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Powells.com Staff Pick Whether you're designing a house from the ground up, renovating an existing home, or simply trying to get the most out of your living space, consider Home by Design an indispensable guide. The underlying principles of residential architecture —... (read more) List Price $21.95 Your Price $8.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies 
by Hans Conkel Publisher Comments Practical, real-world solutions to lockouts. Learn to open doorknobs, deadbolts, car doors, padlocks, handcuffs, et cetera. This book sold out as Lock Bypass Methods, and has proven to be the best manual on keyless entry available. Since your resources... (read more) Your Price $20.00 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by New Buildings Institute Publisher Comments Core Performance Guide is the nationally recognized source on how to deliver best-in-class energy efficiency and indoor environmental quality in high-performance commercial buildings. Core Performance brings together over 30 criteria defining high... (read more) Your Price $95.00 (New - Spiral) check for used and sale copies
by NFPA Publisher Comments The world's most widely adopted safety code, the National Electrical Code« (NEC) is now advancing electrical safety requirements with the 2008 edition in an effort to maximize public safety, emergency preparation, and electrical worker protection... (read more) List Price $86.95 Your Price $75.00 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Fu Tung Cheng Publisher Comments Fu-Tung Cheng?s surprise bestseller Concrete Countertops paved the way for a fresh look at a familiar surface. His new book moves beyond the kitchen and transforms this commonplace material into an elegant medium that can be used throughout the house... (read more) List Price $32.00 Your Price $12.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Carol Venolia and Kelly Lerner Publisher Comments To have a home that’s more in touch with the earth, you don’t have to start from the ground up! It’s possible—and more environmentally friendly—to go green by renovating an existing home. With the help of Carol Venolia, an... (read more) Your Price $24.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by George Nash Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. [403]-405) and index.... (read more) List Price $32.00 Your Price $11.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by John Harris Publisher Comments Where there are trees and humans, here have always been treehouses ¿ places to sleep, to eat, to dream, and to play. This wonderful book presents an inspirational selection of some of the finest ever made by The TreeHouse Company, the world's... (read more) Your Price $11.98 (Sale - Hardcover) check for used copies
by Rex Cauldwell Publisher Comments First published in 1996, with over 200,000 copies sold, this critically acclaimed, perennial strong seller has been updated to account for changes to the electrical code made in the past 10 years. New material has been added on home video security... (read more) Your Price $24.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
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by Sidney Levy Publisher Comments This comprehensive checklist and forms book will improve building contractors' on-site business management techniques and organizational skills. All forms and checklists will also be available in customizable Word and PDF format from a website. Contents:... (read more) Your Price $8.98 (Sale - Trade Paper) check for used copies
by Henry T Brown Publisher Comments This 1868 compendium of ingenious mechanisms employs simple drawings to explain 507 of the small components that constitute complex machinery. Left-hand pages feature illustrations, and facing pages offer brief descriptions of use and operation... (read more) Your Price $7.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by J E Gordon Publisher Comments Why are some solids stronger than others? Why do ships break in half? Why does glass sometimes shatter and sometimes bend like a spring? This lively book explains for the layman how such questions are now being answered. During the last forty years... (read more) Your Price $19.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Dan Chiras Publisher Comments The coming energy crisis caused by a peak in global oil and natural gas production will profoundly affect the lives of all North Americans. As the price of these vital fuels rises, homeowners will scramble to cut their fuel bills. Two options for... (read more) Your Price $27.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Spencer Yost Publisher Comments For those who are undertaking haymaking for the first time, this book offers wise counsel and practical advice, providing step-by-step instructions that will see the new or casual farmer through the entire process. From plowing and planting the field to... (read more) Your Price $21.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
by Means Synopsis Means Square Foot Costs 2008 is a valuable, time-saving tool that gives you clear descriptions and illustrations of hundreds of residential, commercial, industrial, and institutional buildings. For those preparing more detailed estimates, costs are... (read more) Your Price $163.95 (New - Trade Paper) check for used and sale copies
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