Maison & Bricolage

The Modern-Day Pioneer: Simple Living in the 21st Century

de Charlotte Denholtz

Rediscover the simple pleasures in life

When was the last time you let the aroma of freshly baked bread fill your kitchen or felt the warmth of a heavy quilt on a cold winter night? In today's day and age, it's...

Make Do and Mend

de Summersdale

Thrifty advice for homeowners

A stitch in time saves nine.

Don't let being cash-strapped hold you back from having a house and garden to be proud of. This little book offers sage advice on how to use your precious...

The Backyard Lumberjack

de Frank Philbrick & Stephen Philbrick

Whether you're splitting a cord of wood for your fireplace or managing acres of woodland, The Backyard Lumberjack has the practical instruction and first-hand advice you need. You'll learn how to choose the...

Pigs, Poultry and Poo: An Urbanite Couple's Journey to Country Life

de Jason Gibbs

Pigs, Poultry and Poo is the story of two people who change their lives and discover a whole new world. Their first step is a move from living and working in the city to rural life and a two-hour commute. Over...

Dictionary of French Building Terms: Essential for Renovators, Builders and Homeowners

de Richard Wiles

A French phrase book to help you with all your building and home-renovating needs This essential dictionary and phrase book includes every term you need to know when buying, maintaining, renovating, or building...

Early Mexican Houses: A Book of Photographs and Measured Drawings

de George W. Rustay, G. Richard Garrison & David Gebhard

Here is a wonderful collection of houses from the days of Mexico's viceroys, presented in this handsomely illustrated book. Every aficionado of architecture or home design will find the patios, window designs,...

Ecothrifty: Cheaper, Greener Choices for a Happier, Healthier Life

de Deborah Niemann

When eco met thrifty – how saving money can help save the planet

the constructor project manager

de Accattoli Michele

The Construction Project Manual is the result of many years experience in the field by the author, Michael Accattoli. Born with the aim of illustrating the work of the surveyor and construction management of...

the construction project manager

de Accattoli Michele

The Construction Project Manual is the result of many years experience in the field by the author, Michael Accattoli. Born with the aim of illustrating the work of the surveyor and construction management of...

Conscious Money: Living, Creating, and Investing with Your Values for a Sustainable New Prosperity

de Patricia Aburdene

Why not make money and make a difference, too?

A revolutionary blueprint for growing wealth, finding fulfillment, and changing the world by living your values.

In the emerging era of Conscious Money, we achieve...

Black and Green: Black Insights for the Green Movement

de Jamal Ali

This book is a call to action for the Black community to join the green movement. The book offers insights, ideas, and strategies that demonstrate how Black people can benefit from and fuel the go-green effort....

Ridiculously Simple Furniture Projects: Great Looking Furniture Anyone Can Build

de Spike Carlsen

Blending the practicality of IKEA with the creativity of Martha Stewart, this collection of innovative projects is presented with simplicity of construction in mind. The suggested pieces are practical, have...

House

de Tracy Kidder

Tracy Kidder takes readers to the heart of the American Dream: the building of a family's first house with all its day-to-day frustrations, crises, tensions, challenges, and triumphs.

The Damp House: A Guide to the Causes and Treatment of Dampness

de Jonathan Hetreed

Dampness can become an enemy when it invades our interior space, when it persists, when it spreads and damages our domestic fittings, finishes and furnishings, when it encourages the growth of moulds that threaten...

Masonry and Plastering

de Mike Lawrence

The house and garden offer many opportunities for the do-it-yourselfer to take on bricklaying, plastering and other masonry work which enhances the value of house and garden and keeps professionals' bills to...

The Zero-Carbon House

de Martin Godrey Cook

'Zero Carbon' is an abstract concept for most people, but we have lived energy-profligate lifestyles for too long on finite fossil-fuel resources. We now face potential environmental catastrophe from climate...

Driveways, Paths and Patios

de Tony McCormack

Driveways, paths and patios are an essential part of most properties and this comprehensive book provides a detailed explanation of exactly how they are designed, planned and constructed. Discusses the design...

The ENERGY EFFICIENT HOME: A Complete Guide

de Patrick Waterfield

Reducing energy consumption and costs is an issue of ever-increasing importance, and European and national legislation aimed at reducing carbon emissions is tightening up minimum energy standards for new buildings...

Dorm Room Feng Shui: Find Your Gua > Free Your Chi ;-)

de Katherine Olaksen & Elizabeth MacCrellish

Are you broke? Fighting with a roommate? Looking for love, better grades, a bigger social life, or more fun? Dorm Room Feng Shui presents quick, inexpensive, and innovative feng shui fixes to cure your troubles...

Knit One, Felt Too: Discover the Magic of Knitted Felt with 25 Easy Patterns

de Kathleen Taylor

Knit One, Felt Too offers a variety of felted knitting projects that are easy enough for beginners and interesting enough for experienced knitters, too. And the results are spectacular! You'll love these thick,...