Nesting boxes, dovecotes, feeding tables and birdbaths make charming additions to any terrace or garden, and can be as decorative as they are practical. This book contains a unique collection of original designs to make at home, from the simplest houses of distressed wood to elaborate architectural creations.

Humans have landed men on the moon, programmed cars to drive themselves, and put the knowledge of our entire civilization in your back pocket. But no one from MIT nerds to Army Corps engineers has ever built a robot that can lay bricks as well as a mason. Unlike the controlled conditions of a factory line, where robots are now ubiquitous, no two construction sites are alike, and a days work involves countless variables bricks that range in size and...

Discusses recycling bicycles, including where to find cheap and free bikes and parts, how to make repairs, and how to combine parts to make projects such as three-wheels and tandems.

Introduces the toys, games, and dolls of many cultures and provides instructions for making some simple toys.

Information on how to attract birds to feeders, different types of bird feeders, plantings that attract birds, bird behavior, and how to identify the many types of birds that inhabit gardens and yards.

Carlisle McMillan, a traveler and master carpenter seeking a place of quiet amid the grinding roar of progress. Near Wolf Butte, a strange and apparently haunted monolith, he finds his quiet, or so he believes, and begins rebuilding a decrepit house as a tribute to the gruff old man who taught him a carpenter's skills, rebuilding his life at the same time. He finds two very different, independent women: Gally Deveraux, who works at a diner in Salamander...