The Experts' Guide to 100 Things Everyone Should Know How to Do

Light, easy to read, entertaining book about 100 things you're supposed to know how to do like read out loud, barbecue, change a flat tire, write a thank you note, those kinds of things. I learned a couple of interesting tidbits. Not bad over all. I skipped the parts about drinking wine and applying......more

Loved this. Still working on some things from this book. Like how to tie a niecktie. I feel like as a woman,I sometimes rely too much on that others could do for me. Just because I am a woman doesn't mean I should know how to do these things. Like change a tire. I felt empowered after reading this.......more

I don't know why, but I am a sucker for the sorts of books that teach you how to do things. Case in point, this book is just another questionable buying decision of mine. Some of the advice really is quite good, but I don't know if it is worth the original price. I got it for a bargain price of $7.9......more

Pequeña guía en plan cool en la que 100 expertos en su campo nos hablan de cómo hay que hacer ciertas cosas. Así, Grete Waitz, nueve veces campeona del maratón de Nueva York y medalla de plata en Los Ángeles ’84 nos cuenta cómo debemos hacer footing. El director del NY times nos cuenta cómo leer un......more

This book gave me insights on things I should know how to do, or ways to do what I am doing better. Some of the brief essays were longer than others, and I might have suggested a different focus on several, but all-in-all the spirit of the book was appreciated. Added insight was gleaned by looking u......more