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The Experts' Guide to 100 Things Everyone Should Know How to Do
The simplest things are the hardest to master. From brewing your morning cup of coffee and reading the newspaper to apologizing or remembering names, it’s the small stuff that makes up day-to-day life. The Experts’ Guide to 100 Things Everyone Should Know How to Do provides unparalleled insights into how to do them better—more resourcefully, more effectively, and more effi...more
Hardcover, 336 pages
Published
September 21st 2004
by Potter Style
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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 periódico (no cómo leerlo, sino cómo interpretarlo). El jefe del CDC (Center for Disease Control, los de la peli “Estallido”) nos explica cómo lavarnos las manos… Por supuesto, son articulillos en los
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One of the most surprisingly enjoyable books I've run across. Has entries on "how to wash your hair" by a leading hair sylist in New York, or "how to jog" by a 10-time winner of the Boston marathon...or "how to get out a stain" by Heloise. You get the point. It's a fun read with 2-3 page chapters - good for bathroom readers or busy moms.
My sister gave this to me for Christmas, and it has been my upstairs bathroom reading material pretty much since then. It works very well for that. And I have learned some techniques to use for things.
The book is a series of brief how-to essays on various things most people do regularly. The essays are written by acknowledged leaders or experts (or a few celebrities) explaining how to do things. Michael has occasionally read some of it as well, and we've discussed/debated things suggested.
I wil...more
The book is a series of brief how-to essays on various things most people do regularly. The essays are written by acknowledged leaders or experts (or a few celebrities) explaining how to do things. Michael has occasionally read some of it as well, and we've discussed/debated things suggested.
I wil...more
This is a really cute book, filled with things everyone really should know how to do!
May 25, 2010
Brent
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3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
non-fiction,
self-improvement
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 lipstick. Hopefully that last one won't come back to bite me in the end...just in case I get cast in the "Rocky Horror Picture Show", or a remake of "Tootsie" or a remake of "Bosom Buddies" or that mo...more
Not bad over all. I skipped the parts about drinking wine and applying lipstick. Hopefully that last one won't come back to bite me in the end...just in case I get cast in the "Rocky Horror Picture Show", or a remake of "Tootsie" or a remake of "Bosom Buddies" or that mo...more
The author interviewed some of the experts in 100 different things that she feels everyone should know how to do. I admit that the subjects of this book went from boring (how to tie a bowtie) to interesting (how to remove stains) to entertaining (how to flirt, how to get background info on someone, etc). Not all the things I could use and some I wish I had heard many years ago (the flirting one! and several others). The audio version is good though because they use different narrators for the in...more
This book filled some knowledge gaps that I had. I learned things that by rights I should already know how to do, but it was nice to see it all spelled out; like how to make a bed, how to shave, how to tie a tie, how to apologize, etc. I think there are many more life skills that could have been included and I would love to see an expanded edition. Dan and I are talking of writing up one for our kids.
This is a neat book. It had some tips on common sense things that I didn't know how to do or didn't know how to do as well as the expert. Some of the experts weren't writers, and I thought that the editor should have guided them in their passages a little more.
Overall, I'm glad that I read this.
Overall, I'm glad that I read this.
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.
this was a lot of fun--one of those books you can't put down. the variety is what keeps you reading, and all of the "things" are covered in 2 pages or fewer, so it all seems do-able. now i "know" how to sew a button, wash my hair, remember names, and kiss! ;)
I read this while giving the ACT. A cute book with some useful tips, but I will admit I do not know how to do a lot of the stuff in that book (why do I need to know how to tie a bowtie?).
Quaint. You can't help but find a couple things you hadn't thought of, but it's primarily a fun little feature book, worthy of the nightstand in the guest room.
This book is interesting, funny and engaging. It has already helped me to improve my life and I am working every day on perfecting my shave and making the bed right, and vacuuming the carpet more efficiently.....
I picked this up at the library last week on impulse thinking "sure, I would like to know how to do these 100 things that are important." Well, I am pretty sure everyone I know is well versed in how to do these things without the book. Pearls of wisdom from this text include (but are certainly not limited to), the gentle cycle of the washing machine is for delicates, and add a chair to the dinner table when a guest brings an uninvited person. I did not read the book in its entirety and do not re...more
boring (except learned a good tip on making green tea-- cook h20 to just before boiling), let tea bag sit in tea for about 3 min
I found so many things that I thought I knew how to do, but didn't, that I find this book valuable to go back to.
Unless you are in desperate need to learn how to fly a flag I don't recomened this book. Every once and a while there was good advice but a lot of the time I found myself skipping the pages I didn't care about.
Feb 21, 2010
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The Experts' Guide to 100 Things Everyone Should Know How to Do by Samantha Ettus (2004)
I learned some new things and improved some other things. Each item is only a couple pages.
i thought this was going to be more interesting than it was. Some of the "tips" were ridiculously obvious.
An all around enjoyable and useful read, this book is comprised of 100 short essays on everything from kissing to breathing to making coffee. Excellent for reading on the train or the pot or just before bed - you can knock out a couple of very informative pages and feel like you've accomplished something - in no time flat!
the description on how to floss was wrong. i was taught a different way in dental school.
I already knew how to do most of the things in this book. Some of the descriptions are fun - more of them are confusing (even when you know how to do what's being described!)
This book was an interesting concept, but I didn't really find most of it to be helpful.
Very helpful in some areas. It makes for a fun gift.
I learned a lot of things in this book .
simpatico divertente e, si, utile
Easy to read entries.
Quick read. Basic stuff.
Dec 23, 2012
BLACK CAT
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Shelves:
skills,
know-it-all
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