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How to Start a Worm Bin: Your Guide to Getting Started with Worm Composting
Henry Owen - 2015
Do you want to learn to turn food scraps into valuable compost? Do you believe in taking responsibility for the food waste we create? Worm Composting is the Solution! People all over the world are using worm farming to turn their food scraps into nutrient-rich vermicompost by starting their own worm compost bin. Check out a few of the reviews for “How to Start a Worm Bin” to see what readers say about the book. ”How to Start a Worm Bin” will teach you how to: Start a Worm Compost Bin Care for Composting Worms Harvest the Worm Compost (vermicompost) Use Worm Compost in your garden soils Scroll back up and click ‘Buy Now’ to Start your Worm Bin today! “How to Start a Worm Bin” also includes: A FREE gift from the author: “Inside my Worm Composting Toolbox” Vermicomposting FAQ Worm Compost Bin Troubleshooting
Drawing and Designing with Confidence: A Step-By-Step Guide
Mike W. Lin - 1993
His method emphasizes speed, confidence, and relaxation, while incorporating many time-saving tricks of the trade.
The Detective Kim Stone Series: Books 1-3
Angela Marsons - 2019
A Detective hiding dark secrets, Detective Kim Stone will stop at nothing to protect the innocent.
Silent Scream:
Even the darkest secrets can’t stay buried forever… Five figures gather round a shallow grave. They had all taken turns to dig. An adult sized hole would have taken longer. An innocent life had been taken but the pact had been made. Their secrets would be buried, bound in blood … Years later, a headmistress is found brutally strangled, the first in a spate of gruesome murders which shock the Black Country. But when human remains are discovered at a former children’s home, disturbing secrets are also unearthed. Detective Kim Stone fast realises she’s on the hunt for a twisted individual whose killing spree spans decades. As the body count rises, Kim needs to stop the murderer before they strike again. But to catch the killer, can Kim confront the demons of her own past before it’s too late?
Evil Games:
The greater the evil, the more deadly the game… When a rapist is found mutilated in a brutal attack, Detective Kim Stone and her team are called in to bring a swift resolution. But, as more vengeful killings come to light, it soon becomes clear that there is someone far more sinister at work. Up against a sociopath who seems to know her every weakness, for Detective Stone, each move she makes could be deadly. Kim will have to dig deeper than ever before to stop the killing. And this time - it’s personal. Lost Girls: Two girls go missing. Only one will return. The couple that offers the highest amount will see their daughter again. The losing couple will not. Make no mistake. One child will die. When nine-year-old best friends Charlie and Amy disappear, two families are plunged into a living nightmare. A text message confirms the unthinkable; that the girls are the victims of a terrifying kidnapping. And when a second text message pits the two families against each other for the life of their children, the clock starts ticking for Detective Kim Stone and the squad. Untangling a dark web of secrets from the families’ past might hold the key to solving this case. But can Kim stay alive long enough to do so? Or will someone’s child pay the ultimate price? Read what everyone is saying about the Detective Kim Stone series: 'I absolutely loved it!...This one is one of the best crime thrillers I've read in a long time, and that includes mainstream authors such as James Patterson! I would seriously put this book in the same league.' Fiona’s Book Reviews 'Silent Scream gets 5 stars from me - if you finish a crime thriller feeling like you just need to have a lie-down and a cup of tea to get your breath back, then the writer has done their job. Angela Marsons, I still don't have my breath back.’ Reading Room with a View ‘Evil Games is a clever, action-packed journey into some of society's darkest places, crackling with tension and wit. And DI Kim Stone is the most fascinating character to arrive on the scene since Val McDermid gave us Tony Hill. This is a no-brainer.
Time-Saver Standards for Landscape Architecture
Nicholas T. Dines - 1997
It is fully metric, to meet Federal and International requirements. It features increased coverage of: Site storm water best management practices - New urban tree planting and xeriscape concepts - Earth retaining structures and pavement design - Land reclamation, including soil and vegetation restoration - Metric site layout practices, including recreation facilities - Energy and resource conservation - Natural processes and site construction procedures - New expanded construction details - Simplified construction materials data. Over 50 sections provide concise tables, checklists, Key Point text summaries, and illustrations to provide an invaluable information resource for offices and classrooms throughout the world.
Building Design and Construction
Vicente A. Tagayun - 2010
It also contains the easy to follow instructions on how to analyze and compute the structural design of critical building parts such as: reinforced concrete slabs, beams, columns and footings. There are also simple designs and floor plans for a variety of building types to be found in this book.BUILDING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION should be of interest to architects, engineers, contractors, developers and allied professionals who are engaged in building design, planning and construction. Students and graduates reviewing for the board examinations for architects and engineers would find in this book valuable practical knowledge to supplement the theories learned in their classrooms.Project owners studying this book would appreciate and get a clear understanding of how their envisioned pet project, which sprang only from a mere idea - is transformed slowly step-by-step - into concrete form.Explanations and instructions in BUILDING DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION are conveyed in direct and simple language for easy understanding even by the layman. Plans and drawings are clearly presented, to be easily interpreted by construction workers.
Aeson: Blue
Vera Nazarian - 2021
Intelligent, well-educated, perfectly isolated in his lofty rank, responsibilities, and privilege of the divine Imperial Dynasty. He's the most powerful boy on Atlantis and he's going into the real world for the very first time. . . .Now just another student in Fleet Cadet School, Aeson must learn everything normal people take for granted—including the basics of how to look after himself, how to interact with others his age, how to laugh, and how to make friends.As if that wasn't enough to boggle the mind of a confident but shy boy who's never had a real conversation with anyone but his mother, Aeson has one more lesson ahead . . . what it's like to fall in love.Get inside Aeson's mind and learn his story from the inside out as he forms the bonds that will change him forever—with Elikara, Xelio, Oalla, Keruvat, Erita, and other favorite Atlantean characters, long before they took to the stars as
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AESON: BLUE is the first in The Atlantis Grail Novella Series.
Jump-Start Your Photography In 30 Minutes: Introduction To Digital Photography
Raymond Salisbury - 2015
Back to basics guide to improve your knowledge of and practice of photography.Topics include camera and lens types, lighting, exposure, composition and image editing.
Bratva Mob Bosses
Nicole Fox - 2019
Now includes all the extended epilogues! Unleash the passion of SIX dominant, powerful mob bosses.
Trapped with the Mob Boss
I kidnapped her to break her. Now, I’ll do whatever it takes to protect her. I’ve worked too hard building my mob empire to let one feisty little girl ruin everything. But Bella refuses to fall in line. Breaking her down will require breaking a rule of my own: never, ever fall in love. But when Bella’s senator father doesn’t follow orders like we expect, things get more complicated. Do I follow my destiny to become the mob boss I was raised to be? Or do I sacrifice everything to save the woman who has stolen my heart?
Stolen by the Mob Boss
A mob boss killed her family. Now, he’s sent me to finish the job. Lucy is an innocent girl – orphaned by a terrible tragedy. Then she sees me kill a man in cold blood. I can’t let a witness roam free. But I can’t bring myself to kill something so innocent and beautiful. She wants revenge on the mob boss who stole her family. I can help her… under one condition: as long as she’s here, I’m going to make her MINE.
Sold to the Mob Boss
An innocent girl like her… sold to a beast like me. As the boss of the Bratva, I live my life by a code: Always stay in control. But I broke my own rule on the night I bought Annie. She was so delicate and desperate up on that stage. I’d pay any price it took to own her. She says she can’t be bought. But she doesn’t know how this game is played. In my world, everything has its price. And like it or not, she’s mine now – my property, my possession. I’ll claim her. I’ll break her. And I’ll protect her until the end… Even if it costs me everything.
Knocked Up by the Mob Boss
They’re coming to take her baby. They’ll have to kill me first. She’s an innocent maid. I’m a ruthless Bratva boss. She says she wants nothing to do with me. But in my world, when I want something, I take it. And I want her. The problem is, Zoya is hiding a terrible secret: A baby in her womb that was never meant to be. And I’m not the only one who knows. Our enemies are coming. To hurt her. To ruin me. What they don’t know is this: I’ve found what I want in this world. And they’ll have to kill me to take it.
Unprotected with the Mob Boss
My enemy’s daughter. My unprotected bride. Allison thinks that this is a fair world, that justice exists. I’m here to show her there is no such thing as innocence. In my world, it’s might makes right. Kill or be killed. And I’ve caused my fair share of bloodshed. But when I discover her with an innocent man’s blood on her hands, we both know that there’s only one way out of this mess: On her knees before me. So I give her an offer she cannot refuse: Become my wife. Carry my baby. Or prepare to suffer the consequences.
Owned by the Mob Boss
She is untouched. Innocent. Desperate. Mine. I was raised to rule.
Dirr's Hardy Trees and Shrubs: An Illustrated Encyclopedia
Michael A. Dirr - 1997
Brief cultural information is supplied for each plant, as well as Dirr's perceptive comments and opinions.
The Know Maintenance Perennial Garden
Roy Diblik - 2008
Designed by a professional and maintained by a crew, they are aspirational bits of beauty too difficult to attempt at home. Or are they?The Know Maintenance Perennial Garden makes a design-magazine-worthy garden achievable at home. The new, simplified approach is made up of hardy, beautiful plants grown on a 10x14 foot grid. Each of the 62 garden plans combines complementary plants that thrive together and grow as a community. They are designed to make maintenance a snap. The garden plans can be followed explicitly or adjusted to meet individual needs, unlocking rich perennial landscape designs for individualization and creativity.
The Jewel Garden
Sarah Don - 2012
At the same time THE JEWEL GARDEN is the story of a creative partnership that has weathered the greatest storm, and a testament to the healing powers of the soil. In his weekly column for the Observer, Monty Don has always been candid about the garden's role in helping him to pull back from the abyss of depression; THE JEWEL GARDEN elaborates on this much further. Written in an optimistic, autobiographical vein, Monty and Sarah's story is truly an exploration of what it means to be a gardener.
The Mulberry Tree
George Mournehis - 2013
Marcus wants nothing more than to indulge in drink, drugs and women.But when he meets the plot-holders on the Butterfly Lane allotments--Sophia, a charming, but troubled, woman in the midst of a spiritual crisis; Alex, his fiery, Greek neighbour, who covets both Marcus’s plot and a mysterious book that belonged to his grandfather; and Benjamin, a shadowy recluse--the reason for his inheritance becomes clear.
Gardenlust: A Botanical Tour of the World’s Best New Gardens
Christopher Woods - 2018
In this sumptuous global tour of modern gardens, intrepid plant expert Christopher Woods spotlights 50 gardens that push boundaries and define natural beauty in significant ways. Featuring both private and public gardens, this journey makes its way from the Americas and Europe to Australia and New Zealand, with stops in Asia, Africa, and the Arabian Peninsula. Along the way, you'll learn about the people, plants, and stories that make these iconic gardens so lust-worthy. As inspiring as it is insightful, Gardenlust will delight your passion for garden inspiration—and the many places it grows.
Vanderbilt's Biltmore
Robert Wernick - 2012
But ambition quickly took wing. The house swelled to 225 rooms and became - until 2012 when it was topped by the home of a billionaire in Mumbai, India – the world’s largest residence ever built for a private citizen. Here’s the story of the house that Vanderbilt built - from the gardens by Frederick Law Olmsted to the John Singer Sargent portraits that adorn its walls.