Subjects:  1. Christmas cookery    2. Christmas cooking    3. Christmas decorations    4. Crafts / Hobbies    5. Decorating    6. Decorating - General    7. House & Home    8. Seasonal    9. House & Home / Decorating   

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• Abridged
• Audiobook

Subjects:  1. Animal Behavior (Ethology)    2. Dogs - Breeds    3. Dogs - Care/Health    4. Dogs - General    5. Dogs - Training    6. Pets    7. Unabridged Audio - Misc.Nonfiction    8. Pets / Dogs / General   

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Reviews (1)

From a bird lover
This book has some great tips and information for bird feeding.Unfortunately the same information is repeated over and over.A smaller book could have easily included all information. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Bird Behavior    2. Bird attracting    3. Bird feeders    4. Birds    5. Birds & Birdwatching - General    6. Feeding and feeds    7. Nature    8. Nature/Ecology    9. Organic    10. Nature / Birds & Birdwatching   

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Excellent guide to creating "what works and why" with quilting designs
Written clearly and concisely with equally understandable graphic illustrations, this book delivers on its introductory promise--that "you will discover the tricks and techniques for choosing appropriate quilting designs for your quilt tops and how to create your own unique designs."Alex Anderson's chapters on "Choosing Quilting Designs" and "Drawing Quilting Designs" are among the best written on these topics to date.
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Subjects:  1. Crafts & Hobbies    2. Crafts / Hobbies    3. Design    4. Hobbies/Crafts    5. Patchwork    6. Patterns    7. Quilting    8. Quilts & Quilting    9. Quiltmaking   

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Good recipes, beautiful photos, but NOT quick!
Just like her "Quick Cook" book, the "Menus" book has fabulous photos and recipes that do work, but each RECIPE takes at least a full hour; there is no way one person could do a whole menu in an hour unless he/she had six arms. Also, like the other book, many of the ingredients are hard to find, and almost all of the recipes call for fresh herbs (and you can tell that dried herbs just wouldn't work). ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cooking    2. Cooking / Wine    3. Menus    4. Methods - Quick & Easy    5. Quick and easy cookery    6. Cooking / Quick & Easy   

Subjects:  1. Decorating    2. Non-Classifiable    3. Sale Books   

Subjects:  1. Gardening / Horticulture    2. General   

Editorial Review

With Martha's help, you've mastered Rosemary Shallot Popovers and Ina's Cornmeal Cheddar Scones. Your Thanksgiving dinners are legendary. You bake hundreds of cookies and decorate your home from top to bottom at Christmas. But do you know how to create a festive Labor Day, or a Fourth of July that goes off with a bang?Read more

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One of her worst - a cut & paste job
This is old articles from her magazine and the advice was not very good.There are better books.

One of my favorite books for entertaining
Well done and illustrated, these are features from the early days of the magazine.I can personally vouch for the pear bread pudding and the torta di riso--a lot of work but like a lot of things, WELL worth the effort. I don't know if I could do all of those things at once for one activity, especially the wedding at home.But in addition to all the recipes and chapters, it's idea-inspiring.Which is what Martha is all about (that, and the stock market!)

A book for all occasions
The menus planned in the book are delicious.Each is catagorized under adifferent event or holiday, but I've used them for not so special eventstoo.There are also wonderful decorating and entertaining ideas for allseasons.The paella is wonderful! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cooking    2. Cooking / Wine    3. Entertaining - General    4. Holiday - General    5. Holiday cookery    6. Holiday decorations    7. Holidays    8. Special days    9. Cooking / Entertaining    10. Etiquette & entertaining    11. General cookery    12. Home furnishing & decoration   

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Reviews (4)

Features classic patterns for the entire family
I really admire that this book doesn't try to cram in a "how to knit" chapter in the very beginning.Those hurried instructions never do justice to someone who's never knitted.Therefore, don't buy this book hoping that it will contain a chapter teaching you how to knit, because it doesn't.The patterns start right away, and they are for every member of the family - babies to adults.For babies we are presented with several sweaters, a hat, a dress, booties, and blankets.For children there are patterns for a dress, several sweaters, and a scarf.For adults there are patterns for several sweaters and two bags.While many baby and child patterns can be used for boys and girls, the adult patterns are all for women.All the items are made of cotton, of course, which as such a classic, smooth look.It really adds to the classic, clean, and simple look the items already have as a result of the pattern.My impression of the projects is that they are for an intermediate knitter, and they use all the basic skills:Fair Isle, color, cables, etc.This book is sure to please because all the items are beautiful and there's something here for everyone.

Good Book
Beautiful designs! Lots of style for all ages, elegant cables, lace and bobbles. Must see pics! But the women's patterns are all small, nothing larger than 38", which is what my size 3 sister is! Other than that, she again peddles her expensive low yardage yarn line. Worth the price overall.

The Cutest and Most Comfortable of Knits for All Ages
I originally took this book out of the library system. It contains all kinds of great patterns. All levels of knitting skill are represented within. The patterns are for all ages as well..Read more

Subjects:  1. Crafts & Hobbies    2. Crafts / Hobbies    3. Hobbies/Crafts    4. Knitting    5. Needlework - General    6. Crafts & Hobbies / Knitting    7. KNITTING_PATTERNS   

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Essential Guide for Old Paper Collectors
This was clearly a labor of love for co-authors Martinus and Rinker. Their mini-guide to ephemera collecting in the front of the book is more than worth the cost of the book. It is a joy to read. It provides anyone interested in collecting ephemera will an outstanding overview of the field.
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Subjects:  1. Advertising specialties    2. Antiques & Collectibles    3. Antiques / Collectibles    4. Antiques/Collectibles    5. Catalogs    6. Collectors and collecting    7. Paper Ephemera    8. Printed ephemera    9. Reference - Price Guides    10. United States   

Reviews (5)

GREAT BOOK
I FOUND THIS TO BE ONE OF THE BEST DECORATING BOOKS AROUND.I DO NOT HAVE ALOT OF MONEY BUT WITH THE IDEAS IN THIS BOOK YOU DON'T NEED ALOT OF MONEY -JUST TASTE AND SOME CREATIVE THINKING.IF YOU ARE A YUPPY WITH NO INDIVIDUALITY AND YOU WANT A HOUSE THAT LOOKS LIKE EVERYONE ELSES THAN SKIP THIS ONE.IF YOU WANT A CREATIVE,UNIQUELY BEAUTIFUL HOME AND ARE WILLING TO INVEST SOME TIME IN DECORATING THEN BUY THIS.AND YES THERE IS A SHABBY CHIC AIR TO SOME OF THIS,HOWEVER I THINK IT IS QUITE LOVELY AND VERY TASTEFULL.ONE OF THE BEST DECORATING BOOKS I'VE SEEN. IF YOUR'E A FREE THINKER AND LIKE TO MAKE YOUR OWN THINGS THEN IGNORE SOME OF THOSE REVIEWS.EVEN IF IT'S NOT YOUR'E STYLE THIS IS AN EXCELLENT BOOK.

But, this is how my house looks now!
One simple word sums up this book: Yuck!

Sticks and stones may not break my bones, but ...
... they make for lousy decorating.I like Mary Emmerling, and enjoyed her "American Country Cottages" book a lot.It was beautifully photographed, with lots of images of comfortable, lovely, livable rooms. But this book is all rusty wires and birds' nests and peeling lead paint,like a house decorated by the witch from "The Blair WitchProject."I recommend Mary Randolph Carter's "AmericanJunk" for a truly charming book about decorating on the cheap. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Decorating    2. Decorating - General    3. Handbooks, manuals, etc    4. Home Improvement / Construction    5. House & Home    6. Interior Design - Style Books    7. Interior decoration    8. Interior design    9. Residential Interior Design    10. Home furnishing & decoration    11. House & Home / Decorating   

Subjects:  1. Decorating    2. Decorating - General    3. Handbooks, manuals, etc    4. Home Improvement / Construction    5. House & Home    6. Interior decoration    7. Interior design    8. GARDENING - GARDENING ESSAY TRDH    9. Home furnishing & decoration   

Subjects:  1. Crafts & Hobbies    2. Crafts / Hobbies    3. Hobbies/Crafts    4. Machine sewing    5. Sewing    6. Fishing, angling   

Subjects:  1. Decorating    2. Decorating - General    3. House & Home   

Subjects:  1. Bargain Books    2. Sale Books - Adult    3. Sale Books   

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Super collection of patchwork blocks
This book is not about presenting you with a series of pre-written pattern recipes so that you can make up a quilt without having to do the math.You are presented with a huge collection of beautifully illustrated patchwork blocks and instructions on how to use them to draft your own quilt pattern.Photographs of antique quilts and quilts made by Jinny Beyer are sprinkled throughout the book and will have you itching to get to a quilt shop so that you can get started on a new quilt!

Learn to draft your own patterns in any size!
This is one of my all-time favorite reference books. Jinny Beyer shows you how to take any block and break it into smaller units (4-patch, 9-patch, Mariner's Compass, etc).Instead of "copying" that pattern youadmire in a quilt magazine (in the size THEY give you), you'll learn toenlarge or shrink it to the size YOU want!Every new quilter should learnto draft patterns...and many old quilters need a refresher's course.Thisbook takes the mystery out of the math! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Crafts & Hobbies    2. Crafts / Hobbies    3. Hobbies/Crafts    4. Patchwork    5. Patterns    6. Quilts    7. Quilts & Quilting    8. Patchwork & applique    9. Quiltmaking   

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Nice Book
The pictures are in color and very easy to understand.This is a good book to have for emergencies.

A broad overview
As an avid do-it-herselfer, I was intrigued by the title of this book.In an age of sealed assemblies, planned obsolescence, and cheaply built consumer goods, repairing things rather than replacing them has indeed become rarer (and often impossible or prohibitively expensive).The philosophy of this book, then, is admirable: to provide people the help they need to try their own repairs.
Bob Vila told me
If you want to see what's inside, BobVila.com has about 50 of the Fix-It Guides from this book including some of the photos and repairs. I got there through FixItClub.com. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Amateurs' manuals    2. Do-It-Yourself    3. Do-It-Yourself - General    4. Dwellings    5. Handbooks, manuals, etc    6. Home Improvement / Construction    7. House & Home    8. Household appliances    9. Maintenance and repair    10. Repairing    11. House & Home / Do-It-Yourself   

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Did They Say Rose Bible?
It would take volumes to cover the multitudes of roses that are out there, but, with a name like "The Rose Bible" I expected more than this book delivered.
Beautiful book
I am an avid gardner and appreciate a book that tantalizes me with new ideas for my garden.Although I already have some 18 roses in my garden, this book has inspired me to create even more space for more roses, and collect some amazing bourbons and antiques that are out there.I originally purchased this book to research new climbers, and found that and more! The photos are captivating, and the author provides a great history on the various species.In addition, I feel like the author does an outstanding job of explaining the positives and negatives of roses he highlights.I have reread the chapter on "Fifty Immortal Roses" numerous times, and can't seem to put this book down.I can't wait to start digging in the dirt. Very inspirational!

Great for the beginner
Make no bones about it, this book is about roses the author enjoys. This is not a bad thing. He gives you a good concise history on roses, introducing you to the various types of roses grown through time. He gives great advise on planting, pruning and maintenance over the year. Then there are the pictures- lots of them, and beautifully photographed. Yes there is a whole chapter on his favorite roses (many of them tried and true) but hundreds more are referred to with photos and text. This is an ejoyable book, fun to flip through, but still has the information a beginner needs to know when choosing roses. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Flowers - Roses    2. Gardening    3. Gardening / Horticulture    4. Gardening/Plants    5. Ornamental Plants    6. Rose culture    7. Roses    8. Gardening / Flowers / Roses    9. Gardening: plants    10. Photographs: collections