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The Thrift Book: Live Well and Spend Less |
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by: India Knight |
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| Binding: Hardcover EAN: 9781905490370 ISBN: 1905490372 Label: Fig Tree Manufacturer: Fig Tree Number Of Pages: 256 Publication Date: November 06, 2008 Publisher: Fig Tree Studio: Fig Tree Sales Rank: 85 |
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Rating:  - Thrift-tastic.I literally couldn't put this book down once I'd begun, thank you Santa. I agree with the previous comments that to someone already skilled in the arts of jam making and knitting this book might seem to be stating the obvious, however, I'm in my early twenties and as a shopaholic/ thriftaphobic I gained a wealth of website knowledge and motivation enough to start my own book club(free fun). It might be simple old fashioned common sense, but sometimes we all need a push in the right direction. ... Read More Rating:  - Stick to novels India....Having read the review by J Williams I couldn't have put it better myself. I have loved India's novels and looked forward to receiving this book for Christmas. However it is sooo Middle Class and sooo southern/Londoncentric. Probably particularly good for yummy mummies of Islington who think it's trendy to make out they are being thrifty but haven't got the slightest notion of what that actually means . I knew I wasn't going to like it when I read the bit about not shopping at posh supermarkets and ... Read More Rating: - If this doesn't inspire you . . . This book is worth reading just for India Knight's brand of bracing prose. The graphics are great and the humour is laugh out loud funny in places. Much of this book is commonsense when you actually study it carefully - but it's useful to have it available all together in one place. There are plenty of web addresses for people to surf and hints at what to search for to track down others. What I thought was really useful was the short section at the end of each chapter which suggested things NOT ... Read More Rating: - Great tips!This is my first India Knight's book and I loved it! I am already a knitter/crocheter/recicler/....but this book gave me lots of inspiration to keep on living well and saving at the same time. I found lots of very helpful websites, like etsy.com and lilylolo.co.uk (for mineral make-up) and lots more. Its especially good for people who live in London. Well done! Rating:  - Patronising and disappointingAs a big fan of India Knight and someone who is actively trying to cut back I was delighted when I saw she had written this book. Having read it though I have to say I am quite disappointed. It's written in her usual entertaining style but the content consists mainly of patronising rubbish backed up by endless lists of websites which anyone good at Googling could have put together. It's also clearly aimed at townies/Londoners which is highly annoying for the rest of us. The suggestions for saving money ... Read More |
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