This beautiful book tries very hard to inspire your housecleaning with simple solutions and beautiful photos. First-time author Squires shares great tips for basic cleaning kits and techniques, but his book quickly falls short. There is a lot of unnecessary repetition throughout and absolutely no how-to illustrations. When compared to Martha Stewart's Homekeeping Handbook, the shallow coverage becomes quickly apparent. For details specifically on cleaning troublesome stains, stick with Good Housekeeping Stain Rescue. A marginal purchase.(c) Copyright 2010. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.