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For every boy from eight to eighty, covers essential boyhood skills such as building tree houses, learning how to fish, finding true north, and even answering the age-old question of what the big deal with girls is. In this digital age there is still a place for knots, skimming stones and stories of incredible courage. This book recaptures Sunday afternoons, stimulates curiosity, and makes for great father-son activities. The brothers Conn and Hal...
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If you are frustrated by your own inability to handle a repair, or resentful of having to pay someone to take care of simple home maintenance, you've come to the right place! Owning a home can be expensive. Throw maintenance costs into the mix and it's enough to feel buried by cost after cost. Data from Buildfax states that home repairs have increased by thirty percent in just five years! Most Americans are not prepared for or expecting these types...
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The one book that shows you how to fix anything anywhere in your home!There are a million things that can go wrong in your home. Faucets leak. Floorboards creak. Paint flakes. Chairs break. With How to Fix Absolutely Anything, you'll have step-by-step instructions to tackle even the most confounding repairs in your home, including: Installing a toilet Replacing the belts on your washer and dryer Patching up a hole in the wall Bringing a power adapter...
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"What if you could really raise or grow all the food your family needs? In this fully illustrated book, you’ll learn to create an autonomous, diversified, and sustainable garden and to cultivate and maintain it following the main principles of permaculture. If you want to move towards greater food autonomy and you have sufficient space, you can also grow grains, keep chickens, and have a few beehives."--
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Metal Detecting cuts right through the technical jargon and spells everything out with full-color illustrations and easy to understand terms, making this book easy to follow, regardless of your prior treasure hunting experience. Novices and seasoned veterans will both find plenty of helpful information buried in the pages of this bookfrom choosing your first metal detector to finding locations loaded with unlimited treasure possibilities, and everything...
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Shows readers how to preserve the harvest with their beautifully designed, reusable glass jars. Included is a step-by-step guide to preserving and seventy-five delicious, small-batch recipes for water-bath canning, fermenting, and pickling with them. -- adapted from backcover.
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Rockridge Press
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[2021]
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English
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"Do you know a kid who's captivated by what goes on beneath the ocean's surface? This amazing entry into ocean books for kids is packed with hundreds of incredible facts for hours of underwater exploration. Pages of full-color pictures feature life in and around the sea including fish, dolphins, and shipwrecks!"--Amazon.
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Wizards of the Coast LLC
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[2020]
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A war brews on a continent that has withstood more than its fair share of conflict. The Dwendalian Empire and the Kryn Dynasty are carving up the lands around them, and only the greatest heroes would dare stand between them. Somewhere in the far corners of this war-torn landscape are secrets that could end this conflict and usher in a new age of peace?or burn the world to a cinder. Create a band of heroes and embark on a journey across the continent...
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Get into Creative Mode with this official Minecraft book from Mojang. Learn the finer points of architecture, art and other creative disciplines with Minecraft Guide to Creative, and put theory into practice to build incredible constructions in Minecraft. Find out how to combine colours and textures to create different themes, devise intricate plans for complex builds, and discover secret hacks to use blocks in clever ways. With insider info and tips...
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Sterling Epicure
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[2018]
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"How do you brew the best beer ever? Start with this book's photo-intensive guide to all-grain brewing, or skip ahead to advanced mashing techniques and malt selection. Then explore whatever calls to you: take a crash course in water chemistry, try whirlpool hopping, brew a fruit beer, capture wild yeast, make your first Berliner Weisse, or kick the bottles and start kegging. Unique recipes cover everything from traditional parti-gyle stouts to a...
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Lark
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2016.
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"Metalsmithing can be a daunting task, especially to the beginner. This beautifully photographed, comprehensive guide provides crafters of all levels with a gentle, user-friendly approach to substantial metal jewelry-making skills. After reviewing the fundamentals of jewelry design, raw materials, and safety in the studio, readers are introduced to tools for cutting, drilling, forming, soldering, polishing, and more. Next, they learn a variety of...
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Arcturus
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2017.
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"This stylish introduction to fashion drawing provides an excellent grounding for designers and fashion enthusiasts who want to hone their skills. Accessible and engaging, it is fully illustrated and contains examples from a range of fashion designers and illustrators and step-by-step exercises showing how to get the best results. Beginning with the materials and equipment that readers will need, the book goes on to explain how to find inspiration...
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Cool Springs Press
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2016.
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When something breaks in your house, finding and hiring an expensive repairman shouldn't be the only option for homeowners. Next time your faucet springs a leak or that bedroom doorknob punches a hole in your drywall, fix it yourself with help from The Complete Photo Guide to Home Repair: a one-volume encyclopedia of do-it-yourself fixes that will save you money, time, and frustration. With 350 projects offering clear instructions and over 2,000 photos...
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National Geographic
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[2020]
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Whether you brought home a puppy who needs to learn how to walk on a leash or you're trying to teach an old dog some new tricks, this guide covers it all, including more than 40 different training activities. With tips from veterinarian Dr. Gary Weitzman, you can take your dog through basic training and problem-solving exercises, and teach the pup some paws-itively amazing acrobatics. And if you're a doggy devotee, you and your furry friend will love...
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The Taunton Press
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[2015]
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English
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"With a little time and even less money, DIYers can update and transform their home by tiling kitchens, bathrooms, and other spaces. Stanley's Homeowners Guide to Tiling clearly explains the tiling process with hundreds of step-by-step photographs offering accurate, dependable, and easy-to-understand instruction. Everything you need to know to get started is included here: Tools and Techniques, Choosing Tile, Tiling Basics, Preparation and Layout,...
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Tuva
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[2017]
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English
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Tastefully decorate your home with stylish, handmade accents, as designed by top knitting designer Jody Long. Starting with an introduction to basic techniques used throughout the book, creating your first project will be a breeze. Using the simplest techniques, Jody has created a collection that is practical yet extremely attractive for the whole home, including, a tea cosy, table set, wall hangings, throws, rugs, baskets to cushions of all shapes...