An entertaining treasury of tips, hacks, and step-by-step techniques to smooth your way through the world.
How do you give a good wedding toast? How do you fix a clogged drain? How do you bowl without hurting anyone? Questions like these-some highly practical, others wildly funny-make up this engaging do-it-yourself guide. Including illustrations and diagrams and compiled from the Chicago Tribune how-to column "Life Skills," this book is filled with often-humorous instructions on performing a variety of tasks-from technical challenges to social interactions.
sew a button . wrap a gift . shine your shoes . clean your keyboard . ask for a raise . give yourself a facial massage . flirt . pack for a road trip . turn down a request . teach someone to ride a bike . photograph a dog . change a tire . fix a faucet . load a moving truck . end a relationship . give a tip . choose an engagement ring . and more