How to do just about anything [Paperback]

Editors of Reader's Digest (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 17, 1997

From home and auto repair to health and beauty care, from gardening and cooking tips to financial and legal advice, an A-Z guide to 1200 ideas, techniques and innovative solutions for getting everything done faster, better, and cheaper.

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com Review

In practical terms, this book sets out to do the impossible. But also, in practical terms, it covers a tremendous amount of ground in 448 pages and comes awfully darn close! The book is organized in alphabetical order and extensively indexed, so it's an easy matter to look up chess rules, faucet leaks, deeds, bow ties, or artichokes! The book contains a truly amazing amount of practical information on an astounding number of common subjects in everyday living. It even includes tips on etiquette! No foolin'!

Product Details

• Paperback: 448 pages
• Publisher: Readers Digest (March 17, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0895779366
• ISBN-13: 978-0895779366
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 7.7 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.1 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #323,215 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't go home without it!, January 7, 2004

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Laura Mae (Sacramento, CA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: How to do just about anything (Paperback)

I just bought a house and it may have completely fallen apart if I hadn't had this book. When my ancient solar water heater broke, I brought out the book and found a diagram of the collector. When the sewage backed up, it described the repair procedure. When the rose bushes needed trimming, the fireplace needed cleaning, and the gutters needed flushing the book described how to do it all. In fact, I haven't yet referenced it and not found what I was looking for. The book is very diverse. It covers not only home repairs. It discusses just about everything we do, almost every day. I couldn't find anything comparable at any bookstore or online site and I can't live without it.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Every home should have this book, April 2, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: How to do just about anything (Paperback)

An incredible book to have in your home. Whenever you have a question about things around the house, from how to set up a crouquet game to how to paint a room to how to clean your carpet. It is all there. Although it doesn't go into great detail about any specific subject, it gives you a great start on anything that you could want to know about. Buy this book! I am buying it to bring down to Guatemala with me where I live.