books: home & garden - top sellers ...     books:       Geek Dad: Awesomely Geeky Projects and Activities for Dads and Kids to Share16 reviews Ken Denmead Gotham, 2010 Invites parent/child participation and interaction throughout the play and construction process GEEK DAD: AWESOMELY GEEKY PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES FOR DADS AND KIDS TO SHARE is a winning title that provides parents with imaginative activities. Selections from the author's GeekDad Blog and new creations blend for a book showing parents such tricks as how to build a lamp entirely out of LEGO bricks and CDs, and how to design electric origami. The projects are diverse, and amazing! All invite ...             What's New, Cupcake?: Ingeniously Simple Designs for Every Occasion44 reviews Karen Tack, Alan Richardson Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2010 Love this book!! I absolutely love this book. It has so many creative ideas and it is easy to follow with great photos and directions. A+             The Backyard Homestead62 reviews Storey Books, 2009 Self-sufficiency for all "The Backyard Homestead: Produce all the food you need on just a quarter acre!" may be the best food self-sufficiency book available today. The well-organized book packs hundreds of ideas into its pages, allowing readers to pick and choose what works for them, no matter how much space and time they have available. Want to milk a goat or grow wheat? Keep bees or smoke meat? Make beer or bake ...             Drawing Lab for Mixed-Media Artists: 52 Creative Exercises to Make Drawing Fun (Lab Series)11 reviews Carla Sonheim Quarry Books, 2010 Worth the wait! I have waited all spring for this to be released. Was getting ready to order it from Amazon and walked into B&N yesterday and there it was...what a surprise! It is fabulous...and if you want to awaken your drawing abilities or get started on developing them...this is a great book. Carla is fun, the drawings inspirational and the format is user friendly. I would highly recommend the book...it was ...             Animal, Vegetable, Miracle451 reviews, ... HarperCollins e-books, 2007 FOOD FOR THOUGHT Reading "Animal, Vegetable, Mineral," I learned when not to pick asparagus; who's for and against genetically modified foods; where to buy heritage seeds; that tomato plants habitually lose their lower leaves (not to worry); how to make mozzarella cheese; how to spell mozzarella cheese; how mass produced beef, pork, and chickens are raised; what dairy products are okay for the lactose intolerant; ...             All New Square Foot Gardening: Grow More in Less Space!296 reviews Mel Bartholomew Cool Springs Press, 2006 Mel's NEWEST square foot gardening book Square foot gardening is so fun and simple! You can garden in a small space and even put your boxes on stands so that you do not have to bend over when you work in your garden. Mel has lots of great ideas and tips. He even has a soil mix that can't be beat. My plants grow two and three times faster as well as healthier using only three ingredients. Thanks to Mel, I have a successful and fun ...             LEGO Star Wars: The Visual Dictionary66 reviews Simon Beecroft DK Publishing, 2009 Great fun for Lego fans This purchase was actually a birthday gift for my son's 10-year old friend, but my son (almost 11) has had his own book for several months. He absolutely loves it. He is a diehard Lego fan and became interested in the Star Wars movies in the past year, so this book is like heaven for someone like him. Includes a complete history of all the Star Wars Lego sets with tons of detailed pictures and ...             Cesar's Way: The Natural, Everyday Guide to Understanding and Correcting Common Dog Problems759 reviews Harmony, 2006 No quick fix - his "way" requires connecting with nature Cesar's TV show amazed me how the dog owners always blame their dog for having all sorts of "human behavior" type problems. Then Cesar rehabilitates the dog from the sick behavior of the owners only to find they are unable to change their ways. EXAMPLE: One woman had a hyperactive miniature pinscher that was totally out of control. She never exercised the dog, let alone trained him. Cesar ...             How to Raise the Perfect Dog: Through Puppyhood and Beyond61 reviews Harmony, 2009 Great Book with a little patients I have 2 puppies chi mix and this book helped me alot they are so well mannered now, but you have to do what the book says, my husband does not and the pups will not listen to him.. hahah I recommend this book if you want to be the pack leader.             The Flavor Bible: The Essential Guide to Culinary Creativity, Based on the Wisdom of America's Most ...96 reviews Little, Brown and Company, 2008 Flavor made easy The Flavor Bible is a well written and highly detailed book that leads the reader down a road to understanding flavor from somewhere between an artistic viewpoint and a magical experience. The authors spend an extensive amount of time developing the readers understanding of what flavor really is. Much less time is spent on the clinical side of "cooking something." The latter part of the book ...             Gaia's Garden, Second Edition: A Guide To Home-Scale Permaculture27 reviews Chelsea Green Publishing, 2009 Gaia's Garden - a workable plan that works I don't think I can say anything here that hasn't already been said except to add that I'm not even finished with the book and I'm implementing alot of the ideas. Its the most perfect blend of food production, wildlife habitat and minimizing labor that I've ever found. This is my first introduction to permaculture and the reading is easy and interesting. Lots of details but not boring in any way. ...             The Winter Harvest Handbook: Year Round Vegetable Production Using Deep Organic Techniques and Unheated ...39 reviews Chelsea Green Publishing, 2009 Excellent information on winter vegetable Excellent, excellent book. Must have if you want to grow organic vegetable in your backyard year long. I would give it 10 stars. :):)             Let it Rot!: The Gardener's Guide to Composting (Third Edition)32 reviews Storey Publishing, LLC, 1982 nothing rotten about this book I've been composting for about six months, as a completely ignorant amateur. I just piled up all of my lawn trimmings and vegetable kitchen scraps out next to the garden - it worked, but I needed to know more. Who knew I knew so little! I was avoiding putting things in my pile that belonged there. Layering, turning, components- I am now so ravenous for compostables I look at everything ...             The Art of Raising a Puppy228 reviews Little, Brown and Company, 2001 Great read for new puppy parents! Watch Video Here: http://www.amazon.com/review/R2R8UL9FFIUA95 Hi I'm Ellen Stieve President of the Morrisville Dog Park and owner of Nu BowWow The Puppy Starter Kit and I highly recommend this book to new puppy parents. It is packed with useful information and tips that can make your life a whole lot easier as you raise your new puppy. Please share your experiences with out Facebook group "Puppy ...             101 Dog Tricks: Step by Step Activities to Engage, Challenge, and Bond with Your Dog137 reviews Kyra Sundance, Chalcy Quarry Books, 2007 Excellent Excellent book! Super photographs for each trick (photos are very explicit), very useful detailed information on every trick, lovely dogs, lovely trainer/author! This review comes from a novice in the field of dog TRAINING, however a dog keeper for 16 years.             Downtown Chic: Designing Your Dream Home: From Wreck to Ravishing31 reviews Robert Novogratz, Cortney Novogratz Rizzoli, 2009 Definetly out of the box Love the book, Love their show Love their OUT OF THE BOX style. Each chapter is a small story on each project. I totally get these two. Flair, flavor and fun, refrshing book from the other design "coffee table books" I have. Enjoyed it cover to cover!!             State Series Quarters Collector Map139 reviews Whitman Publishing Whitman Publishing, 2006 Really like it. This Collector Map is really great.Especially for a foreigner,who is a great fan of the US-state quarters program. Unfortunately the delivery time was a little bit longer than expected. I hardly managed to get delivered to my hotel, before I flew home. Anyway, now that I have it, I am glad.             Marijuana Horticulture: The Indoor/Outdoor Medical Grower's Bible108 reviews Jorge Cervantes Van Patten Publishing, 2006 Growing made easy. Great book! Full of colour pictures with precise instruction.Information is easy to find thanks to the colour coding. Growing advice is relevant and informative. Thoroughly recommend this "bible"             The Vegetable Gardener's Bible (10th Anniversary Edition)120 reviews Storey Publishing, LLC, 2009 Best Vegetable Book I've Ever Seen! I bought this book for my husband for Father's day and boy does he love it. The layout, the information, and the pictures make this book an easy read with tons of information. I can't say enough good things about this book, and our garden is proof! Worth every penny paid!             Be the Pack Leader: Use Cesar's Way to Transform Your Dog . . . and Your Life168 reviews Harmony, 2007 Cesar Knows His Stuff I really think that everyone should ready Cesar's books! Not only does he give you great insights into the mind of your dog, he shows you how to get in touch with yourself and your own emotions. I never thought that my dogs could sense my moods and emotions let alone act out directly because of them! 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