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Este Manual es una guía en la que encontrarás los fundamentos para organizar tu casa. Consúltalo en esos momentos de desesperación, porque seguro que encuentras alguna que otra solución.

Welcome to the easy life, where your kitchen always sparkles, your closet is organized, and your to-do list has an end. It sounds almost too good to be true, but TV's Queen of Clean, Lynsey Crombie - mother of three, pet owner, Instagrammer, This Morning cleaning expert, and head of her own cleaning business - has all the tips, tricks, and routines you need to create a happy and healthy home environment.

Una oda a la importancia de los trabajos artesanos en el siglo XXI, una celebración del mar, un emotivo relato sobre la relación padre-hija. Cómo construir una barca es la historia de un hombre moderno y sin ninguna habilidad destacable que, inspirado por su amor al mar y todo lo que éste le ha enseñado, se propone construir una barca de madera según los métodos tradicionales como regalo para su hija recién nacida. Es una tarea ridículamente quijotesca para un hombre que, con una familia y una hipoteca, no sabe absolutamente nada sobre trabajar la madera.

Brought to you by Penguin. 'An urban romantic ... powerful' Dazed & Confused 'A poet of truth and rage, heartbreak and joy' Max Porter What is it like to grow up in a place where the same police officer who told your primary school class they were special stops and searches you at 13 because...

When it comes to truly finding out who you are and what makes you tick, there is one thing that needs no online subscription to a cloud-based server with a password you keep forgetting. That, my friend, is a shed. Your shed is your refuge. It's the place where you go when you need a break from this mad, crazy world. Once you're inside the four walls of your shed, you can do whatever you like. You're the king in there.

Mélissa de La Fontaine a amorcé un virage zéro déchet après avoir découvert ce mode de vie grâce à l’expérience de l’initiatrice du mouvement, la Franco-Américaine Béa Johnson. Dès lors, elle a décidé de revoir ses habitudes de consommation et de réduire au maximum son empreinte écologique. Son livre, Tendre vers le zéro déchet, est le fruit de cette démarche entreprise en 2013. Il retrace son parcours vers un mode de vie plus respectueux de l’environnement, enraciné dans un contexte québécois.

Our dwellings - both our home and body - are intricately connected. Each has the potential to inspire the other to be its very best! Your home is where your life happens. Learn how to create a sanctuary that inspires your well-being, so you can experience a greater sense of peace, comfort, and belonging. Your body, including your mind and soul, needs daily nourishment to help you feel healthy and happy.

A revolutionary guide to designing humane, eco-conscious homes, buildings, and cities of the future. It is estimated that the earth's population will expand to an unprecedented nine billion people over the next century. This explosion in population is predicted to place further stress on our...

The landmark book about the toxicity of everyday life, updated, revised and re-issued for its 10th anniversary, along with the experiments from Smith and Lourie's second book, Toxin Toxout. It's amazing how little can change in a decade. In 2009, a book transformed the way we see our frying pans...

A hands-on manual and a history and celebration of clothes tending--and it's remarkable resurgence as art form, political statement, and path to healing the planet. For thousands of years, mending was a deep craft that has for too long been a secret history. But now it's back, bigger and better...

A group of notable writers - including UK poet laureate Simon Armitage, Julian Barnes, Margaret MacMillan, and Jenny Uglow - celebrate our fascination with the houses of famous literary figures, artists, composers, and politicians of the past.

In recent years house histories have become the new frontier of popular, participatory history. People, many of whom have already embarked upon that great adventure of genealogical research, and who have encountered their ancestors in the archives and uncovered family secrets, are now turning to...

Thuis leven alsof je op reis bent, dat is de kunst van het minimalisme. Dennis Storm heeft in al die jaren van reizen in totaal zo'n drie jaar uit een koffer geleefd en in al die hotels zijn liefde voor afgemeten interieurs, functioneel design en minimalisme ontdekt. "Leven alsof je op reis bent", zonder onnodige ballast. In Weg ermee deelt hij zijn visie op minimalisme: "Simpel gezegd is minimalisme, of het nu over architectuur, interieur of een levenswijze gaat, te beschrijven middels een kort zinnetje: teruggaan naar de essentie. En wat dat precies is, is voor ieder mens anders.

Vreni Frost präsentiert die besten Putztipps für alle, die wenig Zeit haben und dennoch mehr Glanz in ihr Leben bringen wollen. Dabei geht es nicht nur um äußere, sondern auch um innere Reinigung. Jeder Raum steht für ein übergeordnetes Thema: Die Küche für einen gesunden Körper. Das Bad für Schönheit und Selbstliebe. Das Schafzimmer für Ruhe und Erholung. Vreni Frost zeigt: Wer lernt, seine Wohnung sauber zu halten, der lenkt auch sein Leben in die ganz persönliche Erfolgsspur.

Mieux consommer, cela s'apprend. Comment bien lire les étiquettes ? Quelles sont les astuces pour dépenser moins ou quotidien ? Comment se protéger des arnaques en tous genres ? Cet ouvrage répond à une multitude de questions pour vous aider à y voir plus clair et faire vos choix en conscience. Tous les domaines sont concernés : l'alimentation, l'habillement, l'hygiène et la cosmétique, l'énergie.

Depois de anos ouvindo essas perguntas praticamente todos os dias, Marcus Nakagawa reuniu o conhecimento que acumulou ao longo de sua rica experiência na área da sustentabilidade e criou 101 ações palpáveis para mudar o mundo. As ações, baseadas nos Objetivos de Desenvolvimento Sustentável da ONU, englobam atividades que crianças, jovens e adultos podem implementar em sua rotina, inclusive em família! Com um pouco de interesse e dedicação, juntos, podemos fazer a diferença! E aí, preparados para começar?

A groundbreaking volume from the president and CEO of the Appalachian Mountain Club makes the profound argument that to preserve the environment, a revolution must take place in which every person becomes a champion for nature and the outdoors. In The Outdoor Citizen, John Judge coins the term "the outdoor citizen" delivering his remarkably persuasive argument that we must all become citizens of the natural world, owning and instilling in the next generation a keen interest in the outdoors and reconnecting with life's most essential foundation: nature.    

Clutter invades your personal space - and your mental space. The No-Nonsense Home Organization Plan helps you quickly and sustainably transform your home into a calm, orderly safe haven. The seven-week plan walks you through your residence room by room, breaking the work into small daily tasks to make the process simple. No need to buy or prep anything upfront - you’ll learn to maximize the space you already have, set up organization systems to put things back where they belong, and donate or sell what you don’t need.

Filled with catchall research, American Hemp examines what this new domestic crop can be used for, what makes it a superior product, and what made it illegal in the first place; the book also delves into the many health and medical benefits of the plant. Hobbs weighs in on how hemp can improve existing industries, from farming to energy to 3D printing, plus how it can make a serious impact on climate change by removing toxins from the soil and by decreasing our dependence on plastics and fossil fuels.

The story of a personal housing crisis that led to a discovery of the true value of home. Aged 31, Catrina Davies was renting a box-room in a house in Bristol, which she shared with four other adults and a child. Working several jobs and never knowing if she could make the rent, she felt like she was breaking apart. Homesick for the landscape of her childhood, in the far west of Cornwall, Catrina decides to give up the box-room and face her demons. As a child, she saw her family and their security torn apart; now, she resolves to make a tiny, dilapidated shed a home of her own.