handbooks, manuals, etc

Presents step-by-step instructions for hands-on home projects in the areas of repairs, improvements, security, infestation, rot and damp, insulation, ventilation, electricity, plumbing, heating, decorating, and garden planning and construction.

A reference guide to the most frequently used HVAC design data that provides more than 216 equations for everything from air change rates to swimming pools to steel pipes, definitions for key terms, design checklists, and rules of thumb for a variety of situations.

Offers amateur and professional photographers tips on how to improve their photography skills, no matter what type of camera they use, with before-and-after photographs demonstrating various techniques.

Offers African-Americans advice on the best ways to trace their family's heritage, including case histories, illustrations and photographs of useful documents, sample worksheets and forms, and lists of common traps researchers can fall into.

Presents guidelines, models, and thinking strategies designed to help beginning authors master various forms and styles of writing.

A guide to using the LEGO Mindstorms EV3 set to create robots, including a wheeled vehicle with sensors, a race car, a six-legged walking creature, a robotic arm, and a humanoid robot.

Explains how to use the LEGO Mindstorms NXT robotics system to create five robots.

Tells how to finger paint and print using instant chocolate pudding and paper.

Improve understanding of the election process for students in grades 3-5 by introducing and exploring the connections between national, state, and local elections.