The Domestic Herald Library

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We are filling our shelves with items that might appeal to household staff, employers or anyone else interested in domestic employment, private service, etc. Each item contains a direct link to Amazon.com for more info and easy ordering!

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...	Check back soon for more!
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 Tabletop Occasion 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 Everything... "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." Butlers & Household Managers:  21st Century Professionals 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
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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