About the Author:
Alice Wong is a Project Director at Welcome Enterprises. She began her publishing career in 1988 at the packager Smallwood & Stewart, where she edited various titles including Victoria The Intimate Home (Hearst Books) and The Best of Mexico (Collins). She left there to join Dorling Kindersley before becoming Art and Production Director at Stewart, Tabori, & Chang until 1997. She is co-editor of The Little Book for Moms and Mom's Almanac (Welcome). Lena Tabori has conceived and edited numerous books including Love: A Celebration in Art and Literature (with Jane Lahr for STC), The Little Big Book for Dads (with H. Clark Wakabayashi), Mom's Almanac (with Alice Wong), The Christmas Almanac (with Natasha Tabori Fried) and The Love Almanac (with Katrina Fried), all for Welcome Books.
From Publishers Weekly:
This classy resource could be the only book readers need to guide them through all the aspects of living at home: cleaning, organizing, design, improvements, maintenance, repairs, entertaining and etiquette. It’s at once inspiring and practical, with its advice on how to light an entryway, clean the glass of a picture frame, inspect a roof to assess damage, register for a wedding, store family keepsakes, unclog the bathtub, write thank-you notes and more. The vintage-looking illustrations of a woman’s manicured hand adjusting a freezer’s temperature and a Victorian-era girl sweeping through a room with a burst of fresh air lend the book a timeless feel. However, the editors’ recommendations are quite current; they provide information on conserving energy and suggest Web sites to visit for further information on everything from getting a mortgage to decorating the home. Budget-conscious yet elegant, this book will undoubtedly help overwhelmed readers enjoy their homes and would make a splendid house-warming gift for anyone moving into a new abode. 150 color illus.
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