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    <body><![CDATA[This book gave me the courage to do the impossible:  I renovated my kitchen without any prior how-to knowledge or experience, and virtually no help from anyone.  The end result was so impressive and confidence-boosting that I have gone on to do several other projects.  The pictures, step-by-step ins...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/26085575">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[Meh, OK for beginners, but once you've torn 1/2 your house down &amp; rebuilt it this book isn't very helpful.  Nate likes it though, and I'm pretty sure he could lay a tile floor on his own.<br/><br/>I don't have much to do at work today.  Well, nothing that isn't boring.]]></body>
    
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