The Virgin Homeowner: The Essential Guide to Owning, Maintaining, and Surviving Your Home

Year 1999
Pages 448
Binding Paperback

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The listing describes The Virgin Homeowner: The Essential Guide to Owning, Maintaining, and Surviving Your Home by Janice Papolos as a reference book you can return to when you need an answer. The copy shown here is 1999 • Penguin Group USA • 448 pages.

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More appealing if you want an older backlist book that still feels distinct instead of generic filler.

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This edition of The Virgin Homeowner: The Essential Guide to Owning, Maintaining, and Surviving Your Home by Janice Papolos is a more substantial, reference book meant to be opened when an answer is needed.

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  • You are looking for an approachable first book on the subject.
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  • You need a reference book rather than a regular read.
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Reference Long read Older edition Practical

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Exact edition: Paperback · ISBN-13 9780140274769

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This book is meant to be used more than once, either for practice or to look up an answer.

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Read the sections you need. You do not have to start at the beginning or read every page in order.

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