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Prefabricated construction is a hot topic in architecture these days, and for good reason. Prospective homebuilders around the world are gravitating to prefab as an environ-mentally responsible and cost-effective way to achieve that holiest of grails: an affordable, well-designed house. If you're ho... More

BUILD YOUR OWN RECORDING STUDIO AT A COST LOWER THAN YOU EVER THOUGHT POSSIBLE!INCLUDES 12 TESTED AND PROVEN DESIGNSHere's the perfect reference for anyone planning to build or remodel a recording studio on a shoe-string budget. Whether your interest is in radio, audio-visual, film, or television pr... More

The Handbook of Fiber Chemistry, Third Edition provides complete coverage of scientific and technological principles for all major natural and synthetic fibers. Incorporating new scientific techniques, instruments, characterization, and processing methods, the book features important technological a... More

Now popular old needlework technique offers needleworkers elegant, simple crochet designs. Full instructions for working squares plus charts and photographs for over 50 projects, including doilies, tablecloths, centerpieces, borders, panels, baby items, and more. Also includes use charts for other f... More

In case you're actually taking time to read this description (and not already rushing to the bookshop), we'll fill you in on why this new Interiors installment is simply a must-have. London is the capital of cool, full of famous artists, photographers, musicians, writers, decorators, designers, arch... More

THE ENGINEERED-WOOD DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION GUIDEThis unique handbook shows you what you can do with glued engineered wood composites in both residential and nonresidential building construction applications--products that not only perform better than traditional solid wood products, but also reduce... More

When Namita is ten, her mother takes her to Kennedy Bridge, a seamy in Mumbai. There, in a cramped one room flat, lives Dhondutai. Despite her squalid surroundings, Dhondutai is special. For she is the only remaining student of the finest singers of the Jaipur gharana: the legendary Alladiya Khan an... More

A child's room is a place of play, work and rest, for this reason, it should consist of a space that is comfortable, and endowed with plenty of storage space. This edition offers a multitude of suggestions and tips on how to achieve all these characteristics when designing a child's room. Throughout... More

James Wines is a larger-than-life character whose work cuts a swathe through modern architecture. Since 1970, when he founded SITE, the highly regarded architecture and environmental arts organisation based in New York, he and his practice have led the way to a more socially and environmentally resp... More

Approximately 400 million goats exist throughout the world, most of them in India, China, Turkey, Ethiopia, Iran and Brazil, and more than 200 breeds are recognised. The present text aims to acquaint those involved in animal husbandry with the goats of the world, guiding them on the various breeds a... More

Table of contents 1. Stress and Strain 2. Analysis of Stresses 3. Analysis of Strains 4. Torsion 5. Shearing Force and Bending Moment 6. Centroid, Second Moment of Area and Product Moment of Area 7. Stresses in Beams 8. Trusses 9. Compression Members 10. Combined Direct and Bend... More

This vintage how-to manual -- the first modern American sewing book -- provided turn-of-the-century seamstresses with clear instructions for altering patterns, hand-sewing stitches, and creating shirt-blouses, skirts, wedding and evening gowns, coats, maternity wear, undergarments, children's clothi... More

In recent years, plant biotechnology has emerged as an exciting area of research by creating unprecedented opportunities for the manipualtion of plant systems for better yield. This book explains the basic techniques used and the applications of plant biotechnology. The main objective of this bok wo... More