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How to Set a Table: Inspiration, Ideas, and Etiquette for Hosting Friends and Family

This hip, fabric-covered guide includes creative ways to style a table–whether for a sit-down dinner, cocktail party, brunch buffet, picnic in the park, and other fun get-togethers

Whether you live in a small apartment or sprawling suburban kitchen, How to Set a Table features stylish, modern ideas for welcoming family and friends in your home. This gift book, wrapped in a pretty, printed fabric, serves as a practical step-by-step guide to entertaining–with extra information on etiquette, place setting basics, centerpieces, mixing and matching, essential glassware, and napkin folds. With unexpected ideas for using all the great tableware you can find at flea markets, chain stores, or around the house, How to Set a Table updates a classic topic for a new generation of hosts.

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Entertaining in the Country: Love Where You Eat: Festive Table Settings, Favorite Recipes, and Design Inspiration

An indispensable guide to casual home entertaining filled with imaginative ideas, practical tips, and delicious recipes from well-known chefs, restaurateurs, and tastemakers.
 
Following the success of Love Where You Live: At Home in the Country, Joan Osofsky and Abby Adams serve up an array of inspiring seasonal parties hosted by food professionals and home cooks. These gatherings range from an intimate houseguest breakfast to a large harvest party. Carefully selected for their flair when it comes to entertaining, the hosts welcome the reader into their homes in New York’s bucolic Hudson Valley and New England. Featured are food star Julia Turshen and Grace Bonney of Design*Sponge, who give a neighborly supper; Dana Cowin of Food & Wine fame, who throws a garden cocktail party; and Erin French, the James Beard–nominated chef/owner of The Lost Kitchen in Freedom, Maine, who prepares a lunch in the orchard from her vintage Airstream.
 
The book includes menus with sixty easy-to-prepare dishes and drinks, such as a tantalizing rhubarb spritzer, falafel with dipping sauces, a savory chicken potpie, and ginger cookies. Throughout are ideas for setting festive tables, floral choices, and decorative touches, as well as how to create a functional kitchen and well-stocked pantry. A list of sources of regional markets carrying local products rounds out this go-to entertaining guide.

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Fragile Lives: A Heart Surgeon’s Stories of Life and Death on the Operating Table

An incredible memoir from one of the world’s most eminent heart surgeons, with some of the most remarkable and poignant cases he’s worked on.

Grim Reaper sits on the heart surgeon’s shoulder. A slip of the hand and life ebbs away.

The balance between life and death is so delicate, and the heart surgeon walks that rope between the two. In the operating room, there is no time for doubt. It is flesh, blood, rib retractors and pumping the vital organ with your bare hand to squeeze the life back into it. An off day can have dire consequences – this job has a steep learning curve, and the cost is measured in human life. Cardiac surgery is not for the faint of heart.

Professor Stephen Westaby took chances and pushed the boundaries of heart surgery. He saved hundreds of lives over the course of a 35-year career, and now, in his astounding memoir, Westaby details some of his most remarkable and poignant cases – such as the baby who had suffered multiple heart attacks by six months old, a woman who lived the nightmare of locked-in syndrome, and a man whose life was powered by a battery for eight years.

A powerful, important and incredibly moving book, Fragile Lives offers exceptional insight into the exhilarating and sometimes tragic world of heart surgery and how it feels to hold someone’s life in your hands.

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Coffee Table Quotes

Why buy a card when you can get an inspirational book? Write a memorable note inside the cover and either wrap it up or mail it off in a 9×9 envelope. Coffee Table Quotes comes in many stylish designs to compliment any decor and match any personality. ***Amazon buyer please be aware that many Coffee Table Quotes book themes have more than one design option. Make sure to click the plus sign on the left side of the book title in the center box of the purchase page. This will open up all the different purchase options. This is the Coffee Table Quotes book that will be printed in black and white. There is also a red design option for this book. Ralph Waldo Emerson said “By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.” Words have shaped our society and we continue to allow them to do so. Jillian Conley’s Coffee Table Quotes is an inspirational collection that excites positive thought and confidence. Full of profound and funny quotes to read every day, Coffee Table Quotes enlightens and intrigues the reader with its diversity of subjects and themes.

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Anti-Bullying Coffee Table Quotes

All proceeds benefit Anti-Bullying nonprofit organizations. A perfect gift and decorative item for all those who support Anti-Bullying Awareness! Why buy a card when you can get an inspirational book? Write a memorable note inside the cover and either wrap it up or mail it off in a 9×9 envelope. Ralph Waldo Emerson said “By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.” Words have shaped our society and we continue to allow them to do so. Jennise and Corinne Conley’s Anti-Bullying Coffee Table Quotes is a sensational collection that excites positive thought and confidence. Full of profound and funny quotes to read every day, Anti-Bullying Coffee Table Quotes enlightens and intrigues the reader with words of wisdom about support, acceptance, and personal strength in who you are.

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Why We Travel: Travel Quotes Picture Book – Countries of the World Pictorial Coffee Table Book

Travel is a basic human desire; we are in essence a migratory species. Although not everyone experiences an unrelenting urge to travel, many of us do have an assiduous yearning to explore the beautiful world we live in. So what is it that creates this urge to put some distance between ourselves and everything we know? What motivates us to spend the year skimping and saving for and fantasizing about our next trip? Why do we travel? Through beautiful photography from around the world and insightful and inspiring quotes, this book attempts to answer the question of why we travel. This book features quotes and sayings from some of history’s most notable writers, thinkers and passionate travelers alike.

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Around the Table: Recipes and Inspiration for Gatherings Throughout the Year

The widely acclaimed country music megastar Martina McBride invites fans into her home, her kitchen, and her family’s traditions in this, her first-ever book—a beautiful full-color illustrated collection of culinary celebrations, complete with cherished recipes and menus for cooking and entertaining at home.

One of country music’s most beloved singers, Martina McBride enjoys entertaining her millions of fans on the road. But at home she loves entertaining a different way, hosting her famous gatherings for friends and family. Beneath the glam, glitter, and wild success, Martina remains a farm girl true to her roots and the country hospitality with which she was raised.

Now, in her first ever book, Martina shares the inventive party ideas for all seasons that have made her a beloved entertainer at home. Each celebration is accompanied by Martina’s mouthwatering recipes, tips and tricks, practical menu planning advice, décor inspiration, and fun ideas for keeping guests entertained. A busy mom of three, Martina understands that hosting needs to be easy to be enjoyable, and all of her recipes come with cooking gameplans.

Dozens of stunning color photos invite readers into Martina’s home and around her table all through the year. With this delightful entertaining cookbook, fans everywhere can join in the fun, whether it’s a Red, White, and Blue Backyard Cookout, a Retro Valentine’s Day Supper Club or a night of Mistletoe and Martinis. Chock full of personal anecdotes and memories, this delightful keepsake is infused with Martina’s girl-next-door spirit and irresistible charm.

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Grandpa Coffee Table Quotes

A great Father’s Day or Grandparent’s Day Gift! Why buy a card when you can get an inspirational book? Write a memorable note inside the cover and either wrap it up or mail it off in a 9×9 envelope. Words have shaped our society and we continue to allow them to do so. Jennise and Jillian Conley’s Grandpa Coffee Table Quotes is a sensational collection that excites positive thought and confidence. Full of profound and funny quotes to read every day, Grandpa Coffee Table Quotes enlightens and intrigues the reader with words of wisdom in fatherhood, parenting, and family traditions.

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Smile Coffee Table Quotes

A great gift to cheer someone up or just for an any day smile. Ralph Waldo Emerson said “By necessity, by proclivity, and by delight, we all quote.” Words have shaped our society and we continue to allow them to do so. Jennise and Jillian Conley’s Smile Coffee Table Quotes is a sensational collection that excites positive thought and confidence. Full of profound and funny quotes to read every day, Smile Coffee Table Quotes enlightens and intrigues the reader with words of wisdom in happiness, laughter, and smiles.