Amateurs' manuals
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- "Is this thing on?" : sound systems for your business, school and auditorium
- 100 boat designs reviewed : design commentaries by the experts
- 100 things every homeowner must know : how to save money, solve problems, and improve your home
- 100 things to see in the night sky : from planets and satellites to meteors and constellations, your guide to stargazing
- 100 things you don't need a man for! : home repair and improvement
- 1001 do-it-yourself hints & tips : tricks, shortcuts, how-tos, and other nifty ideas for inside, outside, and all around your house
- 1001 home hints & tips : everything you need for creating and maintaining a safe, secure, clean, attractive home, with step-by-step illustrations throughout
- 101 amazing sights of the night sky : a guided tour for beginners
- 101 easy-to-do auto repairs
- 101 objects to see in the night sky
- 101 spy gadgets for the evil genius
- 101 spy gadgets for the evil genius
- 1200 paint effects for the home decorator
- 15 dangerously mad projects for the evil genius
- 24-hour sewing projects
- 25 plywood furniture projects.
- 25 solid-state projects
- 25 woodworking projects for small and large boats
- 30 BeagleBone Black projects for the evil genius
- 30 energy-efficient houses...you can build
- 300 tips for painting & decorating : tips, techniques & trade secrets
- 41 home storage projects you can build with wood
- 49 electronic 12-volt projects
- 49 electronic 6-volt projects
- 50 awesome auto projects for the evil genius
- 52 weekend makeovers : easy projects to transform your home inside and out
- 62 projects to make with a dead computer : and other discarded electronics
- A complete guide to basic woodworking : skills and projects every woodworker needs
- A guide to fixing your damp basement
- A manual for amateur telescope makers : with detailed plans to construct three different telescopes
- A practical guide to creating a garden pond and year-round maintenance
- A practical handbook on the distillation of alcohol from farm products : including the processes of malting, mashing and mascerating; fermenting and distilling alcohol from grain, beets, potatoes, molasses, etc., with chapters on alcoholometry and the de-naturing of alcohol for use in farm engines, automobiles, launch motors, and in heating and lighting; with a synopsis of the new free alcohol law and its amendment and the government regulations
- A question and answer guide to astronomy
- A standard handbook for the production of handmade beers
- Adding on : how to design and build a beautiful addition to your home
- Adobe and rammed earth buildings : design and construction
- Advanced home plumbing
- Advanced home wiring
- Advanced home wiring : DC circuits, transfer switches, panel upgrades, circuit maps, more
- Advanced home wiring : backup power, panel upgrades, AFCI protection, "smart" thermostats + more
- Advanced home wiring : current with codes through 2014
- Advanced skywatching : the backyard astronomer's guide to starhopping and exploring the universe
- Advanced speaker designs for the hobbyist and technican
- Affordable bathroom upgrades : transform your bathroom on a small budget
- Affordable boats you can build : complete plans for building 3 boats : 15 1/2 ' sailboat, high-speed hydroplane, 10' low-cost sailboat
- Affordable kitchen upgrades : transform your kitchen on a small budget
- All about Cubical Quad antennas
- All about VHF (very high frequency) amateur radio
- All about crystal sets :
- All thumbs guide to car care
- All thumbs guide to home plumbing
- Amateur boatbuilding and how to fiberglass
- Amateur radio basic qualifications manual
- American folk toys, how to make them
- Anatomy of contemporary furniture
- App inventor for Android
- Architectural trim : ideas, inspiration, and practical advice for adding wainscoting, mantels, built-ins, baseboards, cornices, casings, and columns to your home
- Arts & crafts furniture anyone can make : [14 projects built with basic tools and simple techniques]
- Assembled : transform everyday objects into robots!
- Attic, basement, and garage conversion : a do-it-yourselfer's guide
- Auto upholstery & interiors : a do-it-yourself, basic guide to repairing, replacing or customizing automotive interiors
- Backyard building : treehouses, sheds, arbors, gates and other garden projects
- Backyard foundry for home machinists
- Backyard structures and how to build them : [easy-to-construct and affordable outbuildings fo any builder, beginner or advanced]
- Backyards
- Backyards for kids
- Backyards for kids : a Sunset outdoor design & build guide
- Bao bei che bao bei : Ni de che jiu shi zhe yang yang huai de! : 101 ge bi dong de yang che zhi shi!
- Basic antennas : understanding practical antennas and design, includes details of easy-to-build antennas!
- Basic brickwork
- Basic carpentry and interior design projects for the home & garden
- Basic home repairs
- Basic house wiring
- Basic masonry
- Basic wiring
- Basic wiring
- Basic wiring for Canada
- Basic wiring techniques
- Bathroom makeovers
- Bathroom makeovers
- Bathroom remodeling : a do-it-yourselfer's guide
- Bathroom upgrades
- Bathrooms : moneysmart makeovers
- Bathrooms : plan, remodel, build
- Be Jane's guide to home empowerment : projects to change the way you live
- Be your own house contractor : save 25% without lifting a hammer
- Beautiful kitchens
- Beautiful wooden gifts you can make in a weekend : craft 20 heirloom projects and master new techniques--from marquetry to turning and more
- Beer : tap into the art and science of brewing
- Before you build : a preconstruction guide
- Beginning digital electronics through projects
- Better Homes and Gardens plumbing : step-by-step
- Better Homes and Gardens wiring : step-by-step
- Better homes and gardens big book of home how-to
- Better homes and gardens masonry & concrete : step-by-step
- Better homes and gardens sheds & gazebos : ideas and plans for garden structures
- Better homes and gardens tiling : step-by-step
- BetterPhoto basics : the absolute beginner's guide to taking photos like the pros
- Beyond snapshots : how to take that fancy DSLR camera off "auto" and photograph your life like a pro
- Bike, scooter, and chopper projects for the evil genius
- Black & Decker the complete guide to bathrooms : design, update, remodel, improve, do it yourself
- Black + Decker the complete guide to bathrooms : design, update, remodel, improve, do it yourself
- BlackBerry PlayBook companion
- Boatbuilding for beginners (and beyond) : [everything you need to know to build a sailboat, a rowboat, a motorboat, a canoe, and more!]
- Boatbuilding manual
- Boeing B-17 Flying Fortress : 1935 onwards (all marks) : an insight into owning, restoring, servicing and flying America's legendary World War II bomber
- Booze for free : the definitive guide to making beer, wines, cocktail bases, ciders, and other drinks at home
- Boyd Coddington's how to build hot rod engines & drivelines
- Brew beer like a yeti : traditional techniques and recipes for unconventional ales, gruits, and other ferments using minimal hops
- Brew better beer : learn (and break) the rules for making IPAs, sours, pilsners, stouts, and more
- Brew it!
- Brew like a monk : Trappist, abbey, and strong Belgian ales and how to brew them : culture and craftsmanship in the Belgian tradition
- Brewing British-style beers : more than 100 thirst quenching pub recipes to brew at home
- Brewing made easy : a step-by-step guide to making beer at home
- Brick projects for the landscape : 16 easy-to-build designs
- Bricklaying : a homeowner's illustrated guide
- Bricklaying simplified : outdoor barbecues
- Brilliant LED projects : 20 electronic designs for artists, hobbyists, and experimenters
- Build a better vegetable garden : 30 DIY projects to improve your harvest
- Build a pole woodshed
- Build and upgrade your own PC
- Build it better yourself ...
- Build it right!
- Build it with dad
- Build it with vertical logs : for homes, barns, shops and sheds
- Build it yourself : weekend projects for the garden
- Build this miniature 3-pt. hydroplane
- Build up your chess with Artur Yusupov, 2, Beyond the basics
- Build your dream home for less
- Build your dream house for a song, and own it free and clear in five years or less
- Build your new house-- in no time
- Build your own 386/386SX compatible and save a bundle
- Build your own IBM compatible and save a bundle
- Build your own PC do-it-yourself for dummies
- Build your own PC on a budget : a DIY guide for hobbyists and gamers
- Build your own barrel oven : a guide for making a versatile, efficient, and easy to use wood-fired oven
- Build your own boat : completing a bare hull
- Build your own computer
- Build your own electric vehicle
- Build your own electric vehicle
- Build your own entertainment centers
- Build your own frame house
- Build your own gaming PC
- Build your own garage manual
- Build your own home : the ultimate guide to managing a self-build project and creating your dream house
- Build your own home theater
- Build your own multimedia PC : a complete DIY guide to renovating and constructing personal computers
- Build your own outdoor structures in brick
- Build your own outdoor structures in wood
- Build your own paths, steps & patios
- Build your own satellite dish antenna
- Build your own sheds & outdoor projects : step-by-step instructions manual
- Build your own stone house : using the easy slipform method
- Build your own teams of robots with Lego Mindstorms NXT and Bluetooth
- Build your own transistor radios : a hobbyist's guide to high-performance and low-powered radio circuits
- Build your own treehouse : a practical guide
- Build your own walls & fences
- Builder boards : how to construct a set of notched boards children use to create their own play space
- Building & finishing walls & ceilings : drywall, paneling, ceiling tile, wallcovering,trim moldings, texturing
- Building a PC for dummies, 5th edition
- Building a PC, fourth edition
- Building a multi-use barn for garage, animals, workshop, studio
- Building a shed
- Building arts & crafts furniture : 25 authentic projects that celebrate simple elegance & timeless design
- Building bamboo fences
- Building cabinets, bookcases and shelves : [29 step-by-step projects to beautify your home]
- Building classic small craft
- Building classic small craft : complete plans and instructions for 47 boats
- Building decks : pro tips and simple steps
- Building early American furniture
- Building fences + gates : how to design and build them from the ground up
- Building fine furniture : [a woodworker's guide to 12 elegant projects]
- Building garden ornaments : 24 do-it yourself projects to accent any setting
- Building garden ponds : [10 step-by-step projects]
- Building popular flyer : a racing hydroplane
- Building projects for the home
- Building sheds
- Building skin-on-frame boats : building on a ten-thousand year tradition
- Building speaker systems
- Building storage with style : 20 great-looking projects from off-the-shelf lumber
- Building strip-planked boats : with complete plans and instructions for a dinghy, a canoe, and a kayak you can build
- Building the perfect PC
- Building the perfect PC
- Building the perfect gazebo : a complete step-by-step guide
- Building with awareness : the construction of a hybrid home
- Building with cob : a step-by-step guide
- Building your own home for dummies
- Building your own house, volume II: interiors
- CNET Do-it-yourself home networking projects : 24 cool things you didn't know you could do!
- CNET do-it-yourself home video projects : 24 cool things you didn't know you could do!
- CQ VHF ham radio above 50 MHz
- Cabinet construction : straight talk for today's woodworker
- Cabinetmaking, patternmaking, and millwork
- Cabinets, shelves & home storage solutions : 24 custom storage projects
- Cabins : a guide to building your own nature retreat
- Canadian driver's handbook, Motoring reference manual
- Canadian home workshop
- Canadian workshop
- Capturing better photos & video with your iPhone
- Care of astronomical telescopes and accessories : a manual for the astronomical observer and amateur telescope maker
- Caring for your car : how to maintain & service your car
- Carpentry & trimwork step-by-step
- Carving 18th century American furniture elements : 10 step-by-step projects for furniture makers
- Catfish ponds & lily pads : creating and enjoying a family pond
- Caution! wireless networking : preventing a data disaster
- Celestial delights : the best astronomical events through 2001
- Celestial delights : the best astronomical events through 2010
- Celestial objects for modern telescopes
- Ceramic and stone tiling : a complete guide
- Ceramic tile : step by step
- Ceramic tile : step-by-step projects
- Chilton's guide to telephone installation and repair
- Chix can fix : 100 home-improvement projects and true tales from the diva of do-it-yourself
- Cisco & IP Addressing
- Classic joints with power tools
- Classic paints and faux finishes : how to use natural materials and authentic techniques in today's decorating
- Clock repairing as a hobby
- Clone brews : recipes for 200 commercial beers
- Clothes dryer repair : written especially for do-it-yourselfers, trade schools, and other "green" technicians!
- Codes for homeowners : electrical, mechanical, plumbing, building, current with 2015-2017 codes
- Codes for homeowners : your photo guide to electrical codes, plumbing codes, building codes, mechanical codes
- Cold-moulded and strip-planked wood boatbuilding
- Collins complete DIY manual
- Collins complete home restoration manual : an authoritative, do-it-yourself guide to restoring and maintaining the older house
- Collins complete woodworker's manual
- Complete amateur boat building
- Complete amateur boat building
- Complete basements, attics and bonus rooms : plan and build your dream space
- Complete book of DIY, decoration and home improvement : ideas and techniques for decorating your home
- Complete book of cordwood masonry housebuilding : the earthwood method
- Complete building construction
- Complete deck book
- Complete do-it-yourself manual
- Complete do-it-yourself manual
- Complete guide to building log homes
- Complete home plumbing
- Complete paint effects : inspirational projects for decorating your home with flair and style
- Complete siding handbook : installation, maintenance, repair
- Construction of American furniture treasures : measured drawings of selected museum pieces with complete information on their construction and reproduction ... 38 full-page plates, 344 detail drawings and more than 40 photographs of the work of the most famous early American cabinetmakers
- Consumer guide to home energy savings
- Country pine : furniture you can make with the table saw and router
- Craft beer for the homebrewer : recipes from America's top brewmasters
- Craft brew : 50 homebrew recipes from the world's best craft breweries
- Crafting New Mexican furniture : a handbook to design, plans, and techniques
- Craftsman furniture projects
- Create great iPhone photos : apps, tips, tricks, and effects
- Creating beautiful floors
- Creating modern furniture : trends, techniques, appreciation
- Creating storage
- Creating vintage style : stylish ideas & step-by-step projects
- Creating web pages for dummies, 9th edition
- Creating your own woodshop
- Creating your own woodshop
- Creative Homeowner ultimate guide to plumbing : complete projects for the home
- Customizing your home : 39 step-by-step projects for turning your new house into a home
- Cute and simple woodworking : 35 beautiful step-by-step projects for the home
- Cómo hacer cerveza en casa
- DIY to the rescue : 50 home improvement projects
- Dare to repair : a do-it-herself guide to fixing (almost) anything in the home
- Dare to repair your car : a do-it-herself guide to maintenance, safety, minor fix-its and talking shop
- Dare to repair, replace & renovate : do-it-herself projects to make your home more comfortable, more beautiful, and more valuable!
- David Levy's guide to the night sky
- Debbie Travis' painted house : quick and easy painted finishes for walls, floors, and furniture using water-based paints
- Deck & patio furnishings : seating, dining, wind & sun screens, storage, entertaining & more
- Deck designs : decks, pergolas, railings, planters, benches
- Deck designs : great design ideas from top deck designers
- Deck designs : great ideas from top deck designers
- Deck designs : plus railings, planters, benches
- Deck essentials
- Deck ideas you can use : creative deck designs for every home & yard
- Deck ideas you can use : stunning designs & fantastic features for your dream deck
- Decks : plan, design, build : 30 projects to plan, design, and build
- Decks : planning, designing, building
- Decks : step-by-step projects
- Decks : step-by-step projects
- Decks : your guide to designing and building
- Decorating easy : create a simple, comfortable home with pure style
- Decorating with paint & wall coverings
- Deep sky observer's guide
- Deep-sky observing : the astronomical tourist
- Design ideas for basements
- Design your own furniture : from concept to completion
- Designing and building your own frameset : an illustrated guide for the amateur bicycle builder
- Designing and building your own stereo furniture
- Designing, building, and testing your own speaker system with projects
- Desks : outstanding projects from America's best craftsmen : with plans and complete instructions for building 7 classic desks
- Digital and computer projects
- Digital video for dummies, 4th edition
- Dishwasher repair : written especially for do-it-yourselfers, trade schools, and other "green" technicians!
- Dishwasher repair : written especially for trade schools, do-it-yourselfers, and other "green" technicians!
- Do it yourself : a step-by-step guide
- Do it yourself kitchens : stunning spaces on a shoestring budget
- Do it yourself-- or not?
- Do-it-yourself guide to custom painting
- Do-it-yourself gun repair : gunsmithing at home
- Do-it-yourself insulation & weatherstripping
- Do-it-yourself plumbing-- it's easy with Genova
- Do-it-yourself sustainable water projects : collect, store, purify, and drill for water
- Do-it-yourself workshop : a guide to essential tools and materials
- Do-it-yourselfer's guide to furniture repair & refinishing
- Dollar store décor : 100 projects for lush living that won't break the bank
- Door & window essentials
- Doors & entryways
- Doors, windows and home security
- Dragonfly : fast 10-foot hydroplane for outboard motors
- Driftwood furniture : practical projects for your home and garden
- Drink beer, think beer : getting to the bottom of every pint
- Driveways, paths and patios : a complete guide to design, management and construction
- Drywall : pro tips for hanging and finishing
- Early American furniture-making handbook,
- Earth ponds : the country pond maker's guide to building, maintenance, and restoration
- Earth ponds sourcebook : the pond owner's manual and resource guide
- Earthbag building : the tools, tricks and techniques
- Earthen floors : a modern approach to an ancient practice
- Easy fixes for everyday things
- Easy home furniture projects
- Easy to build backyard projects
- Eccentric cubicle : [projects and ideas to enhance your cubicle world]
- El cid
- Electrical repairs and projects for the handyman
- Electrical, plumbing, insulation and the interior
- Electricity & electrical appliances handbook
- Electricity in the home and on the farm
- Electronic circuits for the evil genius : [57 lessons with projects]
- Electronic gadgets for the evil genius
- Electronic gadgets for the evil genius : [28 build-it-yourself projects]
- Electronic projects in audio
- Electronic projects in the home
- Electronic projects to control your home environment
- Electronics from the ground up : learn by hacking, designing and inventing
- Electronics workshop companion for hobbyists
- Elementary metal work : a practical manual for amateurs and for use in schools
- Encyclopedia of home maintenance and repair
- Essential car care for women
- Every woman's quick & easy car care : a worry-free guide to car troubles, trials & travels
- Exploring electricity & electronics with projects
- Exterior house trim
- Extraordinary projects for ordinary people : do it yourself ideas from the people who actually do them
- Extreme brewing : an enthusiast's guide to brewing craft beer at home
- FM and repeaters for the radio amateur,
- Fabulous play house plans : simple and sophisticated hideaways for boys and girls
- Fantasy finishes : paint techniques for interiors, furniture and objects
- Farm and home concrete handbook
- Fast fixes for almost everything around your house : plumbing, heating and cooling, wiring, lighting, appliance [sic.]
- Fence style : surround yourself with charm & elegance
- Fences & gates : plan, design, build
- Fences and hedges and other garden dividers
- Fine furniture for a lifetime
- Fine furniture making and woodworking
- Finish carpentry
- Finish carpentry & trimwork
- Finishing basements & attics : ideas & projects for expanding your living space
- Finishing touches : sewing decorative accessories for the home
- Firefly moon observer's guide
- Firefly sun observer's guide
- Fireplaces : inspiration & information for the do-it-yourselfer
- First aid for your car : your expert guide to common problems & how to fix them
- Fix it : essential home maintenance and repairs, from walls and windows to paving and brickwork
- Fix it yourself for less
- Fix your own PC, eighth edition
- Flash : a fast outboard : a speedy little hydroplane adapted to class B and C engines simply designed and easy to build
- Flea market makeovers for the outdoors : projects & ideas using flea market finds & recycled bargain buys
- Flexner on finishing : Finally. Answers to your wood finishing fears and frustrations
- Flooring
- Flooring basics
- Floors and flooring
- Folk wines, cordials & brandies: : ways to make them, together with some lore, reminiscences, and wise advice for enjoying them.
- Foolproof wood finishing : for those who love to build & hate to finish
- Foolproof wood finishing : for those who love to build and hate to finish
- Forest H. Belt's Easi-guide to home electric repairs
- Free stuff for home repair on the Internet
- French chic living : simple ways to make your home beautiful
- Fritzing for inventors : take your electronics project from prototype to product
- From log to log house
- From the ground up
- Furniture by design : design, construction & technique
- Furniture in 24 hours
- Furniture making plain & simple
- Furniture making projects for the wood craftsman
- Furniture projects for the deck and lawn : attractive 2 x 4 woodworking projects anyone can build
- Furniture repair & refinishing
- Furniture repair & restoration
- Furniture-making from the inside out
- GE/Hotpoint dryer repair : written especially for trade schools, do-it-yourselfers, and other "green" technicians!
- GE/Hotpoint washer repair : written especially for trade schools, do-it-yourselfers, and other "green" technicians!
- Garages & carports : step-by-step projects
- Garden projects : 25 easy-to-build wood structures & ornaments
- Gary Branson's home repairs and improvements on a budget
- Gazebos
- Geeks on call PCs : 5-minute fixes
- Get house smart : the easy quick-start guide to the workings of your home
- Girls auto clinic glove box guide
- Glen Huey's illustrated guide to building period furniture : the ultimate step-by-step guide
- Good wood joints
- Gordon McComb's gadgeteer's goldmine! : 55 space-age projects
- Great beers of the world and how to brew them at home
- Great decks & porches : a step-by-step guide
- Great decks and furnishings : a step-by-step guide
- Great garden gadgets : make-it-yourself gizmos and projects
- Great sound stereo speaker manual--with projects
- Great-looking 2 x 4 furniture
- Green $ense for the home : rating the real payoff from 50 green home projects
- Green woodwork : working with wood the natural way
- Green woodworking : a hands-on approach
- Green woodworking pattern book : [over 300 traditional craft designs]