Let's Bring Back: An Encyclopedia of Forgotten-Yet-Delightful, Chic,…

by Lesley M. M. Blume

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I really enjoyed this, but I’m interested in the subject and think there’s a lot of things that we should bring back. It’s the kind of book that you pick up and browse, not a narrative, and I usually have a couple of those laying around, but I ended up reading straight through this one.

Of particular interest to me are things that I can’t figure out why they’re not around anymore. One she mentions is the vanity table, we thought the same thing a few years ago and bought one from an antique shop. (

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bongo_x | Apr 6, 2013 |

I suppose I may have appreciated this more if I was older, but it was kind of fun to reminisce about the items or people I did know about. My one complaint is that the insets with recollections of people other than the other were in a font that was too light. (

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eliorajoy | May 4, 2012 |

Especially since the author also contributes to several online sites, I could have found these sort of items tucked within my newsfeed, but its very form of an incredibly designed book makes it worth owning and savoring for years to come. I'll follow-up on some of the fine contributors and I learned many interesting bits about the best people and things of the near and far past. A swell read! (

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amarie | Aug 28, 2011 |

Funny and thought provoking. It makes me glad that I'm not the only one who remembers fondly things that are completely obsolete or were rendered useless by other much more breakable things. (

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RockStarNinja | Apr 10, 2011 |

From my book review blog Rundpinne: "Let’s Bring Back: An Encyclopedia of Forgotten-Yet-Delightful, Chic, Useful, Curious, and Otherwise Commendable Things from Times Gone By by Lesley M.M. Blume is a delightful, witty, intriguing and educational book written from A-Z about topics ranging from Ambrosia (with recipe), to Midnight Birthday Parties, from the Gilded Age, and the Stork Club (which was “the” speakeasy in New York) and many other topics long since forgotten."....My full review may be read here: http://www.rundpinne.com/2010/12/4197.html (

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

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2010-09-29

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Dedicated to my heroines: Marlene, Diana, Isabella, and Anya, whose boldness, appetites, and style have made them timeless sources of inspiration.

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One night, in a bygone era, the Oscar de la Rentas gave a dinner party. (Introduction)

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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.

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Collects terms of memorable items from eras gone by that are widely no longer in use, including white gloves, calling cards, parasols, and steamer trunks.