Customer Reviews

Cleaning Encyclopedia, The

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This is an alphabetical listing of how to clean just about EVERYTHING! It is a handy reference tool, to help clean those items we don't think about very often, as well as better ways to do daily cleaning. He includes detail listings of items such as fabrics - listing the most common, their characteristics and how best to clean them. His entry on "Spot Removal" goes on for 2+ pages, teaching how to identify the type of spot, as well as the best treatments. Under "Fall Cleaning" he lists 10 items to thoroughly clean on a yearly basis. He even has a listing of things to consider when hiring cleaning help. I bought this book in conjunction with "How to Get Organized When You Don't Have the Time" by Stephanie Culp. They complement each other well, as this book teaches how to clean while Ms. Culp's book teaches time management and prioritizing.

The answers are there for cleaning just about everything, and the cleaning solutions often involve inexpensive products to save money in the process. A very handy guide. Best of all, there is no hype and the truth is presented regarding what it really does take to do the job well.

The writting is small and very dictionary-esq. I much better preferred Martha Stewart's Big Blue Book of Housekeeping tips!

Since I bought it I have always used it. A must have for the household!

This book is comprehensive in scope, but it did not contain the kind of information I was looking for. I look for a lot of detail in books like this; many of the descriptions of things left me hanging..

Might be a good book, I really couldn't tell you because the print is so small! I can read just about anything without glasses except some fine print. This is what I consider fine print! I wish I would have known this before I ordered it.

Dont be confused to see people rave about the list of housecleaning methods contained in these night time stories about kitties. Someone has goofed on the hyperlinks attached to the book. Hopefully they'll discover it one day and fix it. For now we'll just have to wait to see what other readers really think of the book