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  Fix It - A Handyman’s Guide to...

  Luke Capasso

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  Broken door? Wobbly table? Mysterious water stain? Don't panic. You've got this. And if you don’t, Luke Capasso does. Comedian, handyman, and viral TikTok creator with 580K followers, Luke is here to break it all down, one self-tapping screw at a time. 
  Every day, Luke Capasso deals with people who know next to nothing about how to care for their home. Which is why he started posting funny videos on TikTok about what he’s learned putting in everything from storm doors and ceiling fans to stairs and tile. Luke's here to show you that tackling household projects doesn't require a Ph.D.—just a willingness to try, fail, curse a little, and try again. 
  Will this book make you a master craftsman? God, no. But it’ll teach you the basics and take the terror out of DIY with dry humor, dad jokes, and no-BS advice. This isn’t just a DIY manual; it’s a survival guide for the modern world. Because when stuff breaks, you can either call a pro and mortgage your kidney, or grab this book, roll up your sleeves, and work your way toward not making it worse. 
  Including:Safety 101Top 10 tools every handyman needsThings that hold things togetherPlumbing, electricity, drywall, and moreYearly maintenanceGuide to hiring a pro 
    
  Visuals, checklists, and a glossary can be found in the audiobook companion PDF download. 

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  Leather Bracelets - Step-by-step...

  Nihon Vogue-Sha

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  Thirty-three easy-to-make designs—from friendship bracelets to a braided metallic cuff. Mix and match to create your own personal style!   Make the most of one of today’s hottest jewelry trends with Leather Bracelets, a collection of thirty-three beautiful beaded, knotted, and braided accessories that would be at home on the shelves of the most stylish designer boutiques. Gorgeous worn alone but even more stylish stacked, these bracelets can be made with readily available leather cord and findings and a few basic jewelry-making tools. Each hand-crafted bracelet can be made unique just by changing the colors and chosen charms or beads. Sized precisely to fit the recipient, these bracelets are sure to please!

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  The Dog Whisperer - A...

  Norma Eckroate, Paul Owens

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  With guidance from Paul Owens, The ORIGINAL Dog Whisperer, you'll learn compassionate training methods for even the most sensitive dogs. This revolutionary, humane, and logical approach to raising and teaching promises to make training your dog the most positive experience possible! You'll learn: How to "dog speak" -- the body language and vocalizations needed to effectively communicate with your dog; how to train your dog without jerking, hitting, kicking, shocking or shaking your dog; how to turn affection, play, toys, praise, and social freedom into powerful rewards; and five key ways to establish a leadership role so your dog will happily follow your lead!

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  Finding Genius: Chess - Life...

  Richard Jacobs

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  Amidst an uncertain world in constant flux, it’s easy to see the value of the chess player’s special skills: thinking ahead, taking preparatory moves, maintaining deep concentration, thinking outside themselves, and staying goal-oriented.  
  These skills are not easily acquired; they require consistent effort, practice, mental discipline, and patience. However, these skills are essential for success in professional and personal life. Rushing into decisions or actions without careful consideration can lead to mistakes, missed opportunities, and downright messy situations. 
  In addition to enhancing discipline and patience, playing chess can be a valuable exercise in mindfulness. By immersing oneself in the game and giving it their full attention, one can learn to be more present and engaged in every moment of life.    
  Many resources are available online to learn and practice chess, such as chess.com and Lichess. With a plethora of videos, tutorials, and other resources, one can understand the tactics and strategies of chess at their own pace and convenience. But remember: the key is to play to learn and cultivate the skills rather than memorize patterns or become good at chess for the sake of being good at chess.  
  So, next time you have a spare moment, consider focusing on these skills during a chess game. And in all your endeavors, remember the importance of discipline, patience, and mindfulness. Doing so may only sometimes lead to victory in chess but will always, undoubtedly, lead to growth and personal development in life.

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  Henry VII To Elizabeth I - A...

  Gilbert Abbott A'Beckett

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  Prepare for the most uproariously grim tour of Tudor England ever recorded! Gilbert Abbott A'Beckett's classic satire skewers the so-called "golden age" of English monarchy, revealing the Tudors as they truly were: a parade of tyrants, schemers, and royal disasters who treated their subjects like pawns in a deadly game of power. 
  Witness history's worst monarchs at their terrible best: 
  - Henry VII - The paranoid accountant-king who taxed England into submission while pretending to unite the realm. His reign ran on spies, forged claims, and enough gold to make a dragon jealous! 
  - Henry VIII - The original wife-disposer, whose marital musical chairs left two ex-wives headless and a nation bankrupt from his ego. His break with Rome? Just history's most expensive midlife crisis! 
  - Edward VI - The sickly boy-king whose advisors turned England into a Puritan playground where fun went to die (along with most of the treasury). 
  - Bloody Mary - The original firestarter, who turned heresy trials into London's hottest (literally) public spectacles. Her Spanish marriage? The Tudor equivalent of a disastrous Tinder date! 
  - Elizabeth I - The Virgin Queen (or so she claimed) who ruled with an iron ruff, executed her cousin for fun, and bankrupted England fighting wars while pretending to be immortal. 
  From the War of the Roses' messy aftermath to Elizabeth's dying delusions of grandeur, this book proves the Tudors were less a noble dynasty and more a reality show with better costumes and worse consequences.  
  A'Beckett's razor-sharp wit transforms historical atrocities into dark comedy gold, exposing how royal marriages were just preludes to executions, every royal proclamation hid a hidden tax or trap and the only thing growing faster than Henry VIII's waistline was his kill count. 
  Perfect for fans of Horrible Histories., with dark humor, historical atrocities, severed heads, royal tantrums, and exactly zero apologies for mocking the monarchy.

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  Gardening at the Margins -...

  Gabriel R. Valle

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  Gardening at the Margins tells the remarkable story of a diverse group of neighbors working together to grow food and community in the Santa Clara Valley in California. Based on four years of deeply engaged ethnographic field research via a Participatory Action Research project with the people and ecosystems of La Mesa Verde home garden program, Gabriel R. Valle develops a theory of convivial labor to describe how the acts of care among the diverse gardeners—through growing, preparing, and eating food in one of the most income unequal places in the country—are powerful, complex acts of resistance. 
   
   
   
  The individuals featured in the book are imagining and building alternative worlds and futures amid the very real challenges they embody and endure. Climate change, for example, is forcing thousands of migrants to urban areas, which means recent immigrants' traditional environmental, nutritional, and healing knowledge will continue to be threatened by the pervasiveness of modernity and the homogenization of global capitalism. Moreover, once rural people migrate to urban areas, their ability to retain traditional foodways will remain difficult without spaces of autonomy. The stories in this book reveal how people create the physical space to grow food and the political space to enact autonomy to revive and restore agroecological knowledge needed for an uncertain future.

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