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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarkson Potter 1992
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 728.372 STEBlum, Evan.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarkson Potter 1997
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 747 BLUSummary: For 25 centuries the Parthenon has been shot at, set on fire, rocked by earthquakes, looted for its sculptures, and disfigured by misguided restorations. Now, a team of architects and engineers is investigating the many mysteries of this icon of Western civilization : How did the ancient Greeks design and build their masterpiece so quickly? How did they achieve such precision and perfection...
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Publisher / Publication Date: WGBH Educational Foundation 2008
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV SECSummary: Laura decides to purchase her beloved childhood orphanage with dreams of restoring and reopening the long abandoned facility as a place for disabled children. The new environment awakens the imagination of Laura's son. His ongoing fantasy games played with an invisible friend quickly turn into something more disturbing. Upon seeing her family increasingly threatened by the strange occurrences...
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Line Home Entertainment 2008
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1 available in Foreign DVDs, Call number: DVD FOREIGN ORPBrierton, Joan M.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Gibbs Smith Publisher 1999
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1 available in Adult, Call number: 690.24 BRIFinkelstein, Elizabeth
Summary: "From the founders of the addictive Instagram handle and HGTV show Cheap Old Houses comes a lookbook of beautiful, affordable homes and a resource for anyone who's ever dreamed of buying and restoring an historic house. More than once, I've lost my heart to an old house. And many times over, I've seen others do the same exact thing. I'm not surprised anymore when someone professes love for a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarkson Potter/Publishers 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: Ideal for the old-house owner or potential owner, this excellent book is a "Dear Abby" for old buildings, answering 150 of the most-asked rehabilitation questions such as "Is it safe to remove paint with a blowtorch?" "Does sandblasting harm brick?" and "Can old wooden windows be saved?" The questions cover yard, structural and mechanical systems, exterior systems, exterior features such as...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Preservation Press 1982
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 720.28 RESPeterson, Chris
Summary: "Plan your barn-conversion dream home guided by inspiring real-life examples and practical, cost-effective solutions. Move over she sheds, the next innovation in real estate is a full-on house! That's right: the customizable and cost-efficient barndominum, offering plenty of space and plenty of style. In Barndominiums, author Chris Peterson, a three-decade veteran home improvement author, tours...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cool Springs Press, an imprint of The Quarto Group 2023
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Summary: "The Restoration of Celia Fairchild is wise, witty, and utterly compelling." --Jane Green, New York Times bestselling author of The Friends We Keep Evvie Drake Starts Over meets The Friday Night Knitting Club in this wise and witty novel about a fired advice columnist who discovers lost and found family members in Charleston, by the New York Times bestselling author of The Second Sister. Celia...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: LP FIC BOSSummary: Sing: When an eternally optimistic koala puts on a singing competition to save his failing theater, animals across the city gather to step into the spotlight and chase their dreams! Sing 2: In the sequel, can-do koala Buster Moon and his all-star cast of animal performers prepare to launch a dazzling stage extravaganza in the glittering entertainment capital of the world. There's just one...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Summary: Susan Orlean re-opens the unsolved mystery of the most catastrophic library fire in American history, and delivers a dazzling love letter to the beloved institution of libraries.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Audioworks, imprint of Simon & Schuster Audio 2018
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 027 ORLCopies Available at Woodmere
2 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD 027 ORLSummary: Following the April 2019 fire that almost destroyed Paris's iconic Notre Dame Cathedral, a team of engineers, masons and timber workers set out on the daunting challenge of restoring France's historic landmark.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2023
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1 available in E-TV DVDs, Call number: DVD E-TV REBPandian, Gigi
Summary: "Secret Staircase Construction is under attack, and Tempest Raj feels helpless. After former client Julian Rhodes tried to kill his wife, he blamed her "accident" on the home renovation company's craftsmanship. Now the family business - known for bringing magic into homes through hidden doors, floating staircases, and architectural puzzle walls - is at a breaking point. No amount of Scottish...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Minotaur Books 2024
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Publisher / Publication Date: New Society Publishers 2010
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 728.0288 LUBCrochet, Treena.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Taunton Press 2005
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 747.88 CROHanson, Shirley.
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Publisher / Publication Date: McGraw-Hill 1983
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 690.83 HANContents: Introduction / David G. Woodcock -- Raisins versus vintage wine : Calvert and Galveston, Texas / Daniel F. MacGilvray -- Preserving the prosaic / John S. Garner -- Moving houses / Richard Macias -- Site and situation / Joseph P. Luther -- 504 Fayette Street / John B. Hackler Associates -- Monmouth Park Place / Ambrose Jackson Associates, Inc. -- The Stern Building / Gensler and Associates --...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Van Nostrand Reinhold 1988
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 720 AdaptiveMacaulay, David.
Summary: While restoring the front of a church, an old plasterer rescues several injured pigeons and nurses them back to health.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin 2002
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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE MACMiller, Judith.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Clarkson Potter 1999
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 747 MILVila, Bob.
Summary: The authors tell you what you should know before, during, and after any remodeling project.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Quill 2002
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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 643.7 VILGanderton, Lucinda.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ryland, Peters & Small 2003
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Summary: "Casey Slater can't believe her bad luck. Instead of the perfect summer vacation she'd planned, Casey is in a remote country town, where her parents are restoring an old, creaky, creepy house. Worst of all, everyone in town thinks the house is haunted. Soon Casey thinks so, too--a vase explodes, a china cabinet falls over on its own--and it seems like the ghost doesn't want them there. ...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Scholastic 2010
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1 available in Juvenile Fiction Series, Call number: J FIC MCCVersaci, Russell.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Taunton Press 2003
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1 available in Oversize, Call number: OVS 728.37 VERSturdevant, Katherine Scott.
Summary: Presents information on the proper storage and care of heirloom family documents as well as tips on organization, transcription, historical research and more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Betterway Books 2002