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The useful book : 201 life skills they used to teach in home ec and shop / Sharon and David Bowers ; illustrated by Sophia Nicolay.
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9780761171737 (pbk.)
0761171738 (pbk.)
Name
Bowers, Sharon
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Title
The useful book : 201 life skills they used to teach in home ec and shop / Sharon and David Bowers ; illustrated by Sophia Nicolay.
Published
New York : Workman Publishing, 2016.
Description
xi, 403 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Notes
Includes index.
"Published simultaneously in Canada by Thomas Allen & Son Limited"--Title page verso.
Contents
Cooking -- Sewing -- Laundry & clothing -- Domestic arts -- Life skills -- Domestic repair -- Woodworking & metalworking -- Plumbing -- Electrical -- Mechanical.
Summary
A modern and energetically designed encyclopedia of DIY with everything you need to know to roll up your sleeves and cook it, build it, sew it, clean it, or repair it yourself. In other words, everything you would have learned from your shop and home ec teachers, if you had them. Features 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. Sewing 101. Housecare tips. Plus, in shop, the tools that everyone should have, and dozens of cool projects that teach fundamental techniques, from making a bookshelf to re-wiring a lamp.
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Home economics
Dwellings -- Maintenance and repair
Life skills
Do-it-yourself work
Other Names
Bowers, David, 1962-
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Do-it-yourself work
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Dwellings -- Maintenance and repair
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Home economics
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Life skills
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See Also:
Industrial arts
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House construction
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Consumer education
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Cookery
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Cost and standard of living
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Entertaining
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Family life education
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Food
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Furniture
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House cleaning
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House furnishings
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Households
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Interior decoration
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Needlework
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Recipes
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Sewing
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Conduct of life
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Interpersonal relations
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Social skills
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Success
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Cooking
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Storage in the home
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Authors:
Bowers, David, 1962-
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Bowers, Sharon
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