Making a Home: Housekeeping For Real Life

Better Homes and Gardens Books

ISBN 10: 0696214563 / ISBN 13: 9780696214561

Published by Better Homes and Gardens, 2001

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Synopsis:

First portion of the book teaches how to maintain a home and its contents, the second portion offers advice on improving home life through better organization, etiquette, and time management.Up-to-date, reliable information collected from universities, trade associations, federal agencies, and acknowledged experts on everything from pets, and home office equipment to home legal issues and environmental safety.

Reviews: Better Homes and GardensR is certainly an authority on the fundamentals and niceties that make a home, and there's a wealth of information here for anyone setting up and managing a household whether it's a first apartment or a large house. For example, a novice may need the lists of basic kitchen equipment, while experienced readers may require information on house systems. A wide range of subjects is covered, with the notable exception of basic sewing/mending techniques. The tabbed chapters are informative and easy to use, owing largely to an attractive design with prominent headings, bullet points, and sidebars with catchy designations like "Budget Stretchers," "Home Remedies," "Safety Alerts," and "Space Savers." Sidebars are indexed in the main index and in separate indexes for each designation. Over 120 color photos make this far more visually attractive than Cheryl Mendelson's popular, detail-intensive Home Comforts (LJ 8/99). Though there is definitely some overlap, libraries should own both titles to meet the needs of two different audiences: Making a Home will appeal to casually interested readers, while Home Comforts will be the bible of hard-core homemakers. Highly recommended for all public libraries. [Please note that this is a ringbound edition; a special $29.95 hardcover library edition, ISBN 0-696-21456-3, will also be released. Ed.] Bonnie Poquette, Shorewood P.L., W.
- Bonnie Poquette, Shorewood P.L., WI
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Bibliographic Details

Title: Making a Home: Housekeeping For Real Life
Publisher: Better Homes and Gardens
Publication Date: 2001
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good