with trouble-shooting... |
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You Can Knit That: Foolproof Instructions for Fabulous Sweaters
Amy Herzog - Harry N Abrams
Format: Print book
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When knitting superstar Amy Herzog gets complimented on her hand-knit sweaters, the compliments are often followed by "but I could never knit that." Now, you can! You Can Knit That is a clear, simple reference book and pattern collection that gives knitters the sweater-making... |
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Hydroponics for Houseplants: An Indoor Gardener's Guide to Growing Without Soil
Peter Loewer - Skyhorse Publishing
Format: Print book
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Pick your container, fill it with water, and sit back and watch your plant grow!This book is the answer to anyone who has ever shied away from growing house plants because of messy dirt or fear of things dying if left for a few days without water. Ditch the hassle and learn how to grow... |
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Haatchi & Little B: The Inspiring True Story of One Boy and His Dog
Wendy Holden - Thomas Dunne Books
Format: Hardcover
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#1 International BestsellerWhen Owen met Haatchi, the lives of one adorable little boy and one great, big dog were destined to change forever.Owen-known to his family as "little buddy" or "Little B"-has a rare genetic disorder that leaves him largely confined to a wheelchair.... |
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Pretty Little Pillows
Lark Books - Lark Books; First Edition edition
Format: Hardcover
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Pillows are the perfect creative canvas—easy to sew and ideal for crafters (even beginners) eager to experiment and play. And this classic item of home décor will look more beautiful than ever with these inventive interpretations by a group of talented indie designers. The creative... |
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Awesome Craft Stick Science
Tammy Enz - Capstone Press
Format: Print book
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Readers can use craft sticks to perform cool experiments and create fun science-related projects. Who knew science could be so fun and so memorable? |
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Move It! Projects You Can Drive, Fly, and Roll (Cool Makerspace Gadgets & Gizmos)
Christa Schneider - Checkerboard Library
Format: Library Binding
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Makerspaces are places designed to inspire creativity and collaboration. In Move It! Projects You Can Drive, Fly, and Roll, kids will make a mini helicopter fly from a circuit-controlled helipad, build a motorized LEGO car, and more! Colorful step-by-step photos bring each project to life.... |
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Three Balls of Wool
Henriqueta Cristina - Enchanted Lion Books
Format: Hardcover
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In search of a freer place where every child can go to school, a family moves from Fascist Portugal to Communist Czechoslovakia. Different as this new country is, however, it is far from ideal. In this new, gray world, the lack of freedom is felt in the simplest things, such as the colors... |
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The Greenhouse Gardener's Manual
Roger Marshall - Timber Press
Format: Book
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The ultimate guide to growing inside! A greenhouse can bring you spectacular rewards - if you know how to maximize its potential. In this easy-to-use guide, Roger Marshall covers all the basics - how to choose, heat, irrigate, and maintain your greenhouse - as well how to grow scores of popular... |
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Mid-Century Modern Complete
Dominic Bradbury - Harry N Abrams
Format: Print book
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This volume is the single best source for anyone interested in exploring and experiencing Mid-Century Modern, the international design movement that still influences homes and lifestyles from Palm Springs to Long Island and from Japan to Scandinavia. It is divided into three main sections:... |
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Simply Calligraphy: A Beginner's Guide to Elegant Lettering
Judy Detrick - Watson-Guptill
Format: Print book
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This simple guide to calligraphy teaches just the basics, allowing novices to jump right in and make their own wedding invitations, hand-label envelopes, write their own placecards, and explore their creative side.With the rise of do-it-yourselfers, there is growing demand for a calligraphy... |
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Cabinets, Vanities, and Countertops
Editors of Fine Homebuilding - Taunton Press
Format: Print book
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Add significant value to your home, with more bang for your buck, by renovating and remodeling your kitchen or bathroom space. Cabinets, Vanities, and Countertops is the must-have source of builder-tested techniques to help you remodel with confidence. Learn professional methods and tips... |
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Warman's World War II Collectibles: Identification and Price Guide
John Adams-Graf - Krause Publications; Third Edition edition
Format: Book
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Collecting Preserving WWII History Since the end of World War II, veterans, collectors, and history buffs have bought, sold, and traded the spoils of war. Souvenir collecting began as soon as troops set foot on foreign soil. Soldiers looked for wartime trinkets and keepsakes to remind... |
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The Wizard's Workshop
Creek E Bones - Plain Sight
Format: Paperback
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Ever wondered what happens when you mix dragon saliva with a powdered unicorn horn? Find out when you create your very own wizarding potions! Mixing science with fantasy, this book is full of fun concoctions your kids will want to make again and again. Each elixir uses common household... |
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Big Little Felt Fun: 60+ Projects That Jump, Swim, Roll, Sprout & Roar
Jeanette Lim - Lark Crafts
Format: Paperback
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Fans of the popular Big Little Felt Universe will rejoice at this fun sequel, featuring 60 all-new designs! The charming projects include a picnic basket, complete with utensils and a sandwich; Russian nesting dolls; a baking set with mixer, frosting bag, and cupcakes; and three dinosaurs... |
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How to Grow Practically Everything
DK - DK ADULT; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback
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From planting herbs to creating a kitchen garden, How to Grow Practically Everything gives beginning gardeners the confidence to grow flowers, fruits, and more. Whether readers want to grow a lemon from a seed, care for a houseplant, or plant a rose arch, each gardening project is presented... |
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Beautiful LEGO 2: Dark
Mike Doyle - No Starch Press; 1 edition
Format: Hardcover
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Beautiful LEGO 2: Dark showcases dark LEGO masterpieces from artists around the world. From realistic sculptures of creepy crawlers to impressionist works of shadowy nightmares, this collection will leave you marveling at every turn. But dark has its lighter side, too - with sculptures... |
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East-Meets-West Quilts: Explore Improv with Japanese-Inspired Designs
PATRICIA BELYEA - Abrams
Format: Paperback
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Improv quilting, in which quilt designs emerge organically as fabric is cut and stitched, is simple, popular, and fun. In this book, expert quilter Patricia Belyea offers improv instruction and shares her appealing Quilt Manifesto of five simple rules. While providing quilters with a starting... |
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Sundressing: Sew 21 Easy, Breezy Dresses for Women and Girls
Melissa Mora - Fons & Porter L C
Format: Print book
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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... |
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Official Gun Digest Book of Guns & Prices 2017
Jerry Lee - Gun Digest Books
Format: Paperback
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Know What Your Guns Are Worth! Knowledge is power--and this huge, completely updated 2017 edition of The Official Gun Digest Book of Guns & Prices gives you all the power you need to identify and price thousands of non-military cartridge firearms from around the world. Based on data... |
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