How To Books Ltd: 25 books

Are you baffled by cryptic crosswords? Do you want to increase your word power and exercise your brain, but can’t make any sense of the clues? There is no secret formula to cracking the cryptic crossword. Anyone can do it. This book is packed with all the know-how, hints and tricks you will ever...

It is a general truism that since duck was largely seen as game, ordinary people didn’t keep them. It is only comparatively recently that people have begun enjoying duck meat. However, there are many excellent reasons for keeping ducks in the garden, not least that they lay eggs and taste supreme....

This short-e guide is aimed at the majority of us who live in terraced houses, high rise flats, town houses and semi-detached properties with little more than a postage stamp for a garden and often nowhere to grow but the patio. If you have access to sunlight, you can grow at least some of your...

Nothing says 'English summer' as much as a pint of cider. Sweet or dry, from the keg or bottle, but cold with that tantalising condensation as the warm summer air hits the chill of the glass. This short-e guide gives you a brief introduction to how to create your own refreshing cider. Aswell as looking at drinks of a similar nature such as mead, perry and braggot.

The benefits of vegetable gardening include knowing where your vegetables from, being in control of what - if any - chemicals come into contact with them, and unbeatable flavour!  You will never want to eat a supermarket carrot again. There is also something very special about planting seeds...

This short-e guide will inspire you to make your own bread. Making your own bread means you can have wholesome, natural, additive-free, even organic bread when you want. You’ll also be saving money as home-made bread is a fraction of the cost of shop-bought. Maureen Little has been making her...

Chickens are the best choice for the first time livestock owner. And you can keep them even if you live in a town or have only a small amount of land. Keeping chickens is a fun and absorbing hobby, and there is nothing more rewarding than collecting and eating your own fresh eggs. This concise e-guide...

               

You could of course, just buy a coop, but by building your own you will save money and get a great deal of satisfaction from making a home for a well-loved hen!  This Short-e won't give you detailed plans on how to make a coop, but I will offer a taster of what sort of coops are suitable,...

With international fashion houses selling wildly expensive pieces, high-street fast fashion, and no-frills (forgive the pun) clothes available in the local supermarket for under a tenner, the days of clothes rationing are certainly far behind us. It has never been easier or cheaper to clothe ourselves,...

If you are considering growing soft fruit for yourself, then this short-e guide will serve as a great introduction for you.  Topics covered include: -Where to grow your fruit -Deciding which fruit to grow -Dealing with the fruit you harvest  

Anyone can grow a herb garden.  Herbs are decorative, attract useful insects, are relatively easy to grow, and above all are delicious when used in cooking or flavouring.   This book tells you how to grow – and store - your own culinary herbs, from seed or from cuttings....

How to make your own sausages This book provides step-by-step instructions for making your own sausages. You’ll discover what sausage-making equipment you’ll need and which sausage skins to use. As well as providing a basic sausage recipe it also includes recipes for Cumberland, Lincolnshire...

Here is a short-e book full of delicious, simple cake recipes that are much kinder to teeth! Free from regular sugar, the cakes are made with xylitol, also known as birch sugar. Xylitol is a natural substance made from birch bark which has a cariostatic effect that actively inhibits tooth decay. ...