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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Excellent and essential handbook, 16 Feb 2005
By A Customer
I must admit, I had reservations over purchasing this book because of the reviews given for it by customers. A 3* average didn't bode particularly well. Nevertheless, I'm a bloke who has been pampered since birth, and in dire need of knowing how to do the basics.This book has been a godsend. Firstly, it might not be as thick as a bible, but it's certainly not thin or lacking in substance, as some other reviews have suggested. This is a handbook which is thoroughly packed with information and helpful diagrams. Even things like organising your wardrobe are made all the easier by seeing 'how it's done'. Well done on the visuals. The whole style layout is to be commended. It should also be pointed out that this manual is far richer in content than I anticipated. Sure, I knew it was going to give the lowdown on ironing and washing...but I didn't expect it to go as far as things like clothes, bedroom...everything you could possibly need to master. As well as detailed descriptions of how to carry out these tasks in a functional manner, it also contains very useful timescales (i.e. tasks that have to be done on a weekly, monthly and daily basis). When I picked this manual up, I was a couch potato with absolutely no inclination to be 'tidy'. I always felt it was the resort of the neurotics in society! But having made the decision to move into a new place, I knew I'd have to take care of myself. After I bought this manual, I read through it in one sitting and, I have to say, it enlightened me. I actually felt self-sufficient and skilled, rather than neurotic. It's given me a sense of pride I didn't have before and for that, I thank the author. Unfortunately I HAD to knock a star off, simply because of the lame jokes (as has been pointed out before...don't be a comedian if you ain't got a mic!) and because the author does seem a touch sanctimonious - the kind of cleaning Nazi that makes you feel like a second-class citizen if you don't clean your t-shirts after one wear ;) But if you want a sense of knowledge, self-sufficiency, pride, function and growth, pick this book up. Like I say, a godsend!
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by Thomas Fink
