Do It Yourself category: 1060 books

More people are seriously injured at home than at work. Why? Because there are common and hidden hazards within the home that we often overlook or 'accept' as part of life. Each room within the house can pose a threat to our safety, security, and family well-being. The purpose of this series...

**From the trustworthy experts at Popular Mechanics comes the definitive guide to hand tools and how to use them. “The expert and enthusiastic editors at Popular Mechanics have created a ‘definitive guide’ to the baffling world of tools. . . . [an] exceptionally instructive and upbeat...

DIY Holiday Gifts  Step-by-Step Tutorial for Making Unique Homemade Holiday Gifts If you’re thinking about making some gifts for the holidays, then ‘DIY Holiday Gifts Step-by-Step Tutorial for Making Unique Homemade Holiday Gifts’ is the ebook for you.This book will talk you through...

Store-bought baby food is expensive and can contain artificial ingredients you don't want your baby to consume. And as a baby grows to be a toddler, it can be difficult to find nutritious and easy-to-fix foods that they will eat. Idiot's Guides: Homemade Baby & Toddler Food comes to the rescue with...

“Everybody's Book of Hobbies” contains information on almost every conceivable hobby, providing descriptions, suggestions, instructions, and more for each treated. From basket weaving to bee keeping, this volume has something for everyone and is highly recommended for those looking for avocational...

This is a comprehensive guide to clay bricks and mortars, their physical and aesthetic properties, and their use in a wide range of building projects. Clear, accessible text, supported by full-colour illustrations and an extensive glossary, provides practical instruction in choosing, using and making...

Make Your Home incorporates 75 creative and inspirational décor and craft projects for around the home. The authors love taking everyday items and giving them a twist. Upcycling and repurposing are key terms in their design lexicon. As they say: “Trends come and go, but you have to live in your...

According to the Virginia Cooperative Extension, operated by Virginia Tech and Virginia State University, there are more than 60 different kinds of shrubs in North America with varying pruning requirements, timelines, and necessities. This massive variety makes it so that anyone interested in pruning...

The raccoon (pronounced /ræˈkuːn/ ( listen), Procyon lotor), sometimes spelled as racoon, also known as the common raccoon, North American raccoon,northern raccoon and colloquially as coon, is a medium-sized mammal native to North America. It is the largest of the procyonid family, having a body...

This book contains classic material dating back to the 1900s and before. The content has been carefully selected for its interest and relevance to a modern audience. Carefully selecting the best articles from our collection we have compiled a series of historical and informative publications on the...

Bunt, fröhlich und frech So haben wir Bügelperlen noch nie gesehen! Süße Glasabdeckungen, eine coole Wanduhr, lustige Kühlschrankmagnete, eine stylishe Handyhülle oder ein hübsches Mobile: Diese tollen DIY-Ideen sind super fix gemacht und sorgen mit viel Farbe und neuen Anwendungsideen garantiert...

After practicing conventional glass, steel, and concrete architecture for more than thirty years, an award-winning architect discovers the concept of sustainable living and embarks on a journey that ends with his own strawbale home at the foot of the Grand Tetons. A complete source of information...

Detouring from the traditional timeline of marriage-kids-house, twenty-six-year-old Vikki Warner skips straight to homeownership. She buys a downtrodden three-story house in Providence, Rhode Island, and suddenly finds herself responsible for a rotating cast of colorful tenants. Adulthood comes with...

Out of the kitchens and cupboards of Appalachia comes a warmhearted collection of tried-and-true methods for pickling and preserving fruits and vegetables. Part history, part practical recipe book, here homegrown cooks offer advice on everything from bleaching and drying produce to harvesting your...