A Dishwasher's Diary

A Dishwasher's Diary
Author: Richard E. Kuykendall
Publisher: Trafford Publishing
Total Pages: 583
Release: 2012-07
Genre: Biography & Autobiography
ISBN: 1466946172

A Dishwasher's Diary is the fictionalized diary of Rev. Joshua Thornbee. Thornbee ends up leaving the ministry after suffering a nervous breakdown. He then tries to find other work but has no luck. Finally, as last resort, he takes a job as a dishwasher at the restaurant that he used to go for local ministerial association luncheons. The diary is for the year he worked there and deals with subject ranging from his personal life, poetry, dreams, literature, history, romance, and special entries for holidays. It is truly a delightful read!

Cooking for Mr. Latte

Cooking for Mr. Latte
Author: Amanda Hesser
Publisher: W. W. Norton
Total Pages: 336
Release: 2004
Genre: Cooking
ISBN: 9780393325591

A food writer for the New York Times uses food to trace her relationship with "Mr. Latte," from first date through his first attempts to cook for her. Reprint. 35,000 first printing.

My Christmas Diary

My Christmas Diary
Author: Marjorie Merena
Publisher: William Morrow
Total Pages: 252
Release: 1998-11
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 9780380977536

Containing sidebars with holiday gift and craft ideas, seasonal quotes, and tempting recipes, My Christmas Diary is a lovely keepsake ten-year journal for recording holiday memories.

Diary of Your Home

Diary of Your Home
Author: Joanna Ahlberg
Publisher: Rizzoli Publications
Total Pages: 259
Release: 2018-03-27
Genre: House & Home
ISBN: 0847861473

This stylish home journal, complete with practical tips, checklists, and list prompts, is an indispensable resource for running the home and a keepsake from a life well lived there. This unique journal will be shipped to customers in one of three different colors at random. The most beloved homes create some joyful chaos—lively game nights or art projects in progress—as well as plenty of relaxation and comfort. Having one place to record all of your home’s details, from essential phone numbers to perennial to-dos, makes it easier to keep organized so you’ll have more time to enjoy the day-to-day. It is also a sanity saver, helping you preserve information that would otherwise get lost over the years, such as the exact paint color on your living room walls or the year your roof was installed. A practical organizer and guided journal in one, Diary of Your Home offers prompts and lined pages for noting essential information, from your handyperson’s phone number to your bedroom’s dimensions. Covering topics as diverse as furnishings, repairs, landscaping, and entertaining, this book also encourages you to preserve your family’s memories and traditions, such as heirloom recipes and favorite activities. Diary of Your Home includes space for decor wish lists and mood boards, project pages with to-dos, schedules, and budgets. Full of prompts, charts, and diagrams for list-making, record-keeping, and brainstorming; space for jotting notes, sketches, and memories or pasting in images; and a pocket for gathering business cards and swatches, Diary of Your Home is an indispensable resource and keepsake.

The Financial Diaries

The Financial Diaries
Author: Jonathan Morduch
Publisher: Princeton University Press
Total Pages: 248
Release: 2017-04-04
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN: 0691172986

Drawing on the groundbreaking U.S. Financial Diaries project (http://www.usfinancialdiaries.org/), which follows the lives of 235 low- and middle-income families as they navigate through a year, the authors challenge popular assumptions about how Americans earn, spend, borrow, and save-- and they identify the true causes of distress and inequality for many working Americans.