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  • A Walk

    Stoplight Secrets, Mischievous Squirrels, Manhole Mysteries & Other Stuff You See Every Day (And Know Nothing About)

    by Spike Carlsen ...
    "Carlsen sees a world of wonder hiding in plain sight and may just change how you look at the world around you." —TODAY ShowA simple walk around the block set journalist Spike Carlsen, bestselling author of A Splintered History of Wood, off to investigate everything he could about everything we take for granted in our normal life—from manhole covers and recycling bins to bike lanes and stoplights ... Read more

    $19.19 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Backyard Homestead Book of Building Projects

    76 Useful Things You Can Build to Create Customized Working Spaces and Storage Facilities, Equip the Garden, Store the Harvest, House Your Animals, and Make Practical Outdoor Furniture

    by Spike Carlsen ...
    Series series Backyard Homestead
    Gardeners, small farmers, and outdoor living enthusiasts will love this compilation of 76 rustic DIY projects. From plant supports and clotheslines to a chicken coop, a greenhouse, and a root cellar with storage bins, most of the projects are suitable for complete novices, and all use just basic tools and easy-to-find materials. You’ll find techniques to build whatever your outdoor world is ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • A Splintered History of Wood

    Belt-Sander Races, Blind Woodworkers & Baseball Bats

    by Spike Carlsen ...
    In a world without wood, we might not be here at all. Without wood, we wouldn't have had the fire, heat, and shelter that allowed us to expand into the colder regions of the planet. If civilization somehow did develop, our daily lives still would be vastly different: there would be no violins, baseball bats, chopsticks, or wine corks. The book you are now holding wouldn't exist.At the same time, ... Read more

    $12.79 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Woodworking FAQ

    The Workshop Companion: Build Your Skills and Know-How for Making Great Projects

    by Spike Carlsen ...
    Whether you're a beginner building your first shelf or an experienced craftsman designing a new gazebo, Spike Carlson has the answers to all of your woodworking questions. You'll find expert advice on setting up your work area, choosing appropriate tools, working with different types of wood, and building furniture, as well as tips on joinery techniques, custom finishes, and much more. ... Read more

    $17.59 CAD

  • Building Unique and Useful Kids' Furniture

    24 Great Do-It-Yourself Projects

    by Spike Carlsen ...
    Easy-to-build, affordable, beautiful, durable, fun furniture projects kids will love!Give your child a unique gift of a lifetime―without breaking your checkbook―and you and your kid will have fun making it! Building Unique and Useful Kids’ Furniture: 24 Great Do-It-Yourself Projects gives complete step-by-step instructions for building 24 professionally designed one-of-a-kind children’s furniture ... Read more

    $14.99 CAD

  • Ridiculously Simple Furniture Projects

    Great Looking Furniture Anyone Can Build

    by Spike Carlsen ...
    Blending the practicality of IKEA with the creativity of Martha Stewart, this collection of 35+ innovative projects is presented with simplicity of construction in mind. The suggested pieces are practical, have broad appeal, and carry a high brag factor upon completion. Requiring minimal assembly time and tools, this concise, engaging, and even humorous guide offers countless tips as well as clear ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

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    A Walk Around the Block

    Stoplight Secrets, Mischievous Squirrels, Manhole Mysteries & Other Stuff You See Every Day (And Know Nothing About)

    by Spike Carlsen ...
    Narrated by Daniel Henning ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 12 min

    A simple walk around the block set journalist Spike Carlsen, bestselling author of A Splintered History of Wood, off to investigate everything he could about everything we take for granted in our normal life—from manhole covers and recycling bins to bike lanes and stoplights.In this celebration of the seemingly mundane, Carlsen opens our eyes to the engineering marvels, human stories, and natural ... Read more

    $36.99 CAD

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    American Cheese

    An Indulgent Odyssey Through the Artisan Cheese World

    by Joe Berkowitz ...
    Narrated by Charlie Thurston ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 5 min

    From the author of Away with Words, a deeply hilarious and unexpectedly insightful deep-dive into a cultural and culinary phenomenon: cheese.“Who knew it was possible to enjoy reading about cheese as much as eating it? Remarkably entertaining, deeply insightful, and downright hilarious, American Cheese goes far beyond the plastic yellow slices we all know, and some love, revealing a community as ... Read more

    $32.99 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • Audiobook

    Eight Flavors

    The Untold Story of American Cuisine

    by Sarah Lohman ...
    Narrated by Sarah Lohman ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 33 min

    The United States boasts a culturally and ethnically diverse population which makes for a continually changing culinary landscape. But a young historical gastronomist named Sarah Lohman discovered that American food is united by eight flavors: black pepper, vanilla, curry powder, chili powder, soy sauce, garlic, MSG, and Sriracha. In Eight Flavors, Lohman sets out to explore how these influential ... Read more

    $28.84 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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    The Eight Master Lessons of Nature

    What Nature Teaches Us About Living Well in the World

    by Gary Ferguson ...
    Narrated by Gary Ferguson ...

    Unabridged

    6 hours 56 min

    A riveting manifesto for the millions of people who long to forge a more vital, meaningful connection to the natural world to live a better, more fulfilling lifeLooking around at the world today—a world of skyscrapers, super highways, melting ice caps, and rampant deforestation—it is easy to feel that humanity has actively severed its ties with nature. It’s no wonder that we are starving to ... Read more

    $23.00 CAD

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

  • The Backyard Homestead Guide to Growing Organic Food

    A Crop-by-Crop Reference for 62 Vegetables, Fruits, Nuts, and Herbs

    by Tanya Denckla Cobb ...
    This essential guide to growing a bountiful food garden includes detailed seed-starting, growing, and harvesting information for 62 vegetables, fruits, and herbs, a complete companion-planting guide, and organic pest-control handbook.The latest addition to Storey's bestselling Backyard Homestead series, The Backyard Homestead Guide to Growing Organic Food is a one-stop reference for all the key ... Read more

    $22.99 CAD

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    Delizia!

    The Epic History of the Italians and Their Food

    by John Dickie ...
    Narrated by Simon Vance ...

    Unabridged

    12 hours 3 min

    Buon appetito! Everyone loves Italian food. But how did the Italians come to eat so well?The answer lies amid the vibrant beauty of Italy's historic cities. For a thousand years, they have been magnets for everything that makes for great eating: ingredients, talent, money, and power. Italian food is city food.Delizia! is much more than a history of Italian food. It is a history of Italy told ... Read more

    $35.72 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook