Let's Bring Back: An Encyclopedia of Forgotten-Yet-Delightful, Chic, Useful, Curious, and Otherwise Commendable Things from Times Gone By - Tapa dura

"a charming slip of a book...that quite deliciously and convincingly has the romantics among us pining for the ways of the dearly held past." -Chicago Tribune ""Whimsical ... comical ... delightful ... Blume's book is about more than just populating your life with antique trinkets; it's about curating your own charming lifestyle while celebrating the Wildean ideals of life as art." --New Yorker "Delightful ... full of fascinating things ... charming, sharp, and well-researched ... I read the entire book on a cross-country flight, and felt like I'd spent the time with a brilliant new friend." - Apartment Therapy "The perfect stocking stuffer for the fashionista in your life...this book is a must-have! " -BlackBook magazine "Wistful ... zeitgeisty ... charming." - Elle "Witty" Recommended Reading pick - Country Living magazine "Let's Bring Back, is a whimsical yet informative encyclopedia of the items, expressions, and attitudes of yesteryear-from five-and-dimes to wasp waists. And it's useful, too. As Blume herself might put it, we just think this book is the bee's knees." - O, Oprah Magazine "Let's Bring Back is an ode to everything we miss in our current mad dash of a modern world. [Lesley M. M. Blume] must have been conceived from the hat pin of Dorothy Parker when it fell into a flute of champagne at Noel Coward's. Her wit, wisdom, and boldness are rare in this day and age." - Full Frontal Fashion "Whimsical, entertaining, enlightening, and utterly captivating." - Styleite "A charming slip of a book...that quite deliciously and convincingly has the romantics among us pining for the ways of the dearly held past." - The Chicago Tribune "Let's Bring Back promotes and revels in an idea of life that's lived in 3-D, not 2-D, a life lived civically and civil-y. And that is a very wonderful thing." - Sally Singer, editor, T: The New York Times Style Magazine "This book is a must-have! " - BlackBook "A humorous ode to preservation and the art of rediscovery - heartily recommended." - The Wall Street Journal "Whimsical yet informative encyclopedia ... elegant ... useful ... As Blume herself might put it, we just think this book is the bee's knees." - O, The Oprah Magazine "Whimsical ... comical ... delightful ... Blume's book is about more than just populating your life with antique trinkets; it's about curating your own charming lifestyle while celebrating the Wildean ideals of life as art." - The New Yorker "Delightful ... witty ... recommended reading." - Country Living "It's a gorgeously illustrated champagne bubble of a read." - Refinery 29 "Beautiful ... delightful ... a lovely read." - Robin Roberts, Good Morning America "Delightful...full of fascinating things...charming, sharp, and well-researched...I read the entire book on a cross-country flight, and felt like I'd spent the time with a brilliant new friend." - Apartment Therapy "Wistful...zeitgeisty...charming." - Elle "Whimsical...comical...delightful...Blume's book is about more than just populating your life with antique trinkets; it's about curating your own charming lifestyle while celebrating the Wildean ideals of life as art." - The New Yorker "Whimsical yet informative encyclopedia...elegant...useful...As Blume herself might put it, we just think this book is the bee's knees." - O, The Oprah Magazine "Delightful...witty...recommended reading." - Country Living "Beautiful...delightful...a lovely read." - Robin Roberts, Good Morning America APARTMENT THERAPY.COM "Delightful ... full of fascinating things ... charming, sharp, and well-researched ... I read the entire book on a cross-country flight, and felt like I'd spent the time with a brilliant new friend." - Apartment Therapy THE NEW YORKER Whimsical ... comical ... delightful ... Blume's book is about more than just populating your life with antique trinkets; it's about curating your own charming lifestyle while celebrating the Wildean ideals of life as art. SALLY SINGER, EDITOR, T: THE NEW YORK TIMES MAGAZINE If you're feeling lousy and you read this book, it awakens you to things that have made you happy in your life. It reminds you of a time when certain things ideas, gestures got you through. [Let's Bring Back] promotes and revels in an idea of life that s lived in 3-D, not 2-D, a life lived civicly and civil-y. And that is a very wonderful thing. REFINERY 29 A gorgeously illustrated champagne bubble of a read ... Let's Bring Back is a must for that perfect, cozy rainy afternoon." CHICAGO TRIBUNE "a charming slip of a book...that quite deliciously and convincingly has the romantics among us pining for the ways of the dearly held past." -Chicago Tribune O, OPRAH MAGAZINE Elegant ... whimsical ... As Blume herself might put it, we just think this book is the bee's knees. ELLE Wistful ... zeitgeisty ... charming ... Let's Bring Back is like a stroll down memory lane. Whether you'd carry a parasol down 5th Avenue or plop it in your caipirinha there s something for everyone. COUNTRY LIVING \"Witty ... delightful ... recommended reading.\" APARTMENT THERAPY.COM \"Delightful ... full of fascinating things ... charming, sharp, and well-researched ... I read the entire book on a cross-country flight, and felt like I d spent the time with a brilliant new friend.\" - Apartment Therapy STYLEITE \"Whimsical, entertaining, enlightening, and utterly captivating.\" CHICAGO TRIBUNE \"a charming slip of a book...that quite deliciously and convincingly has the romantics among us pining for the ways of the dearly held past.\" -Chicago Tribune COUNTRY LIVING "Witty ... delightful ... recommended reading." ROBIN ROBERTS, GOOD MORNING AMERICA Beautiful ... delightful ... a lovely read. STYLEITE "Whimsical, entertaining, enlightening, and utterly captivating." BLACKBOOK This book is a must-have! W MAGAZINE A tongue-in-cheek sparkler of an encyclopedia Upon reading, you may find yourself in the kitchen, dressed in a silk lap robe and glamour slippers, stirring up a Tipsy Parson that would make Tallulah Bankhead proud. THE WALL STREET JOURNAL A humorous ode to preservation and the art of rediscovery heartily recommended.

The Huffington Post's "Let's Bring Back..." columnist, Lesley M. M. Blume, invites you to consider whatever happened to cuckoo clocks? Or bed curtains? Why do we have so many "friends" but have done away with the much more useful word "acquaintance"? All of these things, plus hot toddies, riddles, proverbs, corsets, calling cards, and many more, are due for a revival. Throughout this whimsical, beautifully illustrated encyclopedia of nostalgia, Blume breathes new life into the elegant, mysterious, and delightful trappings of bygone eras, honoring the timeless tradition of artful living along the way. Inspired by her much loved column of the same name and featuring entries from famous icons of style and culture, Let's Bring Back leads readers to rediscover the things that entertained, awed, beautified, satiated, and fascinated in eras past.