I Hate to Housekeep Book (ISBN 0449233588)

Definately time for reprint.:
I inherited this book and I had no idea that anyone else had shared my totally insatiable need to read and reread this little treasure. I thought that Peg Bracken was my personal little treasure trove. Although the book was written and published A DECADE before I was born, it has been time honored and continues to be THE HOUSEKEEPING BOOK FOR ALL GENERATIONS.

Excellent!:
I love this book. It is not only very useful, but very ecologically advanced for the time it was written (i.e. you don't need 5 cleaning products for 5 jobs if one will do). I still use the hints, and nobody complains about my house. Also includes good recipes and menus--simple ones that don't cost too much.

The entertainment goes even further than the housekeeping tips:
Peg Bracken is without a doubt among the funniest, most intelligent writers ever to grace the chirpily conspiratorial "Listen, girls!" housekeeping-book genre. This book is bright, witty and a pleasure to read. I collect vintage housekeeping books and cookbooks, and this book is the only one out of my collection that you'll have to pry from my cold dead hands.

finally!:
I love this book and I only started reading it tonight. I've never come across any housecleaning book, no matter how useful and sensible, that has as realistic tips as some of the ones in found in this little paperback. The part about starting all of your tasks at once so that you have no option but to do them instead of writing a list that you never complete is so dead on perfect for anyone with a personality like mine that it alone would make this a great book. Procrastinating and random housekeepers should definitely check this out. Specific cleaning tips, ways to save a bit of money, recipes, how to remember things, and more.

Not as expected:
It was described as a comical look at the ways to keep house easier and faster. While it was written in times gone by, you should let this book go by. I found this book none of the above, but a very dry and boring read.