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Learn the secrets of tie-dyeing and create your own beautiful fabrics. Tie-dyeing is an ancient art form that was highly developed in the Africa and Asia over a thousand years ago. This user-friendly book will show you how to create seven unique and beautiful...

Ralph Borsodi was among the first Americans to experiment in leaving the bustling city for a more relaxed, rural life - this book chronicles his progress, and includes many practical pointers.Like many urban workers, Ralph Borsodi found the non-stop pace of work and the...

Diagnose and repair a broad selection of popular hunting firearms in the convenience of your home workshop and save money, too. Do-It-Yourself Gun Repair is an authoritative guide to maintaining, repairing, and improving rifles, shotguns, and handguns. Many of the repairs professional gunsmiths make...

Dan Holohan has been studying the steam-heating systems in older American buildings since 1970. In 1992, he wrote the predecessor to this book, The Lost Art of Steam Heating, which has gone through dozens of printings and sold tens of thousands of copies in...

This expanded and revised U.S. Navy training course text provides thorough coverage of the basic theory of electricity and its applications. It is unquestionably the best book of its kind for either broad or more limited studies of electrical fundamentals.It is divided into 21...

"Dierk Hagedorn continues to solidify his reputation as one of today's most talented authorities on German Fechtb?her with another superlative volume... Highly recommended for students of history, historical reenactors, and today's fighting practitioners." - Christian Henry Tobler Longsword instructor Dierk Hagedorn brings the work...

The Lost Art of Steam Heating Companion walks you through the history of steam heating with pictures and hard-to-find literature about older steam-heating systems from a time long gone. These are the research materials that Dan Holohan used to write the original Lost Art...

The history of American firearms is inseparable from the history of the United States, for firearms have played crucial roles in the nation's founding, westward expansion, and industrial, economic, and cultural development. This history unfolds in compelling words and images in A Legacy in...

Not the largest houses--but the most sensitively conceived of, and the most in tune with their own surroundings To Karen, the super house has nothing to do with size; instead, it is one that has a strong connection with nature, that goes well beyond...

DEATH BY CHOCOLATEIN THE MORNINGI ATE SOME CAKE BECAUSEI WANTED TOIF FEAR DID NOT EXISTI THINK I COULD INVENT ITSarah Jean Alexander is the author of the poetry collection Wildlives (2015, 2nd ed. 2018) and the chapbook Loud Idiots (2016). She has been the...

Kali Ramey Martin is an Oregon mama, farmer's wife, gardener, writer and photographer. Her first book, Potager: From the Garden to the Kitchen, is a labor of love. A story of the connection between her two favorite places and all the things she likes...

Thomas Chippendale (1718-79) was the most famous and most skilled of England's master cabinet-makers. So synonymous with excellence in design and craftsmanship was he that his name has been given to the most splendid period of English furniture design.In 1774, Chippendale issued a catalogue...

The good news is that a beautiful home doesn't require too much money, too much energy, or too much time. Bestselling author and home-management expert Emilie Barnes shows readers how they can easily weave beauty and happiness into the fabric of their daily lives....

As you know, Hydrogen Peroxide has a number of uses. Everything from health, personal care, cleaning and even food preparation. My experience has shown me that people shy away from using Hydrogen Peroxide because they're just not sure if it's truly effective. They hesitate...

Have you ever thought about one of your relatives that lived 100 years ago? Did you wonder what they were like? How did they feel about their family, their work, their life? Did your family member want more out of life than they were...

Wildflowers and Wooden Spoons is the second of three in Lucia's Wildflowers series and is a cookbook with stories from her childhood and the ten years she owned and operated a scratch kitchen cafe in South Florida. Lucia's cafe, Mother Earth Sanctuary Cafe, located...

Expert shooting coach, teacher, and competitor Don Currie delivers a solid book on gunfitting based on a lifetime of experience gained from working with Orvis and Purdey. Don knows that shooting with a properly fitted shotgun is critical to a shooter's success, and he...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you...

If you've ever wondered whether carrots improve your vision (they do) and why elephants have great memories, consult A Word to the Wise. You'll discover that it's never too late to learn from a proverb or an old wives' tale. This captivating book is...

Once upon a time, closets were merely a place to store clothes. LA Closet Design presents Closet Design Bible - a compilation of ultra high-end closet spaces, spanning multiple countries for more than a decade. As the industry leader in custom closet design, Lisa...

A gorgeous table begins with beautiful napkin folds. Knowing how to execute a perfect napkin fold is not a skill everyone has, but it's one you can easily and quickly teach yourself. Napkin folds bring a touch of elegance, whimsy or retro style to...

Edith Wharton (born Edith Newbold Jones; January 24, 1862 - August 11, 1937) was an American novelist, short story writer, and designer. Wharton drew upon her insider's knowledge of the upper class New York "aristocracy" to realistically portray the lives and morals of the...

The Ultimate Guide to Companion Gardening for Beginners: How to Use Companion Plants for a Successful Flower or Vegetable Garden & The Ultimate Guide to Vegetable Gardening for Beginners: How to Grow Your Own Healthy Organic Vegetables All Year Round & The Ultimate Guide...

Drawing from decades of experience, author and ballistics expert Philip Massaro provides detailed instructions to help you successfully reload your own rifle and pistol ammunition. In this profusely illustrated volume, the author provides detailed, step-by-step instructions for reloading, along with illuminating discussion of the...

Bestselling author Emilie Barnes teams up with fellow home-management expert and author Sheri Torelli to provide readers with an all-in-one collection of ideas, shortcuts, and inspiration to bring beauty and order to every aspect of their lives and homes. These creative, experienced coauthors of...

Would you like to start your real estate and property rental business?Would you like to discover winning techniques to better manage it?If you're choosing to control your business directly, the contracts, maintenance, & late fees can be a bit overwhelming. Don't let these tasks...

The Future Home in the 5G Era looks at new hyper-connected home environments in which devices and apps will work together seamlessly to respond to and anticipate customers' needs, all with maximum security and privacy. Enabled by 5G, AI, and other new technologies such...

EVERYTHING You Want to Know About EVERY Glock Whether you're an experienced Glockophile or shopping for your first Glock pistol, this revised and expanded second edition of Robb Manning's Glock Reference Guide is essential reading. It covers every model and milestone in the development...

Learn how to repair wood stocks, bed a rifle for accuracy, tune a rifle's trigger and select aftermarket parts that will enhance your rifle-shooting ability and take your gun's potential to the next level! From hunting rifles to tactical and benchrest precision, even today's...

The Garden Journal provides a beautifully illustrated organizer for any gardener to record their plans and projects and store key information on their garden. There are sections for recording of seeds, checklists of key planting ideas, costs of planting and more!.Author: Peter JamesISBN-10: 1367369002ISBN-13:...

This was my first book and a true labor of love. I spent decades studying steam and the work of Dead Men, in both old buildings and on library shelves. I traveled the country, haunting used-book stores, looking for engineering books that held the...

Learn to create dazzling tablescapes inspired by nature's beauty with this essential guide to styling stunning tablescapes for any occasion. Discover endless inspiration for stunning table settings. Brimming with inspired table spreads and simple-to-follow tips for incorporating crowd-pleasing recipes and lovely details into every...

A delightful journey through the glamorous story of the English country house party by the bestselling historian. Croquet. Parlour games. Cocktails. Welcome to a glorious journey through the golden age of the country house party and you are invited. Our host, celebrated historian Adrian...

A guide to the world within: Issue Forty-Three of Kinfolk explores the modern mind in all of its complexity, probing the farthest folds of our cortex to celebrate all that is weird and wonderful about our inner lives. Delving into home, work, style and...

Shooters, gunsmiths and collectors alike will find the revised version of this handy book a practical reference for disassembling and reassembling a variety of semi-auto pistols. Step-by-step photographs and clear, simple text make it easy to disassemble and reassemble a wide range of modern...

Want a beautiful, hassle-free pool? Now you can save thousands of dollars by doing it yourself. Using easy-to-follow examples and illustrations, "Poolman to the Stars" Terry Tamminen shows how to purchase, install, repair, maintain, and upgrade above ground pools. The author includes parts and...

William Coperthwaite is a teacher, builder, designer, and writer who for many years hasexplored the possibilities of true simplicity on a homestead on the north coast of Maine. In the spirit of Henry David Thoreau, Emily Dickinson, and Helen and Scott Nearing, Coperthwaite has...

Whether you're buying your first home or your fifth, it's important for buyers to learn the latest real estate rules about mortgage lenders, interest rates, down payments, real estate agents, disclosures, FHA loans, and other basic of home buying. That's where this book from...

If you're a homeowner with steam heat, know that I wrote this one for you. If you'd like to fix uneven heat and squirting air vents or want to reduce your fuel bills and silence clanging pipes, then arm yourself with this book and...

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Author: C. W. AmmenISBN-10: 083061043XISBN-13: 9780830610433Publisher: McGraw-Hill CompaniesLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/22/1979Pages: 240Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.65lbsSize: 8.40h x 5.50w x 0.80d

The Model 1911 and Model 1911A1 Military and Commercial Pistols, 3rd Edition, totals 566 pages. It includes 84 tables detailing parts and markings and 678 photos and drawings. This book is part of North Cape Publications, Inc.(R) For Collectors Only(R) series of books on...

A must-have for the collection of every gun enthusiast. Author: Wayne Van ZwollISBN-10: 1592288960ISBN-13: 9781592288960Publisher: Lyons PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2006Pages: 336Format: PaperbackWeight: 1.01lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.10w x 0.77d

Written by the best-selling author of Multiple Sclerosis: 300 Tips for Making Life Easier and Parkinson's Disease: 300 Tips for Making Life Easier, Home Accessibility: 300 Tips for Making Life Easier is designed to help people with chronic illness, physical disability, temporary or permanent...

This manual is written by a skilled master framer, who learned it all the hard way so you don't have to. Learn quick, efficient ways to frame residential and commercial buildings. Learn how to save time and eliminate errors when detailing lumber to be...

This is a book designed to help you not to be taken by unscrupulous contractors along with the horror stories. Also include things homeowners need to know before hiring a contractor for roofing.Author: Ernie HaasISBN-10: 1087848512ISBN-13: 9781087848518Publisher: Haas Group LLCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/05/2021Pages: 138Format: PaperbackWeight:...

Holiday Organization Made EasyLove holiday time, but hate the stress? If you long to make your holidays more organized -- and so more fun -- Jul's Arthur's 25 Days of Holiday Organizing is the book for you. It's truly unique, structured as an Advent...

This is the first edition of a small booklet on how to grow staghorn ferns from spore, good results are achieved with some species progressing to the sporeling stage in three months, there is information in this booklet that is not available anywhere on...

This thoroughly documented, authoritative, and highly readable book not only details the weapons used during the settlement and westward expansion of America but also describes their use by fur traders, trappers, soldiers, and Native Americans. The result is a lively historical examination of the...

Bob Dylan's Malibu Bob Dylan's milestone 80th birthday is here, hard to believe that what we did together is now half a lifetime in the past. It seems timely now to share these stories about my experiences with him in the 1970s in Malibu,...

Get fired up and learn the latest Whether you're new to pyrography or a skilled artisan, you'll want this newest edition of Stephen Poole's bestseller, The Complete Pyrography. It is the go-to resource for learning the latest on the craft and includes features on...