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Publisher
Princeton University Press
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
The authors report on the yearlong "financial diaries" of villagers and slum dwellers in Bangladesh, India, and South Africa--records that track penny by penny how specific households manage their money. --from publisher description.
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Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
©2017.
Language
English
Description
Author, illustrator and comic book artist Yumi Sakugawa shares a wide range of useful and unexpected tips for looking and feeling better, streamlining and improving your home life, and creating fun and artsy DIY projects that can brighten your living space. Inspired by her popular zSecret Yumiversey tips originally posted on WonderHowTo.com, The Little Book of Life Hacks offers a wide range of practical advice and fun tips for everything from how...
Author
Publisher
Rodale
Pub. Date
2010.
Language
English
Description
With step-by-step instructions for a variety of ecologically sound projects--from growing food in an apartment to building a 99-cent solar oven--"Making It" will be the go-to source for post-consumer living activities that are fun, inexpensive, and eminently doable.
Author
Publisher
Oxmoor House
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"From the editors of Real Simple magazine comes the definitive, clutter-busting, space-maximizing road map to create a happier home. [This book] offers smart solutions and detailed guidance to help you rein in the chaos, no matter how little time you have. This book helps you take control room by room with clear checklists, hundreds of practical tips, and inspiring photographs. Whether you live in a small space or a large one, the editors of Real...
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
Description
"In these pages, you'll find more than 150 tricks, shortcuts, and cheats for everyday life: house and home, cars, clothing, travel, food, health, and more. This ... reference book [offers] bits of advice and life hacks that already exist in the world around you--you just never knew"--Back cover.
Author
Publisher
Blue Apple Books
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Ernst delves into how common household objects--such as soap, scissors, and house keys--work. The detailed, but easy-to-understand, language describes the functioning of everyday items, and Ernst's meticulous and cleverly labeled pictures are fascinating. Illustrations.
Author
Publisher
Betterway Home
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Transform your home and schedule so they perfect meet your current needs and reflect who you are and what you value now. Changes and life transitions often leave people with unbalanced schedules and homes full of obsolete items. Learn to make room for your new interests and responsibilities while honoring your past.
Author
Publisher
Roost
Pub. Date
©2020.
Language
English
Description
"Washing the dishes is an ordinary, everyday task--but with examination and care, it can become can be much more. In this reverent guide to the household chore, Peter Miller shows us how washing dishes can become a joy, a delight, a meditative exercise, and an act of grace and rhythm. We pay so much attention to recipes but little attention to maintenance and clean up. Washing the dishes is as much a part of making a meal as prepping the vegetables,...
Author
Publisher
Alpha
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
"Simplify life and amplify living by mastering the fundamentals of minimalism through this visual guide to embracing a minimalist lifestyle. How can living with less contribute to a greater sense of fulfillment? It seems contradictory, yet the minimalist lifestyle, which focuses on scaling back your possessions and simplifying your life to just the essentials, achieves just that. Adopt minimal living, and you'll find that less is more: More time because...
Author
Publisher
Harper Design, an imprint of harper Collins Publishers
Pub. Date
©2015.
Language
English
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Description
Ever accidentally used your thumb as a hammer cushion while partaking in a spot of DIY? Do you become enraged at the uncontrollable bobbing of the straw in your aluminum can? Are you yearning to find a way to make your toilet paper roll tube enhance your music listening experience? These and dozens of other everyday dilemmas are solved with Life Hacks, your handy guide to tackling little annoyances before they turn into big problems. This fully illustrated...
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