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HOME SPA AT PIER 1: Recipes and Regimens for the Mind, Body, and Spirit
by Manine Rosa Golden. Color photos by Marsha Burns. Condition: Gently pre-read 1997Abbeville Press small hardcover (pictorial boards - no DJ), 4th printing. No problems, just pre-read. Content: This book presents easy recipes for facial masks, moisturizers, hair conditioners, toners, scrubs, rubs, and massage oils that can be quickly whipped up for a fraction of store prices. Preparations for a range of skin and hair types are included, such as Strawberry Almond Scrub (for normal to dry skin) and Cucumber-Tomato Toner (for oily complexions). Most ingredients can be found in a grocery store, but the source guide provides contact information for essential oils, botanical products, jars, and containers if they're not locally available. Recipes feature both standard and metric measurements. [1 copy available]
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HOME WISDOM: A Commonsense Guide to Solving Everyday Problems [The Old Farmer's Almanac Home Library]
by Jon Vara. B&W drawings illustrate. Condition: NEW 1998 Time-Life Books Trade Paperback, no printing given. Content: Simple hints to help yu get more satisfaction out of life. Americans havae always prided themselves on their curiosity, thrift, and ingenuity. Today, with out busy schedules and frantic work weeks, these qualities are more important than ever in our efforts to live a rewarding life. Now you can learn to organize your home, clean and repair h ousehold items, care for your pet more effectively, ge rid of household pests, and save money with entertaining digressions into the origins of everyday customs and innovations. More than just a collection of household hints, this book is about how to live simply and sensibly, and get satisfaction from doing it. Questions welcome. [1 copy available]
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LIVING A BEAUTIFUL LIFE: 500 Ways to Add Elegance, Order, Beauty and Joy to Every Day of Your Life
by Alexandra Stoddard. B&W drawings by Pat Stewart. Condition: Gently pre-read 1998 Random House hardcover & DJ (in mylar jacket), no printing given. Several foxing "dots' fore edges. Content: Stoddard, interior decorator, author, and expert on beauty and design, now has numerous suggestions for making every day a special day. Inspiration for creative and colorful living is not only limited to ideas for the kitchen, bedroom, and bathroom. Each of the six chapters ends with "grace notes" which are yet more ideas to make some of the small things in one's life enjoyable, whether it be letterwriting, weeding a garden, entertaining, or doing something special for a homebound person. As in her other two titles, individuality and personality are highly regarded. [1 copy available]
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