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The Knot Ultimate Wedding Planner & Organizer [binder edition]: Worksheets, Checklists, Etiquette, Calendars, and Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
For the first time, the go-to wedding website, The Knot, has compiled all their essential planning tools—and dozens of new ideas—into this beautiful wedding organizer. From the author of The Knot Complete Guide to Weddings in the Real World, a thoroughly modern, must-have workbook to help you pull off the perfect wedding.
Reviews
"The difference between this and the binder addition: 1 page on rings. 1 page on marriage license. honeymoon planning section. budget tracker. seating chart list. The binder is just easier to plan with, bigger pages and filling things out in a book is difficult (especially when it comes to copying forms).I also think the layout is a bit better in the binder."
"I've added some sections and taken out sections that aren't applicable and I hole punch every vendor quote or email I get and place them in the correlating section. For example, if you're like me and say : you and your honey decide to take a long weekend trip to the mountains in October and it's August, and then you obsess over planning EVERY.SINGLE.DETAIL until you actually leave - you're going to be exhausted. You're going to be so burnt out from planning what time you leave, what time you get back, triple checking your Airbnb reservations, making dinner plans for at least one night, what you're going to pack and "is the weather going to cold?" Make sure you give yourself a break from planning every so often :)."
"I wish more reviews would have mentioned this but I know I was lucky enough for my friend to be honest about how much she would actually use of this binder. The binder itself is stiff beautiful, it came in great condition and was very easy to follow, it was somewhat didsheartwning to know how much money I spent on it tho only to see my friend fly through entire sections saying she wasn't going to do something that traditional or complicated."
"The entire binder looked like it went through a grinder before they sent it to me."
"Will be kept to look back on for years to come after her wedding."
"I also like how you can add pages to the binder so that you can keep all your contracts and receipts in one spot... One thing I would recommend though is prioritize what you want and don't want for your wedding before opening this book!"
"Not as helpful if you are good at planning, I already pretty much had everything in mind when I purchased it so I will probably only use it to keep track of everything for the day-of and hand it to my day-of coordinator."
"So full of ads and gross topics."
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The Knot Ultimate Wedding Planner [Revised Edition]: Worksheets, Checklists, Etiquette, Timelines, and Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
· Budget worksheets (and all the latest digital tools for keeping track of costs) as well as hundreds of invisible ways to cut costs when selecting everything from flowers to the venue and menu. · Wedding planning timelines (including a brand-new express timeline for couples getting married in 3 months or fewer). · Guest list and invitation worksheets (with guidance on what you can now do online). · Vendor contract checklists (and tons of new online resources for finding the pros you need). · Fun ideas for personalizing your reception, from photo booths to signature cocktails in any color your heart desires. · Web links and other useful resources for planning on the go (including recommended apps to download and up-to-the-minute advice on building your wedding website). From the author of The Knot Complete Guide to Weddings in the Real World, a thoroughly modern, must-have workbook to help you pull off the perfect wedding.
Reviews
"The difference between this and the binder addition: 1 page on rings. 1 page on marriage license. honeymoon planning section. budget tracker. seating chart list. The binder is just easier to plan with, bigger pages and filling things out in a book is difficult (especially when it comes to copying forms).I also think the layout is a bit better in the binder."
"I've added some sections and taken out sections that aren't applicable and I hole punch every vendor quote or email I get and place them in the correlating section. For example, if you're like me and say : you and your honey decide to take a long weekend trip to the mountains in October and it's August, and then you obsess over planning EVERY.SINGLE.DETAIL until you actually leave - you're going to be exhausted. You're going to be so burnt out from planning what time you leave, what time you get back, triple checking your Airbnb reservations, making dinner plans for at least one night, what you're going to pack and "is the weather going to cold?" Make sure you give yourself a break from planning every so often :)."
"I wish more reviews would have mentioned this but I know I was lucky enough for my friend to be honest about how much she would actually use of this binder. The binder itself is stiff beautiful, it came in great condition and was very easy to follow, it was somewhat didsheartwning to know how much money I spent on it tho only to see my friend fly through entire sections saying she wasn't going to do something that traditional or complicated."
"The entire binder looked like it went through a grinder before they sent it to me."
"Will be kept to look back on for years to come after her wedding."
"I also like how you can add pages to the binder so that you can keep all your contracts and receipts in one spot... One thing I would recommend though is prioritize what you want and don't want for your wedding before opening this book!"
"Not as helpful if you are good at planning, I already pretty much had everything in mind when I purchased it so I will probably only use it to keep track of everything for the day-of and hand it to my day-of coordinator."
"So full of ads and gross topics."
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The Bride-to-Be Book: A Journal of Memories From the Proposal to "I Do"
Filled with envelopes, insightful prompts, and other thoughtful features, the Bride-To-Be Book is a romantic, playful, and sincere keepsake book. The Bride-to-Be Book is designed to preserve all the magic and excitement leading up to and including the big day: the proposal, the stories behind the ring and the dress, the parties, the toasts and speeches, and all the fun of celebrating with family and friends. A prolific writer, speaker, film maker, and radio show host, she also contributed to TED Talks and wrote several adult and children's books.
Reviews
"I will still scrapbook all of my wedding stuff someday but this is a GREAT book for doing AS you going through wedding planning!"
"Every year I purchase a book for my grown children for Christmas, something to read/something to eat/something to wear and something to play with."
"There are thicker cardstock pages throughout that are pockets for pictures and small mementos and there is plenty of space to answer the questions. I've had the most fun planning these aspects of the wedding: I need to take just a second to vent about: My overall emotional outlook right now (nervous, excited, exhausted, elated): 3. i do! what went through our minds when we first saw each other that day. me: he: it was (check the boxes) magical, emotional, a blur, exactly as we hoped and imagined."
"I love all the pockets and places for photos."
"I bought this thinking id be so excited to fill it, but it's very similar to my "wedding planner"."
"I found this AFTER my wedding and decided to buy it for my cousin since it isn't very expensive."
"This book is great with lots of places to glue on photos, questions for you and your fiancé to answer and pockets to hold things."
"This was a great keepsake for my wedding."
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Best Weddings

The Knot Ultimate Wedding Planner & Organizer [binder edition]: Worksheets, Checklists, Etiquette, Calendars, and Answers to Frequently Asked Questions
For the first time, the go-to wedding website, The Knot, has compiled all their essential planning tools—and dozens of new ideas—into this beautiful wedding organizer. From the author of The Knot Complete Guide to Weddings in the Real World, a thoroughly modern, must-have workbook to help you pull off the perfect wedding.
Reviews
"The difference between this and the binder addition: 1 page on rings. 1 page on marriage license. honeymoon planning section. budget tracker. seating chart list. The binder is just easier to plan with, bigger pages and filling things out in a book is difficult (especially when it comes to copying forms).I also think the layout is a bit better in the binder."
"I've added some sections and taken out sections that aren't applicable and I hole punch every vendor quote or email I get and place them in the correlating section. For example, if you're like me and say : you and your honey decide to take a long weekend trip to the mountains in October and it's August, and then you obsess over planning EVERY.SINGLE.DETAIL until you actually leave - you're going to be exhausted. You're going to be so burnt out from planning what time you leave, what time you get back, triple checking your Airbnb reservations, making dinner plans for at least one night, what you're going to pack and "is the weather going to cold?" Make sure you give yourself a break from planning every so often :)."
"The entire binder looked like it went through a grinder before they sent it to me."
"Thank you for my product and the excellent customer service."
"I am in love with My Book!"
"I bought this for a gift for my best friend to help plan her upcoming wedding and she loves it!"
"Spend the extra dough and buy the binder."
"This was a waste on my end."
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Best Sustainable Living

The Vegetable Gardener's Bible, 2nd Edition: Discover Ed's High-Yield W-O-R-D System for All North American Gardening Regions: Wide Rows, Organic Methods, Raised Beds, Deep Soil
Ed Smith's W-O-R-D system has helped countless gardeners grow an abundance of vegetables and herbs. Everything you loved about the first edition of The Vegetable Gardener's Bible is still here: friendly, accessible language; full-color photography; comprehensive vegetable specific information in the A-to-Z section; ahead-of-its-time commitment to organic methods; and much more. New to this edition is coverage of 15 additional vegetables, including an expanded section on salad greens and more European and Asian vegetables. Readers will also find growing information on more fruits and herbs, new cultivar photographs in many vegetable entries, and a much-requested section on extending the season into the winter months. The impulse to grow vegetables is even stronger in 2009 than it was in 2000, when Storey published The Vegetable Gardener’s Bible . clearly explains everything novice and experienced gardeners need to know to grow vegetables and herbs. Edward C. Smith is the best-selling author of The Vegetable Gardener's Bible and The Vegetable Gardener's Container Bible.
Reviews
"The GREAT garden book and probably the only one you will ever need for veggie gardening."
"It is the most comprehensive book on veggie gardening I have ever read."
"It provided me with enough information for create my own successful vegetable garden."
"If you love gardening like I do, this is a must!!!"
"This book is awesome."
"I need to use the book more but so far so good especially for the beginner."
"Great book to put in with garden tools and potting soils."
"Bought the book after checking it out in the library - great information and tips whether you're a beginner or have been gardening for years."
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Best Gardening & Landscape Design

The Drunken Botanist
In The Drunken Botanist , Amy Stewart explores the dizzying array of herbs, flowers, trees, fruits, and fungi that humans have, through ingenuity, inspiration, and sheer desperation, contrived to transform into alcohol over the centuries. An Amazon Best Book of the Month, March 2013 : Peppered with fascinating facts and well-chosen anecdotes, Amy Stewart’s brisk tour of the origin of spirits acquaints the curious cocktail fan with every conceivable ingredient.
Reviews
"Just last night, I went to a booksigning with Amy Stewart for "The Drunken Botanist", the first time I'd heard Stewart speak. I laughed when Amy said that when she was researching her previous book, "Wicked Bugs", she had no volunteers to help her. What sets Amy's book apart is that she is a horticulturist, and she tells you about the fabulous plants that make or go into all the different kinds of fermented beverages man has come up with. The book is divided into three parts: 1. For example, the chapter on sugar cane (in part 1), tells you: - the first and current places sugarcane is cultivated and how it is cultivated. - the botany of sugarcane. - how to make rum. - spirits made from sugar cane. - how rum became linked to British sailors. - drink recipes. Did you know that the British navy had rum rations for it's sailors until 1970! I miss Briony Morrow-Cribbs' and Jonathan Rosen's incredible drawings and engravings that were such enchanting - and vigorous - enhancements to Stewart's previous books, Wicked Bugs: The Louse That Conquered Napoleon's Army & Other Diabolical Insects and Wicked Plants: The Weed That Killed Lincoln's Mother and Other Botanical Atrocities."
"Any hipster would appreciate learning about this hard to find drinks."
"Am highlighting places to check out on our trip to Italy this summer."
"Along with some history the author includes cocktail recipes which utilized some more obscure liqueurs."
"Anyone who enjoys plants and booze of any kind--beer, spirits, cocktails, wine, etc.--must read this book!"
"It's a very cool little book, and I learned quite a bit in the short amount of time I leafed though it."
"purchased as a gift, great little book full of lots of info for the gardener /drink lover in your life."
"Really fun to read and learn!"
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Best Animal & Pet Care

I Could Pee on This: And Other Poems by Cats
Cat lovers will laugh out loud at the quirkiness of their feline friends with these insightful and curious poems from the singular minds of housecats. In four cat-egories - family, work, play, and existence - Francesco Marciuliano (writer of the comic strip "Sally Forth") has given voice to cats' 'every desire, their every conflict, their every epiphany.'. From expressing their love for dead mice to pulling over Christmas trees, cats reveal their genius and neuroses". Shelf Awareness. "With poems like 'Who Is That On Your Lap,' 'Nudge' and 'Kneel Before Me,' this quirky book will surely induce laughter and whimsical from all who decide to delve into its poetry."
Reviews
"The book is a small hard-cover that fits on a table without taking up a lot of space. Cat portraits showing our furry brethren in cute and/or compromising poses illustrate the pages."
"The author Francesco Marciuliano clearly understands cats, and his poems seemed to come directly from cats."
"This is a cute book, and enjoyable."
"I ordered this for my 10 yr old daughter for Christmas bc she has a silly sense of humor."
"This is the FUNNIEST book ever for any cat lover."
"Smaller than I originally thought, but this book is super cute."
"I found the book quite amusing."
"This book is hilarious."
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Best Crafts & Hobbies

Wreck This Journal (Red) Expanded Ed.
Through a series of creative and quirky prompts, acclaimed guerilla artist Keri Smith encourages journalers to engage in destructive acts — poking holes through pages, adding photos and defacing them, painting pages with coffee, coloring outside the lines, and more — in order to experience the true creative process. “ Wreck This Journal encourages you to stop fretting about quality and start relishing the artistic process.” —Oprah.com. “I love this book and the playful way that Keri Smith teaches people the act of creating by putting you right on the spot. Wreck This Journal is a fun, interactive book that you will want to work in every day. “Wreck this Journal makes a great gift for someone who's going through a stressful time, needs a form of release, or anyone who could use a few minutes of fun.” — Jactionary. “Calling all bookworms and creative doodlers, Wreck This Journal is the perfect book to spruce up your summer. “A conceptual artist and author luring kids into questioning the world and appreciating every smell, texture and mystery in it.” — TIME Magazine.
Reviews
"I never even realized I was creative until this book came around."
"Somewhere in the book you will find a page that tells you to attach a string to the spine of the book and swing wildly."
"Never in my life would I think I'd find myself scouring the windowsills and corners of the garage to collect dead bugs (yes, really...there's a page for that) - but there are some petrified flies carefully enclosed in tape in my journal."
"I bought 3 of these as gifts."
"Really creative and fun, the recipient (age 14) was intrigued and kept flipping through pages to read the suggestions and laughing out loud."
"Ordered one for myself and one for my niece."
"My daughter loved the book."
"Bought for my daughter this is her 2nd book and she loves them."
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Best Home Improvement & Design Books

The Magnolia Story
By renovating homes in Waco, Texas, and changing lives in such a winsome and engaging way, Chip and Joanna have become more than just the stars of Fixer Upper , they have become America’s new best friends. Even back then Chip was a serial entrepreneur who, among other things, ran a lawn care company, sold fireworks, and flipped houses. Four children and countless renovations later, Joanna garners the attention of a television producer who notices her work on a blog one day. The time Chip ran to the grocery store and forgot to take their new, sleeping baby Joanna’s agonizing decision to close her dream business to focus on raising their children When Chip buys a houseboat, sight-unseen, and it turns out to be a leaky wreck Joanna’s breakthrough moment of discovering the secret to creating a beautiful home Harrowing stories of the financial ups and downs as an entrepreneurial couple Memories and photos from Chip and Jo’s wedding The significance of the word magnolia and why it permeates everything they do The way the couple pays the popularity of Fixer Upper forward, sharing the success with others, and bolstering the city of Waco along the way. Chip Gaines and his wife, Joanna Gaines, are co-founders and co-owners of Magnolia Homes, Magnolia Market, and Magnolia Realty in Waco, Texas.
Reviews
"They have overcome adversity and have built a life full of love, family, talent, professionalism keeping their faith first and foremost."
"Great reading couldn't put it down made me smile,laugh and see some things in life we all go through similar."
"I have been a huge fan of Joanna and Chip right from the very first show."
"This is a must read for all Fixer Upper fans."
"I really didn't know much about Chip and Joanna, other than catching snippets of their nationally-broadcast show Fixer Upper, but now I feel that they're the type of next-door people that you would love to sit down and share a meal with and get to know. Toward the end of the book Joanna says teasingly how Chip is like the President of the United States - always running around shaking hands and kissing babies."
"Jo's sense of style and Chip's sense of humor make the show irresistible and makes me wish I lived in Waco, Texas so I can hire them fix up a house for me. I can honestly say, I had no idea what the hell shiplap was until I watched this show and apparently, Texas homes are loaded with it behind the walls."
"Chip and Joanna solved that problem magnificently - I always knew who was speaking which brought additional richness to the work. It is also a very encouraging book in a time when we all need that little boost to chase our dreams, but don't be deceived into believing all has been rose petals and blue skies."
"Loved, Loved, Loved this story."
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Best Antiques & Collectibles

The Lego Ideas Book: Unlock Your Imagination
Wired.com says, "If you're a LEGO fanatic (or know one), The LEGO Ideas Book is worth taking a look at." ©2016 The LEGO Group.
Reviews
"I remember the Lego Idea Book 6000 the best, that's the one that follows Bill and Mary as they build a house, explore a city, travel to space, and then back in time to a medieval castle. The book is broken up into sections, essentially these are: vehicles, buildings, spaceships & robots, castles, pirates & adventure, and real world creations. This last section is very interesting, showing you things such as picture frames and pencil holders made out of LEGO. These include some interview style questions where you learn about the builder who wrote a particular section of the book. The lack of instructions also mean that it is probably more suited to an experienced LEGO builder - either an older child or a parent who enjoys building with younger children."
"This is like an engineering version of a DK Publishing tour guide book, but for legos."
"The designs were all really cool, but we're far too complex for young kids."
"The perfect gift for kids who already have enough Legos."
"This book is much bigger than I expected!"
"Nice hardcover book with plenty of photos of various things (scenes, vehicles, themed) in lego form."
"grandson loved the book."
"The kids liked this book filled with creative ideas for more lego masterpieces!"
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