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6) Yankee magazine's make it last: over 1,000 ingenious ways to extend the life of everything you own
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c1996
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English
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Ten Speed Press
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[2022]
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English
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From the #1 bestselling sensation and Netflix star comes her guide to designing not just the home-but the life-of your dreams, fully illustrated with more than 200 photographs from inside the Marie Kondo lifestyle--
Kondo encourages you to visualize your ideal life, from the moment you wake up until the end of each day. This mental picture becomes a touchpoint for helping you make conscious, mindful choices: from how you use every corner of your...
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English
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The surprising, often fiercely feminist, always fascinating, yet barely known, history of home economics. The term home economics may conjure traumatic memories of lopsided hand-sewn pillows or sunken cakes. But obscured by common conception is the story of the revolutionary science of better living. The field exploded opportunities for women in the twentieth century by reducing domestic work and providing jobs as professors, engineers, chemists,...
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English
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For the past few years, Grant Thompson has spent his weekends starting fires, building cannons, and experimenting with dry ice and liquid nitrogen. He's made pumpkins explode, defied gravity, and discovered countless ways to make everyday life easier using ordinary items such as butter, suntan lotion, cupcake wrappers, and aluminum foil. His discoveries and experiments, many posted online to sites such as YouTube, have earned him the title of the...
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Aguilar
Pub. Date
[2021]
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Español
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Inspired by the ancient practice of gift economies, where neighbors share and pool resources, Liesl Clark and Rebecca Rockefeller's plan introduces an environmentally conscious seven-step guide that teaches listeners how to buy less, give more, and live generously.
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Pub. Date
s202
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English
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Nearly twenty years ago Beth Miller moved with her husband and four young kids from suburban New Jersey to a 200-year-old Federal period house and barn in rural Maine. She didn’t garden, she didn’t keep chickens or bees, she didn’t know how to preserve food, and she didn’t know how to make soap or hook rugs. She embarked on a journey to learn these heritage skills that have been largely forgotten, and today she owns and operates Parris House...
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English
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Could you identify a sausage gun if you had to? How about a plate warmer or a well-sweep? Any idea how the term log-rolling really originated? Alice Morse Earle (1851-1911), a prolific popular historian and the first American to chronicle everyday life and customs of the colonial era, describes what these and many other obscure utensils were and how they were used. She also conveys a vivid picture of home production of textiles, colonial dress, transportation,...
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Workman Publishing
Pub. Date
2015
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English
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Kitchen skill, not budget, is the key to great food. If you're living on a tight budget, Brown shows you how to maximize every ingredient and gives you tips on economical cooking methods; shopping and kitchen equipments; and much more.
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