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| Diary of a Wimpy Kid Do-It-Yourself Book
by Jeff Kinney
Amazon Price: $7.88
Used Price: $6.15
Average Customer Rating: 5.0
Review (rating: 5):
The Diary series of books are a favorite of my children and this one is a great variation of the series, making their own.
Very creative and a way to expand imagination and thought.
As noted in the title it is DYI and not a traditional book, so keep that in mind when choosing it as oppossed to the other versions. With that in mind, this provides alot of enjoyment.
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| The Backyard Homestead: Produce all the food you need on just a quarter acre!
Amazon Price: $12.89
Used Price: $8.99
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Review (rating: 5):
This is a great book for someone just thinking about utilizing their land for food. It will motivate you, educate you on the basics of where to start, how to plan, what to expect and how to plan long term. It covers a great deal of material considering the size of the book. Well-written, inspiring many opportunities.
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| The Encyclopedia of Country Living
by Carla Emery
Amazon Price: $19.77
Used Price: $17.99
Average Customer Rating: 5.0
Review (rating: 5):
This is quite possibly the best reference book I have ever bought. It starts by giving you very detailed instructions on how to conduct research, get the proper surveys done, and, eventually, buy a home out in the country. It is very detailed and makes you aware of the intricacies of living out in the country, or off of the land itself. I would recommend it for anyone who is even considering moving out of the cities and/or suburbs. It is worth every penny, even if you decide not to make the move. The instructions on planting, gardening, and preserving the foods that you raise yourself are detailed, with a plethora of additional resources, both online and offline, to make sure you are well-informed. Also, it tells you how to locate groups that do these things and learn from them. An excellent book! I o...
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| It's All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff
by Peter Walsh
Amazon Price: $10.20
Used Price: $4.30
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Review (rating: 4):
Every once in a while a really timely book comes a long that just catches the wave of culture, but in a surprising way. Peter Walsh's book is perfect for our current world: It's All Too Much: An Easy Plan for Living a Richer Life with Less Stuff.
He has correctly pegged our world in so many ways! In addition to being an excellent self-help manual for de-cluttering, organizing simply, and conquering our homes and stuff, he has managed to produce an excellent social commentary.
On first read, this might not be obvious. But look deeper and Walsh teaches us something profound. For example:
It's All Too Much
It really is. Our lives, the pace, the frequency of change, the drive for more. The way we treat four-year-olds, our expaectation of them. The politics, the economy, the news, the technolog...
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| Rocket Surgery Made Easy: The Do-It-Yourself Guide to Finding and Fixing Usab...
by Steve Krug
Amazon Price: $23.10
Used Price: $18.99
Average Customer Rating: 5.0
Review (rating: 4):
Good ideas, good book, you can read it during a long trip of 8 hours, and start working with your own usability tests.
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| Back to Basics: A Complete Guide to Traditional Skills, Third Edition
Amazon Price: $16.47
Used Price: $19.89
Average Customer Rating: 5.0
Review (rating: 4):
Some parts of this book are not needed and spend to much time on inconsequential information, but still a handy guide to pre-1900 tech.
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| Organize Now!: A Week By Week Guide To Simplify Your Space And Your Life
by Jennifer Berry
Amazon Price: $10.19
Used Price: $8.34
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Review (rating: 5):
This book is one of the best organizing books I have seen. I have purchased quite a few over the last couple of years. Not only are the tasks broken down by weeks, but they are very DO-able. Takes the overwhelming feeling out of the situation. Book itself is beautiful. I enjoy using it daily keep focused. I feel like I will finally get my home organized as it should be. This is the best support book I have seen. Would recommend it to all and would even give it as a gift. Great Great Book!
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| Building Construction Illustrated
by Francis D. Ching
Amazon Price: $31.47
Used Price: $21.48
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Review (rating: 4):
Smooth transaction and great price. The packaging, however, is a little too much. I am not really sure why a used book was shipped in a big box filled with bits and pieces of styro foams. It's a little messy.
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| Build Your Own underground Root Cellar
by Phyllis Hobson
Amazon Price: $3.95
Used Price: $0.94
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Review (rating: 3):
This pamphlet contains fairly detailed instructions on how to build a 12'x8' root cellar on a flat piece of ground (dig 4 feet down, stack the cinder block walls, put on a wooden roof, and heap the excavated soil over and around it. It contains no information for modifying or enlarging the design, how to use the cellar, or anything else. Still, it's reasonably priced, so I was satisfied with the limited info.
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| Plaster and Poison (A Do-It-Yourself Mystery)
by Jennie Bentley
Amazon Price: $7.99
Used Price: $4.93
Average Customer Rating: 4.5
Review (rating: 4):
After inheriting her great Aunt Irene's home in Waterfield, Maine, New York designer Avery Baker decides to settle in the small-town. Her decision has a lot to do with Derek Ellis, who she has come to care about while renovating her new home; he reciprocates her deep regard. Avery joins Derek in his business Waterfield Renovation & Restoration. They are between jobs so when her best friend Kate asks her to redesign her carriage house that adjoins her B&B so she and her fiancé Wayne can reside there, Avery agrees.
Kate is also worried about her daughter Shannon; Avery and Derek understand why as they have observed her with an older man on several occasions. One day at the carriage house, they find the body of the man seen with Shannon. He turns out to be her father who came to Maine to see his daugh...
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