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Entries for December, 2009

The Poetry Home Repair Manual: Practical Advice for Beginning Poets (Paperback)

From Publishers Weekly
Now the 13th Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress, the Iowa-born, Nebraska-based Kooser has 40 years’ experience in constructing verse. Like Wallace Stevens, Kooser was for many years an insurance executive, and begins chapter one with the following admonition: “You’ll never [...]

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Knack Home Repair & Maintenance: An Illustrated Problem Solver (Knack: Make It easy) (Paperback)

What you can fix, what you can’t, and what to do until help arrives
From the Back Cover
MAKE IT EASY! Does the thought of slogging through a dense “do-it-yourself” manual make you cringe? Let Knack Home Repair & Maintenance come to the rescue. Visually organized for quick reference and ease of understanding, this [...]

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Repair or Replace Window Shutters?

There are many factors that come into play when deciding whether to replace exterior window shutters versus repairing them.
For many, budget is a key factor that plays a large role in making home improvement decisions. At first, repairing window shutters appears less expensive than replacing them of wear and damage that has taken over [...]

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How Your House Works: A Visual Guide to Understanding & Maintaining Your Home (Paperback)

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“Crystal-clear illustrations and explanations… It will quickly become the operator’s manual for your house.” — SmartHomeowner magazine, 2007 “From toilet tanks to table lamps, this text tells you how it all works.” — This Old House magazine, December 2007, “Gifts for the New Homeowner””Crystal-clear [...]

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