How to Do Just about Everything: Just about

by Courtney Rosen

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... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0743211103
• ISBN13: 9780743211109
• Release Date: December 2000
• Publisher: Free Press
• Length: 640 Pages
• Weight: 3.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 2.2" x 6.8" x 9.5"

Customer Reviews

Great book for the right demographic

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.

An excellent and handy reference book

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.

Great Reference Book

How to do just about everything is a great general reference book if you want want to learn many of the basics of life. Another great thing is that the title shows honesty, it includes "just about" anything. I thought EHow did a wonderful job with this guide.

Excellent Expert Advice!

One of the best compilations of expert advice ever assembled into ready-to-use instructions! Veterinarians cover "How to Introduce Dogs and Cats" while psychologists give tips on "How to Be a Better Listener" and financial advisors guide readers on "How to Calculate Your Net Worth" and much more. This book is published by Simon & Schuster as part of its reference category--a great addition to their stellar line up. Editor-in-Chief of the book is the 30+ year how-to editorial veteran Bill Marken, former Editor-in-Chief of Sunset Magazine and author of multiple books, including Gardening for Dummies. Hats off to Marken and his team of 150+ experts for creating an enduring 600+ page reference guide which is sure to become a classic. Great idea, great expertise, great guide! Thank you!

GOODBYE TRIAL AND ERROR! HELLO SOLUTIONS1

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.