Home & Garden Audiobooks | Non-Fiction

10 Simple Habits That Lead to an Organized, Decluttered, and Efficient Home: Master Your Clutter and

Keep your home in its best state with 10 Simple Habits That Lead to an Organized, Decluttered, and Efficient Home! This book will will help you manage your clutter and provide you and your family with a safe, organized, and efficient home. This book understands that your family plays a significant part in keeping your house efficient, which is why it presents ways to get your whole family on board to keep your home organized and decluttered. Additionally, the book does not only help you build habits but also contains advice on how to decorate and find the right style for your home.

Sweet Palmer (Author), Lily Cox (Narrator)

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1001 Weird Facts for Canadian Gardeners

A.H. Jackson (Author), Janice Ryan (Narrator)

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101 Ways to Go Zero Waste

Minimalism meets DIY in an accessible guide to household waste reduction. We all know how important it is to reduce our environmental footprint, but it can be daunting to know where to begin. Enter Kathryn Kellogg, who can fit all her trash from the past two years into a sixteen-ounce mason jar. How? She starts by saying 'no' to straws and grocery bags, and 'yes' to a reusable water bottle and compostable dish scrubbers. In 101 Ways to Go Zero Waste, Kellogg shares these tips and more, along with DIY recipes for beauty and home; advice for responsible consumption and making better choices for home goods, fashion, and the office; and even secrets for how to go waste free at the airport. 'It's not about perfection,' she says. 'It's about making better choices.' This is a practical, friendly blueprint of realistic lifestyle changes for anyone who wants to reduce their waste.

Kathryn Kellogg (Author), Chloe Cannon (Narrator)

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11 Simple Ways To Turn Your Garden Japanese

'How to Turn Your Garden Japanese' - 11 Simple & Easy Ways to Do It' is a book that has been specifically written to provide knowledge, inspiration and practical ideas and tips for turning your garden Japanese. The beauty of a Japanese garden space is that it doesn't have to be large at all. You can create a Japanese style garden in small, medium and large spaces depending on your ambition and budget. Japanese gardens are steeped in hundreds of years of history and the book gives you an insight into their origin and development over the centuries to the present day. Ingredients in a Japanese garden are key to its authenticity and there are many ways that you can introduce them into your garden space. From shrubs, trees and plants through to ornaments and pathways. Gravel spaces with stones and rocks more popularly known as 'Zen gardens' - Karesansui in Japanese - meaning a 'dry water' gardens. The gravel which is often raked signifies a moving body of water for example. This book gives you 11 ideas for turning your garden Japanese on a budget and if you crave a calming, serene and stress-free garden space it could well be the starting point for your own Japanese garden or Zen garden. Japanese gardens are beautiful and memorable to the eye and if you create one it will be the envy of your family and friends.

Russ Chard (Author), Russ Williams (Narrator)

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365 Ways to Save the Planet: A Day-by-Day Guide to Sustainable Living

Step up your sustainability and unlock your full eco potential with 365 easy, trackable changes. What if sustainability didn't have to be so complicated? 365 Ways to Save the Planet cuts through the noise and explains exactly how to live a 'greener' lifestyle day by day. With its approachable ideas and achievable daily actions, anyone can up their sustainability score with this bible. Eco warrior Georgina Wilson-Powell breaks down the significance of environmental statistics for issues big and small, and quantifies the difference low effort, high impact changes can make. In her one-year programme, each day pairs a realistic goal with a simple 'save the Earth' action for an individual to apply at home or work. An Impact Index accompanies each action, quantifying the difference each action can make, meaning you can actively record your progress and reflect positively on the impact you are having on the environment over the course of a full year. Being green has never been easier. Break previous habits, shift your mindset and achieve sustainability with 365 Ways to Save the Planet. If you want to make a difference but don't know where to begin, simply turn the page and start with day one. © 2023 Georgina Wilson-Powell © 2023 DK Audio

Georgina Wilson-Powell (Author), Georgina Wilson-Powell (Narrator)

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5 Days to a Clutter-Free House: Quick, Easy Ways to Clear Up Your Space

Do you want to reduce the clutter in your home, organize what's left, and keep it that way? Does the sheer scope of the project give you an anxiety attack? Don't let fear stop you! Organizing and time-management experts Sandra Felton and Marsha Sims show you how-with the right game plan and a healthy dose of adrenaline-you're just five days from your goal. With their proven team-based approach, even the most overwhelming de-cluttering job becomes doable. In the first section, they show you how to de-clutter, with each day of the week focused on one reachable goal. In the second section, they show you how to cultivate time-tested habits that keep your house in the clean, well-ordered state you've just achieved. You'll even learn how to deal with common obstacles such as filing, storage needs, health issues, space restrictions, the car, and family sabotage! So what are you waiting for? The home of your dreams is just a week away!

Marsha Sims, Sandra Felton (Author), Laurel Lefkow (Narrator)

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65 Household Cleaning Hacks to Make Your Life WAY Easier

Hacks to make cleaning your house faster, easier, and (dare I say) more enjoyable! Few of us enjoy cleaning our homes. It's tedious and time consuming, and sometimes it seems pointless. After all, life will go on if the laundry goes unfolded or the toilet unscrubbed, right? Unfortunately for most people, cleaning is a necessary evil. Life is just easier when you live in a house that is tidy. That doesn't mean you have to spend all of your precious time dusting and mopping, though. Author Elizabeth Bolling brings you her favorite tried-and-true cleaning hacks and tips, guaranteed to save you time and energy so that you can spend less time cleaning and more time doing what's really important to you! Inside this gem of a book, you'll learn how to: - Clean your drapes in 30 seconds - Never wash your glass shower doors again - Get rid of baked-on gunk on your baking dishes in seconds - Finally remove all that pet hair ground into your carpet - Clean your toilet bowl naturally - no scrubbing required - Get a good night's sleep on a mattress and pillows free of dust and bacteria

Elizabeth Bolling (Author), Collene Curran (Narrator)

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A Book of Motivational Quotes: From various sources

'A Book of Motivational Quotes ' , this book consists of the famous quotes stated by many great men. Some are also collected from the Hindu mythology. One will definitely understand what real life is which is nothing but the reality when one reads this book. This is just like an eye-opener to those people who have not unlocked their real potential.

Anusha Hs (Author), Anusha Hs (Narrator)

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A Castle in Spain

The downloadable abridged audiobook edition of Matthew Paris' charming tale, A Castle in Spain, read by the author himself. Walking in the Pyrenees, twenty years ago, Matthew Parris and his sister came upon a magnificent medieval house. It had crests and a date - 1559 - chiselled into the stone: its walls and foundations were intact but the ancient oak ridge timber supporting the roof had split and was ready to collapse into the rotten floors beneath. Renovation would be an epic undertaking - a massive investment of time, money and emotion. And, the locals warned, nobody ever left L'Avenc with any money. A few years ago, Matthew (with his family's help) went back and bought the place. Astonishing and arguably idiotic, his decision resulted in a phenomenal amount of hard work, and this hugely enjoyable audiobook. Inspirational, instructional and utterly irresistible, this is the story of one man's dream to turn a forgotten ruin into his very own Castle in Spain.

Matthew Parris (Author), Matthew Parris (Narrator)

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A Fenland Garden: Creating a haven for people, plants and wildlife in the Lincolnshire Fens

The story of how Francis Pryor created a haven for people, plants and wildlife in a remote corner of the fens. A Fenland Garden is the story of the creation of a garden in a complex and fragile English landscape - the Fens of southern Lincolnshire - by a writer who has a very particular relationship with landscape and the soil, thanks to his distinguished career as an archaeologist and discoverer of some of England's earliest field systems. It describes the imagining, planning and building of a garden in an unfamiliar and sometimes hostile place, and the challenges, setbacks and joys these processes entail. This is a narrative of the making of a garden, but it is also about reclaiming a patch of ground for nature and wildlife - of repairing the damage done to a small slice of Fenland landscape by decades of intensive farming. A Fenland Garden is informed by the empirical wisdom of a practising gardener (and archaeologist) and by his deep understanding of the soil, landscape and weather of the region; Francis's account of the development of the garden is counterpointed by fascinating nuggets of Fenland lore and history, as well as by vignettes of the plantsman's trials and tribulations as he works an exceptionally demanding plot of land.

Francis Pryor (Author), Francis Pryor (Narrator)

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A Gardener's Guide to Botany: The biology behind the plants you love, how they grow, and what they n

Ever wonder if plants sleep or why their leaves are shaped a certain way? The inner workings of the plants you love are revealed and celebrated in this guide by botany expert Dr. Scott Zona. A Gardener's Guide to Botany is not just another book on how to grow plants. Instead, it's a botanical journey into what makes plants tick, delivered in layman's terms that are easily understood and appreciated by both advanced gardeners and first-timers. It's the chlorophyll-infused science behind the plants you know and love, whether you grow them indoors or out. You'll learn how different plant parts function (do you know what stomata are and why every leaf has hundreds of them?), the traits that separate plants from animals, and how through eons of evolution the plants we grow in our gardens and homes have developed a million different fascinating adaptations that allow them to survive and thrive. From their leaf shape and growth habit to how they have sex and metabolize the nutrients they absorb, A Gardener's Guide to Botany covers it all in an accessible and thought-provoking way. Divided into chapters based on what plants need to survive, some of the topics you'll discover include: - How plants convert water, air, and sunshine into roots, stems, leaves, and flowers through photosynthesis - How plants react to their environment and "know" when it's right for supporting growth and reproduction - How light can inhibit or facilitate chemical reactions in a plant - How plants access and use water and different nutrients, including through lifelong partnerships with other living organisms - How plants reproduce in some pretty ingenious ways, both with and without sex - How plant genes are dispersed via seeds spread by wind, water, animals, or by the mechanics of the plant or the seed itself Up your #plantnerd status by going on a knowledge expedition to learn about all things botanical, including the enlightening science of plant communication, hormones, insect relationships, and even plant sleep. Plus, learn the many varied ways plants protect themselves, from growing spines and producing toxic leaf compounds to emitting volatile chemicals that serve as messages to insect predators or warning signals to neighboring plants. Through fascinating and relatable text, get to know your plant family like you never have before! Whether you grow houseplants on a windowsill, vegetables in raised beds, or shrubs and perennials along your front walk, A Gardener's Guide to Botany takes you on a beautiful adventure into the amazing kingdom of plants.

Scott Zona (Author), Lee Osorio (Narrator)

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A House Restored: The Tragedies and Triumphs of Saving a New England Colonial

Shop Class as Soulcraft meets A Place of My Own in this lyrical meditation of a woodworker steadfastly repairing a historic home. Old houses share their secrets only if they survive. Trading the corporate ladder for a stepladder, Lee McColgan commits to preserving the ramshackle Loring House, built in 1702, using period materials and methods and on a holiday deadline. But his enchantment withers as he discovers the massive repairs it needs. A small kitchen fix reveals that the structure’s rotten frame could collapse at any moment. In a bathroom, mold appears and spreads. He fights deteriorating bricks, frozen pipes, shattered windows, a punctured foundation, and even an airborne chimney cap while learning from a diverse cast of preservationists, including a master mason named Irons, a stone whisperer, and the Window Witch. But can he meet his deadline before family and friends arrive, or will it all come crashing down? McColgan’s journey expertly examines our relationship to history through the homes we inhabit, beautifully articulating the philosophy of preserving the past to find purpose for the future.

Lee Mccolgan (Author), Sean Patrick Hopkins (Narrator)

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