If you can only buy one book this year, you must make it Show Me How by Lauren Smith and Derek Fagerstrom. I received this book the other day and have not been able to put it down. Show Me How is a reference book like none you have ever seen before. Filled with nearly wordless step-by-step graphic instructions for 500 fun, useful and exotic tasks that everyone should know how to do to get through life's crazy adventures. From how to mix a classic martini to how to escape from a straight jacket. This books has it all. While many of us will never have to wrestle an alligator, we most likely will benefit from learning how to change a flat tire or how to swaddle a baby. Show Me How is divided into several sections:- Make (do a knit stitch, sew a spooky voodoo doll, build an erupting volcano...)
- Eat (cut a pineapple, clean a lobster, identify beef cuts...)
- Drink (serve and pair Merlot, dazzle with sabrage, understand espresso drink ratios...)
- Style (dread my do', shade sexy, smoky eyes, tie a bow tie...)
- Love (tie a cherry stem in mouth, read date's love line, get out of a car in a miniskirt...)
- Nest (remove old wallpaper, sew simple curtains, fold a fitted sheet...)
- Grow (re pot a houseplant, milk a goat, remove gum from a child's hair...)
- Thrive (head a soccer ball, stop a nosebleed, carry skis...)
- Go (fold his clothes for travel, leap from a cliff, make a delicious s'more...)
- Survive (make a sun compass, dig a snow cave, throw an effective punch....)
- Wow (play chopsticks, find symbols in tea leaves, breathe fire...)
Show Me How is one of the most informative and entertaining books I have seen. It is definately a book that should be on everyone's bookshelf! This book will be released on Oct. 28th, but you can pre-order on Amazon for $16.47.
1 comments:
Cool! I'm definitely going to look in to buying it!
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