This unique handbook collects together a comprehensive and up-to-date range of indices measuring construction costs and price movements. The authors give guidance on the use of the data making this an essential aid to accurate estimating, as well as examples of how the costs were compiled.

A collection of 160 comics from the hugely popular What's Up, Beanie?, all adorable, humorously frank, completely wholesome, and acutely relatableHilariously eccentric and self-aware, Alina Tysoe, the pink-haired illustrator behind the wildly popular What's Up, Beanie?, captures relatable topics like family, the awkward pains of social anxiety, sweet moments of love and a growing relationship, amusing childhood stories, and her intense love of dogs...

Come and visit Farmer John's Farm. Discover how kids learned about animals and country life. Get to know Farmer John, hi wife and all the animals in his farm!

Tom is a family man with low self-confidence and a dream to help homeless kids, as he was once one. Tom has been employed for over ten years in a factory doing a mundane job. He unexpectedly inherits a fortune from a virtually unknown relative. However, before Tom could take advantage of his new found wealth he is threatened by a mob of thugs with a demand to have half of Tom's fortune. Should Tom refuse to comply; his family will be harmed.To protect his family and live his dream,...

**The Addams Family meets The Incredibles in this hilarious story about a little kid with supernatural powers and the sisters who watch over her, from the creator of What's Up Beanie!Something strange is happening to Peanut—and her sisters are doing everything they can to keep it under control.**Mira and Rosie are determined to prove they’ve got everything handled. Between preparing for their school’s upcoming combat trials and taking care of thei...

Poppy the puptective goes paw to paw with a poltergeist in this second silly book in a graphic chapter book series perfect for fans of InvestiGators and Narwhal and Jelly.When a new neighbor moves into the house next door, Poppy the puptective couldn’t be more uninterested. She’s too busy solving the mystery of the unseen culprit chewing up all the furniture in her house.But when Poppy catches a possible ghost playing with Truffles’s toys in the middle of t...

"Zoo Quest" chronicles the engaging journey of school children as they embark on a captivating visit to an animal zoo park. The excursion was designed to offer both a delightful respite from the classroom routine and a valuable educational opportunity, allowing the students to delve into the world of exotic wildlife. The knowledge gained during this experience would serve as a crucial foundation for an upcoming school project. Central to the project's theme is the explorat...

What happens to us when we die? Does heaven really exist? If so, what does the afterlife look like? Although death happens to everyone eventually, we know little about the process and the only way that we can get answers is to talk to someone who is already there. Through channelled mediumship communication with a spirit called Battrick, this book attempts to answer some of those questions. The spirit world wants us to know that the essence of who we are does not die with our physical body...

This book is a sequel to a previous compilation of 'Cutting Edge' columns published by the authors in the magazine of the Society of Tribologists and Lubrication Engineers. While the first book covered the first decade of the columns, the present book covers the second, and final, decade.The aim of both books was to describe recent developments in tribology in a witty and readable way, to allow those working on applications to keep abreast with the latest news and discoveries, whil...

Poppy the Puptective is determined to solve the case of the mysterious moo in this fourth hilarious book in the graphic chapter book series perfect for fans of InvestiGators and Narwhal and Jelly.MOO! What was that? The entire neighborhood is spooked in the middle of the night by a mysterious mooing sound. In the light of day, the pets notice claw marks on the fence, clothes scattered across the lawns, and cookie batter stuck in a tree. Could it all be connected? T...

Zoo Quest chronicles the engaging journey of school children as they embark on a captivating visit to an animal zoo park. The excursion was designed to offer both a delightful respite from the classroom routine and a valuable educational opportunity, allowing the students to delve into the world of exotic wildlife. The knowledge gained during this experience would serve as a crucial foundation for an upcoming school project. Central to the project's theme is the e...

A Junior Library Guild SelectionA set-in-his-ways housecat has his routine upended by an enthusiastic new puppy with a nose for solving mysteries in this first “effervescent” (Publishers Weekly) book in a graphic chapter book series perfect for fans of InvestiGators and Narwhal and Jelly.Truffles the cat is the only pet in the house and reigns in peace and quiet, only exerting himself to find the best place to take a nice, long nap...