The Family Manager [Paperback]

Kathy Peel (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: June 24, 1996

In The Family Manager, best-selling author Kathy Peel not only gives your demanding job a new title, she shows mothers how to use the same skills and strategies that successful business managers use-practical and innovative ways to get life under control.

Product Details

• Paperback: 336 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (June 24, 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0849939372
• ISBN-13: 978-0849939372
• Product Dimensions: 7.9 x 5.4 x 1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,020,720 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Kathy Peel is CEO of Family Manager Inc., a company that trains women in the art of family management. She has written 21 books, selling more than 2 million copies. Her latest works are The Busy Couple's Guide to Sharing the Work & the Joy, The Busy Mom's Guide to a Happy, Organized Home (winner of the 2009 Gold Mom's Choice Award) and Desperate Households. She is AOL's Kids & Family Coach, and she contributes to many publications, including FamilyFun, Parents, Woman's World, Family Circle, HomeLife, and ParentDish. A popular speaker and media personality with repeat appearances on programs such as Oprah, The Early Show, The Today Show, and HGTV.

Visit Kathy Peel's Web site: www.familymanager.com

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Very inspiring and encouraging, May 28, 1999

By A Customer

This review is from: The Family Manager (Paperback)

Kathy has a wonderful writing style which begs you to keep on reading. Her suggestions are 'doable' and inspire you to get started immediately. For stay-at-home Moms, Kathy adds to your self-esteem. As a working Mom, whose been 'on the other side,' it made me feel a bit guilty (she's got a book for working moms too, though!)

I especially love how Kathy doesn't claim Martha Stewartitis: she recognizes her weaknesses (cooking) and realizes that NOBODY can do it all. A great read for busy mothers of all walks of life.

25 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This book forever changed how I approach my job., April 17, 1999

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[e-mail] or Teri Mayfield (United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Family Manager (Paperback)

I felt completely inspired and renewed after reading just the first few pages of Kathy's book. She redefines the role of "homemaker" and gives women (and men) who run their homes the recognition they have always deserved by giving them a more legitimate title-Family Manager-and by breaking down the job of family manager into manageable departments like Home & Property, Food, and Family & Friends. She puts into words what I have felt all along but didn't quite know how to phrase. Her book is a great way to get yourself organized and motivated to be the best family manager you can be.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent Book full of great ideas!!, July 8, 1998

By A Customer

This review is from: The Family Manager (Paperback)

This is a terrific resource for those who are in charge of the home. Kathy Peel has great ideas and suggestions for home management including finances, cooking, entertaining, home organization. This is not one of those home organization books whose suggestions are so detailed that the average person would never follow through with them! It is great!