The Useful Book: 201 Life Skills They Used to Teach in Home EC and Shop

Bowers, David; Bowers, Sharon

ISBN 10: 0761171738 / ISBN 13: 9780761171737

Verlag: Workman Publishing, 2016

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers G0761171738I3N00

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Home Ec and Shop features 138 practical projects and how-tos, with step-by-step instructions and illustrations, relevant charts, sidebars, lists, and handy toolboxes. There's a kitchen crash course, including the must-haves for a well-stocked pantry; how to boil an egg (and peel it frustration-free); how to grill, steam, saute, and roast vegetables; and foolproof recipes: Perfect Meatloaf, No-Knead Bread, the Best Chicken Soup. There's Sewing 101, plus how to fold a fitted sheet, tie a tie, mop a floor, make a bed, and set the table for a formal dinner. Next up: a 21st-century shop class. The tools that everyone should have, and dozens of cool projects that teach fundamental techniques. Practice measuring, cutting, and nailing while building a birdhouse. Make a bookshelf or a riveted metal picture frame. Plus: do-it-yourself plumbing, how to rewire a lamp, car repair basics, and home maintenance from priming and painting to refinishing wood floors.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor: David Bowers is a woodworker, painter, author of Bake Like a Man: A Real Man's Cookbook, and stay-at-home dad. Sharon Bowers contributes to iVillage and Parents magazine, and is the author of Ghoulish Goodies, Candy Construction, and The Idiot's Guide to Cooking Chicken.

Bibliografische Details

Titel: The Useful Book: 201 Life Skills They Used ...
Verlag: Workman Publishing
Erscheinungsdatum: 2016
Einband: Paperback
Illustrator: Nicolay, Sophia
Zustand: Good
Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket