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Stanley Plumbing

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Many homes and condos in America are old and therefore have lots of plumbing problems.  This book helps me understand how plumbing works and how to fix all the plumbing problems.  I was so stressed out and scared after my master bedroom's toilet didn't flush and the plumber told me he needed to dig a trench downstairs in the middle of my kitchen to replacce the sewer line.  The HOA has been dodging the plumber's proposal to dig, claiming it's my responsibility because the sewer line section that is broken is underneath my kitchen's slab foundation. But in my opinoin,  the HOA of a condo should be repsonsible for everything behind the wall and the ground. So I'm still debating with the HOA over this. But at least I see how even installing a new sewer line is not so much  a frightening thing that I thought it was, after I read this book.  Knowledge is power and the unknown is always scary. But now I am not scared anymore because I now understand what will be invol

ROOMS: Spaces for Your Life

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I flipped through this book at the library and found some very inspiring photos in it. So I started reading. I just finished the introduction.

Designing Life's Celebrations

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 This book has spectacular photos on every celebration.  The table settings and decorations are all very beautiful and inspiring.  This book presents gorgeous table setting and decorating ideas for both Thanksgiving and Christmas. I love this book.

Blue: A Novel Hardcover

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I was looking for some books to read for Christmas and then I stumbled upon this book.  I read the book summary on the back cover and I feel like a deja vu, not because the book's main female character resonates my life, but because the summary reminded me of another novel from this writer that I read long time ago ...and that I have been trying to give away and yet I haven't found anyone who is interested for a free book.   The summary of this book also reminds me of t he main female character of another book from this author, who also had a near-death accident .

The Complete Thyroid Health and Diet Guide: Understanding and Managing Thyroid Disease

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 I'm reading this book right now because I had been feeling not well for many months and then one day, my body just crashed and I had to be hospitalized.  It took a long time before one of my doctors made the right diagnosis, which prompted me going to the hospital.  Upon admission, I had the vitals of a near-death person.  My thyroid numbers were so high that they went beyond the highest number in the range of meansurement.  All my electrolytes were way off.  I was always a slim and healthy person, and all my regular checkups were good.  So it took my doctors a while to find out what was wrong with me when I complained about slight discomfort in my guts. My persistent complaints about my guts sent me to do  MRIs, ultrasounds, and CT scans on my guts. All the imaging came out good and my doctors began to think my compalaints were due to stress and could be psychological.  They also suspected I just had a stomach flu that I just needed to wait it out.  I went to my doctors so many t