Beat the Bushfire Enemy With Knowle by O'BRYAN Denis

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If you genuinely seek a deeper understanding of bushfires in order to protect property, this book has been written for you. There can be no doubt that bushfire is our enemy. He employs the destructive weapons of flames, ember attack, and equally as destructive - the weapon of fear and intimidation. The only way to beat these weapons is with the power of knowledge. This book teaches the techniques of the professionals to understand and defeat the bushfire menace. It puts knowledge in your hands so you can make informed decisions for your family and your property. Denis O'Bryan outlines a model for effective property protection: the Self Defence System, which is based on the long practiced techniques of dry fire fighting. The book also describes how this system was put into practice on Black Saturday in Victoria, Australia 2009, where it saved lives, property and livestock. If you're willing to learn, this book will teach you how to protect, prepare and if you choose to, defend your property. In any case it will empower you to make an informed decision to stay and defend, or leave to a safer place. The book is for everyone at risk from bushfires - residents and land managers. It is useful for firefighters and all who seek to understand and defeat the bushfire enemy ...Show more

Black & Decker the Complete Guide to Tile: Ceramic * Stone * Porcelain * Terra Cotta * Glass * Mosaic by Editors of Cool Springs Press

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Transform your home with confidence using our step-by-step methods for perfectly installed tile! Installing tile is one of the most popular DIY projects out there. It is a fun skill to have, is relatively easy to learn, and can save you a bundle of cash if you do it on your own! You can work at just abo ut any pace you find comfortable, and the results can utterly transform a room. Most commonly used on bathroom and entryway floors and walls, tile has many other useful applications, including kitchen countertops and backsplashes. Exterior tile for patios can be permanently bonded to a concrete base or loose-set over a stable subsurface. Ceramic tile is the most common choice, but porcelain, terra cotta, stone, glass, and even new products made from recycled materials are perfect for adding a new look to any space. Black & Decker The Complete Guide to Tile 4th Edition includes clear, step-by-step information on how to design and install all types of tile in just about any project you can imagine. The new, updated material in this 4th edition includes: - Installing a curbless shower and wet-room floor in a bathroom - Brand-new wall tiling sequences - An expanded shopper guide for all interior and exterior tile options - New information on common repair jobs, including regrouting - Exciting decorative projects for crafty DIYers ...Show more

Chalet Monet: Inside the Home of Dame Joan Sutherland and Richard Bonynge by Richard Bonynge

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Situated in a dress circle position on the slopes of the village of Les Avants, overlooking Lake Geneva in Switzerland, Chalet Monet is the magnificent home of Dame Joan Sutherland OM AC DBE and her husband, Maestro Richard Bonynge AC CBE. In his charming, eloquent, conversational style, Richard Bonynge takes us inside the home he has shared with Dame Joan, and in so doing provides rare insight into the lives of two of the greatest international cultural icons in opera of all time. The Chalet was introduced to Dame Joan and Richard by their close friend Noël Coward who resided in the neighbouring property. The opulence of each of the distinctive rooms over the four floors and vistas from the Chalet is artfully captured in stunning photography. Paintings and objets dart line the walls and fill the cabinets, each with their own provenance; presented by royalty or celebrities, embroided by Dame Joan or collected by Richard. Through the stories of these artefacts, told by Richard in eloquent conversational style, we learn about the life and times of two of the most formidable figures associated with opera in the 20th century. "For those fortunate enough to have discovered and experienced the thrill of opera and all the larger than life characters associated with it, to enter Chalet Monet is somewhat of a fairy tale experience that could be taken right out of a Cinderella story ... Chalet Monet is a house with a thousand stories. It is living history, theatrical, a beautiful home with enormous spirit like its owners. It radiates grandeur yet intimacy with places to sit and contemplate, views to linger over, books to be read, paintings to admire and music to listen to. It is a treasure trove for the senses where many a story has been told orbegun. Only its walls and its owners remember the decades of music making here and possibly the oddneighbour and the cows on the grassy slopes ... Thank you, Richard for allowing us to enter your private and colourful world." From the Preface by Fiona Janes, Artistic Director/General Manager Joan Sutherland & Richard Bonynge Foundation. This sumptuously produced coffee table book captures the essence of the fairy tale that is Chalet Monet. ...Show more

GREENPAGES by MCEOIN EWAN

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Segmented Wood Turning by William. Smith

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Segmented wood turning is an intriguing new art form. The basic vase project illustrated and described can be completed in a weekend and requires no special turning equipment or tools, just an easily constructed jig. Includes information on wood selection and preparation, jigs, glue, turning tools, fini shes, and advanced techniques for making vases, boxes, and sculptural pieces. ...Show more

Soma Basics - Furniture by Sebastian Conran; Mark Bond; Thomas Stewart

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Category: Home | Series: Soma Basics Ser.

TRACE THE HISTORY OF YOUR PLACE by SAGAZIO CELESTINA

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The Simple Things: Creating an Organised Home, a Happy Family and a LifeWorth Living by Antonia Kidman & Sally Collings

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Life's most joyful pleasures are often the simplest. In The Simple Things Antonia Kidman and Sally Collings encourage us to embrace a simpler life - a life that is happier, healthier and less hurried, a life in which we are able to slow down enough to make meaningful connections with family, friends and community, as well as the world around us. With advice on everything from organising your household, fixing your finances and nurturing your family, to ideas for craft and gardening projects, making your own beauty treatments, and having fun with your kids, The Simple Things will help you to rediscover what is good and important in your life. ...Show more

Treehouses and Play Spaces by Lisa Taggart

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Category: Home | Series: Sunset Outdoor Design & Build Guides

"Sunset Outdoor Design & Build Guide: Treehouses and Play Spaces" is the ultimate guide for parents who want to create imaginative outdoor spaces where their kids can play and explore. From treehouses and playhouses to tunnels, hiding places, and sandboxes, this visual and comprehensive guide presen ts safe and stylish spaces for all ages. It also goes further than the other building books on the market, helping parents plan easy-to-grow gardens for their budding farmers and giving lists of the best trees for climbing, vines for creating luscious jungles, and more. With great inspiration and simple instruction, this book helps you finally build that backyard escape your kids have been asking for. Outdoor Design & Build Guide: Treehouses and Play Spaces includes: More than two dozen approachable projects-from a climbing wall or playhouse to a sandbox or swingsProject ideas that are not only smart and safe, but will create the ultimate fun and imaginative outdoor spaces for kids to enjoy Step-by-step instructions for every project. Inspirational photos to help you personalize your projects Expert tips on perfecting the final touches of a fun backyard addition, including the best materials to use for each project. ...Show more

1001 Ideas For Stonework by WILES RICHARD

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Category: Home | Series: 1001 Ideas Ser.

The natural look and feel of stone is unmatched by any other building or decorating medium. It provides a professional and elegant appearance that is also practical and durable for home interiors and exteriors. Thousands of inspirational photographs in this book show you how to integrate this prized mat erial into your home. Packed with expert advice on design, materials, budgets, maintenance, and installation, 1001 Ideas for Stone Work is your professional guide to working with stone. ...Show more

18th Century Furniture by JOHN KELSEY

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Category: Home | Series: Built to Last

This title features step-by-step projects for building beautiful, classic American furniture, for every room of the house. Based on the successful and best-selling "Time-Life" series. Woodworkers and furniture enthusiasts alike have long loved the practical, durable and attractive style of classic Ameri can furniture and this collection of projects are suitable to grace all home interiors, from traditional layouts to more contemporary arrangements. With step-by-step instructions, each project is accompanied by detailed shop drawings that break down component parts into a manageable assemblage. ...Show more

ARCHITECTURAL BUILDING CONSTRUCTION VOLUME 2 A TEXT BOOK FOR THE ARCHITECTURAL AND BUILDING STUDENT VOLUME 2 by JAGGARD WALTER R.

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First published in 1936, as the second edition of a 1922 original, this book forms part two of a three-volume series on the area of architectural building construction. The text presents a discussion of the elements of construction in two different types of structure, developing the examination of basic building processes found in volume one. The structures discussed are 'A semi-detached suburban house' and 'A town warehouse'. Numerous illustrative figures are incorporated throughout. This book will be of value to anyone with an interest in the history of architecture and the building process. ...Show more