7 Books That Should Be Required Reading For Every HGTV Fan

It's no secret that Nicole Curtis loves to rescue old houses, but until Better Than New ($28) came out, many didn't realize that rescuing and valuing old things, from friends to dogs, is a recurring theme in her life. Nicole opens up — often through the lens of homes she's rehabilitated — in this part-memoir, part-self-help book to reveal the struggles she overcame in her life and the lessons everyone can take away from them.