This is a book of how to do things like how to play the saxophone, and the art of photography, and scuba diving in Thailand to how to make a duck pond and lots more, and also there are short stories. This is a book for everyone, with something for all ages.

A guide to building your own oven is aimed at helping the reader design and plan the construction of his own wood fired oven through the experiences that the author gained during the construction and use of his clay oven which was then followed by a brick built oven.

In "20 Maintenance Tips For Your Above Ground Pool" you learn how to escape the hassle of keeping your pool maintained by knowing what the professionals know. You will gain knowledge of many things, like, the proper water level and why it needs to be there. You will find out the best way to clear a green pool. What to do when your pool is cloudy. This book tells you how to prepare your pool if you plan on going out of town. You will find out how to get the most life out of your liner, your pump, and your entire pool. There are so many little things that you can do to make taking care of your pool a cinch and remove the headache of cleaning. You find the best way to take care of your pool that allows you to spend more time in the pool and less time working on the pool.

This book details the extraordinary uses of many ordinary household products found in any home. It is destined to become the "Master" of hints books and will likely become a staple of the American home. It comes highly recommended as an ALL OCCASIONS gift choice.

A self-help guide for remaining positively focused in home ownership evaluation. Tips for budgeting, loan analysis and supportive stress management to ease the process. The book walks the owner through the perspective of the lender, with a focus on wellness and balance.

Take a journey through your home from top to bottom. You'll be surprised by all the dirt you discover

Richard A. Slinde, a longtime domestic cleaner, has seen how messy homes can become during his more than thirty years of cleaning houses and apartments, both big and small. In "Domestic Olympics: The Ultimate Housecleaning Guide," Slinde provides step-by-step, room-by-room guidance for cleaning your home in fun and easy ways.

Each room is fair game for cleaning-your kitchen, bedroom, bathroom, and every nook and cranny in between. You'll learn time-saving cleaning routines specifically created for each room in your house. Along the way, you'll also discover how to evaluate cleaning products, wash your walls, shampoo your furniture, eliminate roaches and other pests, and engage in a top-to-bottom spring cleaning that will ensure you haven't missed a thing.

It doesn't matter whether you rent or own, whether you have a big family or live by yourself, "Domestic Olympics" provides practical tools and strategies that can make your life easier and your living quarters cleaner.

Solar Solutions is a book about using clean solar energy to power homes that are not part of the power grid. Africa, remote parts of Australia, Asia, North and Central America have parts where the electric wire from the power plant just is not there.

A how to guide to building a brick oven with a rear chimney, that you can set up against your home, deck or patio. Allowing you to use the oven under roof all year long. Filled with construction illustrations and photographs. Cook great tasting steaks, roasts, breads and pizzas. Also called pizza oven, bread oven, stone oven, etc. This oven vents in the front as a traditional brick oven but has a horizontal flue pipe and rear chimney.

Is the leaky faucet driving you crazy? Do you have a light switch or electrical outlet not working properly? Did you know that you can fix it yourself today? Learning just a few of the repairs in this book can save you hundreds of dollars in future home repair bills You don't have to hand a contractor a large check for things that you can easily fix yourself. First, Terry introduces you to the 21 essential tools for homeowners. You will be able to fill your toolbox with confidence and know exactly what each tool is used for. Then, you will get the inside scoop from a Certified General Contractor on how to make all of the most common home repairs. Learn quick and easy fixes including fixing a leaky faucet, refinishing your old wood cabinets, changing electrical outlets and repairing a broken window for less Read Terry's book this weekend and get the confidence you need to truly do-it-yourself Learn more at http: //www.21bookseries.com

This book takes you through the steps of how to build your own house. It helps you identify problem areas in building, and also gives you the courage to build a home yourself. Several different kinds of construction are discussed including post and beam homes, insulated concrete forms, and log home although the standard "stick" building procedure is followed closely by the book.This book takes the reader through the necessary steps to build a house, from the footings/foundation to actual completion the house. It's a step-by-step process outlined by the book. The author believes like Thoreau: "There is some of the same fitness in a man's building his own house that there is in a bird's building its own nest. Who knows but if men constructed their dwellings with their own hands, and provided food for themselves and families simply and honestly enough, the poetic faculty would be universally developed, as birds universally sing when they are so engaged? But alas we do like cowbirds and cuckoos, which lay their eggs in nests which other birds have built, and cheer no traveller with their chattering and unmusical notes. Shall we forever resign the pleasure of construction to the carpenter?" Henry David Thoreau, Walden

What does the title mean? It is the idea that we can approach any electrical or electronic (and mechanical) fault using a basic logical or probability-based investigation to observe and correctly identify the significant indicators that will eventually lead us to the failure or failures. This is no different from the Detective Books you read or TV Shows you watch where the hero used a logical approach (while all those around him just ran around willy nilly) to identify the clues and catch the bad guy. This book is a complete course in Troubleshooting. Along with the written theory explaining my proven troubleshooting methods, there are over 80 diagrams and drawings, and 50 comprehension questions (with the answers) that will help you monitor how much you understand. Note: This is a Basic Troubleshooting course for Everyone; if you are already an experienced and competent electrical/electronics troubleshooter, it may to basic. For more information visit my website at www.DarrelKaiserBooks.com

Coffee filters for cleaning your home, making crafts, keeping your plants and garden looking good? That's right Inside this latest of the "Did You Know" series of books, we have tips that will amaze you even if you aren't a coffee drinker. You can find the cutest crafts using coffee filters you can do with your kids or on your own to give as gifts. We have also included bonus chapters for fun and crazy uses for your coffee pot as well as the left over coffee grounds you have after your morning cup of coffee. Get your copy of "Coffee Filters...Did You Know?" and show your family and friends what they're missing when they just throw the filters and coffee grounds in the trash.

A how to book for those interested in building a Timber Frame Home . When you are ready to look at the most important aspects of a project, this is the book for you. I discuss budget, needs, and design. Using the included exercises and worksheets you move through the process. Then I guide you step by step through estimation, design, and ultimately the construction process. This literature is a proven way to develop a workable project, design, and budget for only the cost of the book. This is for the reader who is tired of flipping through picture books and ready to establish a foundation for the project they know they have the ability to undertake.