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Paperback: 192 pages Publisher: Bulfinch (October 04 2006) Costumer Rating:  Read an Excerpt Where perfection goes, nonsense is sure to follow Book Description With slogans such as "Life over Style" and "Real life is gorgeous, makeovers not allowed," Dan Ho plans to save the DIY audience from home-improvement magazines and home makeover shows by emphasizing self-expression and individualism - not a prescripted formula for a showroom perfect dwelling. Ho's philosophy is "gai," translated from the Chamorro language as "is there now" or "be here now." His easy, humorous tone makes the text extremely accessible and fun to read. Every aspect of domestic life is addressed - cooking (with chapters like "Plate it Forward"); gardening ("Basic Garden Thinking"), entertaining ("Emphasis Entertain"); decorating, cleaning, organizing, and maintenance ("Pantries, Plastic, and Storage," "Closets," "Style from the 'Hood"); and of course, simply being. His theory about "The Seven Enslaving Myths," drives home the mission of the book - to liberate readers from the deluge of lifestyle gurus, TV shows, home magazines, and innumerable other things that portray an impossible standard of so-called perfection and an absurd obsession with "designer crap," all at the expense of true, expressive style. Ho wants us all to relax, embrace individualism, and keep life in balance. About the Author Dan Ho Dan Ho is the publisher and creator of Rescue magazine and has been called "the anti-Martha" by Time magazine and USA Today. Ho will have a series on Discovery Health network, as well as four one-hour specials.. » More by Dan Ho | |||||||
