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Selling Your Home
Dress Your House for Success: 5 Fast, Easy Step to Selling Your House, Apartment, or Condo for the Highest Possible Price!, Martha Webb, and Sarah Parsons Zackheim.
From the Publisher: For the three million people who move each year, Dress Your House for Success will almost guarantee a sale for thousands of dollars over the price of a comparable house. Now, for the first time, everyone will have access to marketing consultant Martha Webb's effective five-step plan. 20 line drawings. What other readers said: This is an excellent book if you are even thinking about selling your home. I read this book in one evening and immediately started implementing her suggestions. We sold our house after only being on the market for 11 days and received list price! I give the credit for a successful sale to the suggestions I received from this book. I highly recommend it! This is the simplest, straight-forward book on preparing your home to sell that I have ever read. Martha goes a step farther than most because she not only tells you how to clean and declutter, but to make your house look like a model home. Realtors, like buyers, look at several houses a day and 'dynamizing' your home is really the only way to make it really stand out. 
100 Questions Every Home Seller Should Ask: With Answers from the Top Brokers from around the Country by Ilyce R. Glink.
From the Publisher:ILYCE R. GLINK’s newspaper column, “Real Estate Matters,” is syndicated nationally. She is the money and real-estate reporter for WGN-TV in Chicago, guest host for The Clark Howard Show on WSB-AM in Atlanta, and has appeared on Oprah and the Today show. In the follow-up to her phenomenally successful guide for home buyers, Glink offers an invaluable handbook for the millions of American homesellers--lucid, engaging advice that will not only show sellers how to make more money, but how to sell with peace of mind. 
50 Simple Steps You Can Take to Sell Your Home Faster and for More Money in Any Market by Ilyce R. Glink.
From the publisher: In 50 Simple Steps You Can Take to Sell Your Home Faster and for More Money in Any Market, Ilyce Glink takes home sellers through the process of readying their homes for sale, offering inside tips and expert advice about how to get the most value from any house or apartment in the shortest time possible. Inside you’ll find:
Improving the Value of Your Home up to $100,000: 50 Sure Fire Techniques and Strategies by Robert Irwin.
From the publisher: ROBERT IRWIN has written more than fifty books on real estate. His Tips and Traps series has sold more than 1,000,000 copies. You can profit up to $500,000 tax-free when you sell your home! And some of the most effective ways to raise the value of your home are also the least expensive! Did you know that you can increase your property value simply by parking your car in the garage? It's true! And that's just one of the many proven value-building secrets you'll find in this indispensable homeowner's handbook. Find out how to increase the value of your home by:
Your home is the biggest, most important investment you will ever make. Now you can make it your most profitable investment with simple techniques that bring higher prices and quicker sales. Find out how in Improve the Value of Your Home Up to $100,000. Buying a Home 
100 Questions Every First-Time Home Buyer Should Ask: With Answers from Top Brokers from around the Country by Ilyce R. Glink.
From the publisher: From the most trusted name in real estate: the indispensable guide that helps first-time buyers land the home of their dreams. Now revised and updated for today's marketplace.
A book that deciphers the jargon, matches desires with means, keeps an eye on the details and helps first-timers land the home of their dreams. Glink gives tips for dealing step-by-step with the intricacies of negotiating a mortgage, checking to see that the dishwasher works, and everything in-between. 
10 Steps to Home Ownership: A Workbook for First-Time Buyers by Ilyce R. Glink.
What reviewers said: First-time homebuyers have a guide specifically tailored to their needs in 10 Steps to Home Ownership. Author Ilyce R. Glink writes reassuringly for those who are new to the often-confusing world of real estate. Her book is full of worksheets, allowing readers to pencil out solutions to home buying's many riddles: How big a mortgage can you qualify for? How much money will you need at closing? This book, 10 Steps to Home Ownership, can help readers who find themselves dreaming of home ownership but are too bewildered to take the first steps. I bought this book about a year before I started looking for my first house (when I knew ABSOLUTELY nothing beyond the fact I wanted to buy) and I found this book to be an indespensible aid. The real beauty of it, for me at least, is Ms. Glink's ability to get you thinking about all the myriad issues involved in buying a home (including the biggie - do you even want to do it) in a constructive way with language that is easy to understand. I love that she includes the emotional issues (that are so often overlooked) alongside the financial, legal and practical issues. The breakdowns of real-estate language and the worksheets are nice touches, too. I have recommended this book to everyone I know who utters that magic phrase, "I'd love to buy a house someday...". Home Improvement 
Home Improvement 1-2-3, by The Home Depot. From the Publishers: The first edition of Home Improvement 1-2-3 quickly became a workbench classic. The new edition—with 340 projects, 3,500 color photographs, and more than 100 illustrations, charts, and graphs—offers up-to-the-minute solutions for homeowners tackling home repair, maintenance, and improvement. Chapters cover painting, wallpaper, plumbing, electrical system, walls and ceilings, flooring, doors, windows, cabinets, shelves, countertops, insulation, weatherproofing, exterior maintenance, heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning. Clear, concise instructions accompanied by detailed how-to photographs ensure your success no matter what your skill level. Every project offers tips, shortcuts and advice on buying and using tools and materials, working safely, avoiding common mistakes, saving time and money, and developing skills. Home Improvement 1-2-3 also reviews new tools, technology, materials, and installation techniques. All About Central Utah 
Hidden Utah: Including Salt Lake City, Park City, Moab, Arches, Zion, and Bryce Canyon by Kurt Repanshek.
From the publisher of the Hidden Travel series: "From the many national parks — including Bryce, Zion, and Canyonlands — to the mountains that encircle Salt Lake City, this guidebook explores all corners of this immensely popular western state. No place is too remote for Hidden Utah, not even Dead Horse Point State Park, an isolated island mesa 6,000 feet above sea level surrounded by cliffs, buttes, and towering spires. The guide also leads readers to the Grist Mill Inn, a luxurious bed and breakfast built into a former flour mill, and Cafe Diablo, where rattlesnake cakes and pumpkin-seed trout are part of the daily fare. Author Kurt Repanshek describes outdoor adventure spots and rates every ski resort in the state, from world-renowned Park City to local favorite Alta. Details on 38 pioneer homes and buildings, eight pioneer museums, ten petroglyph locales, and 26 archaeological sites help travelers discover Utah's frontier roots. Each title in the Hidden series also offers readers the comfort of detailed maps, internet information for each listing, author favorites, suggested itineraries, and walking and driving tours." Central Utah Recreation 
Eat like a Wildman: 110 Years of Great Game & Fish Recipes (Sports Afield), Compiled by Rebecca Grey.
What critics say about Eat Like A Wild Man:
"Rebecca Gray draws upon 110 years of Sports Afield magazine to compile an outstanding recipe collection for fish, fowl, and wildlife dining. From Venison Steak Paillard, Yearling Bear Roast, and Curried Grouse Breast, to Louisiana Oyster Soup, Malabar Curried Trout Soup, and Black Bass Mushroom Pie, Eat Like A Wild Man features unusual and highly recommended dishes that would grace any table, highlight any celebration, and please any palate." "Eat like a Wildman is the finest collection of fish and wild game recipes available. The outdoor tradition speaks through the pages of recipes, stories and quotes." 
The Field & Stream All-Terrain Vehicle Handbook: The Complete Guide to Owning and Maintaining an ATV, by Monte Burch.
Central Utah is truly the center of many national and regional ATV events. Throughout Sevier County, ATVs are permitted on most roadways, and in Richfield it's a common site for groups -- small and large -- to be heading to and from nearby trails, including the famous, 200 mile loop, Paiute ATV Trail.
From the Publisher: The Field & Stream All-Terrain Vehicle Handbook is a comprehensive guide to this popular vehicle that thrives in both the sport and utility worlds. In it, author Monte Burch provides useful information that every rider will want to know. Who are the manufacturers, and what are the models? How do you pick the ATV that's right for you? Where can you find rider training? How do you maintain and repair your ATV? Burch also offers essential safety tips and covers the many uses of ATVs. There are the sport machines used for pleasure riding and racing, as well as the utility models that can carry hunters, fishermen, and other outdoorsmen to the most remote wilderness grounds. And ATVs are increasingly utilized to seed wildlife food plots, work on farms, and more. Included in this guide is an informative section on where you can take your ATV. What public lands are available for ATV use? Which ones are the most scenic? Burch answers these questions and also touches on the issue of wilderness land use for recreational vehicles. Whether you are just thinking of purchasing your first ATV or are an old hand at off-roading, this handbook will be an invaluable reference. Family & Education 
The Great Brain by John D. Fitzgerald (Mercer Mayer, Illustrator). Readers young and old love The Great Brain and its sequels. Set in the fictional Central Utah town of Adenville, the author actually grew up in nearby Price, basing his lively stories on his and his older brother's childhood experiences. What critics say about The Great Brain: Ten-year-old Tom D. Fitzgerald is known to everyone as The Great Brain. J.D., The Great Brain's sometimes confounded but always-admiring younger brother, tells his story. Such people as Mr. Standish, the mean schoolmaster, regret the day they came up against The Great Brain. But others, like the Jensen kids lost in Skeleton Cave, Basil, the Greek kid, or Andy, who has lost his leg and his friends, know that Tom's great brain never fails to find a way home. 
The Chronicles of Narnia Boxed Set by C.S. Lewis.
I've been reading the Chronicles with my grandkids!
From the Publisher: The Chronicles of Narnia, by C.S. Lewis, is one of the very few sets of books that should be read three times: in childhood, early adulthood, and late in life. In brief, four children travel repeatedly to a world in which they are far more than mere children and everything is far more than it seems. Richly told, populated with fascinating characters, perfectly realized in detail of world and pacing of plot, and profoundly allegorical, the story is infused throughout with the timeless issues of good and evil, faith and hope. This boxed set edition includes all seven volumes. Religion in Central Utah 
Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis.
From the Publisher: In 1943 England, when all hope was threatened by the inhumanity of war, C. S. Lewis was invited to give a series of radio lectures addressing the central issues of Christianity. First heard as informal radio broadcasts, the lectures were then published as three books and subsequently combined as Mere Christianity. C. S. Lewis proves that "at the center of each there is something, or a Someone, who against all divergences of belief, all differences of temperament, all memories of mutual persecution, speaks with the same voice," rejecting the boundaries that divide Christianity's many denominations. Mere Christianity if the most popular of C. S. Lewis’s works of nonfiction, with several million copies sold worldwide. It is a collection of scintillating brilliance which remains strikingly fresh for the modern reader, and which confirms C. S. Lewis’s reputation as one of the leading Christian writers and thinkers of our age. 
The Essential Mormon Cookbook: Green Jell-O, Funeral Potatoes, and Other Secret Combinations, by Julie Barder Jensen. This is the coolest cookbook I have ever seen. It has actually made me WANT to cook... Well, almost. — Sheri Dew The Essential Mormon Cookbook is a time-honored collection of recipes not found in standard cookbooks- family favorites passed down from generation to generation, traditional potluck dishes served at Church gatherings, and other gifts from the kitchen shared by neighbors and friends. This is the perfect source for these hard-to-find recipes you remember from your childhood, such as Christmas Morning Casserole, Pot Roast with Gravy, and Fresh Peach Cobbler. Also included are recipes to feed a crowd, compassionate service casseroles, and a conference-weekend brunch. More than 200 recipes, gathered from four generations of family cooks, are divided by seasons and event in this unique collection of Mormon comfort food. 
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