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The Perfect Wedding Reception: Stylish Ideas For Every Season

Maria McBride-Mellinger

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Total reviews: 29 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

Editorial Review:

Once couples decide to say "I do" there are dozens and dozens of decisions to be made. It's hard to know where to begin and even more difficult to fit all the dozens of details together into one wonderful event. Thankfully Maria McBride-Mellinger, author of acclaimed bridal books, stylishly illustrates just how to create a dreamy reception that will be forever memorable.

The Perfect Wedding Reception features exquisite wedding celebrations designed by Maria McBride-Mellinger that capture the magic of each season in refreshing, contemporary style. The nuptial adventure begins in a formal spring garden but soon its off to a beach front for a fanciful summer wedding, to a revolutionary era stone barn for a rustic fall wedding and finally to a gracious country home for a candle lit winter wedding feast.

Glorious photos of each location, flowers, menu selections, table details, centerpieces, bouquets, invitations, wedding cakes and favors tell the story of each wedding with helpful tips and most importantly McBride-Mellinger's favorite resources from around the country that will actually help bring your wedding reception to life.

Whatever season you choose to marry Maria McBride-Mellinger offers delightful flourishes to tempt every couple as they plan the party of their lives and create memories meant to last a lifetime.

The Board Book: An Insider's Guide for Directors and Trustees

William G. Bowen

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

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A must-have for first-time and experienced board members alike, who will benefit from William G. Bowen's decades of experience.

Former Mellon Foundation and Princeton University president William G. Bowen has served on the boards of some of the United States's biggest corporations and nonprofits, including American Express, Merck, the Smithsonian, and TIAA-CREF. In The Board Book he brings his immense experience, along with the recollections and insights of numerous colleagues, to bear on the most pressing questions facing boards of directors and trustees today. His topics include the hot-button issues of the relationship between CEOs and board members, "perks," executive compensation, and CEO transitions. In addition, Bowen offers advice on the "machinery" required to run a board effectively, including the uses of committees and executive sessions, the handling of leaks, and the recruitment of new board members. Throughout, Bowen relates, with anecdotes and hard data, strategies that result in the collegiality and sense of purpose that make any board more effective.

Lonely Planet Japanese Phrasebook (Lonely Planet Language Survival Kit)

Kam Y. Lau

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Total reviews: 11 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

A must buy 4 out of 5 stars.
10 of 12 people found this review helpful.

I found this very easy to understand, as did my husband who had no prior knowledge of the Japanese language. I read it many times before our trip, in order to remember important basic words.
We referred to it many times during our trip, and it was very usefull. I would suggest everyone purchase it.
Its small size is also great, easy to put in a pocket, backpack or handbag.

I was able to communicate!!! 5 out of 5 stars.
4 of 4 people found this review helpful.

I feel this book is not only usefull for comunication with other people during my travel but also very well prepare to be user friendly. It was exellent in my trip to Japan have it with me.

Very good in the beginning, but after that, it's ok 4 out of 5 stars.
1 of 1 people found this review helpful.

Just like I said. The first part of this phrasebook helps you understand grammar, small phrases, and many words, but after that it just tells you a lot of the things like sentences and more questions and answers.

I recommend this if you are travelling, but if you are just trying to learn the language, I would not recommend it because it's hard to remember all of the questions, answers, and phrases it contains from about the 1/4 to the end of the book.

But it was really good in explaining grammar, pronouns, and many other things. So buy it if you want.

Editorial Review:

For those interested in learning to speak basic Japanese, this guide introduces all the important phrases one needs during common situations. Ideal for both vacationers and business travelers, Japanese Phrasebook includes sections on greetings, accommodations, small talk, getting around the city and country, shopping and more.

1001 Letters For All Occasions: The Best Models for Every Business and Personal Need

Corey Sandler, Janice Keefe

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Total reviews: 5 Average rating: 2.5 of 5

1001 Letters for All Occasions: The Best Models for Every Business and Personal Need 5 out of 5 stars.
21 of 26 people found this review helpful.

Everyone should have this book in their personal library. It's one of my best purchases to date. Being an administrative assistant to my pastor makes it necessary for me to be able to construct a proper letter, using correct word choices and grammar. I highly recommend this book.

Not a practical choice 1 out of 5 stars.
6 of 10 people found this review helpful.

Too much of personal letters not much variety of bussiness letters. Very simple choice of words. I could'nt use it at all

Great book 1 out of 5 stars.
2 of 12 people found this review helpful.

Received this book timely and in great condition. It is a really good book for anyone. Provides good help in all areas of letterwritting.

Not what I was expecting... 2 out of 5 stars.
2 of 4 people found this review helpful.

I could have written this book myself. The letters are very general and you can find them for FREE on the Internet!

1001 Letters for All Occasions 4 out of 5 stars.
0 of 0 people found this review helpful.

This is an excellent book of very useful letters. It is of good quality and and fair price. I recommend it to business writers and professionals.

Editorial Review:

Featuring hundreds of examples, this book shows the reader how to choose the most appropriate letter and tone to adopt, when writing to any individual or organisation. The types of letter covered include congratulations, thanks, apology, business proposal, sympathy, complaints, cover letters and much more.

Emily Post's The Gift of Good Manners: A Parent's Guide to Raising Respectful, Kind, Considerate Children (Emily Post)

Peggy Post, Cindy Post Senning

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Total reviews: 7 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

A tad disappointed 4 out of 5 stars.
1 of 2 people found this review helpful.

I am a huge Emily Post fan as everyone knows. I got this book to start preparing for our baby that is on the way.

I had hoped for more specific information. For instance there are only two areas that cover grandparents in the book.

There is great information in the book. But, after finishing it I am still searching for another book to give me more direct answers to questions that never got answered in this book.

I want to know how to handle it when my child points out that their grandparents are not following the table manners that we are trying to stick by. I want to know how to handle negative comments about religion. I want to know how to make a child stick to the yes ma'am no ma'am rule even when adults out there say they don't like being called ma'am.

Again, it's a good book. But, if you are looking for a broad range of answers then you may still need to find another book in addition to this one as I am.

Editorial Review:

Manners, fundamental social skills for success in life, are among the greatest gifts parents can give. From self-respect and respect for others to knowing how to behave in public, this comprehensive, practical guide helps parents instill age-appropriate manners as their child’s world expands from toddlerhood through the teen years. This is a must-have resource for every family.

Multicultural Manners: Essential Rules of Etiquette for the 21st Century

Norine Dresser

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Total reviews: 2 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

The most important part is just being aware that there are differences 4 out of 5 stars.
15 of 15 people found this review helpful.

I wish that everyone would read this book, just to be aware that different cultures have different mores, and if someone is "foreign" to you, their manners may seem very odd. It is necessary not to jump to conclusions. Of course, since so much of communication is non-verbal, it's also difficult not to.

Obviously, one cannot adopt a single set of manners that would suit all people since people often have opposite customs. I worked with one group of people that hated to have money left on the counter, and another that preferred to have money left on the counter, and it was hard to remember to switch. Dresser notes that not all people from one country have the same customs, and as people live in the US for a few generations, they may forget ethnic customs. She tells a story on herself: visiting Hmong-Americans, she insists on removing her shoes, only to find out that the family has dropped that custom. Fortunately, I think most people appreciate the attempt to be polite, even if one stumbles from time to time.

The book is told mainly in the form of anecdotes about cultural miscommunications, with explanations of customs of various societies. After this is a section listing many, although not all individual countries. This is followed by an extensive bibliography and an index.

The index is one of the weakest points of the book. If one wants to use the book to learn customs for a specific group of people, the cross-indexing is erratic. If one is looking for Iranian customs, one also needs to look up Muslim and Middle-Easterners, but there are no cross references for this, although there are for some entries.

A useful book, if one is going to be interacting with a known group of people. Otherwise, at least a reminder that customs vary.

Editorial Review:

Both highly informative and entertaining, Multicultural Manners gives readers the understanding they need, the perfect words to say, and the correct behavior to use in a wide range of cross-cultural situations. This incisive and award-winning guide to etiquette features completely updated etiquette guidelines with special emphasis on post–September 11 culture clashes as well as a brand-new section that demystifies unfamiliar cultures in the news. Norine Dresser identifies key cross-cultural hot spots and suggests methods that foster respect for diversity. Readers will discover the dos and don’ts of successful business and social interaction, detailed tips on avoiding embarrassment in a variety of social settings, amusing firsthand accounts of cultural gaffes, a breakdown of customs, religions, languages, and ethnicities for seventy different countries, and appropriate etiquette for innumerable settings.

The Book Club Cookbook

Judy Gelman, Vicki Levy Krupp

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Total reviews: 9 Average rating: 5.0 of 5

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Add a delicious ingredient to your book club gatherings!

Whether it’s mojitos with Love in the Time of Cholera or honey cake with The Secret Life of Bees, nothing spices up a book club meeting like great eats.

Featuring recipes and discussion ideas for one hundred popular book club selections, The Book Club Cookbook will guide you in selecting and preparing culinary masterpieces that blend perfectly with the literary masterpieces your club is reading. With contributions from many of the authors of these favorite books themselves, as well as profiles of book clubs all across the country that are creatively integrating food into their meetings, this singular cookbook includes such scrumptious pairings as:

Tandoori Shrimp with Life of Pi by Yann Martel

Mint Juleps with The Great Gatsby by F. Scott Fitzgerald

Her Majesty's Spinach Borek (Pastry) and Her Majesty's Mujadara (Lentils and Rice) with Cucumber Yogurt with Leap of Faith by Queen Noor

Great Grandma Olivia’s Sweet Potato Pie with Sugar by Bernice McFadden

Spicy Pork with Orange Hoisin Sauce in Wonton Cups with Balzac and the Little Chinese Seamstress by Dai Sijie

Death by Chocolate with The Da Vinci Code by Dan Brown

Ambrosia with To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee

Joan and Lalita’s Peach Cobbler with Cane River by Lalita Tademy

Griet’s Vegetable Soup with Girl with a Pearl Earring by Tracy Chevalier

Britta’s Crab Casserole with The Hours by Michael Cunningham

and many more! The first cookbook designed specifically for book clubs, The Book Club Cookbook will add some real flavor to your book club meetings.

At Home with Carolyne Roehm

Carolyne Roehm

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Total reviews: 22 Average rating: 4.0 of 5

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Former fashion designer Carolyne Roehm is renowned for combining a keen appreciation of beauty with practical know-how. Now, with this gorgeously illustrated guide, readers can go behind the scenes of her memorable parties, learn her entertaining secrets, and visit the glamorous homes where she has dazzled her prominent guests.

Imparting fresh ideas and inspiration for knockout events on any budget, At Home with Carolyne Roehm follows the calendar’s seasons to provide year-round suggestions for place settings, floral arrangements, and menus. Emphasizing creativity and natural elements, Carolyne Roehm’s tips are not exclusively geared toward elegant functions: Picnics, cozy fireside meals for two, afternoon teas, and formal dinner parties are treated with equal verve. Drawing on ingredients and imagery appropriate for spring, summer, winter, and fall and all the major holidays, this handsome collection yields a trove of simple but sophisticated recipes along with perfect tabletop and decorative accents to accompany them. Biscuit sandwiches of Mustard-Glazed and Smoked Cheddar; Shrimp and White Bean Salad; Zucchini and Watercress Soup; and Fudgy Rum Chocolate Cake are just a few of the delicious and easy-to-prepare dishes. For successful festive occasions that friends and family will remember for years, from a grand New Year’s Eve gala to a spring brunch with a floral theme, At Home with Carolyne Roehm is itself glorious cause for celebration.

Berlitz Japanese Phrase Book & Dictionary (Berlitz Phrase Books)

Berlitz Publishing Company

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Total reviews: 10 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Indispensible aid to communicating in Japanese 4 out of 5 stars.
16 of 16 people found this review helpful.

This phrasebook was used as a "textbook" by a Japanese student who tutored me in Japanese before a recent trip to Japan. It contained many helpful phrases for a lot of situations you will encounter when traveling in Japan. I consider this critical for "survival Japanese"--contrary to what you may have heard, everyone does NOT speak English. I used this book in talking to cab drivers, making a train reservation, ordering food, asking directions, making purchases. I gave this four stars instead of five because this lacks some elements you need to be understood. The biggest one is knowing how the Japanese accent words. Also missing was the discussion of the differences in using different numbers for different objects. I was able to "fill in the gaps" from my tutor and the Pimsleur Japanese tapes. All in all, a great reference book for travelers.

Editorial Review:

Contains over 1200 phrases and 2300 words, organized by situation and colour-coded for ease of reference by both holidaymakers and business travellers. The book includes: a phrase-linked dictionary; an easy-to-use phonetic system to assist pronunciation; and the basic rules of grammar.

At Home with Michael Chiarello: Easy Entertaining

Michael Chiarello

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Total reviews: 10 Average rating: 4.5 of 5

Editorial Review:

Celebrated television, cookbook, and restaurant chef Michael Chiarello is a master of simple, casually elegant cooking and a fabulous host. In this cookbook packed with great recipes, gorgeous photographs, and inspiring entertaining ideas he shares his secrets for celebrating in style (and having fun doing it too!). Whether hosting four around the kitchen counter or a hundred for a cocktail party, readers will find everything from appetizers and main courses to desserts and drinks (over 130 recipes in all), time-saving tips, an all-important section on stocking the pantry (great for impromptu gatherings!), whimsical menus, and creative settings and table arrangements. A holiday cocktail party throws together quickly with bowls of crunchy Fusilli Snack Mix and Crispy Sausage-Stuffed Olives, all washed down with citrusy margaritas. Roll out the red carpet for an at-home movie night featuring Pop Culture Popcorn, Giant Bean Cassoulet with Fennel-Spiced Chicken, and Chocolate Mousse Cannolis along with the latest video release. Even a sit-down dinner can be a relaxing affair with Forever Roasted Lamb with Herbes de Provence, Lemon-Oil Smashed Potatoes, Garlicky Vegetables Primavera, and, for dessert, Molton Flourless Chocolate Cupcakes. Uber-casual Chiarello inspires calm and confidence in even the most jangle-nerved hosts, inviting everyone to think like an entertainer and relax like a guest.