kricketa's review against another edition
1.0
i bought this for the teen non-fiction section because it got on the ALA top ten quick picks for teens list. i have no idea how it got on that list. though it is graphically pleasing, none of the "how to"s actually provide enough information for anyone to carry them out. for example, should i want to (168) treat myself to a home facial, i am instructed to combine avocado with unidentified brown stuff in a jar that has brown blobs on the label. instructive, no? furthermore, since they're trying to keep the text to a minimum, the authors don't explain WHY any of their suggestions work. this is extremely frustrating for the mythbusters generation.
i don't recommend this for any practical purposes. at the most, it's amusing to flip through with the knowledge that one won't actually be using any of the information.
i don't recommend this for any practical purposes. at the most, it's amusing to flip through with the knowledge that one won't actually be using any of the information.
mcipher's review against another edition
5.0
The how-tos are simple and often hilarious, and the look of the book is just spot-on gorgeous - very stylized in a fun, eye-catching way. I keep it on my coffee table to flip through and I always enjoy whatever page it opens to.
julramone13's review against another edition
3.0
Interesting concept but could use a little more information for each subject. Got thru it in 5 hours cover to cover and did learn some cool stuff!
arthuriana's review against another edition
4.0
Read in a span of one day, I didn't so much as read this as I did skim it and read the ones that interested me.
bunny_watson's review against another edition
I love the visual directions on how to do a variety of tasks or understand different concepts. With chapters like make, eat, drink, style, love, nest, grow, thrive, go, survive, and wow I feel like it's the ultimate picture book for adults.
fer3tt's review against another edition
5.0
Um dos livros mais legais que eu ja comprei.
Comprei num mercado a muito tempo atras, logo quando me mudei pra cidade em que moro hoje em dia e tinha em livros a minha melhor companhia. Nao sei porque mas lembro ate hoje o dia dessa compra.
Comprei num mercado a muito tempo atras, logo quando me mudei pra cidade em que moro hoje em dia e tinha em livros a minha melhor companhia. Nao sei porque mas lembro ate hoje o dia dessa compra.
jennikify's review against another edition
5.0
I love this book. Some how to's will not interest guys (like how to press pretty flowers and how to apply makeup) but there is so much information in this book that the girly stuff won't matter. When they say "step-by-step" they mean it. There's a picture for each step and short descriptions (short, as in a sentence) for clarification. Simply perfect!
Some how to's from a few categories:
Make: assemble a super slingshot, make a playing card wallet
Style: spike up a mohawk, create an oozing fake wound
Nest: boost my wi-fi with a strainer, create the ultimate tree house
Go: do a killer duck dive, leap from a cliff
Wow: give the illusion of levitation, land an old-school 180 kickflip
Other categories: eat, drink, love, grow, thrive and survive.
Some how to's from a few categories:
Make: assemble a super slingshot, make a playing card wallet
Style: spike up a mohawk, create an oozing fake wound
Nest: boost my wi-fi with a strainer, create the ultimate tree house
Go: do a killer duck dive, leap from a cliff
Wow: give the illusion of levitation, land an old-school 180 kickflip
Other categories: eat, drink, love, grow, thrive and survive.
jennseeg's review against another edition
3.0
A quirky, visual how-to manual. I'm not sure it is actually very useful, but it is fun to look at.
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