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Nesting
It's a Chick Thing
By Ame Mahler Beanland and Emily Miles Terry
304 pages
Paperback
ISBN: 0761131604
ISBN13: 9780761131601
$13.95(US)
$19.95(CAN)
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about the book
Check it out--the Chicks are back. Authors of It's a Chick Thing, with 110,000 copies in print--"A must book for the reader who knows that chicks rule" (Publishers Weekly), "a smart and sassy compilation" (Chicago Tribune)--Ame Mahler Beanland and Emily Miles Terry celebrate chicks nesting, or what it means to have a home filled with laughter, good friends, lovingly prepared foods and crafts, all with personal style.
Seasoned with attitude and packed with stories, history, how-tos, quips, advice, recipes, folklore, and crafts, Nesting is all about finding personal style and showing it off, putting an entirely fresh, it's-a-chick-thing spin on entertaining, decorating, cooking, and gardening. In "Chicks and Chow," the food chapter, there are unexpected stories by M.F.K. Fisher, Ruth Reichl, and Erma Bombeck; a Spice, Spice Baby! guide to spices; sixteen recipes for great Chicktails; and Towels That Snap Back (how to make personalized dish towels). "Flocking Together {hen parties and sassy soirees}" has Sally Quinn on being a guest while in labor; Ina Garton's "The Worst Party I Ever Had"; the How to Be a Hostess Cupcake guide to party girl preparedness; Upper, Lower, and No-Crust hors d'oeuvres; Monotony Killers; and decorating inspiration from Elsie de Wolfe: "I believe in plenty of optimism and white paint."
Nesting is totally un-Martha in its approach--it's easy, it's light, it's like your best friends hanging out and offering advice with a quip--and it's illustrated throughout with hilarious retro photos and illustrations.
about Ame Mahler Beanland
Ame Mahler Beanland is an award-winning editor and art director, and co-author of It's a Chick Thing and Celebrating Motherhood. She currently perches in Pleasanton, California, with her husband and baby girl.
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about Emily Miles Terry
Emily Miles Terry, co-author of It's a Chick Thing, is a partner in the book publicity firm Open Book Publicity. She nests with her husband and two children in Brookline, Massachusetts.
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