The new natural house book

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Clayton Bennett

Choose Green Systems That ConserveResources While Matching Your Budget and LifestyleA vital conservation and money-saving tool, Greening Your Home provides helpful information that will help you select sustainable green options that match your specific needs for every system in your house. This 'one-stop' guide provides the latest information on systems and materials that conserve resources for a cleaner, more energy-efficient home.From the lively writing, with illustrations and examples, you will learn how to incorporate sustainability into your housein beautiful, cost-effective, and environmentally responsible ways. Both inspirational and practical, Greening Your Home features:A wealth of green building and remodeling options for homeownersPhotographs and information on green products and systems and their advantages Your Complete Guide to a Green, Energy-Efficient HomeMaterial Options:Structural Insulated PanelsLow-VOC PaintsReplacement WindowsGreen Certified DoorsGlass BlockFly Ash ConcreteBamboo and Cork FlooringPlastic Plumbing PipeRed Cedar SidingRecycled InsulationRecent Technology:Power Consumption MonitorsTimers and Motion SensorsLow-Flow Plumbing FixturesOn-demand Water HeatersRadiant In-floor HeatingHeat and Energy Recovery VentilatorsWhole-house FansSpray Foam InsulationInduction CooktopsHorizontal Axis Washers/DryersGreen Practices:Reducing Your Carbon FootprintGreen PowerSaving Money TwiceCommunity-Supported AgricultureGrowing Your Own FoodComposting BiodegradablesUsing GraywaterMaking Your Own Cleaning ProductsReusing ContainersXeriscaping

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Katharine Kaye McMillan and Patricia Hart McMillan

For all kinds of people in all kinds of decorating situations. Includes tips on: basic planning--where to begin when you want to start decorating; creating surface interest--the effects of color, pattern, and texture, and the problems created by too much or too little of them; creating backgrounds--what you need to know about the special decorating requirements of your walls; tackling tough rooms--how to effectively decorate rooms that have special functional requirements; accessorizing with art and other stuff; how to make your old furniture work in a new setting; how to figure out what you can spend, and how to spend it; and the latest and greatest in styles, trends, and technology.--From publisher description.

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Jolie Anne O'Dell

Android-driven smartphones have revolutionised the world of mobile phones, bringing iPhone like touchscreens to a mass market and every phone includes a camera, always at hand. This is a book for every Android smartphone owner who has an interest in creating stylish, fashionable, exciting and unique photos, wherever they are.

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Lorna Yabsley

"The only complete guide to photography designed specifically for women who want to improve their photographic skills for both pleasure and profit. With inspirational case studies and examples from professional and semi-pro female photographers, user-friendly technical explanations and image critiques, this book is a practical and useful toolkit for busy girls who enjoy photography. Becoming an accomplished and competent photographer needs to be approached in three stages: Understand your camera and learn how to drive it; Composition - tune in and understand your subject; Post production - share and print. Rather than explain every technical function from the outset, the aim of this book is to demystify the jargon and take you, step by step, back to the basic fundamental principals of photography; first putting you in control of the camera which will, in turn, free up the composition and creativity. The more advanced features of the camera and in-depth processes can be explored once the basic principals are understood. This is a fun, contemporary photography book that will become your essential tool for taking your passion for photography to the next level."--Pub. desc.