  A
Chef's Lament: A Private Chef Goes Public by E.M. Harris - A man, a chef by trade, tires of working in hotels and restaurants and
at the urging of his wife interviews for a private chef position. He
gets the position and the next year of his life begins. He is slowly
pulled into a world where he sees great wealth on a daily basis but is
not treated as an equal by those he works for.....Click
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  The
Household Guide To Dying by Debra Adelaide - Domestic
advice columnist Delia is terminally ill, but she has a few loose ends she'd
like to wrap up before cancer takes her from her husband and two daughters
in Australian novelist Adelaide's ho-hum latest. Though Delia makes lists
that encompass everything from the morning routine to planning her
daughters' weddings, hoping to control what will come after she is gone,
much of what is on her mind is her distant past in the small town of
Amethyst, where she lived after she left home at 17 to raise her firstborn.....Click
the graphic for more info or to order from Amazon.com! |
  How
To Open & Operate A Financially Successful Personal Chef Business + CD by Carla & Lee Rowley - What you will learn is all the aspects
of starting your business, pricing your products, marketing your
business, and conducting your day-to-day business operations. This
comprehensive new book will show you step-by-step how to set up,
operate, and manage a financially successful personal chef business. The
author has left no stone unturned in explaining the risky business of
food service. The book covers the entire process of a personal chef
business from startup to ongoing management ...Click
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  "Could a better understanding of etiquette have
prevented the Enron scandal? Well, lying to shareholders never
constituted good manners in anyone's book, nor good business sense, so
perhaps. Drawing such lines is what the Posts attempt in the early
chapters of this updated version of their business etiquette book, where
they equate good ethics with good business....." |
 Food
2.0: Secrets from the Chef Who Fed Google - In a cutting edge cookbook for the Internet generation, Google’s legendary founding super-chef, Charlie Ayers, tells you everything you need to know about the newest nutrition buzzword:
brainfood. He outlines the basics on how the right foods can transform your mind and body, and then teaches you how to stock your kitchen with the healthiest foods available.
... |
 
"From the Internet and e-commerce to contract
work and globalization, the way we work and communicate is changing
constantly. Still, one essential fact remains: We must pay attention to
the little things — the details that demonstrate that we know how to
communicate and interact with others on a professional level, regardless
of our position or occupation...." |
  "The photos
inside are of stylish women (mid 20s to mid 30s), which I
guess might suggest that the content is to instruct young
women/"girls" on the more adult matters of etiquette. But
the book is not written in that tone, it really could be
used throughout a woman's life..." |
 The Official Filthy Rich Handbook by Christopher Tennant - Those top-drawer trendies from the 1980 Official Preppy Handbook have grown older and richer; it's time now to tweak the lifestyles of the über-rich, people Tennant, one-time columnist for the New York Post's Page Six gossip column and cofounder of Radar magazine, knows well....Click
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 How to Start a Home-Based Personal Chef Business by Denise Vivaldo ~ You don't have to go to culinary school to become a personal chef -- a passion for cooking and good business skills are all you need to get started right away. This book provides all the business savvy for the successful launch of a personal chef business....Are you passionate about cooking? Have you ever thought about working from home at something you enjoy? Now you can make your dreams a reality.... |
 How
to Hire & Retain Your Household Help - From the most established name in household help
employment issues, GTM’s Founder and CEO Guy Maddalone has
written this handbook to help guide families through the
hiring and employment stages of household help. This
one-of-a-kind handbook guides household employers on how to
hire, manage and retain household employees... |
  "Read
this book and send your nonverbal intelligence soaring. Joe
Navarro, a former FBI counter-intelligence officer and a
recognized expert on nonverbal behavior, explains how to
"speed-read" people: decode sentiments and behaviors, avoid
hidden pitfalls, and look for deceptive behaviors. You'll
also learn how your body language can influence what your
boss, family, friends, and strangers think of you...." |
  Ultimate
Service
"The complete handbook for the world of the concierge. This book was written from first hand experience and addresses all situations involving a hotel concierge from the philosophy to the the paper clips. It is a comprehensive guide to the hotel concierge. It can be used as a textbook or for training
purposes".. |
  5 Steps to Professional Presence: How to Project Confidence, Competence, and Credibility at Work -- "This book starts with a self-examination...it turns
this book from a simply good book into a valuable reference tool. By
determining up front what your particular personal weaknesses or areas
of concentration should be regarding professional presence, you can skip
through chapters and find exactly what you need. It's enabling you to
'write your own prescription' with regard to professional
presence"... |
  The
Professional Personal Chef by Candy Wallace & Greg Forte ~ While focused on the practical approach of starting a business, The Professional Personal Chef includes case studies in each chapter focusing on how successful professionals deal with the related scenarios and issues presented...The definitive guide to a successful career as a professional personal chef... |
  What the Bleep Do We Know!? - (DVD 2004) - is a new type of film. It is part documentary, part story, and part elaborate and inspiring visual effects and animations. The protagonist, Amanda, played by Marlee Matlin, finds herself in a fantastic Alice in Wonderland experience when her daily, uninspired life literally begins to unravel, revealing the uncertain world of the quantum field hidden behind what we consider to be our normal, waking reality. She is literally plunged into a swirl of chaotic occurrences, while the characters she encounters on this odyssey reveal the deeper, hidden knowledge she doesn?t even realize she has asked for. Like every hero, Amanda is thrown into crisis, questioning the fundamental premises of her life ? that the reality she has believed in about how men are, how relationships with others should be, and how her emotions are affecting her work isn?t reality at all! |
  Richistan: A Journey Through the American Wealth Boom and the Lives of the New Rich (Hardcover) by Robert Frank When Frank, a columnist for the Wall Street Journal, began noticing that the ranks of America's wealthy had more than doubled in the last decade, and that they were beginning to cluster together in enclaves, he decided to investigate this new society, where $1 million barely gets you in the door. The Richistanis like to consider themselves ordinary people who just happen to have tons of money, but they live in a world where people buy boats just to carry their cars and helicopters behind their primary yachts, and ordering an alligator-skin toilet seat won't make even your interior designer blink.... |
 The Secret (Extended Edition) ~ The Secret is a feature length movie presentation which reveals The Great Secret of the universe. It has been passed throughout the ages, traveling through centuries... This is The Secret to everything - the secret to unlimited joy, health, money, relationships, love, youth: everything you have ever wanted. All the resources you will ever need to understand and live The Secret. The world's leading scientists, authors, and philosophers will reveal The Secret that utterly transformed the lives of every person who ever knew it... Plato, Newton, Carnegie, Beethoven, Shakespeare, Einstein...Click
picture for more info or to order from Amazon.com! |
 The Sneaky Chef presents over 75 recipes that ingeniously disguise the most important superfoods inside kids' favorite meals. With the addition of a few simple make-ahead purees or clever replacements, (some may surprise you!) parents can pack more fiber, vitamins, and antioxidants in their kids' foods. |
 Death
of a Maid by M.C. Beaton - At the start of Beaton's enjoyable 22nd Hamish Macbeth mystery (after 2006's Death of a Dreamer), the lovable Scottish constable stumbles over the body of a gossipy housecleaner, Mrs. Mavis Gillespie. She's been bludgeoned to death with her own pail, and there are plenty of suspects to go around in the Highlands village of
Lochdubh. None of her clients liked herbut they insist she was a superb maid....Click
picture for more info or to order from Amazon.com... |
  In
her never-ending quest for civility to all, with malice toward none, Miss
Manners here tackles the most ticklish of relationships: those at home.
Pointing out that mutual respect and consideration must be the cornerstone
of any domestic establishment, she considers the myriad facets of living
with family, friends, guests, and society in general in this latest
offering to her Gentle Readers. She demonstrates the fine art of being
courteous without being a doormat by reminding us that consideration of
people is more important than that of money... |
 The
Private Chef by Richard Florczak ~ Cookbooks written
by restaurant chefs don't always lend themselves well to
cooking at home. Typically, restaurant chefs have groceries
and supplies delivered right to the door, and a full staff
to support them. "The Private Chef" is different.
Richard Florczak, the private chef to Mel Gibson, shows you
how to prepare and present delicious five star creations
from items purchased at your grocery store.... |
  The Devil in the Kitchen: Sex, Pain, Madness and the Making of a Great Chef
by Marco Pierre White - What do Mario Batali,
Heston Blumenthal, and Gordon Ramsay have in common?
Answer: They all survived tours of duty in the kitchen of
Marco Pierre White. In the UK, White’s brilliant cooking
and high-wattage antics have made him a legend: the first
British chef (and the youngest chef anywhere) to win three
Michelin stars, a chain-smoking, pot-throwing, multiply
married culinary genius whose fierce devotion to food and
restaurants has been the only constant in a life of
tabloid-ready turmoil... |
 The
Nanny - The Complete 2nd Season ~ In the
second season of her renowned show (1993-1999), Fran Drescher sizzles
as Nanny Fine, continuing her inimitable style of witty one-liners,
physical comedy, and fashion flair, which unequivocally establishes
The Nanny as one of the freshest and funniest sitcoms of the '90s. |
 White
House Nannies: True Tales from the Other Department of
Homeland Security
As a working mother struggling to find good childcare,
Kline turned her problem into a treasure trove, first by
founding a small business, White House Nannies, Inc., that
solves childcare problems for the nation's elite, and now by
writing about their desperate, amusing cases.... |
 How
to Raise a Gentleman is an invaluable resource for parents who hope
their little boys will grow up to be the kind of men who know which fork
to use, how to treat others, and will generally make their parents
proud. |
 How
to Raise a Lady is an invaluable
resource for parents who hope their little girls will grow up to be
the kind of women who know which fork to use, how to treat others, and
will generally make their parents proud.
|
Nanny 911 summarizes the lessons on the show
in a book she co-wrote with another nanny from the show,
Deborah Carroll, titled "Nanny
911 : Expert Advice for All Your Parenting Emergencies " |
 The
Concierge Manual
by Katharine Giovanni -
This extraordinary guide will provide you with all the tools that you
need to become a successful concierge, personal assistant and/or
errand service professional. The manual will explain how to set up
your new business. It explores in great detail what services you might
wish to offer and how to set up your fees. Learn how to set up your
errand service as well as how to set up your vendor services and get
commissions from them!! Plus there are some wonderful sales and
marketing tips that will help you get started! Do you need a lawyer,
accountant or insurance? This book tells all! |
  Beyond
the Red Carpet - Keys to Becoming a Successful Personal Assistant: "This is a comprehensive book that offers a
complete view of the vital role that Personal Assistants play in the
world of celebrities and high profile successful people. It offers a
clear list of the skills, temperments and abilities required for this
job as well as sound,concrete steps that you can take to be successful
in this career..." |
 Service Etiquette has been called the bible of military protocol ever since the first edition of the book was published in 1959. As the definitive authority on prescribed social behavior within the military community, it is the first and last source turned to when questions of etiquette arise....This new edition, the first revision to appear in more than a decade, offers totally up-to-date information on a wide range of topics... |
 Grand Livre De Cuisine: World-renowned
French chef Alain Ducasse believes that food arouses
all the senses. In this sumptuous book, he takes us
on a culinary journey for both eye and palate. Here
he shares the culinary experience, knowledge, and
love of ingredients he has refined over the past 25
years... |
 A Gentleman Entertains :
"Practical and unpretentious, A Gentleman Entertains includes: 15
essential preparations before entertaining, 100 things every gentleman
should know about being a host, ideas for twelve specific parties
complete with more than 20 fool-proof recipes, tips on dealing with
inevitable, inescapable, really ugly disaster moments..." |
 Larousse
Gastronomique: First published in 1938 and last revised in 1988, Larousse Gastronomique one of the culinary world's most familiar reference sources has been updated again with a sleek, stylish look for a new generation of cooks. The encyclopedia continues to retain its focus on the classic continental culinary tradition, but this new edition acknowledges the growing importance of other cuisines by including, for the first time, entries on American cooking and by offering more information on terms, ingredients, and dishes from other parts of the world... |
 Good Housekeeping The Complete Household Handbook : The Best Ways to Clean, Maintain & Organize Your Home: For more than 100 years, the professionals at the Good Housekeeping Institute have helped readers keep their homes in top shape. This complete guide offers the Institute's expert advice everything homeowners need to know, from cleaning a floor to fixing a leaky gutter... |
 Chore
Whore: "Hen lit meets The Devil Wears Prada in this
rambling peek into the world of spoiled, demanding celebrities by a
former personal assistant to the stars. Forty-something Corki Brown is
juggling single motherhood and a job as a personal assistant/24-7
concierge/ Jane-of-all-trades to a stable of Hollywood movers and
shakers, all seemingly incapable of tying their own shoelaces..." |
 Dessert University : More Than 300 Spectacular Recipes and Essential Lessons from White House Pastry Chef Roland Mesnier For 25 years Roland Mesnier has been executive pastry chef at the White House. He's also a teacher who never forgets what it is to be a student. So he's ready, willing, and able to share what he has learned about producing desserts to die for... |
 Household
Spanish Practical
words, phrases and Spanish expressions are presented in this
user-friendly book for English speakers who have had no
Spanish, but need to communicate with Latinos employed in
the household. This is not a grammar book requiring heavy
study, it's a communication aid, designed to be picked up
and used with minimal preparation. |
 Emily
Post's Etiquette: Looking for the user’s manual that should have come with your life? This compendium of socially acceptable responses to every conceivable opportunity for personal embarrassment or inadvertent insult is as close as you’re likely to get... |
| How
to Hire & Retain Your Household Help - From the most established name in household help
employment issues, GTM’s Founder and CEO Guy Maddalone has
written this handbook to help guide families through the
hiring and employment stages of household help. This
one-of-a-kind handbook guides household employers on how to
hire, manage and retain household employees via professional
management, effective employment practices and procedures,
and open communication... |
 Ex-Etiquette
For Parents A thoughtful,
well-informed guide to practicing good behavior after a divorce or
separation... The authors keep their emphasis on the positive (e.g., calling a stepfamily a
"bonusfamily"), but are never unrealistic about the challenges divorced parents face... |
 Cruising
Cuisine for Home Entertaining This is the first book of a
series dealing with the wonderful recipes and presentation
of cruise line cuisine. This volume covers hors d'oeuvres
and appetizers, which are further separated into categories
of recipes from contemporary, premium, and luxury, cruise
lines. Of course, when it comes to cruise line cuisine
presentation is a critical component and Elena Vakhrenova
provides everything you need to know to make your dish a
showstopper. |
 Be a Kickass Assistant: How to Get from a Grunt Job to a Great Career
by Heather Beckel Drawing on her experience as personal and executive assistant to George Stephanopoulos during Bill Clinton's presidential campaign and first term, Heather Beckel offers straightforward advice on how to dazzle them now to get ahead later. From her real-life experiences from the office of all offices-The White House. |
 Gentlemanners
Collection
The goal of the GentleManners series is to provide people with the tools they need to make this planet a nicer, more civilized place to live. Each book in this set will arm men of all ages with the knowledge to fit in and feel comfortable in almost any social or business setting.
|
 American
Etiquette for a Formal Party; Manners for the Hosts,
Guests and Catering Staff DVD
This DVD will show you how to give a beautiful party in
your own home.... |
 YOU: The Owner's Manual : An Insider's Guide to the Body that Will Make You Healthier and Younger by Michael F. Roizen, Mehmet Oz: Featured on Oprah May 2005. You'll get the facts and advice you need to keep your body running long and strong. You'll find out how diseases start and how they affect your body -- as well as advice on how to prevent and beat conditions that threaten your quality of life. Complete with exercise tips, nutritional guidelines, simple lifestyle changes, and alternative approaches... |
 The
Nanny and Domestic Help Legal Kit - Households
that employ domestic help must comply with immigration, tax,
and labor laws. This book was designed to help those who
employ nannies, gardeners, housekeepers, and maids
understand and follow those laws. |
 Who
Wants Candy? Third-generation
candy-maker Jane Sharrock shares here some 400 recipes for
mouth-watering candies, chocolates, pralines, crèmes,
fudges, cookies, toffee, and holiday treats. This
step-by-step candy bible covers everything from the
traditional to the exotic. Complete with instructional
chapters on the basics of candymaking, it deserves a place
on every cookbook shelf. |
 Mrs.Beeton's
Book of Household Management An almost forgotten classic
though a founding text of Victorian middle-class identity,
Mrs. Beeton's Book of Household Management is a volume of
insight and common sense. Written by what one might now
describe as a Victorian Martha Stewart, the book offers
advice on fashion, child-care, animal husbandry, poisons,
and the management of servants... |
 Mrs.
Dunwoody's Excellent Instructions for Homekeeping: Timeless
Wisdom and Practical Advice This book is the kind one buys
for sisters, friends, family, teachers, weddings, birthdays,
and anyone that wants to make a house a home...
|
 The
Good Nanny: A Novel
The perfect nanny exposes the shortcomings of her
not-so-perfect employers in this scathing satire by Cheever... |
 Letitia Baldrige's New Manners for New Times : A Complete Guide to Etiquette The essential guide to manners, revised and updated to accomodate today's high-speed lifestyles, shifting values, and ever-evolving definition of
family... |
 Tabletops : Easy, Practical, Beautiful Ways to Decorate the Table Setting a
stunning table need not be confined to special occasions. As
renowned author and designer Barbara Milo Ohrbach brilliantly
demonstrates, any meal can be made special with the proper
visual approach. |
 The Fearless Chef: Innovative Recipes from the Edge of American Cuisine Every cook
wants to expand beyond the same old roast chicken and fried
fish recipes. Yet many are afraid to even try to experiment
for fear of culinary failure. In this exhilarating cookbook,
the authors provide readers with down-to-earth, "you
can do it" approach to cooking extraordinary, daring
meals... |
 A Gentleman
Pens a Note: A Concise, Contemporary Guide to Personal Correspondence
A gentleman knows the importance of effectively expressing,
in three or four sentences, his thanks for a gift or for a
job interview, conveying his sympathy, or saying he is
sorry. A Gentleman Pens a Note takes away the fear and
discomfort a man experiences when faced with the task of
writing a note by giving instruction and example in the
proven style of the other GentleManners books. |
 Build Your Own Smart Home
From piping audio and video through the
home to automatically watering the lawn, if you've got the
inclination, there isn't anything that cannot be automated
in your home. This complete, one-stop resource shows you how
to plan and install Smart Home systems using clear,
step-by-step instructions and illustrations. |
 The Complete Book of Raw Food: Healthy, Delicious Vegetarian Cuisine Made With Living Foods--Includes Over 350 Recipes from the World's Top Raw Food Chefs Raw food is the new
classic vegetarian cuisine. In this landmark collection of
over 350 recipes, 49 of the world's top raw food chefs share
their tips on how to create fabulous meals using the
freshest live ingredients, as well as expert advice on
choosing the best ingredients and tools. They also offer
preparation techniques and presentation tips that will have
you making dazzling, delicious, healthy meals in no time! |
 The One Minute Manager
The authors' message is so simple it's brilliant: a "One-Minute Manager" achieves positive results with a minimum of time and effort by being communicative and consistent. Areas covered include goal-setting, motivating, training, praising and even reprimanding employees. |
 Class Acts: How Good Manners Create Good Relationships and
Good Relationships Create Good Business |
 The Whimsical Bakehouse : Fun-to-Make Cakes That Taste as Good as They Look!
The
Whimsical Bakehouse : Fun-to-Make Cakes That Taste as Good
as They Look!
Sample the unfettered creativity at work at the Riviera
Bakehouse. There, mother-daughter bakers Kaye and Liv Hansen
turn out some of the most charming, refreshingly eccentric
cakes ever to grace a birthday or wedding celebration. |
 The
Simple Art of Napkin Folding : 94 Fancy Folds for Every
Use The Simple Art of Napkin
Use The Simple Art of Napkin Folding to duplicate those
beautiful napkin folds you've admired at elegant restaurants
and memorable events. It's easy with Linda Hetzer's
detailed step-by-step directions and illustrations...Filled
with inspired ideas, The Simple Art of Napkin Folding turns any square of fabric into a work of art. |
 A Royal Duty
Diana,
the Princess of Wales, was one of the most publicly covered
figures in the modern world. Known as "the people's
princess," Diana captivated all who knew her. Much has
already been written about her life, both professionally and
personally, but until now no one has told her story in the
way that only one man can-Paul Burrell-whom she described as
both "her rock" and "the only man I can
trust." |
 The Art of the Table: A Complete Guide to Table Setting, Table Manners, and Tableware - Do you know how to set the table? Worry about your dinner manners? Finally, with The Art of the Table, Suzanne von Drachenfels comes to the rescue with a truly comprehensive guide to the correct use of tableware and confidence-building information about proper dining etiquette. |
 A Passion for Parties: Your Guide to Elegant Entertaining
With a client list that ranges from corporate heavyweights
Morgan Stanley and Marriott Hotels to style-setters Tommy
Hilfiger and Kenneth Cole to Elton John and the Prince of
Wales, David Tutera's party-planning prowess is
indisputable. |
 Event Planning : The Ultimate Guide to Successful Meetings, Corporate Events, Fundraising Galas, Conferences, Conventions, Incentives and Other Special Events |
 5 Steps to Professional Presence: How to Project Confidence, Competence, and Credibility at Work |
 The World Atlas of Wine
The fifth edition (in 30 years) of this astonishingly
successful book lives up to, and surpasses, its
predecessors. In 350 densely packed but never clotted pages
the authors manage the extraordinary feat of characterizing
wine production throughout the world... |
 "The
new book that shows you how to put your mind and body on
"autopilot" to improve your health, be more
successful, and have better relationships….automatically!
What if you could reach all of the goals in your life
automatically? Do you want a healthier, trim and fit body? Do
you want to be more successful? Imagine being able to put your
mind and body on autopilot to lose weight automatically, have
a healthier heart automatically, better relationships and
greater success in life." |
 Amuse-Bouche: Little Bites That Delight..."Many
of the best restaurants tantalize diners' palates with
charming, intensely flavored tastes that tickle the tongue and
delight the eye. A tiny serving to whet the palate, an amuse-bouche
(literally, "mouth amusement") sets diners up for
what is to come. Rick Tramonto, executive chef of Chicago's
widely acclaimed Tru restaurant, is well known for his passion
for and commitment to these bite-size treats. In Amuse-Bouche:
Little Bites That Delight Before the Meal Begins, he shares
the art of creating these miniature delights." |
 The Tao of an Uncluttered Life...
"The Tao of an Uncluttered
Life is a must read for anyone who has ever felt over-whelmed
by all the details and paperwork of living. This
organizational wonder will help you be more efficient and
assist in making your life more whole."
|
 Spiritual
Housecleaning: ...
In today’s high-stress world, most people look to
home as a refuge. Yet frantic schedules and waning energy
often turn the dream into a dispiriting nightmare of dirt,
clutter, and disorganization. Spiritual Housecleaning shows
how the cleanliness and order of each room in a house
represents and affects specific aspects of an individual’s
spiritual health and well-being. Each chapter provides a
series of practical exercises to help readers take on the most
mundane tasks of cleaning with mindfulness and
self-examination. |
 A Cook's Tour : Global Adventures in..."A Cook's Tour is the written record of Anthony Bourdain's travels around the world in his search for the perfect meal. All too conscious of the state of his 44-year-old knees after a working life standing at restaurant stoves, but with the unlooked-for jackpot of Kitchen Confidential as collateral, Mr. Bourdain evidently concluded he needed a bit more wind under his wings." |
 The Man Who Ate
"It's clear that Vogue gave Steingarten carte blanche to write on whatever
subjects tickled his taste buds, and the result is a frequently hilarious
collection of essays that emphasize good eating over an obsession with
health."~Amazon.com |
 Art & Fear
"Explore the way art gets made, the reasons it doesn't
get made, and the nature of the difficulties that cause so
many artists to give up along the way." ~Amazon.com |
 Mr. S : My Life with Frank...
"As the right hand of Frank Sinatra from
1953 to 1968, George Jacobs arguably had one of the coolest
jobs in the world at the time when Sinatra was the undisputed
master of the entertainment universe..." ~Amazon.com |
 A Hard Sell?
Book Tells Americans How to Be French
04/11/03 - It may be as ill-timed as opening a new storefront business in downtown Baghdad -- a book telling Americans how they too can be like the French. But its principal author, chef Robert Arbor, says his "Joie de Vivre: Simple French Style for Everyday Living" is "beyond politics" and will quench a thirst deeper than the current tempest in a demitasse. The
rest of this article...
Click here for more info or to order Joie de Vivre: Simple French Style
for Everyday Living |
 The Book of Fine Linen
"This book is more than
an excellent history of fine linen. It is a sensuous and
seductively, elegant book!" ~Amazon.com
 Home Comforts : The Art and Science of...
Keeping house well can be a
rewarding position--it allows you to provide for the physical
and emotional comfort...
|
 The House Servant's Directory: Or, a Monitor for Private Families: Comprising Hints on the Arrangement and Performance of Servants' Work
 The Book of Afternoon Tea
Now cooks
everywhere can master the time-honored tradition of afternoon
tea...
|
From
Here ... To There
by Lawrence Stuenkel
"No other book author has
captured the dynamics of finding a new position or changing
positions..." |
The
Wall Street Journal Guide to Wine:
New and Improved
Uniquely user-friendly guide to finding and
savoring the world's best wine... |
Staff
Meals
from Chanterelle |
Sara Moulton
Cooks at Home |
The Housekeeper's Diary:
Charles and Diana Before the Breakup
by Wendy Barry |
Royal Service: My Twelve Years
As Valet to Prince Charles
by Stephen P. Barry |
 "This
book is written by a real butler for those involved in or
interested in private service today. Steven Ferry conveys intimate
knowledge of the skills and mindset needed to give great service.
The result of his efforts confirms his objective to impart to the
employee the "basics of butling and running a household
successfully"; and to the employer, advice on
"everything you need to know about what your butler or
household manager could and should be doing and how to manage him
or her."
by Steven Ferry |
 "Working
in the field of high level diplomatic security I can state this is
clearly the best book on vip protection to date, this thought of
mine is shared by colleagues and instructors around this is the
book to start and to end with, what you need to know is in this
book, the rest you will only get out of experience." -Review
by Amazon
Bodyguard
:
A Guide to VIP Protection
by Mark V. Lonsdale
|
"Leaving
roast beef, Yorkshire pudding and the gray skies of England
behind, a skinny young Michael Saxon traveled several continents
acquiring his culinary skills and went on to become an executive
chef in the five star hotel industry."
-Review by Amazon
Chef's
Tales
by Michael Saxon
|
 Nannies Maids & More: The Complete Guide for Hiring Household Help by Linda F. Radke -- Reviews by
Amazon:
"Nannies & More" provides basic and realistic
information on establishing and maintaining relationships with
household help based on the author's previous experience as owner
of a domestic employment agency in Arizona."
"With
the increasing need for household staff and the lack of other
publications on the topic, [this books meets] an important
need."
|
"Household
Careers" provides definitions of 25 household careers and
tells workers how to analyze their talents and interests, how to
find the best opportunities, and how to get and hold jobs. She
covers creative marketing in resumes, applications, and ads; how
to use an employment agency; and, in an interview, what to learn
and how to firm up an agreement.
Household Careers : Nannies, Butlers, Maids & More : The
Complete Guide for Finding Household Employment...
|
 Kitchen
Confidential :
Adventures in the Culinary Underbelly
by Anthony Bourdain
"Most
diners believe that their sublime sliver of seared foie gras,
topped with an ethereal buckwheat blini and a drizzle of piquant
huckleberry sauce, was created by a culinary artist of the highest
order, a sensitive, highly refined executive chef. The truth is
more brutal..." -Review
by Amazon
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 Tea
& Etiquette : Taking Tea for Business and Pleasure |
 A
Butler's Life : Scenes from the Other Side of the Silver Salver |
 The
Charms of Tea: Reminiscences and Recipes |
 Behind
the Scenes : Domestic Arrangements in Historic Houses |
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