Reader's Digest: The New Fix-It-Yourself Manual

By becksta on 4/16/10 7:34pm
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New Fix-It-Yourself ManualNew Fix-It-Yourself ManualIn the interest of full disclosure, the copy  of the “New Fix-It-Yourself Manual” that I have in my possession is not new and is not the latest edition. That said, the manual is one of the best “How-To” guides that I have come across and I think that it would definitely save any amateur handy-man or woman some money in the long run.


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Show Me How: 500 Things You Should Know Instructions for Life From the Everyday to the Exotic

By sarajean on 2/27/10 3:31pm
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This is the ultimate how-to book, the mammoth book of instructions necessary for every person alive! You cannot live without this book!

Okay, so you could live without this book—but why would you want to? It’s the most fun, inventive reference book ever written.  Accessible, enjoyable, and fully illustrated, the guide is a massive collection of how-to’s collected in a visually (and mentally) pleasing display.

The best part of Show Me How: 500 Things You Should Know Instructions for Life from the Everyday to the Exotic is that there are nearly no words! Most entries are strictly pictures with only a few written descriptions provided. Don’t believe me? Click here for a preview.

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Chris Baty, "No Plot? No Problem!"

By erika on 11/4/09 6:48pm
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No Plot? No Problem!No Plot? No Problem!This review is going out to all you NaNoWriMo writers this year!  I'm not participating, but I'm with you in spirit, cheering from the sidelines!  And a special note just for the NaNoWriMo writers: yes, you should buy this book, now GET BACK TO WRITING.

Now, for the rest of the world!  NaNoWriMo stands for National Novel Writing Month, in which you sign up to be part of a crazy madcap race to write a 50,000 word novel in the month of November.  This works out to approximately 1,600 words per day.  It sounds implausible, impossible, even.  But it is not, and if participating in NaNoWriMo teaches you anything, it is that you are capable of far more than you would ever have thought possible.


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