Lady GI: A Woman's War in the South Pacific: The Memoir of Irene Brion
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Lady GI: A Woman's War in the South Pacific: The Memoir of Irene Brion
Irene Brion
Manufacturer: Presidio Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0891416331
Release Date: 1997-09-09

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When war came, Irene Brion, like many other young Americans, male and female, was eager to do her part.

Customer Reviews:

5 out of 5 stars A Great Lady GI.......2003-09-01

Irene Brion's experiences as a WAC in WW II begin with her enlistment in 1943, as a young former teacher with a patriotic yearning to serve her country and a desire for adventure. Ms Brion's career in the WACS takes her across the US to New Guinea and the Phillipines. She chronicles her experiences in marvelous detail, sharing her thoughts, joys, doubts, sorrows and fears with clarity and understated forthrightness. What shines through is an adventurous spirit, an inquiring mind, a very observant eye, cheerful matter-of-factness and the gift of placing the reader very much in her Li'l Abners (WAC field shoes)in the midst of the day-to-day realities of her service in the Pacific war--life in tents and Quonset huts, enduring monsoons and humidity, longing for letters from home. We meet the people she meets and feel as if we, too, know them--the WAC's, GI's and Australian diggers who pass in and out of her life. What is most striking is the way in which these young WACS, far from home, took up the challenges facing them with grace and humour. Strong friendships helped alleviate the boredom, arbitrariness and uncertaintty that seems to accompany wartime service. For those of us born in the post-war generation, both in the US and Australia, Ms Brion brings history to life and personalizes it. She also briefly fills in historcal details about the New Guinea and Phillipines campaigns. The writing is beautifully descriptive and conversational as well as informative. It was surprising to learn that the WAC's were sometimes viewed rather negatively Stateside-not because of enemy propaganda--but because they were seen as taking the jobs of male soldiers. My only regret as a reader is that the memoir ended so quickly with her discharge and return home. I wanted Ms Brion's conversation to continue, to explain what happened next in her life after the war and what became of her friends--I wasn't ready to say goodbye. But, perhaps, like wartime itself, delightful meetings seem all too short. It is a real treat to have been introduced to this Lady GI.
Lady GI: A Woman's War in the South Pacific. The Memoir of Irene Brion.
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    Lady GI: A Woman's War in the South Pacific. The Memoir of Irene Brion.
    Irene. Brion
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    Lady Gi: The Memoir of Irene Brion (G K Hall Large Print Book Series (Paper))
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      Lady Gi: The Memoir of Irene Brion (G K Hall Large Print Book Series (Paper))
      Irene Brion
      Manufacturer: G. K. Hall & Company
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      Titanic: Legacy of the World's Greatest Ocean Liner
      Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
      • absolutely beautiful book, threads past and present, a must for those interested in the Titanic
      • Titanic
      • A lot of bull about the Titanic..
      • Attractive Book for Light Reading
      • The Titanic saga in one easy, illustrated lesson.
      Titanic: Legacy of the World's Greatest Ocean Liner
      Susan Wels
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      4 out of 5 stars absolutely beautiful book, threads past and present, a must for those interested in the Titanic.......2007-03-21

      For me, the greatest story of the Titanic was the true story. I'm not really one for nonfiction, and yet this story just fascinates me (and so many others) unbelievably. Anyway, this book is beautifully and poeticly written, full of amazing pictures and history. Best of all, it is incredibly up to date with a wealth of new findings and information about the wreck. Grade: A-

      5 out of 5 stars Titanic.......2006-04-24

      What Bill C. said is completely off topic this is a book about the greatest sea disaster that changed the world the Titanic. NOT the Lusitania which was sunk even after americans were warned by the german embassy in the US to travelers that any ship flying the british flag would be sunk. Bill C obviously needs to learn his history cause hes really showing how little he knows, The book is great it covers just about every major point of Titanic. If you want to read about the Lusitania which was on her last voyage from the start and was to be scrapped after she returned to england go read bob ballards book about the Sinking of the Lustiania. If you want to read a book about the greatest sea disaster that was foretold 14 years before by a writer and one that changed how things were done from having the wireless systems up 24 hours a day to ensure that distress messages would be receved to lifeboats for everyone regardless the tonnage which was how Titanic was required by law to carry 16 boats cause it stated anyship over 16,000 Tons is required to carry 16 boats even though Titanic was 57,000 Long Tons.

      I would recommed this book to anyone that wants a well put together book or anyone that is a Titanic buff.

      1 out of 5 stars A lot of bull about the Titanic.........2005-06-17

      as the world's greatest ocean liner. The Lusitania (which sunk in 1915) brought the USA into World War One.That Lusitania was an important ship! The Titanic sinking did nothing sinking for the USA or any country that could equal bringing a country into a World War.

      4 out of 5 stars Attractive Book for Light Reading.......2002-12-27

      Overall, this is a nicely-designed and illustrated book that would make a great gift. Many of the artifact photos (of which there are plenty) are unique to this book. The issue of salvage haunts every page of this book. On numerous occasions author Susan Wels makes the case for RMS Titanic, Inc. and their salvage operations. That may or may not be fine to you, depending upon your view of the whole salvage thing, but you'll probably find that it gets kind of annoying and repetitive after a while. Much is made of the fact that Titanic-finder Robert Ballard initially supported some salvage operations (he is now opposed to them).

      All of that aside, the rest of the book is nice to look at and worth reading. The text plays second-fiddle to the photographs, but that's fine for a book such as this.

      I was a bit surprised at one error in the text- in describing Captain Smith's safety record, Wels notes that he was captain of the Germanic when it `capsized' in 1899. Well, the Germanic sank upright at its pier because of an ice storm; it was quickly re-floated and spent another 51 years in service; the captain and crew were found not at fault by White Star; and the captain at the time was Edward McKinstry, not Edward J. Smith.

      5 out of 5 stars The Titanic saga in one easy, illustrated lesson........2000-07-10

      Accurate, up to date, treatment in one volume of what happened to the Titanic. Also with excellent coverage of the discovery of the remains seventy years later, with copious pictures and illustrations. Students needing a short one-volume outline of the tragedy will find it here. Sensitivity and intelligence characterise this fine volume.
      Titanic Legacy of the World's Greatest Ocean Liner
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        Love and Survival: The Scientific Basis for the Healing Power of Intimacy
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        • Touch and 'feeling that you matter' heal
        • To Love and Be Loved....
        • Points the way to better health and greater happiness.
        • Outstanding
        • An Amazing book
        Love and Survival: The Scientific Basis for the Healing Power of Intimacy
        Dean Ornish
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        Many people know Dean Ornish as the doctor who proved that symptoms of heart disease can be reversed with a regimen of a low-fat diet, exercise, and stress reduction. In Love & Survival, he concentrates on the less tangible aspects of a healthful life. Through anecdotes and dozens of scientific studies, Ornish demonstrates that personal intimacy and other aspects of emotional well-being--all the elements that make up what we call "love"--are as important to our physical condition as to our mental health. Not only do these positive emotions motivate us to make better lifestyle choices, Ornish argues, they also have a powerful direct effect on our bodies, giving us stronger immune systems, better cardiovascular functioning, and longer life expectancies. But the benefits of opening our hearts to others go beyond curing our bodies of disease; it's also the first step toward healing our entire lives.

        Book Description

        The Medical Basis for the Healing Power of Intimacy

        We all know that intimacy improves the quality of our lives. Yet most people don't realize how much it can increase the quality of our lives -- our survival.

        In this New York Timesworld-renowned physician Dean Ornish, M.D., writes, "I am not aware of any other factor in medicine that has a greater impact on our survival than the healing power of love and intimacy. Not diet, not smoking, not exercise, not stress, not genetics, not drugs, not surgery."

        He reveals that the real epidemic in modern culture is not only physical heart disease but also what he calls spiritual heart disease: loneliness, isolation, alienation, and depression. He shows how the very defenses that we think protect us from emotional pain are often the same ones that actually heighten our pain and threaten our survival. Dr. Ornish outlines eight pathways to intimacy and healing that have made a profound difference in his life and in the life of millions of others in turning sadness into happiness, suffering into joy.

        Customer Reviews:

        4 out of 5 stars Touch and 'feeling that you matter' heal.......2006-08-25

        A focus on a critical aspect of healing - the spiritual dimension. The power of touch was probably most aptly pointed out in a group of patients suffering potentially fatal irregular heartbeat and how those patients whose pulse was checked by a nurse had a far greater incidence of reverting back to normal heartbeat than those who were solely mechanically monitored.
        The book illustrates the value of a close, trustworthy, positive confidant and how that person's existence can enhance the likelihood of survival- Poor family relationships do not preclude one from reaping the benefits - any close trustworthy confidant/s or even the value of a support group can enhance one's prospect of survival.
        Invaluable reading for the patient and equally, anyone who has a loved one or friend seriously ill, the knowledge in this book can greatly assist.

        3 out of 5 stars To Love and Be Loved...........2004-11-22

        With this book, I have found another who spent the night in the Clinton White House. Previously, I reviewed YOU'RE ONLY AS GOOD AS YOUR NEXT ONE by Mike Medavoy, a movie producer, who with his wife Irene also had that honor. Basking in the success of his third book, STRESS, DIET AND YOUR HEART, reaching #1 on the New York Times bestseller list. And yet he felt unsatisfied, discontented and lonely. So much for success!

        At the age of nineteen, he was clinically depressed and used his research into diet and heart disease to pull himself out the depths of despair. He met his sister's yoga teacher at a time when he needed direction and heard him proclaim, "Nothing can bring lasting peace, but you have it already if you just stop disturbing it. It is there always." So he decided he had nothing to lose and studied with this spiritual teacher, Sri Swami S., who also influenced him to switch to a vegetarian diet. "Discovering truth was one thing. Understanding it and integrating it into my life was another."

        In 1984, twelve years later, he founded the Preventive Medicine Research Institute and was co-founder of the Center for Integrative Medicine in San Francisco (with Dr. Haile T. Debar and Lee Goldman, M.D., at the University of California School of Medicine). Dr. Dean Ornish was the first to prove the reversal of heart disease by changing lifestyles.

        In this book, he promotes the theory that love and intimacy are powerful healing forces. Andrew Weil, author of SPONTANEOUS HEALING, describes this research effort as "enhancing wellness by attending to the nourishment of our real hearts." John Gray declares in glowing terms that Dean Ornish demonstrates the power of intimacy in healing. "Relationships bring freedom and joy": I think he's proven that in his own books.

        Loneliness and isolation, aleination and depression increases the risks of heart disease, stroke, infectious diseases, even arthritis and ulcers. He feels that the real epidemic in today's culture is this emotional and spiritual 'heart' disease.

        Love and intimacy are at a root of what makes us sick and what makes us well, what causes sadness and brings happiness, what makes us suffer and also leads to healing.

        There is a time and place for drugs and surgery. Even when these are necessary, they are just the beginning. He counsels that we can then ask, "What can be learned from this experience? How did you get in this position? What can you do to help keep it from happening again?"

        That which seems the most soft -- love, intimacy, and meaning -- is, in reality, the most powerful. He says that this part of his work is the least well understood, and perhaps the most important.

        Emotional and spiritual heart disease is caused by the breakdown of social structures which used to provide us with a sense of connection and community. These profound feelings which increase our health problems are the "root of the illness, cynicism, and violence in our society."

        Suffering of any kind can be a doorway for opening our hearts in ways that might not otherwise have occurred. I call this the demise of a caring family. A connection with family can influence your total health.

        Many people nowadays walk around in varying degrees of chronic emotional pain. Perception is reality. I myself have suffered greatly from a chronic nerve pain since 1994. Being alone and feeling unloved (losing the one you do love) can bring on debilitating physical pain in many forms.

        It has been proven that psychosocial intervention can significantly reduce anxiety, depression and pain. Having someone even just to talk with and hug reduces the pressure and could possibly prolong your life in addition to conventional medical care. Hostility, manifested by loneliness and isolation, caused by repressed anger, can lead to premature disease and death.

        Lack of loving relationships compromise the immune system, causing those lacking social ties to be more prone to debilitating illnesses. Diversity of relationships was of major importance.

        Believing that the world is a dangerous place helps to make it so in a self-fulfilling prophecy. How we perceive relationships can affect our health and our survival. How we view ourselves in relation to others is important, as we all have different life experiences based on our level of mistrust and suspicion.

        There is a strong tendency toward selfishness, isolation and individualism in our society. We need to learn how to manage anxiety and deal with anger. The indivicualist orientation is a part of this country because of the sense of ego in American society. As the Constitution begins, "We the people..."

        A romantic relationship is only one arena for commitment which deepens over time. You may commit to your child, job, friends, country -- to anything. We define ourselves by our commitments. And, we all need somebody to love. There are only four questions of value in life: What is sacred? Of what is the spirit made? What is worth living for? What is worth dying for? The answer to each is the same. Only love. (Mtn.Wings)

        A Public televison series (PPS) was based on this book, and his audio book SIMPLE CHOICES, POWERFUL CHANGES is from the t.v. broadcasts with a Question & Answer session for each program. His latest book is about being overweight and how to go about losing some of those obnoxious pounds by eating properly and exercise -- something sadly lacking in today's obese people.

        5 out of 5 stars Points the way to better health and greater happiness........2002-11-19

        One of the biggest chapters in this book summarizes the studies showing how closeness to other people is good for your health. Ornish runs a clinic for people who have had a heart attack. And his clinic was the first to show that heart disease can actually be reversed. Doctors used to believe, up until very recently, that you can't reverse heart disease. You may be able to slow it down a little, but once your arteries were clogged, it was gospel that you couldn't unclog them. Ornish showed that you can. They use diet and exercise and...teaching people how to become closer to the people they love. And that increased closeness is a big part of the patient's improvement in health.

        These men (usually) have a heart attack and their doctor tells them they don't have long to live. They're scared, of course. They come to Ornish's clinic and he tells them they need to learn to be close to people or they're going to die! For the first time in their lives, these men become interested in relationships!

        I read Love and Survival right after reading the book, Brain Sex, where I discovered that men aren't naturally as interested in relationships as women. Even two- or three-day old babies show this difference. A female baby will look much longer at a human face than at an object. A baby boy is equally interested in objects and people. Extend that interest out over a lifetime and you have women whose lives are relationship-centered and men who don't have time for relationships because they're busy with other things. Then I read in Ornish's book what it takes for men to finally become interested in getting closer to people: The threat of death! So they get interested, and they improve their relationships, and they learn how to become close to people. Some time later they come back to Ornish and report that they are happier than they've ever been. Of course. We all know being close to people is the most important thing in the world and it's the one thing that can't be peeled away. When people are dying, on the battlefield or deathbed or in some survival situation, and they know they are going to die, the one thing people say is, "Tell my wife I love her." Or husband. Kids. The people who are close to you are what really matter. And getting close to them.

        This book struck me like a revelation. I have been interested in how to get along with people and how to get people to like me and how to persuade people to my point of view, but I had never realized the value of really being close to people. I knew relationships were important but I had missed the point! This book has totally changed the way I've been interacting with people, and you know what? I've never been happier! Seriously.

        Ornish gives you some good ideas about HOW to get closer to people. He gives you some practical steps to take. I'm the author of the book, Self-Help Stuff That Works, and I'll tell you something: Ornish's book contains quite a bit of stuff that works to bring you closer to the people you love.

        5 out of 5 stars Outstanding.......2002-02-27

        Dr. Ornish is best known for his research which showed the revolutionary result that diet and lifestyle changes
        could lead to a reversal in the progression of heart disease. He has extended his body of work to highlight the
        critical importance of social factors (relationships, community, friendship, support groups, lines of communication,
        love) in both avoiding and recovering from life-threatening illness. He cites a large volume of scientific studies
        which support his claims, and he divulges personal information about his own journey through life, shedding light
        on his motivation and intentions. I highly recommend this book. It stands out in its class as unique and refreshingly
        constructive.

        5 out of 5 stars An Amazing book.......2001-10-30

        Before reading this book I was familiar with Dr. Ornish's work with diet and exercise reversing heart disease. From that exposure he came off as being slightly fanatical and rigid to me.

        Well, was this book ever a surprise! Having done a lot of work on myself emotionally and spiritually a lot of the book was already known to me, but the way Dr. Ornish ties this all together with the scientific evidence blew me away, reinforcing a lot of what I had already suspected. In addition, in my personal life it has helped my spouse and I refocus ourselves into what is important in life. It is especially interesting because as an MD we would expect Dr. Ornish to take the stance that most of us have experienced with the medical profession i.e pushing the latest pills and technical wonders and leaving the emotions and spirituality to "others" (often with a sneer).

        I highly recommend this book as it can jumpstart a lot if my case is any indication. It is funny, in the book Dr. Ornish quotes the old expression "when the student is ready, the teacher will appear". This book helped both my spouse and I recognize a teacher like that in our lives and I suspect it might help others see the teacher or teachers around themselves as well:)

        Especially in these days of heartache and pain after 9/11 this book is a valuable tool into healing and hope as well.
        Love & Survival: The Scientific Basis for the Healing Power of Intimacy
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          Love & Survival: The Scientific Basis for the Healing Power of Intimacy

          Manufacturer: Harper Collins Publishers
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          Book is about love and health. Dr. Ornish identifies love and intimacy as the most powerful healing forces that exist.
          Love and Survival: The Scientific Basis for the Healing Power of Intimacy.
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            Love and Survival: The Scientific Basis for the Healing Power of Intimacy.
            Dean. Ornish
            Manufacturer: HarperCollins Pub.
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            Love & Survival the Scientific Basis for the Healing Power of Intimacy
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              Love & Survival the Scientific Basis for the Healing Power of Intimacy
              Dean Ornish
              Manufacturer: New York: HarperCollins Publishers, 1998
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              Love and Survival: The Scientific Basis for the Healing Power of Intimacy
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                Love and Survival: The Scientific Basis for the Healing Power of Intimacy
                Dean, Dr., M.D. (Foreword by) Ornish
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                Love and Survival : The Scientific Basis for the Healing Power of Intimacy
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                  Furniture You Can Build: Projects That Hone Your Skills (Getting Started in Woodworking)
                  Average customer rating: 4.5 out of 5 stars
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                  Joe Hurst-Wajszczuk
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                  The first volume in this series “Getting Started in Woodworking: Skill Building Projects that Teach the Basics” proved that a book specifically designed to address the needs of beginning woodworkers has broad appeal. The second and third books in the series focus on shop development, while this fourth book continues the use of projects as a means to learn and practice skills. Studies have shown that beginners need two things to continue their interest in woodworking: early success and increasing confidence. This book, like its predecessors is designed to do exactly that: give the reader projects they’ll be proud to own and the means to accomplish them successfully. The projects range from a computer cart (to store a CPU) to small trestle table and a bed. All of them have been chosen for maximum impact and doability for a novice. Making the simple desk which might retail at $1600 for less than 1/8 of the cost provides strong incentive to attempt construction. And this book provides all the instruction, support, and tips to help any serious beginner achieve their goal.

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                  Customer Reviews:

                  4 out of 5 stars Basics plus some nice obscure items.......2006-04-30

                  Excellent projects and good basic skills. Each skill is taught as needed--when you need a router table for one of the projects, he shows you how to build a router table. Also so good insights to less beginnery items--sharpening and using a scraper, for example.

                  My one star off is for the fact that measurements shown in the diagram for the first project (desk organizer) do not match the measurements given in the text! Very disconcerting for the beginner this book is aimed at.

                  5 out of 5 stars Deftly showcases and provides step-by-step instructions for creating desks, bookcases, beds, blanket boxes and more.......2006-04-04

                  Furniture You Can Build: Projects That Hone Your Skills by expert carpentry and craftsman Joe Hurst-Wajszczuk provides a definitive understanding of woodworking and craftsmanship of particular pieces collectively compiled to assist one the novice carpenter in bettering and furthering their skills as a woodworker. Introducing readers to simple, yet beautiful and impressive pieces, Furniture You Can Build deftly showcases and provides step-by-step instructions for creating desks, bookcases, beds, blanket boxes and more. Furniture You Can Build is very highly recommended to all so-it-yourself weekend enthusiasts and hobbyists looking for woodworking projects that will easily enable them to follow and produce the pristine pieces they see laid out in the pages of this impressive "how to" guide.
                  Arts & Crafts Furniture: Projects You Can Build for the Home (Woodworker's Library (Fresno, Calif.).)
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                  • SHORT ON DETAILS
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                  Arts & Crafts Furniture: Projects You Can Build for the Home (Woodworker's Library (Fresno, Calif.).)
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                  ASIN: 094193649X

                  Book Description

                  Fifteen Craftsman-style furniture projects taken from the sketches of Stickley, Limbert, and Onken.

                  Customer Reviews:

                  3 out of 5 stars SHORT ON DETAILS.......2006-03-15

                  This book has some good ideas and nice pictures but the plans are not as detailed as I thought they would be. If you are just looking to add to your book collection this would be an interesting filler.

                  5 out of 5 stars An informative and detailed book of projects.......2003-01-14

                  I enjoyed Blair Howard's writing style and as a beginning woodworker, appreaciated his completeness and that he went over the techniques he used for every single project, rather than leaving it up to the reader to decide which techniques to use. The book focuses a lot on mortise+tenon joinery, which I appreciate, and does go over the various ways of creating mortises and tenons with machines, though it does not do any more than mention how one would go about making mortises and tenons with hand tools. The projects are rather unique and I am interested in making virtually every one. I appreciated the variety of designers, instead of only presenting Stickley pieces.

                  4 out of 5 stars Woodworker's Primer on Arts & Crafts.......2000-06-19

                  This is a nice presentation of fifteen projects in the Arts & Crafts style. Designed from pictures in old catalogs, the problems in construction are solved by Blair Howard as he guides you through each project. The first chapters deal with the designers, their furniture, construction techniques, finish techniques, and materials. The remaining chapters are devoted to the actual pieces. Accomplished woodworkers might find the detailed instructions excessive, but beginners will appreciate the explanations. An excellent beginner's book for Arts & Crafts reproduction at home, with a few designs not seen elsewhere.
                  Contemporary furniture plans: 114 projects you can build yourself (Home craftsman series)
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                    Contemporary furniture plans: 114 projects you can build yourself (Home craftsman series)
                    Ronald P Ouimet
                    Manufacturer: Oak Tree Press
                    ProductGroup: Book
                    Binding: Paperback

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                    How-to & Home ImprovementsHow-to & Home Improvements | Home & Garden | Subjects | Books | Buildings & Construction | Carpentry | Cleaning, Caretaking & Relocating | Decks & Patios | Decorating | Design & Construction | Do-It-Yourself | Electrical | Estimating | Furniture | Green Housecleaning | Hand Tools | Heating, Ventilation & Air Conditioning | Home Repair | Household Hints | Masonry | Outdoor & Recreational Areas | Plumbing & Household Automation | Power Tools | Reference | Remodeling & Renovation | Roofing | Security | Small Appliance Repair | Swimming Pools | Woodworking
                    ASIN: 0806975466

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