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1) Homes
Author
Publisher
Raintree
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.4 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
Looks at the science behind houses, looking at the material that makes them and their physical structure, as well as how they are provided with heat, electricity, water, and waste water removal.
2) Homes
Author
Series
Publisher
Heinemann Library
Pub. Date
c2012
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 1.3 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Bold Type Books
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Over the past century, American demographics and social norms have shifted dramatically. If trends continue, we should expect to see more people living alone, later-in-life marriages, fewer (and smaller) new families, and a majority-minority population that skews older and older. Americans' daily life and preferences have also changed, whether by choice or by force, to become more virtual, more mobile, and less stable. But housing today largely looks...
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
The Must-Have Guide for Renters and Small-Space DwellersRental Style, which doubles as a decor piece and handy design guide, shows readers how to decorate and organize small, rented spaces on a budget. The book will cover all home development stages from searching for a rental home to decorating and organizing it. Many people are reluctant to design their spaces due to renter restrictions, which leaves homes bland and boring. Rental Style will erase...
Author
Publisher
DK RED
Pub. Date
2025.
Language
English
Description
How do you keep it together when you're living together? If you've found yourself asking this question (returning home from a day of winning in the workplace only to realize you've lost the fight for your own living room - again) then it's likely that you're one of the millions of people living in a house share in the UK, US and beyond. Between marriage rates dwindling and the cost-of-living soaring, house sharing is becoming more and more common...
Author
Series
Publisher
The Child's World
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"Explores how to cope with a move and adjust to a new home. Additional features include a table of contents, sidebars, an infographic, Fast Facts, questions to inspire further thought, a phonetic glossary, an index, and sources for further research"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Series
Hot and hammered volume 1
Publisher
Avon Books, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Atria Books
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
A guide to making a home less toxic identifies the harmful effects of everyday household items and foods, in a volume of eco-friendly alternative options that also addresses the myths about toy-industry recalls, organic foods, and hazardous chemicals.
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
"Cities are the engines of economic progress and the places that give birth to ideas that shape our lives. For generations, arriving in a major city was the first step toward the American Dream. But as housing costs skyrocket in job-rich cities across the nation, that door to opportunity is swinging shut. No place has felt this more acutely than the San Francisco Bay Area, where the mansions of tech billionaires stand streets away from encampments...
Author
Publisher
Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, a member of Penguin Group (USA)
Pub. Date
[2014]
Language
English
Description
"Cat owners know the struggles of creating living spaces that are both functional and stylish for owner and cat. In Catification, Jackson Galaxy, the star of Animal Planet's My Cat from Hell, and Kate Benjamin, of the popular cat design website Hauspanther.com, walk readers through a step-by-step process of designing an attractive home that is also an optimal environment for cats"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Beacon Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
"From the Haitian-style "shotgun" houses of the 19th century to the lavish high-rises of the 21st century, a walk through the streets of America's neighborhoods that reveals the rich history-and future-of urban housing"-- Provided by publisher.
Author
Publisher
Metropolitan Books, Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Today, a minimum-wage earner can afford a one-bedroom apartment in only 28 out of 3,140 counties in America. The single worst place in the United States to look for affordable housing is Osceola County, Florida. Once the main approach to Disney World, where vacationers found lodging on their way to the Magic Kingdom, the fifteen-mile Route 192 corridor in Osceola has become a site of shocking contrasts. At one end, absentee investors snatch up foreclosed...
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