Books from Taunton
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The Bean Harvest Cookbook
By Ashley MillerDiscusses the varieties, history, growing, and harvesting of beans, and provides recipes using beans in appetizers, salads, soups, side dishes, and main dishes.
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A House on the Water: Inspiration for Living at the Water's Edge
By Robert KnightAn architect provides a beatifully illustrated look at twenty-five homes that are built on or near bodies of water, explaining what makes a design scheme work for such dwellings, offering helpful guidelines for those planning such a home, ...
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Make a Windsor Chair with Michael Dunbar
By Michael DunbarSupplies detailed instructions on making the turned legs, spindled back, and contour seat of two styles of Windsor chairs
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Unbuilding: Salvaging the Architectural Treasures of Unwanted Houses
By Robert H. Falk, Brad GuyThe country's two leading expert advocates for salvaging parts of unwanted houses rather than demolishing them explain the "green" art of unbuilding (or deconstruction) and take the reader on a...
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Remodeling a Kitchen
By Sam ClarkRemodeling a kitchen is fun, practical, and one of the best return-on-investment, home-improvement projects out there.
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Safe Home Wiring Projects
By Rex CauldwellDiscusses how to work safely with electricity and how to wire light fixtures, ceiling fans, bathroom fans, home-entertainment systems, and special installations
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Building Traditional Kitchen Cabinets
By Jim TolpinProvides detailed guidelines on how to design a custom kitchen; discusses cabinet design, construction, and installation; and shows how to build face frames, doors, drawers, and cases. Original.
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Building Your Own Kitchen Cabinets: Layout, Materials, Construction, Installation
By Jere CaryDiscusses the selection of materials for cabinets and provides detailed instructions on constructing, installing, and finishing kitchen cabinets
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Making Kitchen Cabinets: A Foolproof System for the Home Workshop
By Paul LevineProvides detailed instructions for designing and building kitchen cabinets, using only a table saw, a router, and some hand tools
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Get Your Crochet On!: Fly Tops & Funky Flavas
By Afya IbomuA hot new designer brings together a street-wise style and fresh urban flavor in a collection of innovative crochet patterns for both men and women that includes sexy halter tops, bikinis, tank tops, and such fashion accessories as earrings ...
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The Timber-frame Home: Design, Construction, Finishing
By Tedd BensonLearn to adapt the sturdy elegance of timber-frame construction to the needs of modern life. Hundreds of color photos and drawings showcase the latest designs, methods, and materials.
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Setting Up Shop: The Practical Guide to Designing and Building Your Dream Shop
By Sandor NagyszalanczyWith all the ingenious solutions in Setting Up Shop, you'll never run out of ideas for improving an existing shop or planning the shop of your dreams.
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The House You Build: Making Real-world Choices to Get the Home You Want
By Duo DickinsonPresents a variety of architectural housing projects, providing home sites and floor plans and tips on choosing materials to maximize value while minimizing the cost.
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500 Bungalows
By Douglas KeisterTaunton Press has published several bungalow-related books to great success including Bungalow Style and Updating Classic America: Bungalows. 500 Bungalows features an irresistible package at an incredible price, making this the perfect ...
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The Food You Crave: Luscious Recipes for a Healthy Life
By Ellie KriegerPresents a selection of two hundred recipes for every type of meal that emphasizes such healthy ingredients as herbs, spices, vegetables, grains, fruits, meats, and fish, and provides a nutritional breakdown for each dish.
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The New Family Home: Creating the Perfect Home for Today and Tomorrow
By Jim Tolpin, Mary LathropPacked with great design ideas, this celebration of the customized house features twenty-four homes designed with the needs of individual families in mind, from empty nesters in search of a new nest to floor plans for a blended family.
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Panini Express: 70 Delicious Recipes Hot Off the Press
By Lauren Chattman, Daniel LeaderA tempting assortment of innovative panini recipes contains seventy different hot pressed sandwiches, including both traditional and original, one-of-a-kind creations, along with flavor enhancers, accompaniments, and homemade breads, ...
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Linen and Cotton: Classic Sewing Techniques for Great Results
By Susan KhaljeDiscusses working with different textures, weights, and weaves of linen and cotton
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Annuals with Style: Design Ideas from Classic to Cutting Edge
By Thomas Christopher, Michael RuggieroProvides design ideas for using annuals in beds, borders, and containers, and offers professional growing advice for more than seventy plants.
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Renovating Old Houses
By George Nash"Plain talk for restorers, from soup to nuts (and bolts). Here's thorough, practical advice that's sensitive to both history and budget".--The Old House Journal.