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The Art and Ingenuity of the Woodstove

By: "Adkins, Jan"

Price: $15.95

Publisher: NY, Everest House: 1978

Seller ID: 6-1Y012

ISBN: 089696096x

Binding: Oversize Paperback

Condition: VERY GOOD+

"As new except for faint fading of lettering on corner of front cover and slight curl to cover. ""the oldest home heater is our newest energy alternative…"" 137 illustrated pages on everything you need to know about the history, purchasing and the care and feeding of woodstoves."
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Green Goes with Everything: Simple Steps to a Healthier Life and a Cleaner Planet

By: "Barnett, Sloan"

Price: $9.95

Publisher: Atria:

Seller ID: 9781416578451

ISBN: 1416578455

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: very good

Imagine if your best friend gave you vital information that could protect you and your family, and save you money, and help the planet. Imagine if you were given clear, simple choices, small changes that could have a big impact on your life. And you could still wear leather shoes and deodorant. You'd listen, right?

Well, think of Today show contributor Sloan Barnett as that friend. A mother of three, a dedicated consumer advocate, Sloan gives us a fast, simple, down-toearth primer on the ways our homes are making us sick, and what we can all do to transform them into the safe sanct...
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The American Frugal Housewife

By: "Child, Lydia Maria"

Price: $4.00

Publisher: Dover Publications:

Seller ID: 9780486408408

ISBN: 048640840X

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: GOOD

Newspaperwoman, novelist, and ardent advocate of women's rights, Lydia Maria Child (1802-1880) was recognized as one of the foremost female authors of her day. Married at 25 to a charming dreamer whose irresponsible behavior quickly depleted their meager earnings, she compiled this book (based, very likely, on personal experience) for women of less than moderate means. "Save " "Share " "Do not destroy " were maxims she repeatedly stressed.
Along with these words to live by, she also offered simply written recipes for roasting a pig, preparing a calf's head and buffalo tongue, as well as fi...
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"Huts, Hovels & Houses"

By: "Fisher, Timothy ( Kathleen Kolb, illus.)"

Price: $7.95

Publisher: "Reading, Massachusetts", Addison_wesley Publishing: 1977

Seller ID: 8-0Y011

ISBN: 0201024640

Binding: Oversize hardcover

Condition: GOOD+

"Tight, bright, clean and square ex-library with a few library stamps and rubbing on bottom cover edge. No pockets or stickers. Price clipped dust jacket, now in mylar cover to prevent further wear, has several short tears along edge and a few chips. 48 pages. 8x10.5x0.4"" (20.5x27x1.2cm) Young adult book on building temporary living spaces from discarded or free materials such as hay, sod, snow, cans, newspaper, or palm leaves. Section on basics of home construction from more durable materials such as wood and stone. Basics on how to create a gravity fed water system, collect ...
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Woodlands: For profit and pleasure

By: "Forbes, Reginald Dunderdale"

Price: $5.00

Publisher: American Forestry Association:

Seller ID: B0006WH31Q

ISBN: B0006WH31Q

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: GOOD

Putting Food By

By: "Greene, Janet,Hertzberg, Ruth,Vaughan, Beatrice"

Price: $11.50

Publisher: Dutton:

Seller ID: 9780525933427

ISBN: 0525933425

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: very good

Country Living Simple Country Wisdom: 501 Old-Fashioned Ideas to Simplify Your Life

By: "Waggoner, Susan"

Price: $7.45

Publisher: Hearst:

Seller ID: 9781588168504

ISBN: 1588168506

Binding: Trade Paperback

Condition: very good

Has life become a bundle of stress and mess? Top-selling author Susan Waggoner has the solution. This ingenious, fun-to-read illustrated guide offers tried-and-true household hints and practical solutions to everyday problems, from the "A-to-Z Guide to Food" to "The Tao of Laundry." Whether it's a no-scrub trick to make bathroom faucets gleam or surefire advice on keeping your house harmonious with as little fuss as possible, Country Living Simple Country Wisdom is the key to creating a home that's cheerful, welcoming, and warm.
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