Books published by Workman Publishing

The essential ingredient for full enjoyment of your river, lake, pond, or oceanfront property. If you're fortunate enough to own waterfront property, you know that a dock is essential for realizing maximum value and enjoyment of that land. Now you can build your own dock, or repair an existing dock, with this comprehensive, easy-to-use guide -- the only book devoted exclusively to residential docks. The Dock Manual contains 10 complete plan for stationary and floating docks -- each with materials and tool lists, and simple, illustrated construction techniques. You'll also find step-by-step instructions for analyzing your shoreline and choosing the right dock for your needs. You'll refer to The Dock Manual throughout the year for expert advice to help you: * Make repairs and upgrades * Winterize your dock * Build angle, roller, and stair ramps * Paint, stain, and treat your dock * Deter and repair decay to wood and plastic * Incorporate design options like trims and colors

Packed with 400 full-colour Easter- and spring-themed stickers, EyeLike Stickers: Easter belongs in every Easter basket!

A book documenting pregnancy through your child's fourth year-and one to keep forever. A baby book like no other. Using totally customizable binder format that makes it easy to remove pages you don't need and add pages that make it truly your own, The Baby Keepsake Book and Planner is an all-in-one guide and personal record that takes parents from those first thrilling moments of pregnancy all the way through their child's fourth year. Packed with expert advice; feeding and sleep schedules; checklists and charts; and prompts for filling in medical information, milestones, and unforgettable moments-from feeling that first kick to your toddler's most hilarious conversations-it's both a super-practical organizer and a memento to keep forever.

Tells stories of twenty-five people who each possess a different secret of excellent health - a secret that makes sense and that the author discovered has a true scientific underpinning. This book includes food secrets; exercise secrets; environmental secrets; emotional secrets, and, physical secrets.

From old friends like chickpeas and pintos to rediscovered heirloom beans like rattlesnake beans and teparies, from green beans and fresh shell beans to peanuts, lentils, and peas, this cookbook focuses on beans. It offers over 200 recipes along with information, kitchen wisdom, lore, anecdotes, and a zest for good food and good times.

Sturdy board pages turn this "Mini Wheels" book into a toy, with doors that open, windows to explore, and fully mobilized with a set of working wheels. Pre-schoolers are invited to climb aboard the school bus and sit with the bunnies as they sing their ABC and count to ten.

';I think it pisses God off when you walk by the color purple in a field somewhere and don't notice it.' Alice WalkerThe Lavender Lovers Handbook provides a complete checklist of the color, fragrance, size, and foliage of the 100 easiest, most stunning lavenders available today. In addition to details about spacing, planting,pruning, Sarah Berringer Bader offers tips toharvest, cook, and craft with this wonderful herb.The abundant variety, hardiness, fragrance, and culinary opportunities make lavender one of the most popular and versatile plants, and with this practical and accessible guide, its easier than ever to grow lush lavender at home.

Suitable for little animal lovers, this title features such stories as: off the coast of southern China, a young monkey befriends a lonely white dove; a South African elephant is adopted by a lovable sheep named Albert; and, young leopard seeks comfort, friendship, and cuddles from a domestic cow in India.

Helps you learn about changing colours, joining, fastening off, reading crochet patterns, and working with different shapes. This title lets you work on small projects, such as a simple pot holder or scarf, that gives you the practice and experience you need before you move on to crocheting more complex patterns on your own.

An introduction that shows small landowners how to practice sustainable forestry on their land, whether they have 1 or 100 acres. It also shows them how to manage woodlands to maintain their appearance and value, improve wildlife habitat and tree health, and create income from sustainable timber harvests and other cash crops.

By showing that kitchen skill, and not budget, is the key to great food, Good and Cheap will help you eat well-really well-on the strictest of budgets. Created for people who have to watch every dollar-but particularly those living on the U.S. food stamp allotment of $4.00 a day-Good and Cheap is a cookbook filled with delicious, healthful recipes backed by ideas that will make everyone who uses it a better cook. From Spicy Pulled Pork to Barley Risotto with Peas, and from Chorizo and White Bean Ragù to Vegetable Jambalaya, the more than 100 recipes maximize every ingredient and teach economical cooking methods. There are recipes for breakfasts, soups and salads, lunches, snacks, big batch meals-and even desserts, like crispy, gooey Caramelized Bananas. Plus there are tips on shopping smartly and the minimal equipment needed to cook successfully.And when you buy one, we give one! With every copy of Good and Cheap purchased, the publisher will donate a free copy to a person or family in need. Donated books will be distributed through food charities, nonprofits, and other organizations. You can feel proud that your purchase of this book supports the people who need it most, giving them the tools to make healthy and delicious food.An IACP Cookbook Awards Winner.

Put your wooded land to work! This comprehensive manual shows you how to use your woodlands to produce everything from wine and mushrooms to firewood and livestock feed.

Examines how the equine and human brains function, often related to their respective roles as prey and predator. This title shows the importance of developing right-brain awareness and quieting the left-brain dominance of our Western brains.

Eric Werner's passion for dazzling flavours and natural ingredients is expertly translated into recipes anyone can cook at home. The recipes are beautifully photographed and interspersed with inspiring, gorgeously illustrated essays about this setting and story, making Hartwood an exhilarating experience from beginning to end.

Offers an overview of how to use 56 of the effective herbs to address common ailments, including burns, cuts, wounds, headaches, and insomnia, as well as how to make a simple first aid kit.

With step-by-step instructions for creating a beautiful and functional space for keeping chickens, Chicken Gardens covers everything a gardener will need to know - from the basics of raising chickens and acclimatizing the birds to the garden, to how to create the perfect chicken-friendly garden design and build innovative coops.

From soft-boiled egg to French toast, omelettes, eggs Florentine, and huevos rancheros, this book offers readers a wealth of breakfast offerings with new twists. In recipes ranging from smoothies to casseroles, devilled and stuffed eggs to stews, it offers inventive variations for spicing up eggs and combining them with vegetables.

With a technique tutorial in the introduction, this title offers experienced crafters 18 holiday projects, including eight different stockings, ornaments for tree and tabletop, a tree skirt, and other decorations for the home. Each pattern includes a symbol chart and is labelled with the skill level required to complete it.

Demystifies and explains the "why" behind every knitting technique, from modifying necklines to fixing dropped stitches and creating sleek edges and seams. The author covers everything from how to identify a well-written pattern to evaluating schematics, revising a pattern so it fits perfectly, and making adjustments throughout a project.