Posts tagged with how-to

Apr 13 2015

Skin Cleanse, by Adina Grigore

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The world wasn't exactly crying out for another book extolling the benefits of drinking less coffee, eating more dark leafy greens, and laying off the donuts, but Adina Grigore's Skin Cleanse condenses and simplifies about ten health blogs' worth of information into a fresh, cheerful, immensely readable guide to skin health...

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Mar 15 2013

Does the world really need a writing guide inspired by a Twilight fanfic?

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E.L. James seemingly intends to milk that cash cow dry: according to Vanity Fair, a "how-to-guide" called Fifty Shades of Grey: Inner Goddess (A Journal) is due out in May, and will...

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Aug 2 2012

All sneaky and awesome...

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The always-fascinating site Instructables is featuring a tutorial on how to make a Secret Bookcase Box of your very own. As always, I'm sorry they had to sacrifice so many decent books (several Dick Francis novels and a copy of Joy of Cooking) for the project, but the idea is great...

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Jan 9 2012

Sugary-sweet

When I first saw this, I totally thought it was a joke:But no, it's apparently a real how-to guide... but if you need someplace sneaky to stash your "How to Take Over the World" schematics, may I ...

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Aug 23 2011

How-to throughout the ages

The fine people at AbeBooks have put together a list entitled "Courting to Dueling: Antiquated Etiquette Guides". The books are worth checking out for the covers alone, but some of the titles are...

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Jun 6 2011

A word of advice

Lifehacker has put together a helpful guide for How to Create an Awesome Summer Reading List. They offer everything from basic tips ("First, tackle your reading backlog") to DIY-instructions for ...

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Mar 17 2011

Knit Your Own Royal Wedding

I don't care about knitting or England's royal family, but Fiona Goble's new how-to book Knit Your Own Royal Wedding is undeniably adorable:How's that for a wedding souvenir? She even got the pri...

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Feb 24 2010

Superheroes and Beyond, by Christopher Hart

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Christopher Hart's Superheroes and Beyond: How to Draw The Leading and Supporting Characters of Today's Comics promises to provide "the knowledge necessary to create great comic book characters......

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