Southern Living Heirloom Recipe Cookbook

The food staff of Southern Living has uncovered treasure-trove of timeless heirloom recipes. These recipes are great family get-togethers, church suppers, and covered dish dinners. From buttermilk biscuits, to country-fried steak, homestyle meatloaf, double-crust peach pie, and homemade bread and butter pickles, over 200 of our highest-rated recipes have been selected for this unique collection of prized family favorites.

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Mid-Century Modern Interiors

The 1950’s house was a scientific triumph, designed in a laboratory and tested on inhabitants of all ages before being built for the masses. Mid-Century Modern explores the interior decor of this decade, concentrating on all aspects of a home's decoration— walls, flooring, surfaces, lighting, and furniture. Case studies examine beautiful present-day homes and suggest ideas for taking the 1950’s look.

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Retro Mania! (Paperback)

Everything old is new again. We're talking retro and crafters can't get enough of this major trend. Retro Mania! is the first book to show how to use the hot images and graphics from everyone's favorite decades. Readers will find:

• 50 projects that feature popular decade-inspired motifs, such as the swellegant 40s, the fabulous 50s, the psychedelic 60s and the groovy 70s

• Stylish ideas for card making, rubber stamping, scrapbooking, paper crafts, and more

• Fun facts about each era and tips on customizing every project

Whether the mood is hip, swinging, or funky, this title is sure to jive with crafters of any experience and age, including tweens and teens.

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Vintage Hairstyling: Retro Styles with Step-by-Step Techniques

There was something very special and beautiful about women in the early- to mid-20th century. The way they dressed was elegant and the way they wore their hair was feminine. This book shows how to create so many of those hairstyles by taking hairstyles from the 1930s, 40s, 50s, and 60s and breaking them down into simple, easy-to-follow instructions. It uses brand new photographs and detailed directions. Not only a manual, it is also fun to read. The Finished Styles chapter of the book contains coffee table book quality images of models with their finished hairstyles. Sprinkled in introductions and throughout the book are interesting facts about the history of hairstyling, origins of styles, and information about starlets and performers who made the styles popular. This 200-page full-color book has 6 main chapters. The book begins with the basics of styling and works its way back to advanced techniques. It also provides information on makeup, nails, and accessories for a finished look.

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The Complete Book of Retro Crafts: Collecting, Displaying & Making Crafts of the Past

Baby boomers feeling nostalgic, hipsters longing for the handmade, and anyone interested in going retro can stop right here! This is the definitive guide to the fun and quirky world of retro crafts, written by a diva of the style. It’s jam-packed with history and wonderful images from vintage pamphlets, collections, and flea market hunts. Everything memorable is included, from the ridiculous to the sublime, along with the lowdown on collecting, Junking 101, and creating a crafting group. Forty retro-inspired projects run the gamut from glitter frames and matchbox purses to bottlecap men and teacup ladies, plus lovable Plastic Flower Pixies; the Sparkling Sputnik and its desk-top compadre, the Beauty Orb; and the unforgettable Reinbeer. Variations and creative suggestions will keep readers inspired.

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Obsolete: An Encyclopedia of Once-Common Things Passing Us By (Hardcover)

Thanks to advancing technology and shifting mores, the amount of change we experience in our lifetimes is truly exceptional. Objects and practices that are commonplace can very quickly become outmoded. In this witty and informative collection of short essays, journalist and social commentator Anna Jane Grossman takes a thoughtful look at what everyday apparatuses, ideas, and behaviors are quickly disappearing—or else have already left the building.

Obsolete contains essays and entries on more than 100 alphabetized fading subjects, including blind dates, mix tapes, getting lost, looking old, operators, camera film, hitchhiking, writing letters, basketball players in short shorts, privacy, cash, and, yes, books. This ode to obsolescence also includes 25 quirky pen-and-ink line illustrations to further help us remember exactly what we’re missing.

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