Life Skills

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 "e;Life Skills,"e; 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

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 "e;Life Skills,"e; 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