Come to the Table: A Celebration of Family Life

In this helpful and heartfelt book, Doris Christopher shows families how to honor and celebrate one of our most beloved traditions: togetherness around the family table. An American entrepreneur, who is also an enterprising American mom, Christopher serves up a blend of inspiration and practical advice, revealing the ways dozens of others have transformed their tables into vehicles for strengthening family life. Book jacket.

DORIS CHRISTOPHER is a businesswoman, a wife, and a mother. She is president and founder of The Pampered Chef, Ltd., a business that sells unique, quality kitchen tools and specialty foods. Recognized as one of the "Top Fifty Women Business Owners" by Working Woman magazine, Christopher started The Pampered Chef from the basement of her suburban Chicago home in 1980. The company now has a loyal client base of over twelve million customers and is regarded as one of the fastest-growing privately held companies in America.

NANCY SHULINS, a Pulitzer Prize nominee and recipient of numerous journalism awards, is a former Associated Press Special Correspondent.