A must have for every first time renter, homeowner or college student. Very handy for home reference, while many may look up some tips online having them all gathered in one book is a great resource to have. A great starter guide that everyone should own, would defined recommend!

The Useful Book 201 Life Skills They Used to Teach in Home-Ec and Shop by David Bowers Sharon Bowers

9780761171737

1,495 Pages
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Release Date: June 14, 2016

Non-Fiction, Crafts, Hobbies, Life Skills


This book should be in every household. It is divided into the following topics.

Cooking
Sewing
Laundry & Clothing
Domestic Arts
Life Skills
Domestic Repair
Woodworking & Metalworking
Plumbing
Electrical
Mechanical

This book is perfect for anyone but especially young adults and new homeowners. It covers anything needed to fix anything with easy-to-follow instructions. I just used it when my washing machine started leaking. Unfortunately for me, it was a bearing that had to be replaced and labor intensive. I highly recommend this book!

Sadly this book was archived before I could download to read it. It has been added to my TBR and I’ll keep an eye out for it again in the future or at my local library.

This is a fresh, modern take on home economics (kitchen and cooking, laundry, basic cleaning, sewing and "the men stuff" (furniture, repairs, car). The range goes from very basic skills (like how to heat water or how to sew a button) to more advanced techniques. The set of new knowledge/skills is wisely set and of good usage nowadays. I only miss more pictures/photos, but the explanations are quite user-friendly and easy to follow (at least where I can follow, because I do not think I will ever be skilled in the car mechanics!).

The title of this book says it all. It's useful... VERY useful.

For some, I would say invaluable. Even people with lots of experience will find something (probably many "somethings") that they can learn. But for a person who is just going out on their own, this is the one book they shouldn't be without.

Before I read this book, I thought that I was a fairly competent adult. Now, I truly am a competent adult. "You don't know what you don't know" is certainly true in this case, and I am happy to have been enlightened on what I didn't know and then learn it! This is an excellent book for graduates, newlyweds, new homeowners, or pretty much any occasion that someone doesn't already own this book.

Great project book, and good know-how for an average adult! Perfect gift for a college student.

I did not download this book and therefore cannot provide a review.