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Charles Wing

Author of How Your House Works: A Visual Guide to Understanding and Maintaining Your Home (RSMeans)

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Works by Charles Wing

How Your House Works: A Visual Guide to Understanding and Maintaining Your Home (RSMeans) (2007) 398 copies, 1 review

Visual Handbook of Building and Remodeling (1990) 320 copies

The Big Book of Small Household Repairs: Your Goof-proof Guide to Fixing Over 200 Annoying Breakdowns (1995) 53 copies

Boatowner's Illustrated Electrical Handbook (1993) 49 copies

How Boat Things Work: An Illustrated Guide (2003) 47 copies

Get Your Captain's License, Third Edition (1997) 24 copies

The One-Minute Guide to the Nautical Rules of the Road (United States Power Squadrons Guides) (1998) 22 copies

From the walls in (1979) 20 copies

The Visual Handbook of Energy Conservation: A Comprehensive Guide to Reducing Energy Use at Home (2013) 18 copies

The Tiny House Handbook (2020) 16 copies

House warming with Charlie Wing (1983) 12 copies

The Liveaboard Report: A Boat Dweller's Guide to What Works and What Doesn't (1993) 12 copies

The tighter house (1981) 7 copies

Get Your Captain's License, Fourth Edition (2008) 4 copies

Salt in Their Veins: Conversations with Coastal Mainers (2016) 4 copies

Big Book of Small Household Repairs 3 copies

Boatowners Wiring Manual (2004) 2 copies

Captain's QuickGuides: Knots, Splices, and Line Handling (2004) 2 copies

Technik an Bord (2007) 2 copies

Boatowners Illustrated Handbook of Wiring (1746) 1 copy

Smart HomeOwner's Pocket Guide to Home System Repairs Your goof-proof guide to fixing almost everything around your hom 1 copy

The Visual Handbook of Building and Remodeling: The Only Guide to Choosing the Right Materials and Systems for Every Part of Your Home by Charlie Wing (June 19,1998) 1 copy

Salt in Their Veins (2023) 1 copy

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Birthdate: 1939
Gender: male

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How Your House Works: A Visual Guide to Understanding & Maintaining Your Home by Charlie Wing

If you enjoyed how stuff works books as a kid, this is the grown up version of understanding the way that systems in your home work. This book is both interesting from a scientific and maintenance point of view.

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Works: 23
Members: 1,019
Popularity: #25,281
Rating: 3.9

Reviews: 1
ISBNs: 67
Languages: 1

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