House & Home

From the author of The Homeowner's Guide to Renewable Energy, an easy guide to solar electricity-everything you need to power your home or small business. Written for the individual or business layman, this is the fully revised and updated guide for...

'A jaw-dropping investigation' - THE BOOKSELLER 'Succeeds brilliantly in dismantling casual assumptions about the drudgery of cleaning' - THE GUARDIAN 'A great book, well researched, funny and poignant. I loved it.' - KIT DE WAAL Dishing the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780486429946Author Roebuck & Co. SearsFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Dover Publications Inc.Publisher Dover Publications Inc.Weight(grams)...

From foundation to finish, a wealth of information is available on sustainable construction methods--entire volumes have been published on individual green and natural building techniques. But with so many different ideas to choose from, there is no...

This compact guide provides advice, tips, and step-by-step instructions for hundreds of projects, offering the entire family the tools they need to make the shift toward self-sufficient living. Readers will learn to dip candles, bake bread, make maple...

ARE YOU READY TO CHANGE THE WORLD?365 WAYS TO SAVE THE PLANET is a full year's worth of daily wisdom, carefully selected to inspire you to take the urgent action our very existence desperately needs. You'll find actions and challenges, surprising facts...

Working Wood, Not Machining It If you're more interested in working with wood rather than machining it, you will be relieved to learn that expensive powered machinery isn't required to build furniture. You can also forget the dust masks, face shields and...

Marjorie Merriweather Post was an extraordinary person for her time, not only for being the head of a major US corporation but also for overseeing elegant and well-run residences and amassing collections of astounding beauty. Encompassing portraiture,...

WALLSTREET JOURNAL BESTSELLERLive lighter. Live freer. Live a bigger life with less.In Declutter Like a Mother, Allie Casazza comes alongside you to explore:Why decluttering calms anxiety in your heart and lessens tension in your relationships.How to...

Stylistically, Salvagni is an avowed modernist; his work displays an elegant economy of means that is utterly contemporary, writes Pilar Viladas. Yes, his work consistently bears the weight of history not in overt references, but in its material...

A celebration of good craftsmanship by a Norwegian master carpenter - the anatomy of a job well done."An enriching and poetic tribute to manual labour" Karl Ove Knausgard"In Thorstensen's skilled hands, the everyday story of a suburban loft conversion is...

BLACK+DECKER (TM) Home How-To Home Repair provides rich, color step-by-step photos and instruction for over 50 of the most common household repairs, including wiring and plumbing, all current with the latest 2019-2020 codes-presented in a new,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781879535091Author Jack AndrewsFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Skipjack PressPublisher Skipjack PressWeight(grams) 612gDimensions(mm) 254mm * 203mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780399582738Author Trevor GordonFormat HardbackPage Count 192Imprint Ten Speed PressPublisher Ten Speed Press

Sustainable Landscaping For Dummies provides hands-on, how-to instruction for realizing the benefits of a sustainable landscape, from selecting sutainable hardscape materials to installing a rain-water catchment system to choosing native plants.About the...

Our massive, global system of consumption is broken. Our individual relationship with our stuff is broken. In each of our homes, some stuff is broken. And the strain of rampant consumerism and manufacturing is breaking our planet. We need big, systemic...

Cut through the clutter with a compilation of HGTV star and award-winning designer Sarah Richardson's favourite places and things, all following up on the bestselling success of Sarah Style and At Home: Sarah Style.Collected by Sarah Richardson is a new...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781570673733Author Gary CollinsFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Book Publishing CompanyPublisher Book Publishing Company

This hardworking addition to the best-selling Backyard Homestead series offers expert advice on what tasks to do around your farm and when to do them - no matter where on the planet you call home. Author Ann Larkin Hansen sets the priorities for each...

This title provides the best field-tested information on framing efficiently and safely the first time. It covers the basics of framing, as well as more advanced techniques on curved walls and cathedral ceilings. It includes up-to-date information on the...

Tastemakers Christiana and Aimee of Hygge & West know that the key to making a house into a home is in the decoration-whether that means embracing natural elements, creating cozy spaces, making room for family, or finding your own personal charm in every...

BLACK+DECKER The Complete Guide to DIY Greenhouses contains building plans, information, and tips to help you build and run your own greenhouse from the ground up. Laser-focused on building greenhouses for the home gardener, it's the most complete title...

An intimate and revealing collection of photographs of astonishingly beautiful, iconic, and undiscovered mid-century interiors. Among significant mid-century interiors, none are more celebrated yet underpublished as the homes created by architects and...

A room-by-room journey through some of the most luxurious and glamorous homes in America Dallas-based interior designer Jan Showers returns to the concept first introduced in her bestselling book, Glamorous Rooms. Jan takes the reader through...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781565235236Author Bjarne JespersenFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint Fox Chapel PublishingPublisher Fox Chapel Publishing

Crafts and Skills of the Mountain Man is a fascinating, practical guide to the skills that have made the mountain men famous worldwide as outdoorsmen and craftsmen. Readers can replicate outdoor living by trying a hand at making rafts and canoes,...

Following her ultra-successful Handcrafted Modern and Modern Originals, Leslie Williamson is back with an original and compelling take on California s pioneering cultural and creative forces. Williamson s distinctive, warm photography of charming, often...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781936555581Author Donal Blaise LloydFormat PaperbackPage Count 210Imprint Pixyjack Press, Inc.Publisher Pixyjack Press, Inc.Weight(grams)...

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Reducing energy consumption and costs is an issue of ever-increasing importance and European and national legislation aimed at reducing carbon emissions is tightening up minimum energy standards for new buildings and those being extended or renovated. ...

A glimpse inside a magical Tuscan villa--rustic yet urbane, old-world elegant yet bohemian, accessible yet personal--that nurtures the world's finest literary talents. In the hills above Florence, Santa Maddalena is like a secret garden where writers...

Urban Jungle: Living and Styling with Plants is a source of inspiration, ideas and a manual for all of those who want to bring more plants into their home. The book guides the reader through different "green" homes in five European countries and shows...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781423652465Author Chase Reynolds EwaldFormat HardbackPage Count 224Imprint Gibbs M. Smith IncPublisher Gibbs M. Smith Inc

This is an exciting new biography of Themistocles of Athens, architect of the Greek victory over the Persian invasions of 490 BC and 480 to 479 BC. While his role in the Persian wars is naturally a major theme, Themistocles' career before and after those...

Discover Minimalism for Moms and Simplify Parenting#1 New Release in Parenting & Family Reference, Teenagers, and Time ManagementIn A Simpler Motherhood, Emily's on a mission to remove stress from the lives of moms and busy families seeking less stuff...

For several decades, David Gauthier has been one of the leading philosophers working on practical rationality and deliberation. This book presents a selection of Gauthier's writings on these topics, all but two of which were written after Morals by...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781644845066Author Chidi C IwuchukwuFormat PaperbackPage Count 150Imprint Purposely Created Publishing GroupPublisher Purposely Created Publishing...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781608686605Author Elizabeth KnightFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint New World LibraryPublisher New World Library

Inside these pages Martha shares all her best good things - the original life hacks for the home - to make your life easier, more fun, more delicious, and more efficient. These practical tricks cover all areas of Martha's domestic expertise, including...

As all book lovers know, a collection of books affords not only access to endless pleasure and knowledge, but also, when skilfully deployed around the home, the opportunity to create a multitude of decorative impressions, whether classically formal,...