Log buildings are embedded deeply into North American history and culture. For more than one thousand years, builders have been weaving logs into homes, shelters, barns, and churches. Today, however, the buildings where we live and work are rarely handmade from natural materials. In this context, handcrafted, scribe-fitted natural log buildings ...
The Edinburgh edition of Walter Scott's "Waverley" novels presents an edition for modern readers incorporating an essay on the text, an emendation list, explanatory notes and a glossary. This edition hopes to bring to its audience what the first readers might have been offered had the process of transmission from manuscript to print not been so ...
These projects highlight the relationship between electricty and magnetism, the difference between current and static eletricty, and how negative and positive charges occur. Wood examines these topics through such experiments as tracing a magnetic field with a bar magnet, magnetizing a screwdriver, tracing lines of force with a compass and making ...
One in 20 Americans has diabetes -- and the likelihood of developing this disease is greatest for Hispanics. Written by a family whose daughter was diagnosed as a diabetic when she was eight years old, Managing Your Children's Diabetes offers personal insights on coping with the disease as well as advice from doctors, nurses, nutritionists, ...
Applying paint or wallpaper to a home seems harmless enough - until you are confronted with the maze of available products, improperly prepared surfaces, and difficult clean-ups. This book is for the "all thumbs" householder who wants to decorate his house but who has hesitated for fear of making a costly mistake. Which tools are best for the job? ...
From making an earthworm farm to launching a plastic bottle rocket, here's hours of fun for curious kids ages 8 to 12. Plus, kids learn a lot of science with the 250 simple-to-perform activities in this book. In half an hour or less, using only readily available materials like bottle caps and liquid detergent , kids can try experiments that ...
This collection of fictional remembrances of a Marine during the Vietnam conflict is told in a series of short pieces that describe the particular horrors of this war through one man?s eyes. From ?The Gift,? a story about boot camp and his love-hate for the drill sergeant, to ?Zelda Waiting,? which finds him leaving Vietnam ?packed in the back of ...
Whether in stock market mutual funds, money market funds, CDs, bond funds, or savings deposits, The Donoghue Strategies presents strategies that show how to get better returns, even in unsettled and volatile times. A book for the novice as well as the experienced investor.
The simple experiments included in this text should entertain children as they demystify the scientific concept of light. While making pinhole glasses, looking through "holes" in their hands, and making a candle appear to burn under water, children learn the basic principles of of light and optics.
Out of the ferment of recent debates about the intellectual virtues, Roberts and Wood have developed an approach they call 'regulative epistemology'. This is partly a return to classical and medieval traditions, partly in the spirit of Locke's and Descartes's concern for intellectual formation, partly an exploration of connections between ...
This book explains the basics of home wiring systems to the "all thubs" handyman, covering all common electrical repairs. Firstly, tools are discuseed and illustrated in detail. Safety measures are emphasized, and a detachable Tip Card provides a checklist for basic repairs and installations. Readers learn how to replace or install light fixtures, ...
These quick and easy experiments provide a thorough introduction to what light is, how it behaves and how it can be put to work. Young readers will learn how to make a sundial, prism, kaleidoscope, periscope, pinhole camera, stroboscope and telescope, and a chapter is included on science fair projects that provides examples and explains the basic ...
Requiring only the use of common household products, these fun and educational experiments provide a hands-on introduction to the make-up of substances and the changes that occur in them under varying conditions. This book is an tool for teaching children how chemicals can be controlled. Fully illustrated projects include - making hard water soft, ...
A do-it-yourself guide to energy saving, this book is an "All Thumbs Guide" to heat, air conditioning, water, gas, and electricity. Robert Wood aims to show even the most reluctant amateur how to bring utility bills under control. Step-by-step instructions show the home handyperson how to locate and stop energy leaks in the home, seal doors and ...
These experiments have been designed to teach readers how to measure the angle and attitude of the sun and stars, measure the diameter of the sun and moon, determine time and location from the sky, make maps of the stars and constellations, classify stars by temperature, use refracting and reflecting telescopes, and photograph star tracks. The ...
The average homeowner can save a great deal of money by using this book instead of calling out a plumber when something goes wrong. Detailed instructions, supported by exploded-view illustrations, lead the "all thumbs" handyman through ten of the most common plumbing repairs and improvements. What can be done about a leaky tap or a drain that ...
Introduces basic ways we use engineering through such projects as making a wind tunnel, building a truss, and testing the action of friction under various conditions.
In this text, Wood explains how to install outdoor lighting, position shrubs and plants to deter entry, secure doors and windows, wire indoor and outdoor movement sensory, install burglar and fire alarms and mount iron grills and protective window shutters. No electrical experience is necessary to complete the projects in this book. Flawless ...
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