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House

by 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.

Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel

A modern classic that no child should miss. Since it was first published in 1939, Mike Mulligan and His Steam Shovel has delighted generations of children. Mike and his trusty steam shovel, Mary Anne, dig deep canals for boats to travel through, cut mountain passes for trains, and hollow out cellars for city skyscrapers -- the very symbol of industrial America. But with progress come new machines, and soon the... (more)

Basic Carpentry (Sunset New Basic)

by Sunset Books

Building Machines and What They Do

by Derek Radford

How does a cement truck mix cement? How are garbage trucks emptied? These are just two of the questions curious children are likely to ask about the vehicles they see around them every day. Fortunately, for those of us who don't know everything (or anything!) about such topics, Dereck Radford has assembled an impressive variety of facts about building machines. The brief text and realistically rendered... (more)

Studs For Hire: Woman on Top

by Sherry, James

Trevor Vanden Bosch is directed to go undercover at Studs for Hire as a carpenter. His mission-seduce Sydnie Riley into unknowingly giving him ideas to launch the Venus Bra for one of his ad agency's biggest clients, Stardust Lingerie. But how can he steal her advertising ideas and win her heart, too? . . . she's one feisty boss with something to prove . . . Sydnie is tired of men always being the boss.... (more)

If Tomorrow Never Comes

by Marlo M. Schalesky

Childhood sweethearts Kinna and Jimmy Henley had simple dreams–marriage, children, a house by the sea…everything they needed for happily ever after. What they didn’t plan on was years of infertility, stealing those dreams, crushing their hopes. Now, all that’s left is the memory of young love, and the desperate need for a child to erase the pain. Until… Kinna rescues an elderly woman from the sea, and the... (more)

Sunset Garden and Patio Building BookEditors of Sunset Magazine

Sunset Garden and Patio Building Book

by Editors of Sunset Magazine

Lot At the End of My Block

by Kevin Lewis

Chock-full of dump trucks and bulldozers, kids will recognize their favorite construction vehicles and machinery as a new addition is welcomed to the neighborhood.

Landscape Design & Construction (Black & Decker Home Improvement Library)

Landscape Design & Construction (Black & Decker Home Improvement Library)

by Editors of creative Publishing

A guide to landscaping your garden. It includes in-depth instructions on various garden projects such as installing a garden pond, building an arbour, making a path, and building a patio or a retaining wall. The book also offers advice on planning, materials and equipment, estimating, and many other hints and tips. There are step-by-step photographs to illustrate the techniques and procedures.

How Buildings Work: The Natural Order of Architecture

How Buildings Work: The Natural Order of Architecture

by Edward Allen

Illustrated with hundreds of illuminating line drawings, this classic guide reveals virtually every secret of a building's function: how it stands up, keeps its occupants safe and comfortable, gets built, grows old, and dies--and why some buildings do this so much better than others. Drawing on things he's learned from the many buildings he himself designed (and in some cases built with his own hands), Edward... (more)

I Love Trucks!

by Philemon Sturges

Vivid paintings by Shari Halpern and light verse by Philemon Sturges take readers through the roaring world of rumbling trucks and reveal each truck's special job.

DK LEGO Readers: Mission to the Arctic (Level 3: Reading Alone)

DK LEGO Readers: Mission to the Arctic (Level 3: Reading Alone)

by Marie Birkinshaw

As the Lego city builders hurry to complete a new bridge, they face an unusual problem when a bank robber tries to hide in their giant crane.

The Mutt: How to Skateboard and Not Kill Yourself

The Mutt: How to Skateboard and Not Kill Yourself

by Sean Mortimer, Rodney Mullen

The world–champion freestyle skateboarder and the man who brought the ollie – the trick that revolutionised the sport by taking it from the ground to the air – to street skating shares the history of skateboarding, as he tells the dramatic story of his life. At the age of 13, Rodney took the freestyle skating world by storm. He won 35 world titles in less than five years. But through it all, his father looked... (more)

Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail

Why Buildings Fall Down: How Structures Fail

by Matthys Levy, Mario Salvadori, Kevin Woest, Mario George Salvadori

Although modern technologies and new materials have greatly decreased the number of structural failures in today's world, buildings still fall down. Two world-renowned structural engineers take us on an enlightening guided tour through the history of architectural and structural disasters, from ancient times to the present. B/W line drawings.

Ideas for Great Wall Systems

by Scott Atkinson

Home in on the wall system that's just right for you with this new, expanded, and thoroughly updated edition of IFG Wall Systems. Built-in vs. movable, storage vs. display, custom vs. ready-made-they're all covered. Plus, appropriate dimensions to store books, CDs, electronics, clothes, and more. From simple shelves to more complex entertainment components, the Photo Gallery provides a 60-page visual reference of... (more)

Three Cups of Tea

One Man's Mission to Fight Terrorism and Build Nations... One School at a Time

by Greg Mortenson, David Oliver Relin

The astonishing, uplifting story of a real-life Indiana Jones and his humanitarian campaign to use education to combat terrorism in the Taliban’s backyard Anyone who despairs of the individual’s power to change lives has to read the story of Greg Mortenson, a homeless mountaineer who, following a 1993 climb of Pakistan’s treacherous K2, was inspired by a chance encounter with impoverished mountain... (more)

Castle

by David MacAulay

The word itself conjures up mystery, romance, intrigue, and grandeur. What could be more perfect for an author/illustrator who has continually stripped away the mystique of architectural structures that have long fascinated modern man? With typical zest and wry sense of humor punctuating his drawings, David Macaulay traces the step-by-step planning and construction of both castle and town.

Habitat for Humanity: How to Build a House

Habitat for Humanity: How to Build a House

by Tim Snyder, Larry Haun

Available for the first time, Habitat for Humanity How to Build a House is a complete, step-by-step guide to building a house from the world's leading authority on community home building. Presented documentary-style, each process is illustrated with full-color photos shot exclusively for this book and accompanied by clear, authoritative and friendly text. An ideal book for beginners as well as more experienced... (more)

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