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Author: Lucy Lethbridge Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1408866420 Category : House cleaning Languages : en Pages : 129
Book Description
In the late nineteenth century, general housework in the British home was so labour intensive that it required an army of servants to undertake it. Since then, the ways in which we look after our homes may have changed dramatically but the best and simplest of methods from that time still work for us today.From floor to ceiling, and leaving no awkward corner untouched, here are the tricks and techniques that generations once took for granted, distilled for modern use: how to get rid of water marks or heat rings on polished wood; the antibacterial qualities of simple vinegar; the damp cloth versus the dry duster; and using lemon juice to clear limescale. Combining fascinating 'below-stairs' social history with startling facts and useful tips, Lucy Lethbridge restores fast-disappearing skills to keep at bay dust, rust, mildew, stains and pests. Here, beautifully illustrated and entertainingly presented, are a bygone era's keys to a clean house.
Author: Lucy Lethbridge Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing ISBN: 1408866420 Category : House cleaning Languages : en Pages : 129
Book Description
In the late nineteenth century, general housework in the British home was so labour intensive that it required an army of servants to undertake it. Since then, the ways in which we look after our homes may have changed dramatically but the best and simplest of methods from that time still work for us today.From floor to ceiling, and leaving no awkward corner untouched, here are the tricks and techniques that generations once took for granted, distilled for modern use: how to get rid of water marks or heat rings on polished wood; the antibacterial qualities of simple vinegar; the damp cloth versus the dry duster; and using lemon juice to clear limescale. Combining fascinating 'below-stairs' social history with startling facts and useful tips, Lucy Lethbridge restores fast-disappearing skills to keep at bay dust, rust, mildew, stains and pests. Here, beautifully illustrated and entertainingly presented, are a bygone era's keys to a clean house.
Author: Carl Muller Publisher: Penguin UK ISBN: 8184751095 Category : Literary Criticism Languages : en Pages : 448
Book Description
See here, first take a little polish on the finger and rub into the leather. Then spit. and rub.' - boasts one recruit of his boot polishing skills. sadly, the only reward this gets him is thirty pairs of shoes to shine. This is only one of the hilarious episodes in Carl Muller's continuation of the von Bloss family saga. Carloboy von Bloss is back, now a robust young man of eighteen, spending four eventful years in the one-ship Royal Ceylon Navy. Carloboy and his fellow recruits get up to the weirdest capers: painting their boots black; posing as Italian ghosts; planning to wink at.
Author: Bryan Davis Publisher: AMG Publishers ISBN: 9780899571485 Category : Religion Languages : en Pages : 210
Book Description
Davis shares practical guidelines for men on how to show his wife the respect, the admiration, and the love that drew her to him in the first place. It is also a serious call to follow a biblical code of heroism, challenging men to put on the vestments of Christ--the armor of integrity, honor, and courage.
Author: Valeri R. Helterbran Publisher: Maupin House Publishing, Inc. ISBN: 1934338141 Category : Americanisms Languages : en Pages : 146
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Idioms are everywhere whether you break a leg, make a mountain out of a molehill, or let the cat out of the bag and they spice up English in the most delightful way. Mastery of idioms promotes fluency and lively, colorful self-expression. And now, with Exploring Idioms, you can use them to develop your students¿ critical-thinking skills, too. In Exploring Idioms, Valeri Helterbran provides opportunities for middle-grade students to actively work with and connect to 120 common American idioms, as well as more than 300 related idiomatic phrases students can investigate on their own. The critical-thinking activities in Exploring Idioms give you an easy and effective way to begin or end the day, to prepare students to respond to questions about idioms on state assessments, and to help ELL students master this difficult English-language concept while having fun at the same time. Have your students put on their thinking caps and explore the creative world of idioms.
Author: Carol Cooke Publisher: Business Education Publishers ISBN: 9781901888447 Category : Languages : en Pages : 80
Book Description
Deals with questions such as: Do you sometimes wonder how to get an extra gloss on that starched shirt? Are you unsure whether to use Meppo, Brasso or HP sauce on your brasses, or don't know what to do when that gold lace is just too grubby to look good? This book starts in the wash-house, moves to the kitchen, and finishes up on the front street.
Author: P. J. Parrish Publisher: Pinnacle Books ISBN: 9780786011896 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 420
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Detective Louis Kincaid moved to Loon Lake, Michigan, to escape the horrors of his past, but he finds himself in the middle of a serial killer's deadly spree.
Author: James McBride Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 0735216703 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 338
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One of The New York Times' 100 Notable Books of 2017 “A pinball machine zinging with sharp dialogue, breathtaking plot twists and naughty humor... McBride at his brave and joyous best.” —New York Times Book Review From the New York Times bestselling author of The Good Lord Bird, winner of the 2013 National Book Award for Fiction, Deacon King Kong, and Kill 'Em and Leave, a James Brown biography. The stories in Five-Carat Soul—none of them ever published before—spring from the place where identity, humanity, and history converge. They’re funny and poignant, insightful and unpredictable, imaginative and authentic—all told with McBride’s unrivaled storytelling skill and meticulous eye for character and detail. McBride explores the ways we learn from the world and the people around us. An antiques dealer discovers that a legendary toy commissioned by Civil War General Robert E. Lee now sits in the home of a black minister in Queens. Five strangers find themselves thrown together and face unexpected judgment. An American president draws inspiration from a conversation he overhears in a stable. And members of The Five-Carat Soul Bottom Bone Band recount stories from their own messy and hilarious lives. As McBride did in his National Book award-winning The Good Lord Bird and his bestselling The Color of Water, he writes with humor and insight about how we struggle to understand who we are in a world we don’t fully comprehend. The result is a surprising, perceptive, and evocative collection of stories that is also a moving exploration of our human condition.
Author: Lucy Lethbridge
Author: Lucy Lethbridge
Author: Carl Muller
Author: Bryan Davis
Author: Valeri R. Helterbran
Author: Carol Cooke
Author: Barry Ronge
Author: Dorling Kindersley
Author: A. N. Small
Author: P. J. Parrish
Author: James McBride