Overview
With this comprehensive visual guide, learn everything you’ve thought might be useful to know but haven’t gotten around to doing just yet. In user-friendly terms and a witty voice, How to Chop Wood, Avoid a Lightning Strike, Change a Tire, and Other Useful Life Skills is your go-to reference for most (if not all) of your problems. Whether crafts or camping tickle your fancy (or anything in between), simple instructions take you through the essential steps.
Illustrated with 900 vintage-style images and color photographs, 190 skills cover every aspect of life:
- Home & Garden: clean the oven, change a lightbulb, unblock a sink, boil an egg, set the table, pour wine, chop logs, prune a rose bush, and more
- Health & Beauty: mend a hole in your pocket, tie a bow tie, do a headstand, get a six-pack, improve your posture, hold a baby, and more
- Travel & Sports: parallel park, check your car’s oil, fix a bicycle, juggle three balls, make a campfire, gut a fish, use a compass, and more
- Accident & Emergency: perform CPR, treat a stab wound, perform an ice rescue, put out a fire, signal SOS with smoke, survive a bear attack, and more
Almost every dilemma you could possibly face, from making the best martini to escaping a sinking car, is bundled up in this useful book—an ideal choice for self-improvement, and the perfect gift for graduation and Father’s Day.
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