| | |  | Work at Home | Home » » Daring to Be Yourself | | | | | | | Description: | | Alexandra Stoddard, internationally celebrated interior designer and bestselling author of the groundbreaking Living a Beautiful Life, has guided people from all walks of life in their quest for creating a home of beauty and grace. Now, in Daring to Be Yourself, this world famous decorator helps you reach new plateaus of immagination, creativity, and personal style. Once you have opened the doors to self-expression, you will enter a boundless new world of beauty, harmony, and indivuality in your home and in the way you dress, entertain, and travel that will become uniquely your own. | | | Product Details: | | | Author:
| Alexandra Stoddard | | Paperback:
| 320 pages | | Publisher:
| William Morrow Paperbacks | | Publication Date:
| May 01, 1992 | | Language:
| English | | ISBN:
| 0380715783 | | Product Length:
| 9.2 inches | | Product Width:
| 7.23 inches | | Product Height:
| 0.85 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.21 pounds | | Package Length:
| 9.1 inches | | Package Width:
| 7.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 0.7 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.9 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 6 reviews |
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21 of 21 found the following review helpful:
 How to find your own style.May 26, 2000
By Jane Austen
"cheerycherry"
Of the thirteen books I've read by Ms. Stoddard, this is my favorite (although I've loved them all). When you read this book get a notebook and answer the questions she asks and when you are finished you will understand YOUR personal style. This book encourages readers to find out what they love as opposed to what is popular or trendy at the time. Have you ever gone into a friends home that perfectly expresses the lifestyle, hobbies, interests and loves of that person? This book is about having what you want with the help of the best decorator ever and the fee is very reasonable! I used to think that the title was kind of cheesy until I talked with several friends who decorate in beige because it's safe-even though they really love purple, lime or raspberry. If you are a purple loving, beige sofa-ed chicken, you really need this book!
8 of 10 found the following review helpful:
The Best of the BestMar 01, 2002
By Jane Austen
"cheerycherry"
Alexandra Stoddard is one of my favorite authors and over the last four years since I dicovered her I have been able to collect and enjoy 20 of her books. This one continues to be a favorite. It talks about having the courage to be yourself in aspects from decorating to travel to gift giving. Every chapter is beautifully written and includes Alexandra's tradmark -favorite quotes by some of her favorite authors. (this one made me smile, "Beware of all enterprises that require new clothes." -Henry David Thoreau) This is a book that is so helpful and wonderful to have that I can't believe it is out of print and difficult to get. Luckily, Amazon offers Zshops and auctions. If you love, flowers, travel, decorating, gift giving, hosting parties, or clothes and would like to hear valuable insight on all of these topics - this is a book your library shouldn't be without.
3 of 4 found the following review helpful:
close encounter with thyselfFeb 28, 2001
By Giselle Ferreira
I think Alexandra Stoddard is one of the best writers! She discovers little things and small details that we don't even take the time to perceive!!!!!! Her books make us feel connected with us and the world and give us a sense of belonging.
3 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Inspiring, helps you focus on how to enrich everyday life.Aug 20, 1997
By talba@mozcom.com
Better than Martha Stewart! She makes mistakes and admits to NOT being pefect. Stoddard's questions and advice really help you to pare down and define your own lifestyle
14 of 23 found the following review helpful:
 Irritating, pretentious, and too precious for wordsApr 09, 1998
Stoddard's work is a mess of contradictions. In advocating "paring down" to get to what is really important to us, she encourages more buying! Her suggestions and examples are drawn from her life and the lives of her friends - extremely wealthy and very similar to her. If you're looking to find yourself in a way that's inexpensive, non-elitest, and grounded in reality, this isn't the way.
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