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Pinch A Penny Till It Screams: Everything You Wanted To Know About Frugal Survival Skills But Didn't Know Where To Lookby Madeline Clive Available from Amazon $12.50 On 7-22-2006 
See Item's Page Book Description In today's economy, almost everyone is struggling to keep up with rising prices on just about everything. It is increasingly difficult for the average family to make ends meet while paying for necessities like Food, Clothing, Shelter, Utilities, Transportation and more. People are trying to find ways to thrive in uncertain times. Middle class workers are increasingly becoming part of the working poor and some are even losing their homes because they can no longer afford to pay for housing on their present incomes. A brand new book by Madeline Clive, "Pinch A Penny Till It Screams: Everything You Wanted To Know About Frugal survival Skills But Didn't Know Where To Look", tells readers how to live well on less money. The author believes in living well without spending much. This book will put you on the fast track to penny pinching without suffering and deprivation.
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Fit for Life llby Harvey Diamond and Marilyn Diamond Available from Amazon $7.99 On 7-22-2006 
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Frugal Living for Dummiesby Deborah Taylor-Hough List Price: $16.99 Available from Amazon $11.04 On 7-22-2006 
See Item's Page Book Description Feel like you’re trying to dig out from under a mountain of debt without a shovel? Tired of working your tail off just to break even? Is the high cost of living taking all the joy out of life? Unless you’re one of the top two percent of wealthiest Americans, all of the above should sound painfully familiar. While they’re trying to decide between the ski lodge in Telluride and the Tuscan villa, for the rest of us, it’s an endless litany of corporate lay-offs, stagnant wages, crushing credit card debt, skyrocketing medical costs, exorbitant utility bills, the high cost of higher education. And they call this “the good life.” Is there a better way to live? Can you get what you need and what you want without killing yourself to get it? “Absolutely,” says frugal-living guru Deborah Taylor-Hough, and in Frugal Living For Dummies, she shows you how. In this warmhearted guide to living the good life on less, Deborah shows you how to live within your means and enjoy doing it. Among other things, she shows you how to:
From basement to attic, cradle to grave, Frugal Living For Dummies covers all areas of life with common sense advice and guidance on:
Packed with tried-and-true techniques for cutting costs and stopping the insanity, Frugal Living For Dummies is the ultimate financial survival guide for the rest of us.
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Getting business to come to youby Paul Edwards List Price: $18.95 Available from Amazon $12.89 On 7-22-2006
See Item's Page From Library Journal The Edwardses (with Douglas) have done it again! Following the success of their classic Working from the Home ( LJ 3/15/85), the noted home office experts here address the issue of how small businesses can attract customers. While other current titles on small and home-based businesses include chapters on marketing, advertising, public relations, direct mail, and sales promotion for the small and/or home-based business entrepreneur, none do it so well or so comprehensively as these authors. They offer tips on networking, media kits, news releases, radio and TV advertising, and other topics. This well-researched and well-written guide is essential for any library that needs small and/or home-based business books. (Index and illustrations were not seen.) Fortune Book Club main selection; Rodale Book Club selection; Better Homes and Gardens Book Club selection. - Loraine F. Sweetland, Rebok Memorial Lib., silver Spring, Md. Copyright 1991 Reed business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. |
Happy Never After : A Callahan Garrity Mysteryby Kathy Hogan Trocheck Available from Amazon $6.99 On 7-22-2006
See Item's Page From Publishers Weekly Callahan Garrity, who runs a cleaning service in Atlanta and performs an occasional investigation, gets an intriguing glimpse of music-industry exploitation and corruption when she's hired to find a member of her favorite singing group of the '60s, the VelvetTeens. Hoping to make a comeback, Vonette Hunsecker and her cousin Rita Fontaine want Callahan to find Rita's sister, Delores, who left the group in 1967. The case gets more complicated when Rita, who has scrapped in public with Stuart Hightower, the still-flourishing manager and producer who used up the VelvetTeens and tossed them aside, is found snoozing by his pool, reeking of scotch and holding the gun that has killed him. Callahan's investigations reveal a host of folks nursing grudges against Hightower, among them his ex-wife, who once tried to burn down his house. Callahan is good company, even when her ongoing relationship with Mac McAuliffe hits the skids and takes her self-esteem with it. But the real lure, compensating for the too many moments of strained humor, is the look at the people who are the cannon fodder for the hit parade. Earlier titles include Every Crooked Nanny and Homemade Sin. Copyright 1995 Reed business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From School Library Journal YA?This fourth book about this young woman will appeal to Grafton and Paretsky fans. A hit group from the '60s, the "VelveTeens," have a chance at a comeback, but need to find a member, Delores, who was last heard from 20 years ago. Callahan Garrity, sometimes detective, agrees to look for the missing singer, not realizing she'll soon be looking for evidence to clear another VelveTeen from murder charges. Still running her House Mouse Cleaning Service with her mother, Callahan hasn't lost any of her brashness, impetuousness, or sense of humor. Though most of this mystery focuses on '90s music, the payola for record-play time on radio stations hasn't changed from the '60s and leads Callahan into some dangerous situations.?Pam Spencer, Fairfax County Public Library, VA Copyright 1995 Reed business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. |
I Know This Much Is True (Oprah's Book Club)by Wally Lamb List Price: $16.00 Available from Amazon $10.40 On 7-22-2006
See Item's Page Product Review Tony award-winning Ken Howard (1776, Child's Play) reads I Know This Much Is True with the conviction of a used car salesman and the charm of a seasoned politico. Reminiscent of a former football coach recalling his glory days, Howard's booming, rich voice is a beefy compliment to Lamb's powerful prose. Never to be mistaken as a ventriloquist, Howard makes little distinction when moving in and out of character--his voice barely cracks an octave for dainty female personalities. However, this understatement (so to speak) lends to smooth transitions and believable, down-to-earth narration. (Running time: six hours, four cassettes) --Rebekah Warren --This text refers to the Audio Cassette edition. From Publishers Weekly This much is true for sure: Lamb's second novel (after the bestselling, Oprah-selected She's Come Undone) is a hefty read. Some may be daunted by its length, its seemingly obsessive inclusion of background details and its many digressions. The topics it unflinchingly exploresAmental illness, dysfunctional families, domestic abuseAare rendered with unsparing candor. But thanks to well-sustained dramatic tension, funky gallows humor and some shocking surprises, this sinuous story of one family's dark secrets and recurring patterns of behavior largely succeeds in its ambitious reach. The narrative explores the theme of sibling responsibility, depicting the moral and emotional conundrum of an identical twin whose love for his afflicted brother is mixed with resentment, bitterness and guilt. Narrator Dominick Birdsey, once a high-school history teacher and now, at 40, a housepainter in upstate Connecticut, relates the process that led to his twin Thomas's schizophrenic paranoia and the resulting chaos in both their lives. The book opens with a horrific scene in which Thomas slices off his right hand, declaring it a sacrifice demanded by God. Flashbacks illuminate the boys' difficult childhoods: illegitimate, they never knew their father; diffident, gentle Thomas was verbally and physically abused by their bullying stepfather, who also terrorized their ineffectual mother. Scenes from the pivotal summer of 1969, when Dominick betrayed Thomas and others in crucial ways, are juxtaposed with his current life: his frustrating relationship with his scatterbrained live-in, Joy; his enduring love for his ex-wife, Dessa; his memories of their baby's death and of his mother's sad and terrified existence. All of this unfolds against his urgent need to release Thomas from a mental institution and the psychiatric sessions that finally force Dominick to acknowledge his own self-destructive impulses. Lamb takes major risks in spreading his narrative over more than 900 pages. Long stretches are filled with the raunchy, foul-mouthed humor of teenaged Dominick and his friends. Yet the details of working-class life, particularly the prevalence of self-righteous male machismo and domestic brutality, ring absolutely true. Though the inclusion of a diary written by the twins' Sicilian immigrant grandfather may seem an unnecessary digression at first, its revelations add depth and texture to the narrative. Lastly, what seems a minor subplot turns out to hold the key to many secrets. In tracing Dominick's helplessness against the abuse of power on many levels, Lamb creates a nuanced picture of a flawed but decent man. And the questions that suspensefully permeate the novelAthe identity of the twins' father; the mystery of the inscription on their grandfather's tomb; the likelihood of Dominick's reconciliation with his ex-wifeAcontribute to a fully developed and triumphantly resolved exploration of one man's suffering and redemption. BOMC main selection; author tour; simultaneous audio. Copyright 1998 Reed business Information, Inc. --This text refers to the Hardcover edition. |
Jane Brody's Good Food Gourmet: Recipes and Menus for Delicious and Healthful Entertainingby Jane E. Brody and Ray Skibinski List Price: $25.00 Available from Amazon $15.75 On 7-22-2006
See Item's Page From Library Journal Both these books are devoted to healthful eating, but in some ways they couldn't be more different. Brody, the New York Times health columnist and author of Jane Brody's Good Food Book ( LJ 11/1/85), offers some 500 low-fat, low-cholesterol, low-salt recipes. Some are adaptations of food magazine recipes, some come from her readers, some are familiar favorites that have been reworked. Hers is satisfying, homey, but not always particularly exciting food. Many recipes involve long lists of ingredients. Nevertheless, Brody's following guarantees that this will be much in demand. Previewed in Prepub Alert, LJ 6/15/90. Schneider, a former chef, is a food writer and contributing editor of Food & Wine. Her healthful, low-calorie dishes are fresh, imaginative, and visually stunning: Wild Mushroom Ragout with Polenta, Mesclun Salad with Pan-fried Tuna, Phyllo Pear Tart with Fried Raspberries. Although the price may make this a luxury item for some libraries, it's a diet book like no other. Highly recommended. Copyright 1990 Reed business Information, Inc. |
Soar with Your Strengthsby Donald O. Clifton and Paula Nelson List Price: $15.00 Available from Amazon $9.75 On 7-22-2006
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