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The life-changing magic of tidying up

the Japanese art of decluttering and organizing
Presents advice and a lifestyle method for keeping one's home clean and uncluttered, offering a category-by-category system for each element of house cleaning and home economics.

When duct tape just isn't enough

quick fixes for everyday disasters
2007
A manual for performing common household maintenance tasks and repairs. Also offers shortcuts to survive an emergency until a professional arrives. Covers problems such as clogged gutters, flooded basements, sticky doors, and hairline cracks in a wall.

Mother Earth news almanac

a guide through the seasons
2016
A seasonal guide with subject matter for every DIYer and homesteader.

The life-changing magic of tidying up

the Japanese art of decluttering and organizing
2015
A guide to decluttering your home from Japanese cleaning consultant Marie Kondo taking readers step-by-step through her revolutionary KonMari Method for simplifying, organizing, and storing.

Extraordinary uses for ordinary things

2005
Describes different money-and time-saving uses for hundreds of everyday objects, including vinegar, salt, toothpaste, coffee grounds, string, pantyhose, balloons, asprin, and other household objects.

99 cent solutions

more than 1,300 smart uses for everyday items, including using clothespins to keep hems in place as you sew, scrubbing away crayon marks with shaving cream, mixing coffee grounds with soil to produce a bumper crop, and much, much more
2015
Save a fortune with over 1,300 easy solutions to hundreds of common household problems.

Life hacks

helpful hints to make life easier
2015
Offers over 130 illustrated tips and tricks to solve everyday dilemmas.

Interior designer

2015
Readers of this valuable resource will discover the multiple kinds of interior design and find out what a day in the life of an interior designer is like. Those who aspire to this fascinating career will learn if they have what it takes to excel in the world of design.

Make

like the pioneers
2015
You may have mastered Arduino and 3D printing, but what will you make when the power goes out? This book, featuring projects drawn from previous issues of Make: and Craft:, features projects you can build with little or no technology. Whether it's making your own cider or starting a fire with a bow drill, the projects in this book will let you keep making even when you're away from civilization.

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