Budget Books

This is actually a combination of three other crockery cookbooks - Crazy About Crockery: 101 Easy and Inexpensive Recipes for Less than 75 cents a serving, Crazy About Crockery: 101 Soups & Stews for Less than 75 cents a serving, and Crazy About Crockery: 101 Recipes for Entertaining at Less than 75 cents a serving. This compilation book keeps each of the three included books separated by a tab so it ends up being organized by Inexpensive Recipes, Soups and Stews, and Entertaining Recipes by default.

While there are no photos of any of the end products, the instructions are clear and easy to follow so you really can't make a mistake. I like the wide variety of recipes in each section. These include ones you would expect, like various casseroles, and recipes you would not expect to cook with a crock-pot like Cornish Game Hens and Brazilian Coffee. The estimated time to prepare and the number of servings is listed at the top of the recipe right under the name so you don't have to scan through the recipe each time you are looking for something that can be prepared in fifteen minutes. Unfortunately it does not have the cooking time listed there also, so while it might take fifteen minutes to prepare it may take three hours to cook. If you are looking for a meal that can be prepared in fifteen minutes and cook for two hours while you attend your child's school recital you have to search through the recipes.

Very well organized with a tremendous variety of recipes for all occasions, Crazy About Crockery is a recommended cookbook.

Crazy About Crockery! 3 Books In 1 combines three of author Penny Stone's previous titles, each offering 101 budget recipes that cost less than $0.75 a serving to prepare, for a total of over three hundred crockery-cooked delights in a single, spiral-bound volume. Solid, straightforward instructions and the occasional creative tip for a delightful assortment of dishes ranging from E-Z Vegetable Lasagna to Vera's Tuna Cheese Soup to Baked Rhubarb Pudding and more. Crazy About Crockery! is a very welcome addition to any kitchen due to its unbeatable combination of healthy ingredients, low-cost good sense, and easy-to-follow time-saving guidelines.

Skipper Bob successfully self published 11 books. They are exclusively devoted to those cruising while living aboard. Most successful cruisers have heard of him & own one or more of his volumes. They tend to get 'dog eared' from heavy use, especially by newer cruisers for the wealth of info, experience and advice they contain. Each is loaded only with info that is practical and valuable.

Cruising Comfortably On A Budget has all the wisdom and advice that Skipper Bob and his first mate Elaine could pack into 189 pages of their spiral bound publication from 14 yrs of living aboard exclusively. Its better than good. It can save you thousands of dollars in unwise purchases and will help you organize your efforts.

I bought this book after sailing on 24' to 35' boats for 12 years and moving aboard after selling my home and all my possessions. I had been reading the Live-Aboard List on the internet for over ten years and much of the wisdom Skipper Bob discovered was shared there, but not in as forthright as in this book.

If you are interested in going cruising and living aboard, and doing so without breaking a budget - this book will enable you to do it!
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Not everyone with a "yacht" (if defined as anything > 30') is rich. This is the book the rest of us need to go cruising with family and friends and still not break the bank!

"Style is not what you have, but what you do with what you have." So begins Designing Your Home on a Budget, a book by Emilie Barnes and Yoli Brogger that serves up a cornucopia of ideas.

"To maintain a rich look on a not-so-rich budget, we suggest shopping with the 25-75 rule in mind," the authors say. "That is, the bulk of your décor can come from very inexpensive sources and even be of poor quality - but your `cheap chic' treasures should be balanced with a few pieces of real, lasting quality. At least 25 percent of your furnishings and accessories should feature quality materials and workmanship - a beautiful walnut chair, a fine-art piece, or a lovely bed to balance your discount-store linens, junk-shop mirror, and import-store blinds."

Partnering with decorator Yoli Brogger, Barnes gives freedom to use the home as an artistic canvas to express the uniqueness of the individual. "We're all unique, made up of different backgrounds, ethnic histories, and lifestyles," Brogger writes. "And we're all much more interesting than we think we are. So start expressing your uniqueness in your home and decide to love what you have."

Designing Your Home on a Budget briefly provides the basics of home décor and then gives permission to break the rules. In addition to shopping retail, decorators are encouraged to seek special pieces from a variety of sources including grandma's attic, estate sales, secondhand stores, and trading with friends.

Now a grandmother, Barnes was 17 when she married and set about creating a beautiful home "on no budget at all." She described, "In those days Bob and I eagerly accepted castoffs and hand-me-downs. We wracked our brains for ways to transform these mismatched basics into a cozy, welcoming home. We spray-painted an old wrought-iron garden table for our kitchen. We moved the same little potted plants from kitchen to living room to bedroom. We rooted around behind charity shops for interesting discards we could hang on the walls in place of the art we didn't own."

Like an over stuffed chair, Designing Your Home on a Budget is stuffed with practical suggestions for recycling items for your individual purposes. Make ottomans and side tables from travel trunks, trays, or toy boxes. Use kitchen canisters in the utility room for dog treats, or in the study for office supplies. Hang anything on the wall from musical instruments to vintage clothing. Place patio furniture inside, and indoor pieces outside. Employ sheets for table cloths and curtains, and incorporate collections as part of the home décor.

The theme in Designing Your Home on a Budget is to create an environment that is welcoming, inviting, makes comfortable, attracts attention, and stimulates conversation. Seventeen chapters include: What's My Style; How to Think (or Rethink) a Room; Kid Chic; and Decking the Walls. Inspiring quotes are sprinkled throughout, and chapters conclude with a list of Bright Ideas.

Emilie Barnes is a familiar author with 60 books to her credit including More Hours in My Day and The Twelve Teas of Christmas. Her husband, Bob is the author of What Makes a Man Feel Loved. Together, the Barnes clocked decades of marriage and parenting, battled her cancer, and are the founders of More Hours in My Day time- management seminars. Designing Your Home on a Budget is appropriate for newlyweds setting up housekeeping or for veterans itching to paint something artistically fresh on the canvas of their home. - PeggySue Wells, Christian Book Previews.com

Emilie Barnes, author of 60 books, together with Yoli Brogger has written a comprehensive and practical guide for people who want a warm and beautiful house but don't have the money or desire to spend a lot of money to attain the "look."

From discovering your own personal style and loving what you already have, through decorating rules and breaking those rules, we're brought on an exciting journey in finding our focus and making beautiful living spaces that reflect our individual needs and comfort. And it doesn't have to cost a fortune.

The tips and techniques are logical but not always the things people spend a lot of time thinking about when "pulling a room together." You'll find help with tools needed for a project, information about fabric choices, learn how the addition of candles and lamps bring warmth and light to a room, great window treatments, clever inspiration for walls and many other ideas for every room in your home.

Armchair Interviews says: Whether you're experienced or a novice in home decorating, Designing Your Home on a Budget will help you achieve what you want, with less hassle and less time spent on the project.

I wasn't particularly impressed by the first chapters about Miata history, etc. But the later photos were invaluable in helping me learn how to perform maintenance on my Miata. Definitely a worthwhile purchase for a beginner.

Having owned 5 NA Miata Mx5's, and owning pretty much every written publication dedicated to the car, I'm fairly familiar with both the car and other publications available.....and this is certainly one of the best yet released. While it doesn't cover the breadth of jobs that the Rod's Manual does- the tasks it approaches are common projects for anyone who owns an older Miata, for example replacing a soft top. All tasks are explained in detail using easy to understand text and step by step colour photo's. In fact the entire book is in colour making it exceptional value when you consider that it is a hardcover book.

This book is an essential addition to any Miata MX5 nut's collection, and takes pride of place in my automotive library.

I bought this book several years ago and since then my financial and spiritual life has changed dramatically. I found that once I looked at my finances as a spiritual matter, I was able to gain control of them as an act of obedience to Christ.

The workbook is a great first step toward financial discipline. Budgeting and sticking to your budget is key. Once you live on a budget, you will never stop. The freedom living on a budget brings is phenominal.

Don't ever think you don't have enough money to establish a budget without breaking it, because in reality, you just don't have enough money to live without a budget.

This is a great book on personal finances. I would highly recommend it.

THIS IS A GOOD BOOK, FOR FAMILIES OR INDIVIDUALS WHO ARE SERIOUS ABOUT CREATING AND STICKING WITH A REALISTIC BUDGET, IT CAN BE A LITTLE OVER- WHELMING, BUT OVERALL IS A RESOURCE BOOK TO KEEP

I am an avid reader and this is THE best resourse on personal finance that is out there. I have personally used Kevin's system to completley reduce my debt and find time for the wealth building tips.Kevin has a style that is humor filled along with a sensability that is clear. At first I was'nt sure if I would like the audio format, but he is soo easy to listen to that I found myself listening to it several times...and thats where the magic is! When you listen to it the 2 nd and 3 rd time it feels like you are being coached by a master. VERY effective!

I listened to the audio-casette version of this book, which was short and sweet.The author who is the narrator of the book completely involves you in the management routine, that he prescribes, weather it be finances or time. The part that I like is that you have to chart down your financial and time management routines and while you are doing that you become your own critic.Author helps you with simple techniques, that you can start practising the same day with immediate gratification.The well planned excercises don't over burden you with excessive details. Another plus point is that for every problem there are multiple solutions. Authors good sense of humor made it an enjoyable experience.

This is a great book for planning your trip, what to see, etc. It's up to date, and the maps of these old cities are impeccable. What it doesn't give you is a sense of what Russia is like these days--something hard to get into words. For that, take a look at "The Chess Artist," by Hallman. Less maps, but a real sense of how weird Russia can get.

Of the various travel guides to the area I have consulted I particularly like this edition from Fodor's. The information is arranged in a logical way and is invaluable for planning a trip. And planning such a trip is very important even with the changes in today's society. Even for those not traveling this book can serve as a pleasant reminder of earlier visits. It deserves a place on the traveler's bookshelf.

It's a very complete guide for you that want to travel. Take advantage of this book that gives you detailed information about Norway cities with maps and is VERY EASY TO CARRY IN A TRIP, because it's not heavy!

If you are tired of guidebooks whining about Scandinavia being expensive, this is your choice. The book quietly assumes that if you want to go to Scandinavia, you are aware that it is going to be more expensive than India. Do not worry, it is not written for millionaires but it does not discuss relative merits of garbage bin contents, either.

Fodor's encourages you to travel to this wonderful country rather than tries to peddle doom and gloom message about "clean, boring and expensive Scandinavia", as opposed among some guidebooks who feel as if they HAD to cover the area but really hated doing it.

Maps are very good, descriptions accurate and listings cover all you want to see there. I like my travel guides with pictures and these are in short supply there, but (as the previous reviewer rightly noted) the book is handy and light, and you do not want it thicker.

A solid and well-researched publication, and good value for money.

As usual, Fodor's Gold has the best in guide books for visiting away from home. My copy is well thumbed and much used (if not abused). I strongly recommend this guide and all others like it.

I am planning a trip to the Canadian Maritimes the summer of 2002. I purchased Fodors Nova Scotia, New Brunswick, PEI guide to assist in my plans. So far, I have found this book to be a valuable resource. It is arranged first by province, then by towns/sites within each area. For example, in the Nova Scotia section, there is basic opening information about the province (its history, culture, climate, etc), then there is a large section just for Halifax. Within that listing, you find numerous places for site seeing, place to eat, to lodge, to shop. One aspect of the book I especially like is called "Off the beaten path", where you can find unusual places worth visiting. The guide is print-only, with maps, so the only thing that could make it better would be a few photographs. I would recommend this book for anyone planning a visit to the Maritimes this year.

Bill has been around the industry for years and has a collection of some great restaurant marketing ideas from having spent years in the industry and consulting to many restaurant companies. I really respect his approach and background and would recommend this book without reservation.

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I have long been a fan of Bill Marvin's publications and have utilized many of his ideas in my own restaurant. This book is no exception. While many of the ideas presented are geared towards a more upscale environment, I have been able to use more than a few in the restaurant that I operate, which is a unit of a national chain. With a little thought, you can adjust most of the ideas in this book to fit your needs!