Books published by publisher Random House Value Publishing

In this book, I don't tell you how to make soap in few steps and then give you a few recipes to try, so you can start your own soap-making business. You can find that information anywhere; you don't have to buy my book to learn that. Wait! Oh! I did that in this book. I did explain how to make soap. I also did give you a few simple recipes too. But I hope that is not why you bought this book. In this book, my goal is to explain to you in simple terms how to create great natural and organic soaps and not just make soaps. There is a difference. You will get to see and understand that difference when you understand each of the ingredients and how they interact and react with each other. You will not have a great business if you are just making carbon copies of a few soaps of other people which your customers can go buy from any local stores. What will make you unique is when you create a blend or two of your own and people start liking your creation. That is when you can hit the home run in this business. Imagine growing your soap company into a local, regional, and ultimately a national brand. This is a two-part book. In the first part I show you how to get started. I show you every step you need to take to make your first batch of soap. Then I show you how to test your creation and how to figure out what works and what does not. In the second part of the book, I teach you everything you need to know about turning your newfound passion into a successful business. I share my own story and how I turned my passion into a six-figure business. Though this book is not about my success but yours, you may find it inspiring that an average housewife like myself was able to build the business and then sell it for a good profit.

Since the publication of the original Thomas the Tank Engine in 1946, millions of children and their parents all over the world have loved this series of bedtime stories about Thomas and his friends. All 26 of the Reverend W. Awdry's classic stories are here in one beautiful gift volume, with an introduction by the author himself. Illustrated in full color.