Subjects:  1. Amateurs' manuals    2. Crafts & Hobbies    3. Decorating    4. Decorating - General    5. Dwellings    6. Handbooks, manuals, etc    7. Hobbies/Crafts    8. Home Improvement / Construction    9. Houses    10. Remodeling    11. BG-OCCULT - BG-ASTROLOGY/OCCULT    12. DIY    13. Home furnishing & decoration    14. House & Home / Decorating   

Subjects:  1. Decorating    2. Decorating - General    3. House & Home    4. BG-REFERENCE - BG-REFERENCE    5. Home furnishing & decoration    6. House & Home / Decorating   

Subjects:  1. Do-It-Yourself    2. Home furnishing & decoration    3. Interior design   

Subjects:  1. Decorating    2. General    3. Home Improvement / Construction    4. Interior Design    5. Interior decoration    6. Living rooms    7. Recreation rooms    8. Themes, motives   

Subjects:  1. Home furnishing & decoration   

Reviews (2)

Nice reference book
Although the text can be a bit tedius at times, this is a good reference book for building a home. I have been searching for a book like this for sometime. While I expected this to be directed a bit more towards the decorating aspect of the home, I was pleasantly surprised to find that it answered many of my questions concering home building. Not a complete reference, but a great start nonetheless.

20,000 ft. view
I was hoping to get insights from the mind of an interior design artist.My disappointment grew as I made my way through the book. I did not oncestop to ponder on advice that was given, I read about simplistic rules,"the use of space is important", "functionality overconventionality". The book is filled with photos but no unifying textthat brings a flow of ideas. I would only recommend this book if you want acondensed "how-not-to" book. Otherwise, keep browsing and pleaselet us know of any good finds. ... 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. Home furnishing & decoration    9. House & Home / Decorating    10. Interior design    11. STUDY NOTES - SparkNotes   

Editorial Review

British designer Terence Conran runs from the ivory tower of much contemporary art and designcriticism. Instead of employing impenetrable terms and the doublespeak found in many a dense, academicwork of criticism, Conran attempts to understand for himself and convey to the reader why he finds certainobjects pleasing--why, for example, he likes to look at some objects and colors but disdains others. Heconcedes that just because he likes something doesn't mean it's in good taste, but his observations andopinions are well reasoned and fun to read. Read more

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Absolutely Fabulous
This book is a dream! It highlights so many intriguing items. An impressive aray of astounding photographs and incredibly briliant text. This book reflects the author's genius ten fold. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. 20th century    2. Architecture    3. Art    4. Design    5. Design - General    6. General    7. History    8. Home Improvement / Construction    9. Interior Design - General    10. Art / Design / General   

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Remember why we cook?
Do you remember why we cook? Or why we eat? Not merely because we tend to fall over if we don't. The food we cook, the actual preparation of which may feed us as completely as the food itself, connects us to our world, our families, and our cultures. All of which the current pace of life tends to cut us away from. Classic Conran: Plain, Simple and Satisfying Food will help to reconnect you. Oh, and feed you along the way! If you are just discovering your "family menu" and are not already an excellent or expert cook, this is a very good book from which to begin. This is not complicated stuff. Think: authentic food, cooked in small homes and on farms ... . But do not think rude or crude: this is food to die for. The recipes work (not true of all, or even most, cookbooks). The photos show what you should have when you finish. The heritage is multi-cultural, as are we; a little something for most, if not quite for everyone. And the food itself is simply splendid. The "size" of the book is just right. While not an encyclopedia of dishes, neither is it a sketch book. This is a book you can cook from often: a book which will lead you naturally to other, more specialized books; a foundation from which you can build that family menu mentioned above. It is worth mentioning that the Conrans love good, simple food. The problem was that they, just like the rest of us, had trouble finding any. And Terence Conran owns more than ten restaurants ... . What to do? Why, cook at home, of course! And share the results with everyone. As the title states, this is classic. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Cooking    2. Cooking / Wine    3. Courses & Dishes - General    4. General    5. Methods - Quick & Easy    6. Cooking / Culinary Arts & Techniques    7. General cookery    8. STUDY NOTES - SparkCharts   

Subjects:  1. Cookery    2. Cooking    3. Cooking / Wine    4. General    5. History    6. Quaglino's (London, England)    7. Cooking / British   

Subjects:  1. Crafts & Hobbies    2. Decorating    3. Decorating - Upholstery/Fabrics    4. Hobbies/Crafts    5. Home Improvement / Construction    6. Crafts & Hobbies / Decorating    7. LITERATURE - LIT CLASSICS TRD PB   

Editorial Review

British tycoon Terence Conran has turned to gardening with the same exacting eye and aesthetic sensibilities that have made his books on home decorating such a success over the years (The Essential House Book, Terence Conran's Easy Living, etc.). His modern, clean, uncluttered look extends here to the kitchen garden, his simplicity and good taste to the recipes. Conran believes it worthwhile to cultivate a kitchen garden in even the smallest of spaces, seeing it as a chance to grow chemical-free, more intensely flavored varieties of fruit and vegetables than can be found in the supermarket.Read more

Subjects:  1. Cooking    2. Design    3. Fruit-culture    4. Gardening / Horticulture    5. General    6. Herb gardening    7. Herbs    8. Kitchen gardens    9. Specific Ingredients - Vegetables    10. Vegetable gardening    11. Vegetables   

Subjects:  1. Do-It-Yourself    2. Home furnishing & decoration   

Subjects:  1. Amateurs' manuals    2. Bathrooms    3. Bedrooms    4. Decorating    5. Dwellings    6. Home Improvement / Construction    7. Interior Design    8. Remodeling    9. Remodeling & Renovation - Children's Rooms   

Subjects:  1. Amateurs' manuals    2. Decorating    3. House furnishings    4. Interior decoration    5. Sale Books   

Reviews (2)

This is not just a Cookbook, is a Culinary Encyclopedia
This book is an amazing good reference on cooking techniques, equipment and ingredients. Is like having a chef teaching everything related to food. Here you will very detailed advice on how to select different kind of food (fishes, crustaceans, beef, lamb, pork, vegetables, etc.), with step-by-step descriptions and pictures on how to cut and prepare them, all this even before you see a recipe. That is way I say this is not really a cookbook, but a fantastic textbook about cooking. The third part of the book is the one dedicate to actual recipes.
An Encyclopedia of Food
I had the first (1980) edition of this book, but I lost that copy.I found this one a few years ago and continue to be amazed at the clarity and simplicity of the explanations of everything from details of different vegetables and fishes to how to use kitchen equipment.The recipes in the second half of the book are excellent.They are not the hautest of haute cuisine, but they enable an average cook to prepare an excellent dish.
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Subjects:  1. Cooking    2. Food & Drink / Cookery    3. General cookery   

Subjects:  1. Amateurs' manuals    2. Furniture making    3. Living room furniture   

Subjects:  1. Design    2. Garden ornaments and furniture    3. Garden structures    4. Gardening/Plants    5. Gardens    6. Landscape Architecture And Design    7. Non-Classifiable   

Subjects:  1. Garden design & planning    2. Home furnishing & decoration    3. Interior design   

Subjects:  1. Dwellings    2. Interior decoration    3. Remodeling