The Photographer's Handbook (Third Edition, Revised) Review

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(More customer reviews)This book is good for those looking for a wide surface treatment of the whole spectrum of photography. Points of disucssion are almost always clearly illustrated with photographs or high-quality drawings, and many specific examples of equipment are given. This book will inspire you to try many different photographic techniques. However, all those nifty photos and pages devoted to escoterica don't leave much room for the basics, and so this book can't be reccomended as a decent manual or textbook for raw beginners trying to improve their photography.

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A classic, bestselling photographer's manual is issued for the first time in paperback, revised and updated. More than 600 separate entries illustrated with 1,250 photographs, diagrams, and charts cover the entire range of subject matter, from choosing a camera to storing finished prints.

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Just Clean Enough: Home Organization in an Imperfect World Review

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(More customer reviews)For a busy woman who is juggling home, family, and career, this is a book of 365 easy cleaning and organizing tips that can be done one at a time, in just a few minutes a day.
As the authors point out, there are two isses with trying to keep a home clean. One is finding the time to do a top-to-bottom cleaning of any room, let alone the whole house. The other is feeling we need to clean completely, right down to the last dust bunny that is hiding behind a very heavy, difficult to move china cabinet. We are given permission to leave such dust bunnies alone and instead clean what is obvious in small steps that can be done over time.
Every room of the house is covered with tips such as taking 10 minutes to clean out a make-up drawer in the bathroom, keeping fruit in the refrigerator to cut down on countertop clutter, using an anti-bacterial wipe to quickly clean all the doorknobs, and keeping an attractive basket in each room as a catch-all for papers, toys, etc., so they don't end up scattered on the floor or tabletops and can be put away later. Some of the ideas are obvious but I found others that I hadn't thought of such as freshening a room by placing a scented dryer sheet on the back side of a running fan for a few minutes.
This book isn't for those who prefer to do a full house or room cleaning in a day, but those who don't have the time or motivation to do so will benefit from the 5-20 minute tips in this book that yields the same result over time.


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A clean house means peace of mind. But who has the time to keep on top of it? Fortunately, this book breaks down home organization and gives busy families a solution. Unlike other decluttering books that press for perfection, this flexible guide features tips for each room in the house and helps you tackle your clutter in any way that works for you. With helpful icons that highlight quick tasks more suitable for weeknights as well as time-consuming jobs best left for the weekend, you will clean up and still have time for fun! After all, why spend all day cleaning when it's easy to do small things, like:Dump out the junk drawerToss unnecessary papersCorral kids' toysClean out the medicine cabinetBefore long, you will be able to clean up your act--one closet, one room, one day at a time!

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Alternative Approach to Allergies, An: The New Field of Clinical Ecology Unravels the Environmental Causes of Review

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(More customer reviews)Theron Randolph was primary in going before Congress and getting labels on food, and he defined Chemical Sensitivity as a diagnosis. This book, and the page on the Manic-Depressive cycle, have a place in history as watershed events. We all benefit from his courage and intelligence. In decades of meticulous testing of patients at his clinic in Chicago, eliminating allergens and adding them back one at a time, Dr. Randolph demonstrated and documented the basis of the Manic-Depressive cycle. As a woman Physicist, I found his book intriguing in the careful, methodical approach to physical and mental illness, and surprised that a person's mood changes could be triggered by environmental factors. I tried rotating my foods and adding them back one at a time. I found that wheat and corn gave me arthritis (!), and that my mind would be less clear with certain foods and chemicals. The Rotation Diet can certainly be unbalanced if not managed properly, and people can become allergic cripples by avoiding the modern world; so the insights must be balanced with common sense. My quality and enjoyment of life is much better as a result of reading this book. I have gone beyond Randolph's neutralizing injections, to use Devi Nambudripad's pressure point clearing for allergies, as a permanent treatment. This eliminates the need for injections. However, I continually monitor the well-being of my students, my family and myself using the insights I gained reading this book.

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Here is the book that revolutionized the way allergies and other common illnesses were diagnosed and treated.

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Blueprint to Cyanotypes: Exploring a Historical Alternative Photographic Process Review

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(More customer reviews)This is an excellent book if you're trying alternative photographic process. It helped me a lot during my experiments with cyanotypes. It tells you all you need and want to know about cyanotypes, and explains clearly all the process.

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The cyanotype is often the first alternative process that people try. Digital photography has given this historical process new life. Now you can create negatives in your computer and develop the prints in the sun, combining one of the earliest photographic techniques with the latest. The cyanotype process is a perfect compliment to today's digital photography, whether you are making creative prints or fine art. It gives experienced photographers and artists a great excuse to take their eyes off the computer screen and get their hands dirty.Blueprint to cyanotypes is all you need to get started with cyanotypes. It is full of information and tips. It is also inspiration to see samples of 19 artists currently working with cyanotypes.Blueprint to cyanotypes is published by AlternativePhotography.com - a website and information center for alternative photographic processes, dedicated to education and research.

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Liquid Jade: The Story of Tea from East to West Review

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(More customer reviews)This study of tea is a fine example of why so many people love history. Beatrice Hohenegger has taken something people use every day but rarely give more than a passing thought to and traced its history back thousands of years, encountering many strange byways and interconnections which link it to a much larger story. This, not the stereotypical long dry lists of battles and kings some unfortunates associate with the subject, is what makes history fascinating.
Liquid Jade is divided into four segments. In the first Hohenegger studies the origins of tea drinking in East Asia, describing the many legends of how tea first became the indispensable drink of the aristocracy and then the general population. I laughed at the stories of tea being picked by specially trained monkeys and by young girls deprived of spicy foods lest they contaminate the plants' aroma, and I was intrigued to read of tea's connections to the development of Buddhism (particularly Zen), Confucianism, and Daoism.
The second segment is devoted to tea's arrival in the West. Here we see the Europeans being introduced to and falling in love with tea, with a few unhappy missteps (A Portuguese woman boiled some tea leaves, threw away the water, and served the leaves to her unfortunate guests!) Once again Hohenegger does a fine job linking tea to the larger historic picture, identifying connections to the development of imperialism and colonization, and to the crazes for porcelain and opium.
In the third part Hohenegger providews a miscellany of details and trivia about tea, including the invention of tea-bags and iced tea, the ongoing controversy between those who advocate MIF or TIF, and the class differences between High and Low tea. I enjoyed this part best just because of the variety and scope of the information. Finally, in the fourth part Hohenegger examines tea and tea production today, describing the impact of terrorism in some tea growing areas, the role of environmentalism, and continuing concerns for the plight of tea workers.
Hohenegger writes with great detail and a light touch of humor now and then. Her scholarship is impeccable and made approachable by her fine writing style and dry wit. I hope we see more from her in the future.

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Rattlers & Snappers: Reptiles, Amphibians, and Outlaws Review

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(More customer reviews)The book is well researched, informative and well written. Definitely a most have in your turtle and reptile collection.

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Rattlers & Snappers is a must-have book for anyone interested in reptiles and amphibians, but it's more than that. No other book contains such an eclectic mix of natural history, husbandry, harvest, taxidermy, and tales. This book discusses the life history of fascinating animals such as rattlesnakes, snapping turtles, and hellbenders. It teaches you how to handle and keep snakes and how to raise rats, mice, and bugs. It presents the firsthand accounts of noted naturalists and legendary wardens along with tales of outlaws and reptile poachers. It also offers techniques on catching and cooking turtles and on preserving the dead. This book was written for the Conservation Officers of Pennsylvania Association (COPA). All royalties from the sale of this book are used to support youth environmental education programs.

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How to Sell Your Home in Any Market: 6 Reasons Why Your Home Isn't Selling... and What You Can Do to Fix Them Review

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(More customer reviews)"How to Sell Your Home in Any Market" is really a great read. It's both entertaining and chock full of great information. The author outlines the reasons some homes sell and others don't. Then he goes through techniques for staging a home, how to price a home the right way and why some agents aren't completely honest in their pricing. He explains lots of different marketing ideas, websites, and advertising methods and then he starts talking about "desperation methods". He also has a start to finish outline of the selling process, and explains some differences when selling a home on your own or using a Realtor.
But what really set this book apart was all the real life stories. For every section, he has a couple stories explaining how each technique was used and what made it work. Really terrific! I rate this 5 stars!How to Sell Your Home in Any Market: 6 Reasons Why Your Home Isn't Selling... and What You Can Do to Fix Them

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What Peace There May Be: A Memoir Review

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(More customer reviews)This book is beautifully written. How Susanna Barlow is able to make the writing itself, as well as the "characters" and "story", hold sway over and above our facination with polygamy is testimony to the power of this memoir. The book so envelopes you with young Susanna's life, with her love and pain, with her struggle to know her own worth and realize her truth in the midst of abuse and neglect, that you feel as if you lived through it with her, that she is forever a part of you. This is literature--beautiful, poignant, set on the razor's edge of emotion. If you read this book, you won't be sorry. I eagerly await the sequel.

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Young Susanna doesn't know anything other than the family environmentthat has been created for her—a system without regard for society orman's laws. Raised in a sequestered home in a busy city neighborhood,everything beyond the front gate is off-limits.

The isolation proves to be a breeding ground for abuse, and Susannastruggles to reconcile her desire to escape and her need to belong. Thebook recounts six critical years in Susanna's life as she comes to termswith her conditions.

This coming-of-age story is as much a testament to survival as it is tosurrender. Pushed to the limits of her coping abilities, Susanna triesanything she can to bring about the peace that seems always out of reach.

In an impulsive moment and an act of daring she contacts a newspaperjournalist and finds herself in a predicament she never before considered.That decision becomes the impetus that propels her finally to where shewants to be and to find what was always there.

In this honest memoir, the author conveys the deep struggles she mustface to navigate her unusual childhood and to overcome obstacles ofabuse as well as the isolation that polygamy requires. It is a journey thatchallenges the strength of hope and proves that the smallest acts can wieldthe mightiest power.

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Butlers & Household Managers: 21st Century Professionals Review

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(More customer reviews)I am NOT a butler, but I sought this book out on the internet and finally purchased it after thinking I could use it for many years. I was NOT disappointed. It is the best self-help book on the market! This book can help you organize your life on nearly every level. It is an organizers dream book for most of us who have to live without at butler. Yes, I am still in the process of becoming a good household manager, but now I have the advice and skills of my "guide book man".

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Butlers & Household Managers, 21st Century Professionals is designed to assist those seeking a new and rewarding career as a butler or the American equivalent, the household manager, as well as those seeking to employ them, whether in stately home, hotel, corporate setting or elsewhere. In the increasingly competitive and mechanistic world in which we live, service is often the only differentiator between one provider and another. Having a competent butler is one way to develop that much-needed edge.Butlers & Household Managers, 21st Century Professionals is also useful for any man or woman who would like to use some of the butler's know-how to enhance his or her own life style.The many checklists in Butlers & Household Managers, 21st Century Professionals cover every kind of situation a butler deals with and are designed, in conjunction with the chapter they supplement, to walk a person successfully through those situations and so increase his or her confidence. No amount of copying actions mechanically will make a butler, however. It is necessary to understand the point of view of the butler to then handle any given situation as a butler would. That is why chapters are provided to explain the butler rationale.

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Steam & Diesel Power Plant Operators Examinations Review

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(More customer reviews)This book absolutely the worst when it comes to formatting. The pages are broken down into four columns. Questions and answers are then squeezed into these 1 inch narrow columns with the worst line and sentence breaks you could imagine.
The formatting is so bad, the table of contents comes between chapter 1 and chapter 2.
The only reason to get this book is that there isn't anything else out there in the form of a test prep book.
The first two reviews sound like paid endorsements by relatives of the author, did the read they same book I did?
This needs to go back to the editor for serious reformatting.


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A bestselling book since 1981, "Steam & Diesel" gives the answers to the oraland written exams. (Study Guides)

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Business Models Made Easy Review

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I loved this book. It is short, simple, but it gets its points across. It is about the business startup process: From concept, to plan, to building. The goal of this book was to show the reader:
1. What a business concept or model is.
2. Explain how to evaluate a business concept so it can realistically make good money.
3. How to write a business plan in order to build the business concept or model.
A good business concept or model will rate favorably regarding the following 6 criteria (Debelak, page 4):
1. Acquire high value customers - favorable condition: without spending a lot of money
2. Offer significant value to customers - favorable condition: having a significant value to customers - favorable condition: having a significant competitive advantage.
3. Deliver products or services with high margins - favorable condition: with high quality and few opportunities for error.
4. Provide for customer satisfaction - favorable condition: service and training, if needed, provided by someone else.
5. Maintaining market position - favorable condition: market position is protected or a steady stream of new products or services can be maintained.
6. Funding the business - favorable condition: investments reasonable for market size and risk both for startup costs and for market maintenance.
As I read this book I thought the author did a wonderful job explaining what a business model was, how to diagram one, and how to evaluate the diagram in terms of soundness and profitability using the six criteria listed herein above. Chapter 3 was good because it outlined business models for 18 different companies. Chapter 9 was great because it examined the analysis process for all three generic types of companies: retail, manufacturing, and services. And Chapter 10 was great because it tied the Business Concept (business model) idea to the Business Plan (action steps) idea that is necessary to actually convert the model into reality.
Why is this such a good book? Because you should want to develop a winning business model BEFORE you write your business plan. You can start a business that can only hope to make minimal profits. Or you can start a business that can make loads of profits. Without understanding the business model behind your startup BEFORE you start it you won't know what kind of profits you will be working for. And you should care a lot about what kind of profits you are going to work for when considering the effort you have to put out in order to research and write the business plan and actually start the business by following the plan. 5 stars!
PS. What I don't understand is why the plethora of business plan books on the market today have not covered business models as well as business plans? The two subjects are intimately related and understanding models is integral to write a plan that will produce a profitable company.

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Don't Just Plan-Zero In on a Winning Business Model!

Before you write a business plan, before you start marketing, before you look for funding, you should develop the most important tool in your business arsenal: a business model.A great business model sets amazing successes apart from failures.

Don Debelak reveals how to create a winning business concept, develop a business plan around it, and turn it into a successful business venture.

Whether you're starting a new business or looking to revitalize an existing operation, you'll learn:
What a model is, why it's important, how it works and how it can improve your business
How to maximize your chances of success with an easy-to-use scoring system
How to use your business model to increase your chances of receiving funding
Strategies for using your model to write a business plan that really works

Take your business to the height of success with this can't-miss strategy.

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Crime Scene Chemistry for the Armchair Sleuth Review

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(More customer reviews)An introduction to the basic science behind forensic chemistry, this book gives a realistic appraisal of the time and levels of certainty behind the ta-da of television and movies. It includes experiments using common household products for those of us who wished we had gotten a chemistry set for Christmas. Highly recommended for mystery writers.

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Chemists and science authors Cathy Cobb and Monty L Fetterolf have teamed up with Jack G. Goldsmith, fellow chemist and reserve police officer, to create another intriguing trek through the science of chemistry, this time using the fascinating field of forensic chemistry as their framework. All new hands-on demonstrations and fictional minute mysteries illustrate chemical concepts as the authors present the science - and the realities - of forensic chemistry in a narrative style that makes this timely topic accessible to the non-chemist. The authors lead you through actual and simulated forensic techniques such as: presumptive and confirmative drug testing; body fluid identification including luminol testing; DNA analysis; trace fibre and gun shot residue analysis; latent fingerprint development and collection; and, forensic soil analysis. Through over twenty-five demonstrations, using ordinary household products and items, you can become familiar with the basics of forensic chemistry and gain insights into the painstaking work that goes into criminal investigations that is rarely seen on TV.If you are a fan of true-crime stories or mystery fiction, or interested in the science behind dramas like CSI, this informative and entertaining book is a must-have addition to your library.

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The Owner-Builder Book: How You Can Save More Than $100,000 in the Construction of Your Custom Home, 4th Edition Review

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(More customer reviews)The main part of this book contains some useful information and some helpful hints for owner-builders. However, beware a major problem that nearly destroyed the reading experience for me. The writing goes until page 272. But the book contains 314 pages. So what do pages 272-314 contain? Look at the cover of the book, where it says "Valuable Coupons Inside! $100 Value". Most of the 42 pages contain full-page ads for the author's seminars, audiotapes, workshops and special reports. To see this for yourself, go to the "Look Inside" feature (click on book picture) and look at the last page of the table of contents. I found these ads irritating, because although this is supposedly a reference book in and of itself, it asks you to shell out $6.00-$99.00 each item for more information. Excuse me, but shouldn't information like "Staying on Schedule" be included in the "Owner-Builder" book? The author offers the explanation that he couldn't "fit" all of this info into the book. He sure didn't have a problem tacking on 42 extra pages of shameless bids for more money. Get a book that doesn't reach into your wallet, like the excellent "Complete Guide to Contracting Your Home".

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The best available guide to saving money on a home construction project, The Owner-Builder Book shows you how to contract your new home, remodel, or addition at phenomenal savings. Contains a step-by-step description of the process, including how to find and hire good subcontractors, how to get a construction loan, and how to estimate costs and choose features for your project. Includes 85 planning steps and 100 new construction bargain strategies to save you thousands. Includes contracts, agreements, budget and schedule forms and worksheets. Super-index provides 1,500 search terms for total utility. Winner of the National Association of Home and Workshop Writers Silver Hammer Award for Books."...16 easy to read chapters with lots of charts, lists and examples...More practical advice..." Nancy Cook-Senn, The Shawnee News-Star"...this is the book which will tell you how to design and build your own home just the way you want it. It also tells you how to save thousands of dollars in the process...You can also save up to 50% of the cost of a house by becoming an owner-builder...goes through the stages of how to plan, planning, how to buy, developing a network for purchasing your materials, how to get bids, what to look for in bids on different areas, how to supervise your sub contractors, etc...seems to leave very few, if any, stones unturned." Curtis Rivers, Vero Beach Press Journal"Assuming you have the same costs that a general contractor will have, you will save the profit (more than 10 percent average) and the overhead (two to three times the profit) paid to a general...The Owner-Builder Book discusses just how this can be done." Ask the Experts, Country's Best Log Homes"If you don't want to sorry, follow the process outlined by Mark Smith in his book, The Owner-Builder Book." Builders Showcase, Northwest Herald"...covers every aspect of the building process, including planning, scheduling, working with subcontractors, financing, building permits, etc....has, perhaps for the first time, demystified the home-building process for the layman. Consider this to be a textbook." Prince William Region Home Focus"...highlights techniques for materials shopping (what he calls "commando shopping") and planning your home room-by-room to maximize savings." Home & Real Estate Weekly, Daily Times-Call"This new book gives a step-by-step approach to building your own home and saving up to 50 percent on construction costs. Chapters show how to beat contractor pricing tactics, how to deal with paperwork (contracts, permits, and legal and insurance protection), how to manage home building project on a daily basis, and how to avoid common owner-builder mistakes." The Henry Herald"Great practical little book filled with tips to save money when building a home. If you want to take on the project yourself, it's good to know the tricks of the trade first. You'll learn to manage bureaucratic paperwork, how to get subs on your side, and even become privy to "commando" shopping techniques. The Smiths explain how to benefit from new tax laws and how to prepare yourself to get loan approval." Simple Living Quarterly"If you ever have thought of building your own home, The Owner-Builder Book is for you because it is a step-by-step guide for the amateur and covers all aspects of building a home." Robb Northrup, Kitchener-Waterloo Record"When it comes to building your dream home, sweat equity a.k.a. doing it yourself, can help economize. But you don't need to swing a hammer to nail substantial savings. In The Owner-Builder Book Mark Smith leads home-owners through a step-by-step guide of planning, scheduling and financing a custom built house." Michelle Mahfouri, American Press"The 16-chapter book takes [you] from putting a materials list together and putting out bids to subcontractors to shopping for bargains and close-outs on framing lumber, fixtures, concrete and appliances. It also discusses how to avoid first-time mistakes." Kansas City Star"...guides you through...building...and saving considerable dollars that will build [your] wealth without the [typical] risk..." Rocky Mountain News"What are the secrets to...save money on the construction of your home? This book tells all." Kansas City Daily News-Press

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Small Town Girl Review

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(More customer reviews)This should definetely be rated among Ms. Spencer's best. The main character (Tess McPhail) was portrayed as fresh & funky country music superstar that is forced to take time out from her very busy schedule to go back home and take care of her ailing mother. What she bargained for is a boring stay in the too-small town and painful reminders of her less than grand past. Tess eventually becomes entangled in a heart-warming adventure into the many stages of love and gains the wisdom to realize that there is much, much more to be gained in the giving then she ever thought she'd lose. Country music fans will adore this glimpse into the life of a star. Especially delightful are the backstage views of Nashville and the lonely road to stardom. This is a story that will leave you wanting more, as every LaVyrle Spencer novel does.

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Country music superstar Mac McPhail returns to her hometown of Wintergreen, Missouri, where she learns to appreciate her family and to open her heart to love and commitment with the man next door. Reader's Digest Cond Bks.--This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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1001 Chemicals in Everyday Products, 2nd Edition Review

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(More customer reviews)Very understandable book. As an M.D., I often deal with patients with Asthma, allergies, Multiple Chemical Sensitivities, and other health problems caused by the vast amount of chemicals we touch each day. I found this book to be valuable and interesting. Hot current topics such as the safety of antibacterial chemicals, plants that can harm your pets, and dangerous chemical additives and colorings are talked about. Olestra, melatonin and DHEA are discussed, along with fun topics like the chemical components of chocolate.

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There is a virtual laboratory of chemicals in the food we eat and the products we encounter every dayat home, at school, and at work. What are these substances and how are they used? How are they helpful? Can they be harmful?
Here are fast, hands-on answers to these and other crucial questions about hundreds of chemical substances we come into contact with on a regular basis. From MSG in food to perchloroethylene in dry cleaning, this AZ guide provides clear, no-nonsense information on the use and health effects of hundreds of chemicals found in food, medicines, cosmetics, cleaning solutions, lawn and garden products, and more. Well-organized and easy-to-use, it gives you the help you need to make smarter choices about the products you choosefor yourself and your family. Inside 1,001 Chemicals in Everyday Products you'll find:
-Entries listing products, uses, precautions, and synonyms-Direct answers to over 250 frequently asked questions on everyday chemicals-Handy product and chemical synonym indexes-A nationwide listing of Poison Control Centers

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The Beauty Bible: The Ultimate Guide to Smart Beauty Review

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(More customer reviews)The Beauty Bible is meant as a companion volume to Paula Bogoun's Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me, and it does contain some unique information not found in Don't Go..., including advice on overall body care and tips on makeup application. However, the most helpful sections of this book--eg, instructions for blemish/acne treatment, inside information about product ingredients, etc.--are covered more succinctly and clearly in Begoun's other work, which also includes a ton of useful information on specific skin care and makeup products. I recommend that you first purchase Don't Go to the Cosmetics Counter Without Me, and if you then require additional information, consider buying this book.

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Myriad new formulas, outrageous claims, and hot controversies run rampant in the cosmetics industry. This second edition of The Beauty Bible will help clear up the confusion. From tanning pills to oxygen in products, from facial exercises to behind-the-scenes industry information, this book covers it all. Containing 50 percent new material, this edition includes advice on the latest cosmetic surgery procedures, online beauty shopping, and permanent makeup. Drawing on her background as a makeup artist, her 20-plus years as a consumer reporter, and the latest dermatological studies, Paula Begoun (a.k.a. the "Cosmetics Cop") gives readers the tools and information they need to make smart skincare decisions.

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The 15-Minute Organizer Review

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(More customer reviews)This book is great. It gave a detailed chore list and told me exactly what to do to organize my cleaning. It was great help with our move, too. There is a section on almost every catagory you can imagine.
Each chapter can be read in 15 minutes, although I stayed up all night to read it... I would recommend this book to anyone who has 15 minutes to spare... If you don't have it, make it. You will have more time, I promise!!!:)

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Bestselling author and time-management expert Emilie Barnes giveswomen the basic strategies they need to survive in today's busy world.Realistic and practical, each chapter offers proven methods for taking thestress out of meal planning, housekeeping, finances, holiday shopping, andmore. In just 15 minutes a day, readers will discover how to-

whip their entire house into shape
create a personalized daily planner
double their closet space
organize a fail-safe filing system

Now with an updated cover, the 15-Minute Organizer (over 220,000 copies sold) contains more than75 time-saving strategies on topics that include goal setting, involving childrenin chores, grocery shopping, and record-keeping. Women will discover they canget ahead and stay ahead.

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