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Back to Basics: A Complete Guide to Traditional Skills, Third Edition (Back to Basics: A Complete Guide to ...64 reviews

Skyhorse Publishing, 2008

Can't Improve Upon It
This book was published twice by Reader's Digest when there wasn't much demand for it. Skyhorse Publishing took it over and made enough "significant changes" to establish their own copyright over it. But the changes are just different pictures and rearranged pages! This book is just about to come into its own due to the demise of oil and the Dollar. These are skills the general population ... 		  
  







  
  
Clean: The Humble Art of Zen-Cleansing18 reviews
Michael de Jong

Sterling/Joost Elffers, 2007

Save Our Planet while doing the drudgery you have to do anyway!
"CLEAN" is an amazing example of how each of us can take responsibility for our environment--home, neighborhood, city, state, country, planet. It provides easy and safe recipes that replace commercial products, but more than that, it's creating a grassroots environmental movement. We all hear about Global Warming and figure, "What can I do?" or even worse, "the government will fix it." ... 		  
  







  
  
The Bachelor Home Companion: A Practical Guide to Keeping House Like a Pig21 reviews
P. J. O'Rourke

Atlantic Monthly Pr, 1993

The Bachelor Home Companion
The Bachelor Home Companion: A Practical Guide to Keeping House Like A Pig written by P.J. O'Rourke is a very funny, keep you in stiches book. You'll never keep a house neat and tidy after you read this book. Of Course, that's assuming that you already do. What its like as a bachelor in theory as to actually being one is, according to O'Rourke, a great disparity. If you want to laugh and ... 		  
  







  
  
More Letters from a Nut31 reviews
Ted L. Nancy

Bantam, 1998

What a nut
Ted L. Nancy is such a card! God bless his little soul, this is an amazing heart-warming novel. You should definitely read this. 		  
  







  
  
Move It: A Guide to Relocating Family, Pets and Plants19 reviews
Nan Devincent-Hayes

Dembner Books, 1989

Best book on moving
I had a tough time trying to find this book. The reviews on it are excellent so I wanted to get a hold of it. I had to hunt down a used copy, but it was worth all the energies I put into it. It IS the best book on moving, and I'm glad I got it. It's a truly helpful and useful book that offers step-by-step directions on how to relocate yourself, your family, your plants, and your pets. C'mon, Nan ... 		  
  







  
  
Inside the Not So Big House: Discovering the Details that Bring a Home to Life (Susanka)21 reviews
Sarah Susanka, Marc Vassallo

Taunton, 2005

Several Good Ideas for My Project Here
I bought and then gutted a 1960s, three-story, 3,700 SF office building. Serving as my own architect and general contractor, I completed the two lower floors as offices for my professional engineering firm. I then turned my attention to converting the third floor into a luxury two-bedroom apartment. Although my original intent was to make the apartment a rental space, family circumstances of a ... 		  
  







  
  
Better Basics for the Home: Simple Solutions for Less Toxic Living38 reviews
Annie Berthold-Bond

Three Rivers Press, 1999

Terrific better Basics
This book is filled with natural and non-toxic cleaning products, personal care products and more. I have made a number of cleaning potions from Better Basics and am loving the way my house smells when I clean it! Meaning...instead of the old days using harsh chemicals, my home smells like almost nothing--just clean! I was going to post a review for Annie Bond's Home Enlightenment: Practical, ... 		  
  







  
  
Six Wives of Henry VIII135 reviews
Alison Weir

Ballantine Books, 1993

Henry the World-class Glutton
Alison Weir's well-written, easy to read book about the Six Wives of Henry the VIII is an outstanding work of history about England in the 1500s, Henry's six wives, and the role they play in English politics and international relations with Spain, France and Germany. It is definitely a five star work of scholarship and entertainment. 		  
  







  
  
Children: The Challenge : The Classic Work on Improving Parent-Child Relations--Intelligent, Humane & ...46 reviews
Rudolf Dreikurs, Vicki Soltz

Plume, 1991

A MUST READ!
I am not done reading this book yet however, the tips are wonderful for any parent who is having troubles with their kid. Or this book is great for first time parents who want to raise their kid different from the way they were raised. 		  
  







  
  
Pigsty19 reviews
Mark Teague

Scholastic Press, 1994

Imaginative and funny book that teaches an important lesson.
Wendell's mother tells him his room his is looking like a pigsty, but even so he refuses to clean it. Sure enough, real pigs move into his room. He dosen't mind the pigs company... that is, until he finds hoofprints on his beloved comic books. The pigs help Wendell clean his room and finding it too clean for their liking, decide to leave. Teague's whimsical illustrations fit perfectly with the ... 		  
  







  
  
Castaway Kid: One Man's Search for Hope and Home (Focus on the Family Books)17 reviews
R. B. Mitchell

Focus, 2007

Excellent Book!
I really enjoyed this book. Being from Chicago as well, I felt an ever closer connection to the author and his story. I had a real hard time putting it down and I had to keep tissue close by whenever I was reading it. As a Mother, it was especially heart wrenching to read some of the thoughts and emotions the author experienced as a child. Such wonderful writing and expression - always feeling ... 		  
  







  
  
The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty17 reviews
Sebastian Barry

Penguin (Non-Classics), 1999

Where does Ireland get all these great authors?
The Irish have always been known as great storytellers, but now they're all turning into great writers as well, and it seems they're coming out of the woodwork. Sebastian Barry's The Whereabouts of Eneas McNulty places the protagonist in the small village of Sligo where he is an innocent among angry partisans. When he chooses to alleviate his problems of employment by taking a job with the Royal ... 		  
  







  
  
Midnight Clear: A Callahan Garrity Mystery (Beeler)17 reviews
Kathy Hogan Trocheck

Thomas T. Beeler Publisher, 2001

EXCELLENT HOLIDAY MYSTERY
I deliberately waited over a year to purchase and read Midnight Clear by my favorite mystery author, Kathy Hogan Trocheck. I've always paced myself with her books because there aren't that many to begin with plus it's been over 3 years since KHT last wrote one. I hope that she is working on something new, because all of us Callahan Garrity fans are anxiously awaiting the next mystery featuring ... 		  
  







  
  
A Druid's Herbal for the Sacred Earth Year15 reviews
Ellen Evert Hopman

Destiny Books, 1994

Useful, Informative, Fun and Reverent
I just got this book last summer, long after it was originally written, so though I am a johnny-come-lately to this work, that doesn't diminish my appreciation for it. The cover shows a lovely woman with braided ribbons in her plaited hair, and on further refection I feel this is a perfect image to symbolize the book, as it weaves in lore, medicinal herb information and homeopathic information on ... 		  
  







  
  
Home Enlightenment: Practical, Earth-Friendly Advice for Creating a Nurturing, Healthy, and Toxin-Free Home ...15 reviews
Annie B. Bond

Rodale Books, 2005

Create a heathly, safe home for yourself and your family
This book helps you take better care of yourself and your love ones. We are concerned about what we eat and if it's safe. We also need to be concerned about what we use to clean our homes with and what we use on our skin. In this book there is lots of good, practical receipes for a toxin-free home. This book will be on that I will use often. 		  
  







  
  
Mrs. Dunwoody's Excellent Instructions for Homekeeping: Timeless Wisdom and Practical Advice17 reviews
Miriam Lukken

Warner Books, 2003

I'm being redundant BUT...
Yes, you must get a copy of this book, it deserves to be classic. Yes, it is heartwarming and touching in places and it made me stop and really think about what home means to me. That fact alone makes it stand out against all of the "hints and tips" and "how to" books currently on the market. In fact, I've started my very own "receipt" book for my niece separately and am fashioning it along ... 		  
  







  
  
Extraordinary Uses for Ordinary Things: 2,317 Ways to Save Money and Time16 reviews
Editors of Reader's Digest

Readers Digest, 2007

Extraordinary Uses for Ordinary Things: 2,317 Ways to Save Money and Time
So much information that really can be used. Can not absorb with one reading. Marked most useful and will re-read balance over time. 		  
  







  
  
Birdy15 reviews
William Wharton

Vintage, 1992

Interesting book
The book is best described as "bird-y", like it's title. Whoever reads it will understand what I mean. In the center of the story stands an eccentric, introverted boy called Birdy, who's entire life is driven by an obsession with birds, and a dream - to fly and be free. The book opens with Birdy in a military mental hospital, traumatized by his experiences in WWII. His childhood friend, Al, has ... 		  
  







  
  
Handbook for Critical Cleaning13 reviews

CRC, 2000

It's the ONLY book on Critical Cleaning
In my opinion, it's not just the BEST book on critical cleaning, it's the ONLY objective, scientific book on critical cleaning, emphasizing studies, testing and data. Also includes anecdotal information with proper discussion and evaluation, putting one of its feet in the "Handbook" category. In the spacecraft technologies area, Tribble's book "Fundamental's of Contamination Control," is ... 		  
  







  
  
Organize Your Garage In No Time14 reviews
Barry Izsak

Que, 2005

Everything You Need to Know
Barry's book covers all the bases. He starts out by helping set a goal, create a plan, and envision the finished project. Then using small steps and understanding humor he guides the reader through the important basics of the organizing process as it applies to storage areas. From there Barry opens the world of storage options. Do you hang it, put it on a shelf, in a cabinet, or a drawer? He has ... 		  
  







  




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