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Publisher
Cool Springs Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
Provides building plans, step-by-step photographs, and tips on building and running a greenhouse.
Design, build, and equip your very own greenhouse with the building plans and photo-illustrated step-by-step instructions in BLACK+DECKER The Complete Guide to DIY Greenhouses 3rd Edition. A start-to-finish book on building greenhouses for the home gardener, this is the most complete book on DIY greenhouses you’ll find anywhere. Featuring full-color...
Author
Publisher
Laurence King Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Many of us dream of owning a treehouse, whether it's a tree fort or playhouse for the children, a secret retreat or just a unique space for relaxing and reconnecting with nature. This book is a comprehensive guide to designing and building your perfect treehouse - no previous building expertise required. Beautifully illustrated, and written by a professional treehouse builder, the book explains how you select the right tree, which materials and tools...
Series
Publisher
Creative Homeowner
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
Build a better backyard! Over 100 outbuilding projects and plans for barns, sheds, and garages Step-by-step instructions for every aspect of the construction process with coordinating full-color photography An overview on planning, tools, materials, and safety tips Detailed chapters on foundations, framing, siding, roofing, wiring, plumbing, and finishing touches Blueprint plan packages are easily ordered, including PDF and CAD files Enhance your...
Publisher
Cool Springs Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Features extended building techniques in step-by-step photo-illustrated instruction for building the perfect treehouse space for both children and parents to enjoy.
This third edition of BLACK+DECKER The Complete Photo Guide to Treehouses covers every aspect of treehouse building, from choosing a tree and safety considerations to adding interior furniture and even a zip line. Featuring extended building techniques in step-by-step photo-illustrated...
Publisher
Creative Homeowner
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Design the bathroom you've always wanted without making mistakes that cost money or leave you less than thrilled with the result. Explaining everything DIYers and homeowners need to know -- from budgeting, hiring contractors, and designing the space to selecting cabinetry and hardware, shopping for fixtures, and choosing appropriate countertop, flooring, windows, and other materials -- this must-have resource will also show you how to bring all of...
Publisher
Cool Springs Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
Offers plans for attractive and practical sheds of all types and sizes, as well as information on designing and building them.
"BLACK+DECKER The Complete Guide to Sheds Updated 4th Edition has the perfect plan for building your own tool shed, habitable shed, garden shed, and many other types of sheds. With more than 20 complete building plans, the most popular plans from previous editions are preserved, from small garage-style sheds with overhead...
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
Description
"Authors Jean and David Stiles offer user-friendly plans (all hand-drawn by David) and step-by-step instructions to help you build something great in your own backyard. They offer a range of easy, timeless projects that can be made in an afternoon--trolley ride, treasure chest, circle swing, lemonade stand--alongside more ambitious projects, like the warped wall and treehouse"--
"Build your own treehouses, swing sets, skate ramps, Ninja courses,...
Author
Publisher
Rizzoli
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Twenty-five beautifully made wineries by contemporary architects the world over illustrate the connection between winery design and the modern movement toward integrating wine-making with lifestyle and the enjoyment of living.
"Twenty-five beautifully made wineries by contemporary architects the world over illustrate the connection between winery design and the modern movement toward integrating wine-making with lifestyle and the enjoyment of living....
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Series
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Building Chicken Coops For Dummies (9781119543923) was previously published as Building Chicken Coops For Dummies (9780470598962). While this version features a new Dummies cover and design, the content is the same as the prior release and should not be considered a new or updated product. As the popularity of urban homesteading and sustainable living increases, it’s no wonder you’re in need of trusted, practical guidance on how to properly...
Publisher
Cools Springs Press
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
This updated seven edition is based on new design ideas and the latest building codes, with chapters covering subjects such as deck planning and design, structural support, accessories and ongoing maintenance.
"Be inspired by new design and follow the latest codes as you custom build the deck of your dreams. Architecture, building codes, and design are not static; they change constantly. That’s why there’s a new edition of the best-selling BLACK+DECKER...
Author
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
“Peter Bellerby's tale of learning how to fashion worlds-a journey through history, science, craft, and passion-spun me on my axis.”-Dava Sobel, New York Times bestselling author of Longitude The beautifully illustrated story of our globe and the globes it has inspired, told from inside the workshop of one of the world's last globemakers, with four-color photos throughout. Many of us encounter a globe as children. We find a grown-up and ask,...
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Series
Publisher
Arcadia Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Formats
Description
Roads are rarely given a second thought yet are indispensable to life. Admittedly, a book dedicated to roadways sounds a bit dry. But behind every double-diamond interchange, every pork chop island, and every type of asphalt is a fascinating history of the traveling public. This book reveals the hidden history of building the Silver State's highways since 1917. The next time you take a road trip across Nevada on the Lincoln Highway (US 50) or the...
Author
Publisher
Schiffer Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Most people live in homes that become dysfunctional when their family circumstances change, whether it is suddenly having to work from home, new mobility challenges, or an unexpected in-law arriving on the scene. It doesn't have to be that way. Houses can be designed to accommodate family needs now and in the future. Interviews with 20 homeowners and their designers illustrate flexible solutions to a variety of living arrangements. Combined with...
14) The art of custom sneakers: how to create one-of-a-kind kicks : paint, splatter, dip, drip, & color
Author
Publisher
Rockport
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"With Art of Custom Sneakers, learn to make your own one-of-a-kind kicks from YouTube superstar Xavier Kickz"--
"Create your own one-of-a-kind kicks with painting, drawing, stenciling, and marbleizing techniques from celebrated sneaker customizer Xavier Kickz (aka Xavier Crews). In Art of Custom Sneakers, Xavier shares his innovative ideas and techniques for prepping, designing, and finishing custom sneakers for everyone. The book begins with the...
Author
Publisher
HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"The world's foremost designer in Formula One, Adrian Newey OBE is arguably one of Britain's greatest engineers and this is his fascinating, powerful memoir. How to Build a Car explores the story of Adrian's unrivaled 35-year career in Formula One throughthe prism of the cars he has designed, the drivers he has worked alongside and the races in which he's been involved. A true engineering genius, even in adolescence Adrian's thoughts naturally emerged...
Author
Publisher
New Society Publishers
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
The Year-round Solar Greenhouse is the one-stop guide to designing and building greenhouses that harness and store energy from the sun to create naturally heated, lush growing environments even in the depths of winter, covering principles of solar greenhouse design and siting, glazing material properties and selection, controlling heat loss, ventilation, and construction methods. Additionally, an in-depth section covers sustainable ways of heating...
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Landmark
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Inspiring historical fiction based on the real life of Bertha Benz, whose husband built the first prototype automobile, which eventually evolved into the Mercedes-Benz marque. "Unfortunately, only a girl again." From a young age, Cäcilie Bertha Ringer is fascinated by her father's work as a master builder in Pforzheim, Germany. But those five words, which he wrote next to her name in the family Bible, haunt Bertha. Years later, Bertha meets Carl...
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Publisher
Firefly Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"The fourth edition of this classic guide is expanded and updated to include 23 sheds to suit all needs and tastes. It covers all of the issues, from design principles, obtaining permits and safety to basic construction skills, precise explanations of what to buy, how to cut it, where it goes, what to do if it goes wrong and more. By following the book carefully with patience and care, even inexperienced DIY builders can succeed. The how-to section...
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Publisher
Belknap
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
''"Esther Sternberg is a rare writer-a physician who healed herself...With her scientific expertise and crystal clear prose, she illuminates how intimately the brain and the immune system talk to each other, and how we can use place and space, sunlight and music, to reboot our brains and move from illness to health."-Gail Sheehy, author of Passages Does the world make you sick? If the distractions and distortions around you, the jarring colors and...
20) The aviator
Publisher
Warner Bros. Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
Howard Hughes was a rich young man from Texas, heir to his father's fortune, when he decided he wanted to make movies. Age 21, he made the most expensive Hollywood film ever (at the time); and went on to break air-speed records, make another fortune in aircraft design, smash Charles Lindbergh's round-the-world flight record, and be romantically linked with almost all of Hollywood's famous beauties. Nevertheless, he died alone, sealed into a room he...
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