Sidetracked Home Executives(TM)


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Two sisters share the system of organising household chores that they created to make managing a home less time consuming and more efficient, in an updated handbook that explains how to reduce chaos and clutter and achieve organisation in the home.




The Little Book of Life Skills


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With tips from leading experts in every field, The Little Book of Life Skills is the practical guide on how to solve the trickiest tasks in your day and make life a little easier. We all have areas of our lives that make us feel disorganized, unprepared, or stressed out. From creating a calmer morning routine to setting yourself up for a good night's sleep, and everything in between, there are easy and proven ways to do things better. Whether you need advice on how to end an argument, iron a shirt, or keep your inbox under control, Erin Zammett Ruddy has spoken to experts including Rachael Ray, Dr. Oz, Arianna Huffington, and condensed their wisdom into easy to follow steps for all of life's simple and not-so-simple tasks, such as: Working from Home Effectively Keeping a Houseplant Alive Giving Constructive Feedback Arranging the Perfect Cheese Board, and many more The Little Book of Life Skills offers simple strategies for being better grown-ups. It's the perfect guide for anybody who wants to get organized, be more efficient throughout the day, and finally learn the best way to fold that #$% fitted sheet.




Get Your Act Together


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The SLOB Sisters are back after the phenomenal success of Sidetracked Home Executives (750,000 paperback copies sold), with a new program for organizing your home and personal life.




I was Content and Not Content


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A firsthand account of plant closure, heavily illustrated and told through edited oral history interviews. The story of Linda Lord and her experience when the Penobscot Poultry Company closed its doors in 1988, costing over 400 people their jobs.







Sink Reflections


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Discover how to create order in your home and life with this “chatty and personal” (Chicago Tribune) guide from the FlyLady “Take off with FlyLady! Her down-to-earth writing will help anyone who desires to be lifted free from the chaos and confusion disorder causes.”—Pam Young and Peggy Jones, coauthors of Sidetracked Home Executives: From Pigpen to Paradise Fly out of CHAOS (Can’t Have Anyone Over Syndrome) into Order—one baby step at a time. With her special blend of housecleaning tips, humor, and musings about daily life, Marla Cilley, a.k.a. The FlyLady, shows you how to manage clutter and chaos and get your home—and your life—in order. Drawn from the lessons and tools used in her popular mentoring program, the FlyLady system helps you create doable housekeeping routines and break down overwhelming chores into manageable missions that will restore peace to your home—and your psyche. Soon you’ll be able to greet guests without fear, find your keys, locate your kids, and, most of all, learn how to FLY: Finally Love Yourself.




Curse of the Giant Muffins


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Smart, scintillating, and simply hilarious, Kinsley, establishes here bona fide credentials as the H.L. Mencken of our day and "one of the few columnists writing today who can keep Washington awake".--The Washingtonian.




The T-factor Diet


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A new diet program, based on the latest metabolic research, shows readers how to choose foods that maximize their "T-factor"--The use of complex carbohydrates to burn calories--and presents exercises, recpies, and meal plans.




The Monster in the White House


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Follow this orange monster as he does crazy and silly things in his new house.




The Tale of Two Horses


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In the world-famous travel book, "Tschiffely's Ride," the Swiss author recounted how he and his two Criollo horses, Mancha and Gato, set off from Argentina in 1924, bound for faraway Washington DC. Their legendary 10,000 mile ride took them through the mountains and jungles of South and Central America, where they encountered a host of adventures, including rope bridges, vampire bats, sand storms, treacherous mountains, quicksand and hostile natives! Now here is the same story but delivered with a new twist. For the first time in history, the story is narrated by the two equine heroes, Mancha and Gato. Their unique point of view is guaranteed to delight children and adults alike. With a preface by famed horseman R.B. Cunningham Graham, "The Tale of Two Horses" is amply illustrated with drawings by the author. No equestrian travel collection could be considered complete without this wonderful book!