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While the New D-l-Y Manual reasserts itself as the bible of renovators. their bedtime reading should Include The Wells Around Us - the thinking person's guide to how a house works. by David Owen It fulfilbs Its subtitle with idiosyncratic histories of paint manufacture, drywall. plywood, copper pups. and many more fascinating subjects, There are few diagrams or even steoby-step instructions but the reader feels that he's watching at the elbow as Owen solders a copper pipe. And the hints are wise without being haughty. He knows how most people get into a cold sweat before asking for a two-by-fOur the first time at the Iumberyard. So he bolsters our courage wtth the history of lumber. ing Masonute IS named after a Mississippi engineer named w H, Mason who discovered the process of compran wood fibres while fooling around with a pressure cooker That sort of thing, Owen was In a truly cotomal house outside New York Cay The first chapter caletd Home Improve- ment for Its Own Sake us the story of its inhabitants through two centunes Includlng years spent as a What's Improved about the new edition? More coior in the drawings and photos, new emphasis on energy conservation. cross referencing of insttuc. tions. new toois like Japanese handsaws and cordless anus. The plumbing section still tails you howtorepiacewashersondrippymps. butooeson to tackle water treatmentsystemsandconservation dttvtces, Theincraeseduseoicoiorisheiptulinthe section on mnng: now thegrourld wire is green as it should be. The manual is more than a how-totix-it emblem solver Remodeling information from ad. ding an attic dormer to refinishing a basement are included. although aesthetic decisions regarding finish materials etc. are left out. PAGE A18 . WATERLOO CHRONICLE. WEDNESDAY. OCTOBER 23. 1991 This fall. Reader's Digest has revised its New Comoiete Dty4t.Yourg4ttt Manual, a weicorne up- dating ot a basic tool that's been around since 1973 I'm working on my third house with the manual at my side so can attest to the helpfulness of the we edition. While there exists hundreds of specialized handbooks for siding, landscaping. painting, drywall. and so on, the Reader's Digest Manualwastheooesiniiooelcouhdct:rcntootor practically all questions. And the woodworking desagns for indoor and outdoor furniture inspired me Unfortunately the new book lacks similar dosagns. Help for do-it-yourselfers PUBLIC SCHOOL TRUSTEE WWNWUMM§WCW Creative non-fiction (which The Walls Around Us certainly constitutes) is an important genre. Edna Steebleristhisregion‘spremierpractitionerofthe art, and has established a literary award for creative norMiction. Margaret Visaer is another» Her Rituals of Dinner. like its predecessor Much Depends on Dinnerisatascinatingcollectionotwhyweeatas wetttrShetMllbetmttittgtmttthernewbooenext Tuesday. Oct. 29th at Seegram Museum. Tickets for the 8:00 pm. program are available from Words Worth Books. 100 King St. South. On the same program is the historian Michael Bliss who has written Plague, the story of the Montreal 1885 smallpox epidemic. Whether you read for how-t0 or why-to knowledge. meeting these authors is sure to be like adding a skylight to your mental attic. New Complete Daft-Yourself Manual, Reader's The Walls Around Us. Davud Owen, Villard Books $27.50 The Rituals ot Dinner, Margaret vlsser, Harpeer~ Ims $26 95 Plague, Michael Bliss. HarperCollins $26.95 Digest Canada, $39.95 boys' 6ormtoraprivateachoolandMingmtresdto itspreeentsite. Helovesexpenslvepowertoolshut teacNststhatgoodteoNmtmsttipisasmucttamatter of attitude as technique. And his writing is sprinkled with wry wit, usually making fun of his own ignorance Realizing that we amateur carpenters often feel intimidated or inadequate means that Owen leaves us better educated. it your renovation budget allows for only one reference book. the Reader's Digest Manual is the best value. But it you're just as interested in the whys of fix-up as the hows. Owen's book will equip you with the background necessary to doing the ,9 . Over 6000 Movies Available Hours: . Large Selection at Nintendo Game; Mom-Thurs. 9-10 . Super Nintendo "ld '.tr't" e . Im. 1tt'dt,'atty'ov'" mammal» . 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