Review by Library Journal Review
BUST magazine has been a pioneer in reexamining the domestic skills many feminists left behind; it introduced a craft column as early as 1997 and established craft fairs in 2006. Now, founders and publishers Henzel and Stoller have pulled together a compilation of the magazine's best DIY material that not only resurrects old-fashioned skills previously dominated by women (like candle-making) but provides strategies for managing the challenges modern, independent people face. This book has something to suit almost any young woman. Two hundred and fifty entries are categorized into five parts covering home and garden, fashion, health and beauty, food, and "Moving & Shaking" (tackling issues like finance, entrepreneurship, and travel). Filled with the unabashed attitude BUST fans enjoy, this is far edgier than Erin Bried's delightful How To Sew a Button or Kate Payne's basic The Hip Girl's Guide to Homemaking, neither of which tackle sexuality. Verdict Colorful, quirky illustrations and provocative headings grab a browser's attention, but there is substance and a good index, too. Recommended. [Previewed in "Booked Solid," LJ 7/11; see also the LJ 11/1/11 Collection Development article on homemaking (ow.ly/7p8dP).-Ed.]-Bonnie Poquette, Milwaukee (c) Copyright 2011. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.
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