How To Do Just About Everything [Hardcover]

Courtney Rosen (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: December 1, 2000

The experts at eHow know how to do just about everything, and in this comprehensive reference book, they share their know-how with you. From pets to home improvement, sports to job survival, here are 1,001 how-to solutions to help you get the job done -- and done well. For every task, eHow provides concise step-by-step instructions, helpful tips and warnings, and useful lists of everything you'll need to get the job done. Browse these pages to discover how to:

Tie a Tie * Plant a Lawn * Carve a Turkey * Write a Business Plan * Unclog a Sink * Ask for a Raise * Tango * Change Your Motor Oil * Sew on a Button * Write a Love Letter * Wash Your Cat * Lose Weight * Prevent Jet Lag * Throw a Knuckleball

...and much, much more

Whatever you need to do, you'll now know where to look for complete, authoritative instructions. How to Do (Just About) Everything is packed with easy-to-follow step-by-step instructions, plus helpful checklists and calendars. A thorough keyword index makes it simple to find what you need. Keep this essential reference volume around the house and soon you'll wonder how you ever got anything done without it.

Editorial Reviews

From Publishers Weekly

From eHow.com, a popular Web site, comes a volume about how to do almost anything imaginable, from naming a baby to writing a r?sum? to making ethnic meals. Each entry is concisely written and includes six to 10 steps, along with tips. For example, under "write a birth announcement," the three steps are simpleAwrite down all the information, including relatives' names; choose the kind of announcement; and finally consider ready-made cards since custom-made cards can be costly. One tip is almost obvious but quite sensible: "Ask a family member or friend to help you address the envelopes since you are doubtless busy taking care of the new baby." Some of the athletic advice is great since this information is not easily found elsewhere in one source. Included are basic pointers on hitting home runs, throwing a curveball, paddling a raft, turning on skis, etc. Obviously, advice on some topics such as running a marathon, networking for a new job or getting a divorce is less than exhaustive. On the other hand, specific questions, such as how to clean a bathtub, how to store leftovers and how to make cupcakes, can be answered in the half-page format. Every sectionAexcept, perhaps, the dating pagesAoffers reasoned tips and, in some cases, perfect solutions to common problems.
Copyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc.

About the Author

Courtney Rosen is the founder and CEO of eHow, Inc. She started the company in March 1999 and hired Bill Marken, a former editor in chief of Sunset magazine, to head up the eHow editorial staff and 200 talented writers. Together, they built the ultimate how-to resource that's fun to use -- www.ehow.com. The site features more than 14,000 "eHows" in 20-plus categories, with links to all the necessary products and services for completing just about any task.

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Product Details

• Hardcover: 688 pages
• Publisher: Free Press (December 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0743211103
• ISBN-13: 978-0743211109
• Product Dimensions: 9.5 x 6.8 x 2.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 3.6 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,156,974 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GOODBYE TRIAL AND ERROR! HELLO SOLUTIONS1, December 12, 2000

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Dorothy Weiss (ORLANDO, FLORIDA United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: How To Do Just About Everything (Hardcover)

Look no further. Goodbye confusion. This book offers step by step instructions on just about everything ranging from money mannagement to home maintenance to personal care to gardening. It's refreshing to find 1001 different tasks and skills explained in such basic fashion. I like the 1-5 scale of difficulty "hammers" which highlight for a reader how hard it might be to complete a project. For example; carving a turkey = 3 hammers; caring for silver = one hammer and hitting a home run= five hammers. So stop procrastinating, get the book, roll up your sleeves and tackle that long overdue "list" of unfinished projects.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars An excellent and handy reference book, December 11, 2001

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This review is from: How To Do Just About Everything (Hardcover)

Sections includes
Education and Careers,Computers and Home Electronics,
Personal Finance, Business and Real Estate,
Home Maintenance and Improvement, Gardening, Food, Pasttimes and Crafts, Relationships, Family, Pets, Style, Etiquette and Personal Care, Health Fitness, Sports and Recreation, Automobilies and Travel.

For each suggestion on how to do that task, it gives tips to make that job easier. For some task it gives you a list of things you need or a warning note about that specific task. On some topics, it gives charts so you can compare such as common/popular breeds of cats or dogs. The index of the was easy to follow if you wanted to look for a specific topic.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book for the right demographic, January 10, 2002

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calbearz "calbearz" (Los Angeles, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How To Do Just About Everything (Hardcover)

The book gives basic info on a lot of how-to projects. Sometimes it does get a little basic but overall I thought it was great. THe tips in the book are awesome. I gave it to a college student who absolutely loved it. Its probably a handy book to keep at anyone's house.