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Sew Fast Sew Easy: All You Need to Know When You Start to Sew 35 reviews
Elissa K. Meyrich
St. Martin's Griffin, 2002
My new found sewing bible
I just bought this book because I wanted to freshen up my sewing. I knew how to home sew from my mother but I didn't know much about sewing techniques or terms or sewing notions and how to use them. This book was very easy to understand and explains everything I need to know about sewing and using notions and patterns. It's now my sewing bible! If I get stuck on something I grab my sew fast sew ...
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The Best Christmas Decorations in Chicagoland6 reviews
Mary Edsey
Tabagio Press, 1995
A Delightful Photographic Compendium of Christmas-Decorated Properties
This uplifting book provides numerous photographs of creatively-decorated properties. Of course, this was now 12 or more Christmases ago. The decorations are secular and religious, and traditional as well as non-traditional. For example, some have tropical motifs.
A very helpful feature of this book is the division of the Chicago area into areas, each of which has a map that locates every ...
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Too Many Tamales10 reviews
Gary Soto
Putnam Juvenile, 1996
My childhood revisited
I love this story because it brings back memories of when my family would get together at Christmas time to make the annual batch of tamales. Everyone was involved and when all the work was done, we couldn't wait until they were ready to eat. The story is well told and my students look forward to hearing the story year after year.
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It's a Wonderful Christmas: The Best of the Holidays 1940-196525 reviews
Susan Waggoner
Harry N. Abrams, 2004
Great Memories
I bought this book for my mom (81 years old), and it brought back amazing memories for her from her teenage years through the first 20 years of her marriage. The package of ornaments shown on page 11 is the identical one my parents had bought (which we still have - most of them, anyway!). She (and I) enjoyed it so much, I also got copies for my aunt and a family friend of the same age as my mom. ...
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Best Christmas Pageant113 reviews
Barbara Robinson
Samuel French Inc
Best Christmas Pagaent Ever
I purchased this book simply to replace my original copy, which I loaned out and which was never returned. Reading this book has been a favorite part of my Christmas for many years. While I regret losing my old copy, I am thankful I will now be able to carry on this tradition.
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A Child's Christmas in Wales (New York Times Best Illustrated Books (Awards))24 reviews
Dylan Thomas
Candlewick, 2004
The voice
If you have read A Child's Christmas in Wales, you know that it has to be a classic. But you can't fully appreciate it until you have heard Dylan Thomas read it. What a deep, expressive, poetic voice. For years, I have listened to the recording on a Caedman record. It is wonderful to have it on a CD.
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Essential Etiquette Fundamentals, Vol. 1: Dining Etiquette15 reviews
Mike Lininger
Yellowstone Publishing, 2007
Fine Dining Made Easy
The last book on CD my wife and I bought was terrible: mens' voices for female characters, etc. And what's the alternative on the radio? Pop music or Howard Stern? I spend twenty percent of my waking life in my car. I might as well spend it wisely. The Food Scholar is easy listening and presented in a way that makes the information easy to learn and remember.
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The Night Before Christmas and Nine Best Loved Carols (Troll Illustrated Classics)47 reviews
Clement Clarke Moore
Troll Communications, 1988
Jan Brett Night Before Christmas
I LOVE Jan Brett's books! I buy them anytime I see them whether on sale, old ones on Amazon as remainders, or new.. They make great gifts. I have a backup of many to give to children, particularly my granddaughters. The illustrations in this one are so beautiful it is really a keepsake to save as well as enjoy. Give it as a gift and you will make some child very happy and a parent happy,too.
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Essential Etiquette Fundamentals, Vol. 2: Wine Selection & Etiquette13 reviews
Mike Lininger
Yellowstone Publishing, 2007
Excellent Resource For Novice Wine Drinkers
Although drinking good wine isn't difficult, learning about wine can be. Once on a winery tour a vintner explained that there are 15,000 different choices that can be made from grape to bottle. Sometimes picking out a wine can seem daunting. Food Scholar's Wine Selection & Etiquette does a superior job of teaching those of us who would like to learn more without the information being overkill.
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Stop the Insanity! Eat, Breathe, Move, Change the Way You Look and Feel--Forever5 reviews
Susan Powter
Simon & Schuster, 1993
Stop the Insanity - Eat, Breath, Move
I read this book because someone was giving it away at work. I had heard about it but thought it might be some more diet advise. This woman is now one of the most respected people in my life. I applaude Susan Powter for her accomplishments and for speaking out to the public. Now people can really see what our trusted diet and fitness industries are really doing. Memorize the script, sell ...
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Southern Living Our Best Christmas Recipes (Our Best)3 reviews
Oxmoor House, 1994
An Absolute Necessity for Entertaining!
This is the one cookbook in my collection (of at least 50 others) that gets the most usage! I loved it so much that I gave this cookbook as a gift to my sister (a caterer) and aunt (who entertains quite a bit)! This is by far my FAVORITE cookbook(and theirs)! The recipes are easy to follow and well laid out. They offer many different meal plan suggestions and the ingredients are easy to ...
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The Best Cat Ever/ The Cat Who Came For Christmas/ The Cat and the Curmudgeon2 reviews
Cleveland Amory
Little, Brown and Company, 2002
A wonderful story for all whether you love cats or not.
This is the true story of a little grey abandoned kitten who becomes the love of an old bachelors heart. It tells the story of their life together and gives insight into what happened after.
Keep the tissues handy
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Snappy Little Christmas: Have the Best Christmas Ever!3 reviews
Dugald Steer
Silver Dolphin, 2002
Delightful
I purchased this book and found it to be a truly wonderful children's book for the holidays. I didn't realize it was geared toward the older child, and I gave it to my 1 1/2 yr. old. As you can guess he ripped all the pop-ups out shortly there after. I fell in love with the pop-ups and the colors. It is very easy to read and keeps your child's attention. I paid 12.95 for it in Chicago. I am ...
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The Best Barbara Robinson CD Audio Collection Ever2 reviews
Barbara Robinson
HarperChildrensAudio, 2005
Great reading!
Elaine Stritch is an excellent choice for this audiobook. I have loved The Best Christmas Pageant Ever since childhood and now am delighted to get this CD for my daughter to enjoy. She loved The Best Halloween Ever that I read to her and I think she will love this collection as well.
The Herdmans teach us the true meaning of Christmas! And of life too.
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Froggy's Best Christmas4 reviews
Jonathan London
Puffin, 2002
Froggy Wishes...Merry Christmas to All
Poor Froggy, he sleeps all winter and has never been able to celebrate Christmas. But this year, his friend Max the beaver has other plans. He wakes Froggy up from his long winter nap to not only wish him a Merry Christmas, but to give him his first Christmas present ever...a Christmas tree. Froggy and Max hurry to wake up Matthew, the turtle and Travis, the bear from their winter hibernations ...
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Her Secret Santa (Simply The Best) (Harlequin Romance, No 3486)3 reviews
Day Leclaire
harlequin, 1997
Her Secret Santa
Back cover reads:
Mathias Blackstone is either Seattle's own version of Scrooge of Santa Claus...
Mathias Blackstone has a reputation for ruthlessness. He's in the procurement business: whatever you want--gold, diamonds, secrets--he can get! But there's another side to his operation he prefers to keep quiet: every Christmas, Mathias Blackstone procures wishes...
But despite his ability to ...
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The Best Christmas Ever2 reviews
Chih-Yuan Chen
Heryin Books, Inc., 2006
Feel good christmas
Father Bear has had a bad year and there is so little money that the Bear family does not expect Christmas presents. But when Christmas morning comes, there ARE presents under the tree and little footprints in the flour snow around the base of the tree. The presents themselves are surprising in their simplicity. Here is a picture book that speaks to what Christmas should be.
The pictures are ...
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Leisure Arts' Best 250 Christmas Quickies3 reviews
Leisure Arts
Leisure Arts, 1995
A wonderful variety of quick Christmas projects!
I chose this book because I wanted to do a few ornaments, but now I want to sew every chart! The variety in this book includes ornaments, pillows, towels, clothes, napkins, table linens, stocking, tote bags, and more. Every design is easy to make and are truly "Quickies!"
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Santa's Great Book (Leisure Arts Best)4 reviews
Leisure Arts, Oxmoor House
Leisure Arts Inc., 1996
Great patterns and photos.
This is one of my favorite cross-stitch books. I have already stitched 3 of the Santas from it and hope to eventually stitch them all. The photography is excellent and the charts are very well done. Along with each photo is some history about the various renderings of Santa. It is a great book for stitchers and Santa collectors alike!!!
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Best-Loved Christmas Carols: The Stories Behind Twenty-five Yuletide Favorites3 reviews
Ron Clancy
Sterling, 2006
Great Background on Popular Christmas Carols
I saw the author of this book interviewed on EWTN's Bookmark and was interested in reading the book based on his insights. The book delivers, not only do you get a great overview of each carol's history, but a cd is included that has an excellent version of the carol--so you can listen and read at the same time!
This would make an excellent Christmas gift (early) for a school teacher who might ...
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