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The whole idea for this book was born out of frustration from my own horror stories with contractors, as well as everybody else's that I have learned about. Plenty of people have told me about a bad incident they have experienced with a contractor, which could have been avoided if the customer had been more informed. Trashing home improvement contractors is not the intention of this book. In the construction business, you have some good contractors as well as bad. The main goal of this book is to educate homeowners on some of the finer points of hiring a home improvement contractor. Ask the average homeowner what he or she knows about blueprints, building codes, or home improvement contracts, and I am sure you will not get a lot of answers. This would be similar to someone asking me-an electrician-about investment banking or bond trading. If you're not in the business, then how would you know? Whether I am buying a car or planning to travel, I always do my research prior to making a decision. There is no such thing as getting too much information. Home renovation guides are very popular and ubiquitous. What distinguishes my book from all the others is the amount of detailed information I provide on the do's and don't's as well as the strategies to use and the pitfalls to avoid when hiring a home improvement contractor. The readers of my book will become educated about the tools needed to successfully hire a contractor, while attempting to minimize the aggravation and disappointment that frequently accompanies a great number of home renovations. When a homeowner decides to renovate his or her home, he or she can always find plenty of books on home renovations. Most of these books detail a lot of information on the ideas and designs, with very few details on hiring and working with a contractor. Another popular source for hiring a contractor is through recommendations. Once again, you hire the contractor, and it is up to you to make sure that the contractor is doing everything that they are supposed to do. Working in the construction business as an electrician in New York for more than two decades, I have been involved in many facets of the business of industrial, commercial, and residential construction and renovation, ranging from private homes to office buildings, airports, hotels, and hospitals. My vast knowledge and experience in the construction industry and as a homeowner gives me this enormous opportunity to exhibit the tools necessary for homeowners to successfully hire a general contractor to renovate their home.

This book is a collection of gardening memories, some humorous, some poignant, and some philosophical. They are recollections by a columnist who appreciates that gardening is not only about cultivating plants, but about the connection of the earth and insects and animals and people, and the memories nurtured from those relationships.

No doubt about it, moving is stressful. Whether you're leaving your home of thirty years or moving out of a place in which you've only lived six months, the idea of packing everything you own and moving can be overwhelming. The key to reducing stress in the moving process is, as in most things, to be prepared. This book will explain to you step by step how to do that; it will also show you how to save money in the process.

Tras la tercera guerra mundial, la ciudad ha quedado aislada. Dividida en siete bandas, la rivalidad entre ellas lleva a peleas constantes y los planes de paz y unificación no terminan de dar sus frutos. Las principales bandas, "Los Dragones" y "Los Payasos", lucharon una vez unidas contra el ejército. Hoy se odian y pelean constantemente. Los restos del antiguo ejército siguen teniendo un gran control sobre la población y pretenden mantener la supremacía que tuvieron antaño, en tiempos de guerra. Ca, un chico de 22 años y miembro destacado de "Los Dragones", se verá involucrado en una situación que esperaba desde hace tiempo, y no dejará pasar esta oportunidad.

www.lastrestierras.com - La sombra de la guerra planea de nuevo sobre Aladàv, Mundo Conocido. Los tres continentes de la Tierra despiertan de un prolongado olvido y del desconocimiento acerca de su pasado, que ha sido mantenido oculto durante generaciones. Es ahora cuando oscuras profecías de la antigüedad, codificadas en viejos legajos, salen a la luz. Yöl Ethenor, miembro del consejo dirigente de la Ciudad de los Magos, es enviado para investigar la certidumbre de una de estas profecías, que anuncia el regreso de la oscuridad y una esperanza representada en el nacimiento de un niño. Los acontecimientos se desatan en un convulso seno político dominado por el miedo, la pasividad de algunos miembros dirigentes y la traición. Se inicia de este modo un viaje de ida y vuelta en el que los protagonistas se ven forzosamente involucrados, y durante el cual habrán de enfrentarse a la soledad, la responsabilidad y el miedo, para al fin encontrarse consigo mismos y alcanzar su destino.