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Product Description: Acclaimed in its first edition for its emphasis on political participation and issues of race, class, and gender, this second edition goes a step further in encouraging Americans to get involved in the political process. Each chapter now concludes with a section on "The Citizen's Role," which shows how individuals can influence government and affect change for the benefit of themselves and society in general...read more (view table of contents, read Amazon.com's description)

Product Description: Ever think, “I could fix that”? With The Quick & Easy Home Repair Manual now you actually can fix that. Whether it's simple projects like a busted pipe or clogged toilet, or bigger upgrades like a new floor or a deck, you’ll find all the information you need to fix the trouble spots and make your dream home a reality...read more

Product Description: If you own a home, have rental properties, or you are a long-term renter, this book is perfect for keeping track of the projects and repairs you make. This journal is also perfect as a gift for new home owners or giving the journal to the new owners of the home you sold...read more

Product Description: I was a home technician for over twenty-five years, getting into homes anywhere from eight to twelve times each day. It was a perfect job for me as I love the work and I enjoy people. I had to go into so many homes that were collect calls...read more

Product Description: Houses on sloping ground often have problems with water after every heavy rain. Not only does this water soak into the ground on the uphill side of the house, causing muddy areas, but it also saturates the soil next to the foundation to such an extent that hydrostatic pressure forces moisture in through every opening in the masonry...read more

Take four large bunches of asparagus, scrape it nicely, cut off one inch of the tops, and lay them in water, chop the stalks and put them on the fire with a piece of bacon, a large onion cut up, and pepper and salt; add two quarts of water, boil them till the stalks are quite soft, then pulp them through a sieve, and strain the water to it, which must be put back in the pot; put into it a chicken cut up, with the tops of asparagus which had been laid by, boil it until these last articles are sufficiently done, thicken with flour, butter and milk, and serve it up.

Product Description: The remarkable story of how the home of key members of the Bloomsbury set was brought back from the brink of ruin and lovingly restored to life When the painter Duncan Grant died in 1978, the house in East Sussex that he and Vanessa Bell had rented since World War I was in a very sorry state...read more

The American Womans Home, originally published in 1869, was one of the late nineteenth centurys most important handbooks of domestic advice. The result of a collaboration by two of the eras most important writers, this book represents their attempt to direct womens acquisition and use of a dizzying variety of new household consumer goods available in the postCivil War economic boom. It updates Catharine Beechers influential Treatise on Domestic Economy (1841) and incorporates domestic writings by Harriet Beecher Stowe first published in The Atlantic in the 1860s. Today, the book can be likened to an anthology of household hints, with articles on cooking, decorating, housekeeping, child-rearing, hygiene, gardening, etiquette, and home amusements. The American Womans Home, almost a bible on domestic topics for Victorian women, illuminates womens roles a century and a half ago and can be used for comparison with modern theories on the role of women in the home and in society. Illustrated with the original engravings, this completely new edition offers a lively introduction by Nicole Tonkovich and notes linking the text to important historical, social, and cultural events of the late nineteenth century

Product Description: Fix the drip. Stanley Quick Guides offer even the most intimidated homeowner straightforward, no- nonsense repair advice and training. With this handy reference book, Easy Home Plumbing Repairs, you will rapidly learn everything you need to know about repairing your plumbing, from tips on tools and materials to clearing a clogged sink and even replacing different styles of faucets...read more

Product Description: Get energized to DIY. Stanley Quick Guides offer even the most intimidated homeowner straightforward, no-nonsense repair advice and training. With this handy reference book, Easy Home Wiring Repairs, you will rapidly learn everything you need to know about repairing your wiring starting with the introductory section on tools, materials, and basic electrical wiring skills...read more

Product Description: DIY Home Repairs: 100 Fix-it-Yourself Projects

Product Description: Most of us would love to design and build our own home. In fact, more people than ever are doing precisely this. But how exactly do you go about it? How much of the building work should you do yourself? This manual explains the entire process in plain English, backed up with hundreds of color photos showing real self-build projects taking shape...read more

Product Description: The guide that belongs in every home. When you need quick access to solid advice, look no farther than Stanley Home Repairs. This special issue features solid advice from Stanley, the top name in tools, and know-how from Fine Homebuilding, the leader in home building and renovation...read more