Culled from the best of the "Good Things" columns in Martha Stewart Living magazine, this book offers a varied selection of wonderful crafts projects, recipes, hints for home decorating, organizing, and gift-giving. 200 color photos.

Both a how-to craft book and a decorating guide, Wreaths offers 51 projects for delightful wreaths--complete with step-by-step instructions--honoring the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Designed for use throughout the year, these wreaths are made from materials inspired by their locations: i.e. an oak leaf and acorn wreath as a homage to the nation's capital; cranberries for Massachusetts; and golden wheat to symbolize Oklahoma. Full color.

The creators of Holidays and Special Occasions have come up with another winner. Handmade Christmas culls hundreds of ideas for decorating for Christmas from the pages of Martha Stewart Living magazine, everything from trimming trees and making wreaths to making stockings, gift wrap, stencilled decorations--even a fabulous gingerbread mansion. Illustrations.

KNapieracz@aol.com, 12/09/96, rating=10: Make your Christmas one "from the heart". Martha Stewart presents some of the most beautiful and creative ideas to make Chirstmas special. Her gift and wrapping ideas allow for the kind of creativity that will make each gift truly special and "from the heart". The decorating ideas she presents are truly beautiful and have given rise to many new holiday traditions in our home and in the homes of the many friends that have borrowed this book from me. The fact that she provides the names and addresses of the mail order houses she gets her supplies from for all of the wonderful things she shows in the book is a god-send.

The editors of Martha Stewart Living, one of America's most successful home living magazines, have gathered in one convenient place the stories and projects that have defined their approach to decorating the home. The book is organized in a fresh and sensible way, looking at how the rooms are actually used, not at what they are called. Step-by-step instructions for each project are included, plus an extensive resource section. 200 color illustrations.

All the recipes from "What to Have for Dinner, " one of the most popular features of Martha Stewart Living Magazine, are collected here in one beautifully illustrated volume. Organized by season, the book gathers 30 simply laid-out menus for four, complete with a preparation schedule. Includes a resource guide for flatware, napkins, plates, and related items. 200 color photos.

Containing all the recipes from Martha's original books--over 1,400 in all--this book is the ultimate kitchen companion for Martha Stewart's millions of fans. Extensively indexed and cross-referenced, this classic collection allows cooks to plan everything from an intimate dinner for four to a wedding for 100. Features a wipe-clean cover and easy-to-read type.

Elaine Polishak(rpolishak@direct.ca), 04/26/97, rating=10: Martha Stewart's Cook Book is a "Good Thing". This Marth Stewart's best book to date. I found the cookbook to be not only interesting but very useful as well. Since it contains all of the recipes found in her other cooking and entertaning books, it helps to save your money. In the book Martha teaches you to make a variety of different meals which can be served at various events: from your daily breakfast and lunch to your wedding feast and cake. The book also introduces you to quite a few marvolous tasting dishes, which you may or may not have tried before.

Christmas has always been a special time for Martha Stewart. In this very personal book, Martha shows how she decorates her house, creates and wraps a variety of gifts, and entertains her family and friends throughout the holidays. Millions of Americans know and love Martha Stewart through her magazine, books, and TV appearances. Now available in paperback, one of her more popular books invites readers to join in her Christmas celebrations. A NYT bestseller in hardcover, selling more than 408,000 copies. 200 full- color photos.

Having helped her readers to enjoy to the fullest their kitchens, homes and friends, Martha Stewart now goes outdoors to teach them about creating and managing a garden that is both beautiful and bountiful. 700 full-color photographs.

Martha shares 150 original recipes for delectable finger foods to serve at 13 different parties. Includes tips on sophisticated presentation. 175 full-color photographs.

For the entire generation that is rediscovering the pleasures of hospitality, Martha Stewart offers 20 complete menus for gatherings large and small, casual and sophisticated--all reflecting an elegantly relaxed approach to entertaining in the '90s. 300 full-color photographs.

More than 100 original recipes, from Tartan Rhubarb Pie to Walnut Tartlets with Chocolate Lace, make this one of the most inspiring dessert cookbooks ever published. 150 full-color photographs.

The followup to Stewart's enormously popular Quick Cook features 230 new recipes, beautifully presented and photographed in full color. The 52 seasonal menus illustrate her balanced philosophy for everyday cooking: excellent meals can be prepared in an hour or less. 175 color photos.

This lavishly illustrated book offers hundreds of the best ideas for holidays throughout the year--from New Year's to Halloween--collected from the pages of Martha Stewart Living, which, with 800,000 readers and a new schedule of ten issues per year, is America's hottest magazine. 25 color photos.