What structure would make your garden perfect—a crowning touch like an arched gateway? A shady place to put a comfy chair? Or a shed for neatly storing your landscaping tools? Whatever practical or decorative feature it needs, this attractive collection has the perfect yard project. Best of all, they’re wonderfully doable for even the complete beginner, thanks to these instructive photographs, excellent plans, helpful sidebars, and easy-to-follow guidance. Introductory chapters cover every building basic, including materials, kits, permits, and good finishes for exteriors. Construct a gazebo for a luxurious retreat, an arbor or trellis that acts as both a “room” divider and plant trainer, a personal greenhouse for year-round gardening that’s a snap to create, and more!

Easy to Make Outdoor Structures

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Hylton, Bill

Gardening & Landscape Design

Shady Oak Pr

The scoring zone is that critical time in your golf game when your tee shot is done and you’re trying to reach the green—and it offers the best opportunity for improving your score! Nearly 450 stop-action photos take players out on the course with the pros to see how they save strokes and get in the zone. Controlling accuracy and distance are the prime considerations, and that’s what these detailed lessons focus on: developing a strategy; having the right grip, alignment, and posture; mastering the long approach swing; and letting the club do the work in the mid range. Find formulas for chipping and short pitches and examine creative options for basic bunker shorts, a severe uphill lie, and spin shots.

Success in the Scoring Zone: Stroke-saving Strategies & Secrets from Pga Tour Pros

Sports & Outdoors

HOSID, Steve

Golf

This is not your ordinary grilling cookbook! It puts the thrill back in the grill with dozens of innovative recipes—from Rib Roast with Pineapple Poblano Salsa to Chicken Sitting on a Beer Can. Even old favorites get a twist: you’ll never look at a cheeseburger the same way once you’ve tried this “inside out” creation. Enjoy quick, simple meals for everyday, such as grilled chicken sandwiches where the meat stays plump and moist thanks to a flavorful brine. Or prepare a knockout feast for special guests, like Quail with a Pomegranate Almond Marinade. In addition to the delectable dishes, there are lots of surefire grilling secrets, techniques, and tips—and the gorgeous color photos will make your mouth water!

Grill Thrills!: Recipes and Inspiration for Creative Grilling

Cookbooks, Food & Wine

Weinstein, Bruce

Scarbrough, Mark

Outdoor Cooking

Packed with more than 300 color action photos and how-to demonstrations, this great guide—written by one of North America’s most noted fishing authorities—hands you the tools you need to become a better bass angler. It delves right into the bass’s world, describing the fish’s food habits, growth rates, and habitats, and explaining how and where to find (and catch) more and bigger fish. Travel to a variety of man-made and natural lakes, as well as to ponds, pits, rivers, and streams to learn the best locations for bass during every season. Find out about the right gear and electronics (such as depth finders and GPS navigators), check out important bass-fishing knots, and pore over maps to top sites for fishing success.

Bass!: Proven Strategies, Skills & Secrets for Catching More and Bigger Largemouth Bass

STERNBERG, Dick.

Hunting & Fishing

It doesn’t have to take forever to complete high-quality woodworking projects: these 25 fun and functional items for indoors and out can be finished in as little as a day. And success is practically guaranteed, thanks to the straightforward instructions and hundreds of color photographs, charts and illustrations, including exploded diagrams that show precisely how each piece comes together. The collection features designs—such as charming Plantation Shutters, a Gateleg Table with two extendable leaves, and a Compact Cook’s Rack—that even a novice can finish, but that will also keep experts happily engaged. The creative projects also include an Easy Glider, a nostalgic Swing-on-a String, a Table-to-Go that’s perfect for tailgating, and many others that woodworkers will want to build and enjoy right away!

Workshop Creations: Classic Woodworking Projects for Indoors & Outdoors

Shady Oak Press

Crafts & Hobbies

These 24 easy-to-complete woodworking projects are designed for woodworkers of all skill levels, and will fill real needs in every home, from the glass-topped Display Coffee Table, cozy Double Rocker, and elegant Fireplace Mantel to the Gardener’s Bench and handy Materials Cart for the workshop. Each project was selected for its ease of construction, and is accompanied by a materials shopping list, straightforward diagrams, and creative finishing tips. There’s advice for ensuring that seat-backs won’t twist, tips for creating “invisible” butt joints that hide seams, and using alignment jigs to keep drawers level and solid. More than 300 color photographs, diagrams, and charts make it easy to see how the projects are completed.

Home Woodworking Projects: Beautiful & Functional Items for Every Room

Home Improvement & Design

Nothing enhances the comfort and good looks of a backyard or deck more than well-made outdoor furniture. Home carpenters of every skill level will find projects here to fill every family need, from the Frame-style Sandbox, made entirely of 2 x 4s in a single day, to the Potting Bench, complete with rolling cart, water supply, and sink. The beginner will appreciate the simplicity of the Basic Adirondack Chair, with its squared-off forms, while the more experienced woodworker will go for the Advanced model, with its elegantly curved contours. There is complete information on such important subjects as counterboring and plugging to conceal screw heads, the best woods for outdoor use, and the proper finishes to preserve the completed projects.

Woodworking for the Backyard: Projects for Relaxing, Cooking, Entertaining & Gardening

Prized by hunters for its meat as well as its huge antlers, the elk inhabits some of the most spectacular wilderness areas on Earth. But since less than 25% of all elk hunts are successful, the advice of Bob Robb, a leading big game hunter, is essential reading before heading for elk country, whether in Canada, Alaska, or the lower 48 states. Where are the animals found at different times of year? How should you gear up to hunt them? How do you use an elk call? What do you do once the game is down? The answers—based on Bob’s experience hunting them with rifle, bow, and muzzle-loader—are guaranteed to greatly improve any elk hunter’s odds of success.

Elk!: Proven Strategies for Elk Hunting Success

Robb, Bob

Equally useful to longtime hunters and those on their first shoot, this assemblage of bird hunting wisdom can increase anyone’s chances of success. Field tactics are provided for 18 game birds, from commonly-hunted species like turkey, quail, pheasant, and grouse to lesser-known birds such as ptarmigan, hun, and chukars. The collected advice from veteran North American hunters covers everything from how to recognize promising terrain to the best ways to deploy dogs, as well as choosing the right gun, selecting a load and choke setting for each bird, and maximizing success when hunting alone or with friends. Range maps and practical safety tips are offered, while hundreds of color photographs show both outstanding specimens of each species and the spectacular terrain hunters will encounter.

The Complete Book of Upland Bird Hunting

Science & Math

Nature & Ecology

The difference between an ordinary home and an unforgettable one is in the details. Trim carpentry can add thousands of dollars in value to any house, and this fantastic guide explains how to plan the job, choose the appropriate wood and style, and use hand and power tools. Hundreds of color photographs break down each process to its core components: start by adding crown molding and a rich-looking cornice, install a chair rail or raised-paneled wainscoting, or replace a boring interior doorway with a custom-crafted, block-and-plinth casing. Using custom or prefabricated parts, woodworkers can dress up a living room with an elegant coffered ceiling, add picture rails, or install baseboard moldings. Expert tips help every job come out great!

Trim Carpentry Projects

Marshall, Chris

See the best price to sell, buy or rent books by the Shady Oak Pr publisher. BookScouter helps to compare book prices from 25+ online bookstores and 30+ buyback vendors with a single search.

Books by Shady Oak Pr