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Home, Garden, and DIY July 2017
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The Useful Book : 201 Life Skills They Used to Teach in Home Ec and Shop by Sharon Bowers"A modern and energetically designed encyclopedia of DIY with everything you need to know to roll up your sleeves and cook it, build it, sew it, clean it, or repair it yourself. In other words, everything you would have learned from your shop and home ecteachers, if you had them. Features practical projects and how-tos, with step-by-stp instructions and illustrations, relevant charts, sidebars, lists, and handy toolboxes. There's a kitchen crash course. Sewing 101. Housecare tips. Plus, in shop, the tools that everyone should have, and dozens of cool projects that teach fundamental techniques, from making a bookshelf to re-wiring a lamp"
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Cravings : How I Conquered Food
by Judy Collins
The platinum-selling folk music artist reveals her lifelong struggle with compulsive eating, describing how after decades of suffering she discovered her addiction to unhealthy ingredients and how embracing a strict diet of careful portions and unprocessed foods has restored her health and sense of wellness.
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How To Hygge : The Nordic Secrets to a Happy Life
by Signe Johansen
A chef and writer who grew up in Norway—using the concept of “hygge,” which values the idea of cherishing yourself, celebrating experiences over possessions and being kind to yourself and others—presents a how-to guide that combines recipes, helpful tips and more for cozy living at home the Danish way.
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Green Smoothies For Life
by J. J. Smith
Introduces a thirty-day meal plan that incorporates green smoothies into the everyday diet for weight loss and improved overall health, and includes recipes for healthy smoothies, dinners, desserts, and snacks
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The Beach House Cookbook : Easy Breezy Recipes With a Southern Accent
by Mary Kay Andrews
The best-selling author of The Weekenders presents a collection of her favorite summer-season recipes, outlining menu plans based on casual dining and fresh local ingredients while explaining how to prepare such options as charcoal-grilled oysters, buttermilk-brined fried chicken and Meyer lemon bar trifle.
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| Handmade Garden Projects: Step-By-Step Instructions for Creative Garden... by Lorene Edwards ForknerProviding creative ideas as well as instructions for 30 projects (with plant suggestions!), Handmade Garden Projects helps readers who appreciate whimsy spruce up their yard. Encouraging the reuse of items when possible (an old wooden ladder makes a great trellis), the author details making Urban Cowgirl Pavers, Portable Bamboo Edging, a Stacking Herb Tower, Temporary Turf Tattoos, a Simple Backyard Firepit, a Table-Top Knot Garden, and more. Photographs help guide readers and provide more inspiration. |
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