Home Care category: 386 books
by Donald de Carle
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: September 17, 2008
The absorbing and everlasting subject of watch repairing has been dealt with in books in many languages throughout the years. But when de Carle first set out to write Practical Watch Repairing in 1946, it was with the intention of creating a textbook "that a watchmaker can understand, even if he can't...
by D. Philipp Kaiser
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: November 5, 2014
The Sewing Machine Troubleshooting Book for Almost Anyone covers general theory and detailed troubleshooting information, along with an extensive fault diagnosis quick index and explanations applicable to all sewing machines, from the newest to the oldest. Uses a common-sense approach to any electrical,...
Public Health Nursing
A Textbook for Health Visitors, School Nurses and Occupational Health Nurses
Language: English
Release Date: May 23, 2013
Public Health Nursing is an essential resource for all health visiting students, school nursing students, and occupational health nursing students, that reflects the current key changes in community public health nursing. It is a key textbook for specialist practitioner programmes, and those new to...
Health Visiting
Preparation for Practice
Language: English
Release Date: July 22, 2016
The fourth edition of this seminal text retains its focus on placing the health visitor at the forefront of supporting and working with children, families, individuals and communities. Health Visiting: Preparation for Practice has been fully revised and updated to reflect the changes and developments...
Sperm Wars
Infidelity, Sexual Conflict, and Other Bedroom Battles
Language: English
Release Date: January 3, 2006
Published to acclaim and controversy a decade ago, Sperm Wars is a revolutionary thesis about sex that turned centuries-old biological assumptions on their head. Evolution has programmed men to conquer and monopolize women while women, without ever knowing they are doing it, seek the best genetic...
by H. W. Shutler
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: October 14, 2014
Harry retired from business in 1990. He joined the Vintage and Veteran Club (VVC) in 1969, serving on the committee for 10 years and was Chairman for 3 years. Honorary Life Membership of the VVC was bestowed upon Harry in 1996. He is still the current Club Dating Officer, a position held for the past...
Sustainability & Historic Preservation
Toward a Holistic View
Language: English
Release Date: February 24, 2011
Sustainability and Historic Preservation: Towards a Holistic View broadens the horizons of the mushrooming drive to correlate the objectives of these two spheres. To date, discussions of the relationship between historic preservation and sustainability have generally focused on the energy consumption...
The Mating Mind
How Sexual Choice Shaped the Evolution of Human Nature
Language: English
Release Date: December 21, 2011
At once a pioneering study of evolution and an accessible and lively reading experience, The Mating Mind marks the arrival of a prescient and provocative new science writer. Psychologist Geoffrey Miller offers the most convincing–and radical–explanation for how and why the human mind evolved.
Consciousness,...
by Lara Flecker
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: January 11, 2013
The effective preparation of garments for display is essential for exhibitions of contemporary and historical dress. Costumes not only need to be visually appealing but also fully supported and historically accurate. This book provides a comprehensive guide to mounting costumes from the eighteenth...
by Gerard Lynch
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: May 14, 2010
This book takes a look at the history and use of cut, rubbed and gauged brickwork; the use of tools and equipment and the differences between historic and contemporary bricks with a view to inform conservation and restoration decisions.
The book uses case studies from England, Ireland and the US to...
by F G Dimes, J. Ashurst
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2007
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2007
One of the problems which beset the practical conservation of stone buildings is the fragmentation of the disciplines involved. This book, with both volumes now available as one invaluable paperback, brings these disciplines together by the involvement of contributors with different experiences and...
Mental Illness and Your Town
37 Ways for Communities to Help and Heal
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2009
A Blueprint for Community Action From Award-Winning Journalist Larry Hayes
Written with authority and compassion, this is the book that rescues mental illness from the shadows and takes the disability into the community.
Learn how each person can play a role to help those who so often...
A Masterclass in Antique Furniture
How to find and identify American, English, Dutch and French antique furniture, clocks and musical instruments
Language: English
Release Date: May 18, 2016
This superb guide informs the reader on how to identify and discover the most gorgeous furniture ever to grace Europe and North America.
With intense descriptions steeped in history and experience, this book brings the time tested expertise of its author - New England based antique dealer...
by Susan R. Thompson
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2014
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2014
In the twenty-first century, public health is everyone’s business. The nursing and medical professions are well placed to provide advice to their clients, especially in respect to lifestyle change, and public health initiatives are supported by a range of statutory and voluntary organisations and...