home economics

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More--extraordinary uses for ordinary things

2009
Describes 1,715 money- and time-saving uses for hundreds of everyday objects, including toothbrushes, rubber gloves, strawberries, coffee beans, and other household items.

Pretend you're a grownup

1998
Explains the different kinds of work which adults do around the home and suggests ways to pretend to accomplish grown-up tasks such as shopping, cooking, gardening, and washing the car.

1000's of amazing uses for everyday products

2010
Describes thousands of uses for common household products, such as bleach, lemon juice, salt, coffee, and toothpaste.

99c solutions

easy ways to save thousands of dollars
2010
Rediscover the power of those time-honored, thrifty household items your grandparents and parents used. You'll save a bundle with over 1,300 of these clever hints and tips.

Our homes

2008
Microscopic photographs and text describe various materials and living creatures found in a home, including bacteria, plastic foam, dust mites, and cotton fibers.

You can do it!

the merit badge handbook for grown-up girls
2005
Presents sixty badge activities designed to help grown women achieve their dreams, with practical information, how-to support, and encouragement for every stage of the process.

Organizing from the inside out

the foolproof system for organizing your home, your office, and your life
2004
Presents a comprehensive guide to home and office organization and offers suggestions on utilizing available space in cubicle workstations, home-based businesses, filing systems, children's rooms, closets, and more.

The seasonal hearth

the woman at home in early America
1986

Down home ways

old-fangled skills for making hundreds of simple, useful things
1984

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