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AFFAIR WITH A HOUSE

• AUTHOR: WILLIAMS, BUNNY
• PUBLISHER: STEWART, TABORI & CHANG
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2005
• CONTENT LEVEL: N/A
• $55.00 CLOTH
  
• ISBN: 1584794704
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  BUILD IT RIGHT!: WHAT TO LOOK FOR IN YOUR NEW HOME
  
• AUTHOR: FERGUSON, MYRON E
• PUBLISHER: HOME USER'S PRESS
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 1997
• CONTENT LEVEL: N/A
• $18.95 PAPER
  
• ISBN: 0965485609
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  BUILDING A MULTI USE BARN: FOR GARAGE, ANIMALS, WORKSHOP, OR STUDIO
  
• AUTHOR: WAGNER, JOHN D
• PUBLISHER: WILLIAMSON PUBLISHING
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 1994
• CONTENT LEVEL: N/A
• $14.95 PAPER
  
• ISBN: 0913589764
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  BUILDING A SHED
  
• AUTHOR: TRUINI, JOSEPH
• PUBLISHER: TAUNTON
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2002
• CONTENT LEVEL: POP
• $19.95 PAPER
  
• ISBN: 1561586196
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  BUILDING BARBECUES & OUTDOOR KITCHENS
  
• AUTHOR:
• PUBLISHER: SUNSET
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2001
• CONTENT LEVEL: POP
• $14.95 PAPER
  
• ISBN: 0376010436
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  BUILDING CONSTRUCTION ILLUSTRATED
  
• AUTHOR: CHING, FRANK, 1943-
• PUBLISHER: JOHN WILEY
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2001
• CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
• $45.00 PAPER
  
• ISBN: 0471358983
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  BUILDING GREEN: A COMPLETE HOW-TO-GUIDE TO ALTERNATIVE BUILDING METHODS: EARTH PLASTER, STRAW BALE, CORDWOOD, COB, LIVING ROOFS
  
• AUTHOR: SNELL, CLARKE
• PUBLISHER: LARK BOOKS
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2006
• CONTENT LEVEL: POP
• $29.95 PAPER
  
• ISBN: 1579905323
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  BUILDING WITH STRUCTURAL INSULATED PANELS (SIPS): STRENGTH AND ENERGY EFFICIENCY THROUGH STRUCTURAL PANEL CONSTRUCTION
  
• AUTHOR: MORLEY, MICHAEL
• PUBLISHER: TAUNTON
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2000
• CONTENT LEVEL: PROF
• $34.95 CLOTH
  
• ISBN: 1561583510
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  BUILDING YOUR OWN HOME FOR DUMMIES
  
• AUTHOR: DAUM, KEVIN
• PUBLISHER: JOHN WILEY
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2005
• CONTENT LEVEL: POP
• $19.99 PAPER
  
• ISBN: 0764557092
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  CARPENTRY & BUILDING CONSTRUCTION: A DO-ITYOURSELF GUIDE
  
• AUTHOR: SPENCE, WILLIAM PERKINS, 1925-
• PUBLISHER: STERLING
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2000
• CONTENT LEVEL: N/A
• $24.95 PAPER
  
• ISBN: 0806998458
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  CODE CHECK: A FIELD GUIDE TO BUILDING, PLUMBING, MECHANICAL, AND ELECTRICAL CODES
  
• AUTHOR: KARDON, REDWOOD
• PUBLISHER: TAUNTON
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2004
• CONTENT LEVEL: PROF
• $17.95 OTHER
  
• ISBN: 1561586250
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  COMPLETE DO-IT-YOURSELF MANUAL
  
• AUTHOR:
• PUBLISHER: READER'S DIGEST
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2005
• CONTENT LEVEL: POP
• $35.00 CLOTH
  
• ISBN: 0762105798
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  COMPLETE GUIDE TO HOME PLUMBING
  
• AUTHOR:
• PUBLISHER: CREATIVE PUBLISHING INT'L
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2005
• CONTENT LEVEL: N/A
• $24.95 PAPER
  
• ISBN: 1589232011
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  COMPLETE GUIDE TO HOME PLUMBING
  
• AUTHOR:
• PUBLISHER: CREATIVE PUBLISHING INT'L
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2001
• CONTENT LEVEL: N/A
• $24.95 PAPER
  
• ISBN: 0865734283
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  COMPLETE GUIDE TO KITCHENS: DESIGN, PLAN & INSTALLYOUR DREAM KITCHEN
  
• AUTHOR:
• PUBLISHER: CREATIVE PUBLISHING INT'L
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2004
• CONTENT LEVEL: N/A
• $24.95 PAPER
  
• ISBN: 1589231384
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  COMPLETE PHOTO GUIDE TO HOME REPAIR: WITH 350 PROJECTS AND 2300 PHOTOS
  
• AUTHOR:
• PUBLISHER: CREATIVE PUB INTL
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2004
• CONTENT LEVEL: N/A
• $34.95 CLOTH
  
• ISBN: 1589231813
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  CONCRETE AT HOME: INNOVATIVE FORMS AND FINISHES: FLOORS, WALLS, FIREPLACES, COUNTERTOPS
  
• AUTHOR: CHENG, FU-TUNG
• PUBLISHER: TAUNTON
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2005
• CONTENT LEVEL: POP
• $32.00 PAPER
  
• ISBN: 156158682X
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  DARE TO REPAIR: A DO-IT-HERSELF GUIDE TO FIXING (ALMOST) ANYTHING IN THE HOME
  
• AUTHOR: SUSSMAN, JULIE
• PUBLISHER: HARPERCOLLINS
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2002
• CONTENT LEVEL: POP
• $14.95 PAPER
  
• ISBN: 0060959843
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  DO-IT-YOURSELF HOUSEBUILDING: THE COMPLETE HANDBOOK
  
• AUTHOR: NASH, GEORGE
• PUBLISHER: STERLING PUB CO
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 1995
• CONTENT LEVEL: N/A
• $24.95 PAPER
  
• ISBN: 0806904240
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  EMPIRE STATE BUILDING
  
• AUTHOR: MANN, ELIZABETH
• PUBLISHER: MIKAYA PRESS
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2003
• CONTENT LEVEL: JUV
• $19.95 CLOTH
  
• ISBN: 1931414068
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  EXTREME MAKEOVER HOME EDITION: THE OFFICIAL COMPANION BOOK
  
• AUTHOR:
• PUBLISHER: HYPERION
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2005
• CONTENT LEVEL: POP
• $17.95 PAPER
  
• ISBN: 1401308198
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  FIREBOAT: THE HEROIC ADVENTURES OF THE JOHN J. HARVEY
  
• AUTHOR: KALAN, MAIRA
• PUBLISHER: G P PUTNAM'S SONS
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2002
• CONTENT LEVEL: JUV
• $16.99 CLOTH
  
• ISBN: 0399239537
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  FIREFIGHTER EXAMS
  
• AUTHOR: MURTAGH, JAMES J
• PUBLISHER: BARRON'S
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2005
• CONTENT LEVEL: POP
• $14.95 PAPER
  
• ISBN: 0764124056
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  GOOD HOUSE BOOK: A COMMON-SENSE GUIDE TO ALTERNATIVE HOMEBUILDING
  
• AUTHOR: SNELL, CLARKE
• PUBLISHER: LARK BOOKS
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2004
• CONTENT LEVEL: N/A
• $19.95 PAPER
  
• ISBN: 1579902812
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  GOOD HOUSE CHEAP HOUSE: ADVENTURES IN CREATING AN EXTRAORDINARY HOME AT AN ORDINARY PRICE
  
• AUTHOR: OBOLENSKY, KIRA
• PUBLISHER: TAUNTON
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2005
• CONTENT LEVEL: POP
• $24.95 CLOTH
  
• ISBN: 1561587524
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  GUTTED: DOWN TO THE STUDS IN MY HOUSE, MY MARRIAGE, MY ENTIRE LIFE
  
• AUTHOR: LAROSE, LAWRENCE
• PUBLISHER: BLOOMSBURY USA
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2004
• CONTENT LEVEL: POP
• $24.95 CLOTH
  
• ISBN: 1582343926
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  HELP, IT'S BROKEN!: A FIX-IT BIBLE FOR THE REPAIR-IMPAIRED
  
• AUTHOR: COHEN, ARIANNE
• PUBLISHER: THREE RIVERS PRESS
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2005
• CONTENT LEVEL: POP
• $11.95 PAPER
  
• ISBN: 1400098408
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  HOME WORK: HANDBUILT SHELTER
  
• AUTHOR: KAHN, LLOYD, 1935-
• PUBLISHER: SHELTER PUBLICATIONS
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2004
• CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
• $26.95 PAPER
  
• ISBN: 0936070331
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  HOW TO BUILD ANIMAL HOUSING: 60 PLANS FOR COOPS, HUTCHES, BARNS, SHEDS, PENS, NEST BOXES, FEEDERS, STANCHIONS, AND MUCH MORE
  
• AUTHOR: EKARIUS, CAROL
• PUBLISHER: STOREY
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2004
• CONTENT LEVEL: POP
• $24.95 PAPER
  
• ISBN: 1580175279
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  HOW TO BUILD PATHS, STEPS & FOOTBRIDGES: THE FUNDAMENTALS OF PLANNING, DESIGNING, AND CONSTRUCTING CREATIVE WALKWAYS IN YOUR HOME LANDSCAPE
  
• AUTHOR: JESWALD, PETER
• PUBLISHER: STOREY
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2005
• CONTENT LEVEL: POP
• $19.95 PAPER
  
• ISBN: 1580174876
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  KITCHENS FOR THE REST OF US: FROM THE KITCHEN YOU HAVE TO THE KITCHEN YOU LOVE
  
• AUTHOR: LEMOS, PETER
• PUBLISHER: TAUNTON
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2005
• CONTENT LEVEL: POP
• $29.95 CLOTH
  
• ISBN: 1561587591
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  LAST MEN OUT: LIFE ON THE EDGE AT RESCUE 2 FIREHOUSE
  
• AUTHOR: DOWNEY, TOM
• PUBLISHER: HENRY HOLT
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2004
• CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
• $25.00 CLOTH
  
• ISBN: 0805071695
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  MASTER THE FIREFIGHTER EXAM
  
• AUTHOR: RAFILSON, FRED M
• PUBLISHER: PETERSON'S
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2005
• CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
• $14.99 PAPER
  
• ISBN: 0768918340
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  MOLD SURVIVAL GUIDE: FOR YOUR HOME AND FOR YOUR HEALTH
  
• AUTHOR: MAY, JEFFREY C
• PUBLISHER: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIV PRESS
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2004
• CONTENT LEVEL: POP
• $18.95 PAPER
  
• ISBN: 0801879388
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  NEW ECOLOGICAL HOME: THE COMPLETE GUIDE TO GREEN BUILDING OPTIONS
  
• AUTHOR: CHIRAS, DANIEL D
• PUBLISHER: CHELSEA GREEN
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2004
• CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
• $35.00 PAPER
  
• ISBN: 1931498164
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  ONE BIG BUILDING: A COUNTING BOOK ABOUT CONSTRUCTION
  
• AUTHOR: DAHL, MICHAEL
• PUBLISHER: PICTURE WINDOW BOOKS
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2004
• CONTENT LEVEL: N/A
• $22.60 PLB
  
• ISBN: 140480580X
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  POOLS & SPAS: IDEAS FOR PLANNING, DESIGNING, AND LANDSCAPING
  
• AUTHOR: DONEGAN, FRAN J
• PUBLISHER: CREATIVE HOMEOWNER PR
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2003
• CONTENT LEVEL: N/A
• $19.95 PAPER
  
• ISBN: 1580110800
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  POPULAR MECHANICS COMPLETE HOME HOW-TO
  
• AUTHOR: JACKSON, ALBERT
• PUBLISHER: HEARST BOOKS
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2004
• CONTENT LEVEL: N/A
• $24.95 CLOTH
  
• ISBN: 1588163024
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  POPULAR MECHANICS MONEYSMART MAKEOVERS: BATHROOMS
  
• AUTHOR: PETERS, RICK
• PUBLISHER: HEARST BOOKS
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2004
• CONTENT LEVEL: N/A
• $19.95 CLOTH
  
• ISBN: 1588163180
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  REMODELING A BASEMENT: EXPERT ADVICE FROM START TO FINISH
  
• AUTHOR: GERMAN, ROGER
• PUBLISHER: TAUNTON
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2004
• CONTENT LEVEL: POP
• $19.95 PAPER
  
• ISBN: 1561586595
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  REMODELING A BATHROOM
  
• AUTHOR: FRECHETTE, LEON A., 1954-
• PUBLISHER: TAUNTON
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2004
• CONTENT LEVEL: POP
• $19.95 PAPER
  
• ISBN: 1561586218
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  RENOVATION
  
• AUTHOR: LITCHFIELD, MICHAEL W
• PUBLISHER: TAUNTON
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2005
• CONTENT LEVEL: POP
• $39.95 CLOTH
  
• ISBN: 1561585882
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  ROOM FOR IMPROVEMNT
  
• AUTHOR: KAVOVIT, BARBARA
• PUBLISHER: RODALE
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2005
• CONTENT LEVEL: N/A
• $24.95 PAPER
  
• ISBN: 1594861331
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  SAN FRANCISCO IS BURNING: THE UNTOLD STORY OF THE 1906 EARTHQUAKE AND FIRES
  
• AUTHOR: SMITH, DENNIS
• PUBLISHER: VIKING
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2005
• CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
• $25.95 CLOTH
  
• ISBN: 0670034428
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  SKYSCRPAER: FROM THE GROUND UP
  
• AUTHOR: GOODMAN, SUSAN
• PUBLISHER: ALFRED A KNOPF
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2004
• CONTENT LEVEL: N/A
• $16.95 CLOTH
  
• ISBN: 0375813098
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  SOLAR HOUSE: PASSIVE HEATING AND COOLING
  
• AUTHOR: CHIRAS, DANIEL D
• PUBLISHER: CHELSEA GREEN
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2002
• CONTENT LEVEL: GEN-AC
• $29.95 PAPER
  
• ISBN: 1931498121
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  TREE HOUSES YOU CAN ACTUALLY BUILD
  
• AUTHOR: STILES, DAVID R.
• PUBLISHER: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 1998
• CONTENT LEVEL: POP
• $18.00 PAPER
  
• ISBN: 0395892732
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  TREEHOUSE OF YOUR OWN: A STEP-BY-STEP GUIDE TO BUILDING AN AMAZING TREETOP RETREAT
  
• AUTHOR: HARRIS, JOHN
• PUBLISHER: BARRON'S
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2004
• CONTENT LEVEL: N/A
• $18.95 PAPER
  
• ISBN: 0764129066
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  TREEHOUSES OF THE WORLD
  
• AUTHOR: NELSON, PETER, 1962-
• PUBLISHER: HARRY N ABRAMS
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2004
• CONTENT LEVEL: POP
• $35.00 CLOTH
  
• ISBN: 0810949520
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  TRIM CARPENTRY AND BUILT-INS
  
• AUTHOR: DEKORNE, CLAYTON
• PUBLISHER: TAUNTON
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2002
• CONTENT LEVEL: POP
• $19.95 PAPER
  
• ISBN: 1561584789
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  ULTIMATE POOL MAINTENANCE MANUAL: SPAS, POOLS, HOT TUBS, ROCKSCAPES, AND OTHER WATER FEATURES
  
• AUTHOR: TAMMINEN, TERRY
• PUBLISHER: MCGRAW-HILL
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2001
• CONTENT LEVEL: PROF
• $29.95 PAPER
  
• ISBN: 0071362398
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  WHAT THE EXPERTS" MAY NOT TELL YOU ABOUT BUILDING OR REVOVATING YOUR HOME."
  
• AUTHOR: JOHNSTON, AMY
• PUBLISHER: WARNER
• PUBLICATION YEAR: 2004
• CONTENT LEVEL: POP
• $12.95 PAPER
  
• ISBN: 044669083X
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