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The Farmstead Egg Cookbook
Terry Golson found raising chickens in the suburbs was easy, healthy and fulfilling. The Frugal Yankee sat down with her and her egg-cellent. LISTEN TO THE CONVERSATION
The CRAFTSTER GUIDE
Nifty, Thrifty, and Kitschy Crafts:
Fifty Fabulous Projects from the Fifties and Sixties
Handy with your hands? Find out why the new craft movement isn't your grandmother's doily. Leah Kramer's AUDIO CONVERSATION may kindle a creative fire.
NATURAL CAUSES
Death, Lies and Politics in America's Vitamin and Herbal Supplement Industry
Is the Dietary Supplement Health and Education Act of 1994 one of the worst laws on the books? Dan Hurley has some compelling thoughts on the subject.
ORGANIC INC Natural Foods and How They Grew
Samuel Fromartz' sketches the history of organic food—the idealistic, natural alternative to the multibillion-dollar agri-business. His pragmatic assessment makes for compelling conversation LISTEN TO THE AUDIO
Real Simple
Practical, sensible ideas in a stylish magazine.
How to Sell Your Home in 5 Days
by Bill G. Effros
Innovative, practical, and foolproof alternative that makes the market work for you, the seller. Based on the one basic truth of free enterprise—that your home is worth exactly what the highest bidder will pay for it. PODCAST
This Old House
Focuses on the idea that the best value comes from informed planning and premium materials and workmanship. Covers equipment, materials and techniques, and how to communicate with architects, contractors, craftsmen, and designers.
The Zen of Fish: The Story of Sushi, from Samurai to Supermarket
by Trevor Corson
The struggles of students to become sushi chefs, interspersed with lessons about the history and science of each fish the class encounters, along with the rice and wasabi. Everything Americans know about eating sushi is wrong! PODCAST
