{"product_id":"home-comforts-the-art-and-science-of-keeping-house","title":"Home Comforts: The Art and Science of Keeping House (Spiral Bound)","description":"\n\u003ctable align=\"center\" border=\"0\" cellpadding=\"2\" cellspacing=\"0\" width=\"100%\"\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd class=\"productDetailSmallElements\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eBiographical Note\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCheryl Mendelson\u003c\/b\u003e is a Harvard Law School graduate, a sometime philosophy professor, a novelist ( \n\u003ci\u003eMorningside Heights\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eLove, Work, Children), \u003c\/i\u003e and a homemaker by choice. Born into a rural family in Greene County, Pennsylvania, she now lives in New York City with her husband and son\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePreface \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eBEGINNINGS\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e1 My Secret Life \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e2 Easing into a Routine \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e3 Neatening \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFOOD\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e4 The Whys and Wherefores of Home Cooking \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e5 Breakfast, Lunch, and Dinner \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e6 Serving Meals \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e7 Stimulating Beverages \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e8 The Center of a Dwelling \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e9 Kitchen Culture \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e10 To Market, to Market \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e11 Cold Comfort \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e12 Bread and Honey \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e13 Safe Food \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCLOTH\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e14 The Fabric of Your Home \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e15 Transformations \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e16 The Natural Fibers \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e17 The Man-Made Fibers and Blends \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e18 Fabrics That Work \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e19 Carefully Disregarding Care Labels \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e20 Gathering, Storing, and Sorting Laundry \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e21 Laundering \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e22 Drying the Laundry \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e23 Ironing \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e24 Folding Clothes and Linens \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e25 How to Launder Tricky Items \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e26 Common Laundry Mishaps and Problems \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e27 Sanitizing the Laundry \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e28 Removing Stains from Fabrics \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eCLEANLINESS\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e29 The Air in Your Castle \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e30 Peaceful Coexistence with Microbes \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e31 The Chemistry of Household Cleaning \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e32 Aprons, Rags, and Mops \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e33 Dust and Dust Mites \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e34 Vacuuming, Sweeping, and Dusting \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e35 Textile Furnishings \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e36 Floors and Furniture of Wood and Woodlike Materials \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e37 Resilient Floors \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e38 Ceramic Tile \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e39 Stone \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e40 Man-Made Solid Surfaces and Other Plastics \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e41 Bathrooms \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e42 Pipes and Drains \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e43 Walls, Ceilings, Woodwork, and Windows \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e44 China and Crystal \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e45 Metals \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e46 Caring for Jewelry \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eDAILY LIFE\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e47 Kindly Light \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e48 Fireplaces \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e49 Some Quiet Occupations \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e50 Sewing \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e51 Caring for Books \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e52 Music \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e53 Images and Recordings \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e54 Home Offices and Computers \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e55 Pets \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSLEEP\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e56 The Cave of Nakedness \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e57 Beds and Bedding \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e58 Closets for Clothes and Linens \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eSAFE SHELTER\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e59 Being Prepared \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e60 Fire \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e61 Electrical Safety \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e62 Slips and Falls \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e63 Further Miscellaneous Safety Rules \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e64 Poisons, Hazardous Substances, and Proper Disposal of Hazardous Household Wastes \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e65 Additional Safety Measures for Children \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eFORMALITIES\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e66 Understanding Your Castle \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e67 Too Late to Say You?re Sorry \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e68 Promises, Promises \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e69 Domestic Employment Laws \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e70 Working with Household Help \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e71 Insurance \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e72 Fond Records \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eNOTES \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eACKNOWLEDGMENTS AND \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eSOURCES \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eINDEX \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePREFACE\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"The bible of good housekeeping.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e -- People\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eMarc Notes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tIncludes bibliographical references (p. [847]-855) and index.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"An extraordinary achievement that has no peer in this century and may well have none in the next.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\" \n\u003ci\u003eHome Comforts\u003c\/i\u003e is to the house what \n\u003ci\u003eJoy of Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e is to food.\" \n\u003cbr\u003e-- \n\u003ci\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"Mesmerizing -- and, in its own way, revolutionary.\" -- \n\u003ci\u003eChicago Sun-Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Quotes\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\"There's only one book to own if you want to be serious about your housekeeping: Cheryl Mendelson's magesterial HOME COMFORTS.\"--Dwight Garner \"The New York Times\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher Marketing\u003c\/strong\u003e:\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA classic bestselling resource for every household, \u003ci\u003eHome Comforts\u003c\/i\u003e helps you manage everyday chores, find creative solutions to domestic dilemmas, and enhance the experience of life at home.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eHome Comforts\u003c\/i\u003e is to the house what \u003ci\u003eJoy of Cooking\u003c\/i\u003e is to food.\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cb\u003e --\u003ci\u003eUSA TODAY\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eHome Comforts \u003c\/i\u003eis an engaging and comprehensive book about housekeeping. It is a lively and readable guide for both beginners and experts in all the domestic arts. From keeping surfaces free of germs, watering plants, removing stains, folding a fitted sheet, cleaning china, tuning a piano, lighting a fire, setting the dining room table--this guide covers everything that people might want to do for themselves in their homes. \n\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFurther topics include: making up a bed with hospital corners, expert recommendations for safe food storage, reading care labels (and sometimes carefully disregarding them), keeping your home free of dust mites and other allergens, this is a practical, good-humored, philosophical guidebook to the art and science of household management.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations:\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eIngram Advance\u003c\/span\u003e 05\/01\/2005 pg. 108 (EAN 9780743272865, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eWilson Nonfiction Catalog\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/11\/2019 (EAN 9780743272865, Paperback)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/span\u003e 08\/01\/1999 pg. 129 (EAN 9780684814650, Hardcover) - *Starred Review\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 10\/04\/1999 pg. 71 (EAN 9780684814650, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003ePeople Weekly\u003c\/span\u003e 11\/01\/1999 pg. 59 (EAN 9780684814650, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eNewsweek\u003c\/span\u003e 11\/08\/1999 pg. 96 (EAN 9780684814650, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/span\u003e 12\/19\/1999 pg. 12 (EAN 9780684814650, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eCommonweal\u003c\/span\u003e 12\/07\/2001 pg. 25 (EAN 9780684814650, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"italic\"\u003eWilson Nonfiction Catalog\u003c\/span\u003e 04\/11\/2019 (EAN 9780684814650, Hardcover)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\n\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eContributor Bio:\u003c\/strong\u003eMendelson, Cheryl\u003cbr\u003e\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tCheryl Mendelson is a Harvard Law School graduate, a sometime philosophy professor, and a novelist ( \n\u003ci\u003eMorningside Heights\u003c\/i\u003e and \n\u003ci\u003eLove, Work, Children\u003c\/i\u003e). 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