- Hardcover: 848 pages
- Publisher: St Martins Press (10 Mar 2008)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 031235388X
- ISBN-13: 978-0312353889
- Product Dimensions: 24.5 x 19.9 x 4.6 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,082,754 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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"The most browser-friendly reference book imaginable this book is destined to become your essential tool."--O Magazine "This handy guide is a wide ranging and lively GPS system for the many bewildering choices and questions we all have every day. Here you can get useful tips on how to grow an artichoke, prepare for a biological attack, find a job, select a furnace, and so much more." --TOM BROKAW, author of "The Greatest Generation"
"This book is absolutely addictive. It's got answers to most questions you've ever wanted to ask, and it grabs you with questions you probably never thought of. Benjamin Franklin would be proud." --WALTER ISAACSON, author of "New York Times"-bestselling "Benjamin Franklin: An American Life"
"This book is better than Google and a whole lot easier to use. You don't have to sort through 2 million hits to find the information you're looking for; just flip through this single volume to find practical wisdom on a slew of topics." --DR. MICHAEL RO
"This book is absolutely addictive. It's got answers to most questions you've ever wanted to ask, and it grabs you with questions you probably never thought of. Benjamin Franklin would be proud." --WALTER ISAACSON, author of "New York Times"-bestselling "Benjamin Franklin: An American Life"
"This book is better than Google and a whole lot easier to use. You don't have to sort through 2 million hits to find the information you're looking for; just flip through this single volume to find practical wisdom on a slew of topics." --DR. MICHAEL RO
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"The New York Times Practical Guide to Practically Everything" is the comprehensive resource for hands-on practical pursuits and matters of everyday life, from personal finance and legal issues to home maintenance and gardening. All the wisdom of "The New York Times'" experts in every field is packed into one volume, making it an indispensable reference for every household. With its clear structure and thorough indexing, "The New York Times Practical Guide to Practically Everything" makes it easy to find information on any topic, while also inviting the reader to browse through the pages, which are chock-full of handy advice, tips, and little known facts. The text is accompanied by over a thousand illustrations, diagrams, maps, and charts from the pages of "The New York Times".
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30 of 34 people found the following review helpful
Nice resource but falls short
10 Nov 2007
Format:Hardcover|Amazon Verified Purchase
The New York Times Practical Guide to Practically Everything bills itself as the guide for practically everything in everyday life. An essential one-stop resource. And indeed there are a lot of wonderful resources in it. It is nice to be able to pick up a book like this as a reference without always having to go to Google or the web.
But there are shortcomings, and it doesn't take long to see where this guide falls short. Imagine my surprise when I looked up what to do for common household mold and there were no listings for mold in the index! There are however, listings for things such as "Pets and celebrity photographers" (P. 480). If they are truly going to bill this as a "practical" guide for life, much more of the former and much less of the latter are necessary. I learned that a pet sitting can cost as much as $850. Will 99.9999% of the people reading this guide ever use that information? My guess is an unequivocal no.
Also, some of the information is simply not accurate. The book states that there are three types of bikes: road, mountain and hybrid. When in fact there are many more that could be listed, the most notable one being recumbent bikes.
A nice reference to have for the coffee table or bookshelf for a broad overview of information, but certainly not a necessary one to have on hand.
But there are shortcomings, and it doesn't take long to see where this guide falls short. Imagine my surprise when I looked up what to do for common household mold and there were no listings for mold in the index! There are however, listings for things such as "Pets and celebrity photographers" (P. 480). If they are truly going to bill this as a "practical" guide for life, much more of the former and much less of the latter are necessary. I learned that a pet sitting can cost as much as $850. Will 99.9999% of the people reading this guide ever use that information? My guess is an unequivocal no.
Also, some of the information is simply not accurate. The book states that there are three types of bikes: road, mountain and hybrid. When in fact there are many more that could be listed, the most notable one being recumbent bikes.
A nice reference to have for the coffee table or bookshelf for a broad overview of information, but certainly not a necessary one to have on hand.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
Practicaly all I was searching for
26 Jan 2008
Format:Hardcover
I checked this book out from the library and after only a few pages I knew I must have it! It has sections written by many experts in their field. For example Bob Vila wrote about home renovation, and how long you can expect certain things to last, like drywall, and roofs. There was a section on how to scale and filet a fish with pictures I know I will refer to in the future. Also loved the section on how to pick out a good sofa, I knew nothing about coil count or that % of goose feather in the padding will let you know how soft the sofa could be. And that padding on the arms of a new sofa was particularly important because that's where you are more like to see wear and tear. The more I'm reading this book the more I'm learning. And although this doesn't completely delve into every subject, it enlightens me enough to point me in the right direction and is really enjoyable read. It has subjects that I feel I'm an expert in and don't need any more advice (such as Pets, Home technology and travel). And it also has subjects I want to learn more about and am far from an expert like gardening, real estate, parenting, investing, career paths, and so much more. I'm impressed by how much is in this book and how clearly things are explained. I would recommend this book to anyone and I know that I will be referencing it again.
10 of 14 people found the following review helpful
What You Need to Know About Everything
15 Jan 2007
Format:Hardcover
I don't know just how many entries there are in this book, but the index alone runs for 21 pages, five columns wide, tiny type. You wouldn't think that a book like this would be needed in the day of Google and Yahoo reacy to supply you with tons of information in a few seconds.
But with those tons of information, which one do you trust? Which ones are simply ads trying to get you to buy something? This book is put out by the New York Times. If you can't trust them, who can you trust. And it's organized in a more or less straight forward way to make it easy for you to find what you are looking for. It's broken down into several major categories, as follows:
Health and Fitness
Food and Drink
Money
Spending and Saving
Education
Careers
House and Garden
Travel
Sports and Games
Arts and Entertainment
Everyday Science
Law and Mores
Under these broad subjects are a hundred or so smaller categories with dozens of entries under that. I'd list some of the entries, but it's easier just to say that almost everything you could possibly think of is almost certainly to be included from fly fishing to pricy vacation, from antique furniture styles to fishing lures, from investing in Wall Street to investing in wine.
But with those tons of information, which one do you trust? Which ones are simply ads trying to get you to buy something? This book is put out by the New York Times. If you can't trust them, who can you trust. And it's organized in a more or less straight forward way to make it easy for you to find what you are looking for. It's broken down into several major categories, as follows:
Health and Fitness
Food and Drink
Money
Spending and Saving
Education
Careers
House and Garden
Travel
Sports and Games
Arts and Entertainment
Everyday Science
Law and Mores
Under these broad subjects are a hundred or so smaller categories with dozens of entries under that. I'd list some of the entries, but it's easier just to say that almost everything you could possibly think of is almost certainly to be included from fly fishing to pricy vacation, from antique furniture styles to fishing lures, from investing in Wall Street to investing in wine.
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