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We try to carry products that you will need in your lives in Washington DC, and we have a small selection of books that compliment our other products and that we believe will be useful to many of you. Please check them out below or stop by Frager's.
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 The Mom and Pop Store
How the Unsung Heroes of the American Economy are Surviving and Thriving
Robert Spector
A celebration of the history of small, independent retail and the story of how mom & pop stores across the country still thrive on attentive customer service and renewed community support for local businesses.
Business journalist Robert Spector grew up working in his family’s butcher shop in Perth Amboy, New Jersey, where he learned invaluable lessons about the independent retail business—and about life. Mom & pop stores have always brought people together, fostering a sense of neighborhood identity and camaraderie, and are the glue that connects people in big cities and small towns alike.
Long fascinated by the “direct connection” people feel as merchants and customers when they do business in neighborhood shops, and responding to the growing “buy local” movement across the country, Spector sets out to discover the state, and the state of mind, of independent retailing in America. From a specialty soda pop shop in Los Angeles to a florist shop in Dayton, Ohio, from a bakery in Chicago to a bookstore in Bellingham, Washington, mom & pop store owners shared their stories with him, revealing the spirit and tenacity of the small business owner, dealing with frustration and defeat as well as triumph and success. Spector also interweaves the history of independent retailing. The Mom & Pop Store reflects the story of this country, for it embraces and cross-references every ethnic group and virtually every element of our society.
Find this on the main aisle with the canning supplies.
The Ball Blue Book of Preserving
Rated five stars on Amazon, if you have one book on canning and preserving this is the one you want. Available separately, or get it FREE with the purchase of four cases of canning jars on August weekends with coupon - print the coupon here.
Find this in the garden area of the Hardware Store
Digging It
How to garden your way out of the recession
by Bunny Henderson with Rebecca Lubow
Are you frustrated with the economy? Is the high cost of food busting your budget? Growing your own vegetables can make you - and your wallet - healthier. If you want to grow a garden but don't know where to start, this book is for you.
Find this in the garden area of the Hardware Store
Recipes from a Kitchen Garden
by Renee Shepherd & Fran Raboff
There is nothing quite like the taste of your own home-grown produce, fresh from the garden. But even if your bounty comes from the store or local farmer's market, this delightful collection will inspire you with almost three hundred recipes for a great variety of vegetables, fragrant herbs, and edible flowers.
Find this in the garden area of the Hardware Store
 More Recipes from a Kitchen Garden
by Renee Shepherd & Fran Raboff
Each week of the growing season, gardening chef REnee Shepherd takes a look at the pick of her garden's bounty, then sits down with her coauthor, cooking teacher Fran Raboff, to plan recipes that make the most of each fress seasonal harvest.
Now, in this second book, theyh present almost 300 more recipes, freaturing a wide range of vegetables, lots of aromatic herbs, and garden specialties such as chiles and edible flowers - all the ingredients available in a modern kitchen garden.
Find this with the bird seed and bird feeders 
Local Birds of Greater Washington D.C
as featured in the Kids Pages of the Washington Post
A quick guide to commonly seen local birds. Waterproof laminated six-fold double sided for ease of use, wipes clean after field trips. Includes Shore & Water Birds and Local Backyard & Trail Birds. Full color pictures make identification easy. Keep it by the window, take it with on hikes and outings.
Find this at the main entrance
Pocket Reference
by Thomas J. Glover
This has every specification you are likely to need and more. Electrical, plumbing, hardware, ropes & cables, military rank insignia, properties of gases, wow! Sizes of screws, nails, and lumber. Math formulas to calculate and convert. Weights of materials, and much, much, more.
Keep it in the kitchen drawer or workbench, use it often.
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More to come, stay tuned for additions to our small collection, and perhaps a special announcement specific to Capitol Hill!
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