Are you embarrassed to admit that you don't know how to check your oil? Do you know what to do if your car suddenly begins to shake, smoke, or sound funny? Do you open the hood and stare in disbelief at the array of tubes, wires, and parts? Have you ever taken your car to a mechanic who doesn't utter a word you can understand? Don't worry The Pocket Idiot's Guide to Car Repair helps you identify the problem, apply a little elbow grease, and fix it yourself-or at least, explain it to the mechanic . In this Pocket Idiot's Guide you learn how to:

Pocket Idiot's Guide To Car Repair

Engineering & Transportation

Ramsey, Dan

Automotive

Alpha

For the 41 million Americans who move every year, this clearly written guide helps prepare for the big day with valuable tips on: getting organized; budgeting; choosing a mover; packing valuables; handling kids and pets on moving day; and setting up the new house (electricity, phone, cleaning, etc.). It also informs readers on what to do if something goes wrong, such as breakage or loss.

Complete Idiot's Guide to Smart Moving (The Complete Idiot's Guide)

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Home Improvement & Design

You're no idiot, of course. You know how to kick tires and can tell the windshieldwiper control from the one for high-beams, and once you even managed to revive a fellow traveler's vehicle with the jumper cables you keep in your trunk. But when it comes to any car repair or maintenance, you'll let your mechanic charge an arm and a leg for a simple oil change and tune-up. Don't pull out that checkbook again! The Complete Idiot's Guide to Trouble-Free Car Care, Second Edition helps you build the skills you need to maintain your car and handle common maintenance and emergency repairs yourself. Feel confident about applying a little elbow grease to any project, including trickier tasks like adjusting the brakes. In this Complete Idiot's Guide, you get:

Complete Idiot's Guide to Trouble Free Car Care (The Complete Idiot's Guide)

Start with a strong foundation. With even more instructions and illustrations, this revised and updated edition offers clear and concise guidance on every step of home building, from figuring a budget to finding labor and materials to all aspects of construction. This book answers every question readers have about building their own residence—and a few questions they may not have considered. • Contains a visual dictionary of new construction terms and home components • Fully illustrated with step-by-step, easy-to-follow instructions • Sample bid forms, general contractor agreements, and legal advice on building codes and permits • Includes information on working with architects and drawing up your own plans

The Complete Idiot's Guide(R) to Building Your Own Home

Engineering

Offers advice and suggestions for building a solar-powered home, including estimating energy needs, selecting the right equipment, and maintaining the system once it is installed.

The Complete Idiot's Guide to Solar Power for Your Home

A comprehensive and knowledgeable guide that takes the reader from barrier and wall framing through to installation and finish trim.

Builder's Guide to Barriers: Doors, Windows, & Trim (Builder's Guide Series)

Arts & Photography

Architecture

McGraw=Hill

Discover the thrill of flying without draining your bank account! 
You don't have to be a millionaire to get into private aviation. This book shows you step-by-step how to get started, earn your pilit's license, and find and fly your own airplane -- all at bargain prices.This revised and updated edition includes all of the latest cost information and resource listings and provides an overview of computer flight simulation hardware and software. 
Each copy is autographed by the author.

Budget Flying: How to Earn Your Private Pilot License and Enjoy Flying Economically

Transportation

Painting Contractor: Start and Run a Money-Making Business

McGraw-Hill Companies

This work provides an overview of the auto-service business for the trained repair-person who wants to move from being an employee to becoming a proprietor. From start-up to hiring employees, all of the crucial information is included: obtaining loans, establishing credit, marketing your services, providing employee benefits, training and ensuring job safety. In addition, there are tips on reducing costs and risk, keeping records and developing repeat customers. Practical worksheets help the reader prepare estimates, contracts, profit-and-loss statements, balance sheets and bids.

Automotive Repair Service: Start and Run a Money-Making Business

Business & Money

Economics

Tab Books

A simple and easy to read guide to foundations and floor framing for residential and light commercial construction, written for construction workers, contractors, and ambitious homeowners. Ramsey explains how to install, maintain, and repair foundations, covering: general introductory information, excavation, concrete and masonry, foundation walls and piers, concrete floor slabs, and wood foundations and flooring. Illustrated by over 260 drawings, charts, graphs, and worksheets, and including a list of resource organizations, this is a user friendly construction resource. Annotation c. by Book News, Inc., Portland, Or.

Builder's Guide to Foundations and Floor Framing (Builder's Guide) (Builders Guide Series)

Science & Math

Technology

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