Most Popular Books by Time-Life Books

This guide to laying out and installing a beautifully designed garden that suits a reader''s tastes and property includes more than a dozen adaptable plans for theme gardens with complete plants lists for each. Photos and diagrams.

From laying carpet on the staircase to installing lighting in the living room, everything you need to know to turn a house into a home, from Time-Life''s DIY experts.

Celebrity confers burdens as well as blessings on those it touches, but often the two are indistinguishable. The trappings of celebrity - the relentless exposure, vast wealth, devoted admirers, a license to outrage - can have a dark side, providing a fertile ground for the obsessions, greed, and envy that sometimes drag the famous, and those around them, down to murder. In each case, the powerful magnet of celebrity drew the players together as if on a stage; in the last act, violence shattered their seemingly privileged. lives, and tragedy unfolded.

Herbal remedies, aromatherapy massage, t''ai chi positions--here''s a treasury of proven alternative therapies providing quick relief from scores of ailments ranging from commonplace to serious. "The Alternative Advisor" is packed with self-help techniques that are authoritative, unbiased and clear--offering easy access to a new world of healthcare options.

This exciting new series helps homeowners size up the house they have, visualize the house they want, and understand the steps they need to take to create it. Includes valuable information on material alternatives, budgetary issues, and basic principles of design. It''s rated by homeowners as one of the two most important rooms in the house (the kitchen is the other). Part sanctuary, it''s as much a location of indulgence as it is of utility. Here is the homeowner''s design companion to the bathroom, including tips for layout and material use.

Through easy-to-read questions and answers, readers learn about science with experiments that show how an egg can float, how a string telephone works, how to make giant soap bubbles, and more.

Essays exploring many aspects of the rainforest ecosystem

Illustrated instructions on the basics of sewing, tailoring, embroidery, knitting, and crocheting are accompanied by a history of needlework