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Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
Working on your vehicle can be intimidating with the complicated engines, sophisticated electrical systems and other high-tech components, but with this helpful guide by your side, you learn to fine-tune and identify common car problems and make your own repairs!
Author
Publisher
Quadrille
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
''Cycling is more popular than ever before: it's healthy, it's cheap and it's better for the environment. People are dusting off their bicycles both for convenience and exercise, or investing in new models. But what do you do if things go wrong with your bike? Most bike problems don't require a visit to a specialist - you can fix it yourself with the right set of a spanners and a little know-how. The Bike Repair Book is your one-stop shop for fixing...
Author
Publisher
Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
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"Carly Harris is trying to adjust to life as a single mom after the unsolved murder of her husband. When her grandmother suggests renovating the family home into a bed-and-breakfast, Carly discovers family secrets in the attic - including a treasure possibly worth millions of dollars. She reaches out to her next-door-neighbor, who is also a police officer, for advice, but Lucas Bennett gets more than he bargained for as burglars, and even assassins,...
5) Peekaboo car
Author
Series
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Vehicle-themed new title! A new vehicle-themed title in the hit novelty series with multiple sliders! Easy-to-use peekaboo sliders, a funny rhyming text and surprise mirror ending combine in this stylish and interactive board book for babies and toddlers! With a total of 10 smooth mechanisms to push, pull or turn on every spread this beautiful book is packed full of fun!"--Publisher's description.
Publisher
Reader's Digest
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Curious about what it takes to become a confident do-it-yourselfer? As with many other skills, DIY home improvement proficiency starts with a willingness to try new things and follow directions. You?ll learn as you go, develop your problem-solving skills and tackle bigger and bigger projects.
Author
Series
Home renovation mysteries volume 1
Publisher
Crooked Lane
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"After discovering her husband having an affair, Jaime receives only a single thing in the ensuing divorce, a run-down historical house where she discovers a dead body in the wall once starting her renovations"--
Publisher
Ganasan
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
Description
Suitable for amateur or professional, it can duplicate any shape instantly, simply remember three steps: copy, lock and then trace it. You just press the contour gauge on one of the shapes. Then trace and trim the outline and cut into shape. Contour Gauge Shape Duplicator with Lock can be your lifesaver for project. Wide application for winding pipes, circular frames, ducts, and many objects, Ideal for fitting tiles, laminate, carpet, checking dimensions,...
Publisher
Home Services Publications
Pub. Date
[2022].
Language
English
Description
Tired of spending valuable DIY time sifting through stories to get to the real meat of your project? Then The Big Book of Projects is for you. Curated by the editors of Family Handyman, this no-frills collection cuts through the fluff and gives you what you really need: nothin' but the plans for more than 40 useful DIY projects around your home and your backyard.
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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Description
"Across Italy there are many half-empty towns, nearly abandoned by those who migrate to the coast or to cities. The beautiful, crumbling hilltop town of Becchina is among them, but its mayor has taken drastic measures to rebuild - selling abandoned homes to anyone in the world for a single Euro, as long as the buyer promises to live there for at least five years. It's a no-brainer for American couple Tommy and Kate Puglisi. Both work remotely, and...
Author
Publisher
Ice Cube Press LLC
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
A Widow's Guide to Becoming a Handyman is part grief memoir, part immigrant story, and part how-to-guide. This is a story of premature death and emotional wreckage that uses the narrator's old house as its foundation. Grief is as palpable as a hammer hitting a nail and doesn't come at all the way a reader might expect as the narrator methodically cares for her quirky old farmhouse's many needs following her husband's sudden death: a leaky roof, rotten...
Author
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
When her elderly mother falls under the spell of a handyman who's a little too kind, a little too involved, Connie, when he moves in, finds her desperate attempts to unmask him leaving her wondering if she's lost her grip on reality-and if that's been his plan all along.
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