Home, Hobby & Auto

Food database that contains traditional recipes for 174 countries of the world in all course categories: appetizers, soups, salads, breads, main courses, side dishes, desserts, snacks, and beverages.

AtoZ World Food is also the only database that covers food culture for 174 countries of the world in six categories: National Cuisine, Regional Cuisine, Daily Meals, Dining Etiquette, Special Occasion Foods, and Food Trivia.

FEATURES:

• 174 Countries
• 9,000+ Food Photos
• 1,700+ Food Quotes
• 7,000+ Recipes
• 650+ Ingredient Articles
• 1,400+ Food Culture Articles
• 800+ Food Glossary Terms
• Personal Recipe Book

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An automotive repair database with maintenance instructions and repair guides for most vehicle years, makes, and models. As one of the most trusted names in auto repair, Chilton Library is a fantastic resource for the at-home mechanic or automotive enthusiast.

Features include:

• Maintenance and specification tables that provide the unique data you need for each specific vehicle.
• Step-by-step service and repair procedures, and labor estimating tool to help you confidently determine your next move.
• Vacuum diagrams to simplify troubleshooting.
• Labor Estimating Tool.
• Wiring diagrams to help explain system operation.
• Close-up photographs and illustrations for visual support.
• ASE test prep quizzes for the most popular certification exams.
• A print button which allows you to easily print out what is needed.

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An independent and nonprofit organization that provides unbiased reports on a variety of products. For over 80 years, Consumer Reports (CR) has provided product testing and ratings to help you make better, more informed purchasing choices.

CR’s consumer product and service testing center in Westchester, New York is the largest nonprofit educational and consumer product testing center in the world. They have more than 130 testing and research experts who work with the home, cars, technology, product safety, statistics, survey research, food safety, health ratings and market research teams.

Read current and past issues, learn how to buy a new or used car, and product reviews. Available in en Español with a link in their footer.

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A database of detailed "how-to" instructions and creative ideas that meet the interests of virtually every hobby enthusiast. Includes leading full-text hobby and craft magazines, hobby profiles, recipes, and videos all in a unique, dedicated user interface with easy-to-browse categories.

Subjects include:

• Arts and crafts
• Collecting
• Home and garden
• Indoor recreation
• Kids' crafts
• Model building
• Needlecrafts and textiles
• Outdoor recreation
• Performing arts
• Science and technology
• Scrapbooking and papercrafts

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This database provides do-it-yourselfers with detailed, user-friendly “how-to” information covering a variety of home improvement and repair projects.

Home Improvement Source offers full-text content from leading home improvement magazines and reference books, plus a collection of images not found anywhere else online. Patrons can quickly find the information they need by conducting keyword searches or browsing projects by category.

Subjects Include:

• Electrical work
• Decorating home and garden
• Maintenance
• Outdoor improvements
• Plumbing
• Remodeling
• Wood projects

Detailed yet user-friendly repair guides for all manner of small engines. All content is organized in a unique, easy-to-use interface so that users can quickly find the information they need.

Small Engine Repair Source (SERS) offers assistance in providing routine maintenance (tune-ups, brake service) as well as extensive repairs (engine and transmission disassembly) and allows users to search by product type, brand, model/engine type, specific area of model/engine type and model numbers.

The database includes information on more than 25 years of engine models and the full collection of Clymer repair manuals, with new and updated content added regularly. PDF full text is available for all documents.

Repair and Maintenance Information Provided For:

• Air-cooled engines
• ATVs
• Chainsaws
• Commercial mowers
• Diesel engines
• Farm tractors
• Generators
• Motorcycles
• Marine (boats)
• Outdoor power equipment
• Personal watercraft/jet ski
• Riding lawn mowers
• Rotary tillers
• Snowmobiles
• Snowthrowers
• String trimmers and blowers
• Walk-behind mowers
• Yard and garden tractors

This collection of ebooks from the Washington State Library can be accessed by anyone in any community across our state! Powered by geolocation, these books are available for simultaneous use for readers of all ages, with no username or password required. Kids and Teen Comics collections, Young Adult (YA) collections of Fantasy & Sci-Fi and Mystery & Action, Adult Fiction, and Adult Nonfiction.