211 Things A Bright Girl Can Do Girls, if you reached adulthood without learning how to do a handbrake turn, estimating the size of a gentleman's tackle, or how to do your own Brazilian, this is the book for you. Divided into handy
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| Title | : | 211 Things A Bright Girl Can Do |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.54 (340 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0007259247 |
| Format Type | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 0000-00-00 |
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211 Things a Bright Girl Can Do is the essential life-skills handbook for bright girls of every age, featuring all the subjects they don't teach you at school or Guides. Girls, if you reached adulthood without learning how to do a handbrake turn, estimating the size of a gentleman's tackle, or how to do your own Brazilian, this is the book for you. Divided into handy sections, this fascinating volume contains easy-to-follow tutorials and priceless tips, including: / How to Be Completely Gorgeous -- big knickers or small?, how to pluck your eyebrows, choosing the right size bra, and the Imelda Marcos guide to shoes; / The Compleat Homemaker -- how to make Turkish delight, how to get a man to do the housework, and how to make tea for a builder; / Jolly Hockeysticks! -- how to groom a horse, decorating a Christmas tree, how to read the tealeaves, and how to force a cucumber; / How to be Bad -- complete whipcraft, how to do a striptease and everything else your mistresses didn't teach you
Editorial :
I've found myself saying this a lot lately but these Haynes manuals really don't stack up to the old Chilton ones.
I mean, to be fair, commercially available manuals have never been able to hold a candle to the factory/shop books (for the price though, f that noise), but Chilton is still far more comprehensive than these new Haynes books.
That said, if you're doing basic maintenance and repairs, this (and maybe a bit of help from the internet) will get the job done eventually. I'm exhausted and have to wait for book three and four. I felt attacked and blamed at times, because I, in Ta-Nehisi Coates' words, "believe that I am white." So I understand the scorn directed at this book by many who dismiss it as divisive and simplistic in its assessment of the black experience in America.
But here's the thing: this book isn't about me. I look forward to reading more from this series.. Lots of opportunities available to streamline the work process and enhance t
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