|
Employee Picks
|
||||||||||||||||||||
|
Make Your Place: Affordable, Sustainable Nesting Skills by Raleigh Briggs Staff Pick Proof that good things come in small packages, Make Your Place packs a wealth of DIY know-how into a pocket-sized paperback. Hand-written and illustrated by Raleigh Briggs, this compendium of tutorials for non-toxic cleaning, natural body care, and... (read more) Your price: $9.95 New - Trade Paper 
add to wish list |
|
At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson Staff Pick There is nothing on this planet that Bryson cannot make fascinating. In his hands, exploring the minutiae of his house becomes an adventure. (Granted, his house is a Victorian vicarage in Norfolk, England.) At Home is a joyful, chatty dip into the... (read more) Your price: $15.95 New - Trade Paper
add to wish list |
|
Tiny Homes: Simple Shelter: Scaling Back in the 21st Century by Lloyd Kahn Staff Pick The house I grew up in (with my sister, my two parents, a constant but ever-changing assortment of critters, and all the associated clutter one might expect) was 800 sq. ft. In a word: tiny. But the homes in Lloyd Kahn's Tiny Homes: Simple Shelter give... (read more) Your price: $26.95 New - Trade Paper
add to wish list |
|
At Home: A Short History of Private Life by Bill Bryson Staff Pick There is nothing on this planet that Bryson cannot make fascinating. In his hands, exploring the minutiae of his house becomes an adventure. (Granted, his house is a Victorian vicarage in Norfolk, England.) At Home is a joyful, chatty dip into the... (read more) List Price $28.95 Your price: $15.95 Used - Hardcover
add to wish list |
|
Martha Stewart's Homekeeping Handbook: The Essential Guide to Caring for Everything in Your Home by Martha Stewart Staff Pick Set a formal table, get streak-free windows, and fix a leaky faucet — all in the most efficient way! The expert shares her secrets to keeping your home beautiful and running smoothly.... (read more) List Price $45.00 Your price: $24.00 Used - Hardcover
add to wish list |
|
Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things by William McDonough and Michael Braungart Staff Pick "An eco-sustainable manifesto. The next Industrial Revolution will be Green!"... (read more) List Price $27.50 Your price: $13.95 Used - Trade Paper
add to wish list |
|
Growing a Farmer: How I Learned to Live off the Land by Kurt Timmermeister Staff Pick Seattle chef Kurt Timmermeister is living the dream (my dream, anyway). In this charming memoir he chronicles, missteps and all, how he turned four overgrown acres on Vashon Island into a bona fide farm. A practical and honest account from a self-made... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $17.95 Used - Hardcover
add to wish list |
|
United States of Americana: Backyard Chickens, Burlesque Beauties, and Handmade Bitters: A Field Guide to the New American Roots Movement by Kurt B. Reighley Staff Pick If you make your own bitters, dream of owning some chickens, and know what it means to "put up" food, odds are you'll fall in love with Kurt B. Reighley's field guide to the new American roots movement. Covering music, fashion, grooming (welcome back... (read more) List Price $14.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
add to wish list |
|
How to Build a Fire: And Other Handy Things Your Grandfather Knew by Erin Bried Staff Pick This cute collection draws on the wisdom of 10 real grandfathers, with advice on how to grow and maintain a beard, change a flat, tie a bow tie, season a cast-iron skillet, and more. A charming, back-to-basics resource for young gentlemen and ladies... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $10.50 Used - Trade Paper
add to wish list |
|
Dare to Repair, Replace and Renovate: Do-It-Herself Projects to Make Your Home More Comfortable, More Beautiful, and More Valuable! by Julie Sussman and Stephanie Glakas-Tenet Staff Pick This follow-up to Dare to Repair ups the ante. Instead of teaching you how to fix a leaky faucet, this book shows you how to rip it out and replace it. Empowering, practical, and timely — say goodbye to plumbers and contractors, and dive into the... (read more) Your price: $16.99 New - Trade Paper
add to wish list |
|
Green Barbarians: Live Bravely on Your Home Planet by Ellen Sandbeck Staff Pick Ellen Sandbeck, author of Eat More Dirt and Green Housekeeping, brings us a thorough guide to living more healthfully with less stress, less money, and less impact on our planet. Green Barbarians is an amusing and refreshing handbook that includes... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $5.95 Used - Trade Paper
add to wish list |
|
How to Sew a Button: And Other Nifty Things Your Grandmother Knew by Erin Bried Staff Pick Entertaining and informative about so much more than buttons! SELF magazine writer Erin Bried has put together a darling volume, gleaning knowledge from 10 "grandmothers," that includes instruction on how to fillet a fish, darn a sock, make dandelion... (read more) Your price: $15.00 New - Trade Paper
add to wish list |
|
Clean House Clean Planet by Karen Logan Staff Pick Miller's depraved recollections of himself amid a cast of literary beggars and leeches is every bit as relevant today as it was when it was written seventy years ago. Often overlooked by literary purists for its lack of pretentiousness, this is the... (read more) List Price $14.95 Your price: $6.95 Used - Trade Paper
add to wish list |
|
Energy-Wise Landscape Design: A New Approach for Your Home and Garden by Sue Reed Staff Pick I can't believe how much information is packed into this dense and comprehensive book. Energy-Wise Landscape Design includes everything I could think to throw in it: rain barrels, lawn elimination, driveway construction— good grief, they even tell you... (read more) List Price $29.95 Your price: $14.95 Used - Trade Paper
add to wish list |
|
Home by Design: Transforming a House Into Your Home by Sarah Susanka 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 $35.00 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
add to wish list |
|
The Urban Homestead: Your Guide to Self-Sufficient Living in the Heart of the City by Kelly Coyne and Erik Knutzen Staff Pick From the creators of the urban homestead blog HomeGrownEvolution.com comes this thorough and accessible manual to self-sufficient city living. Whatever your desired skill — beekeeping, dumpster diving, greywater, vermiculture, lacto-fermentation... (read more) List Price $17.95 Your price: $12.50 Used - Trade Paper
add to wish list |
|
Not So Big Remodeling by Sarah Susanka and Marc Vassallo Staff Pick Sarah Susanka is a design savant. Described as "the J. K. Rowling of home design books," Susanka has indeed created a media empire that champions small, well-built houses instead of ostentatious McMansions. Her previous books explain how to build new... (read more) Your price: $32.00 New - Hardcover
add to wish list |
|
Just in Case: How to Be Self-Sufficient When the Unexpected Happens by Kathy Harrison Staff Pick Many disaster-preparedness guides are hardcore; they assume that you can afford to dash out and buy a three-month food supply right this second and that you have the dedication to stock haz-mat gear in your basement. If you are more concerned with being... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $11.95 Used - Trade Paper
add to wish list |
|
Lost Lore: A Celebration of Traditional Wisdom from Foraging and Festivals to Seafaring and Smoke Signals by Una McGovern and Paul Jenner Staff Pick Drawing on folklore, tradition, and superstition, this amusing collection is packed with the wisdom you wish your grandparents had passed down to you. It includes methods to cure drunkenness, predict the sex of a baby, and make antidotes to poison — in... (read more) List Price $24.95 Your price: $14.95 Used - Hardcover
add to wish list |
|
Gardeners and Poultry Keepers Guide and Illustrated Catalogue of Goods Manufactured and Supplied by W. Cooper, Ltd. (Abridged) by Lloyd Kahn Staff Pick This handsome reprint of William Cooper Ltd.'s turn-of-the-century catalog is a treasure trove of design ideas for the modern-day homesteader, featuring everything from rabbit hutches to cow houses, chicken coops to aviaries, window boxes to greenhouses..... (read more) Your price: $26.95 New - Hardcover
add to wish list |
Don't Miss
