Use This Book!

The Only Book You'll Ever Need

 
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Spiral-bound Book, 208 pages

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It slices! It dices! It's the Swiss Army Knife of books! The most useful book in the world! Chockfull of tools, charts, rulers, gadgets, form letters, and more, Use This Book can be employed in thousands of everyday situations.
  • Forgot your watch? Turn to page 157 and assemble a sun dial.
  • Need a drink? Go to page 193 and fold together a drinking cup.
  • Desperate to beat the heat? Open to page 197 and build yourself a cooling fan.
  • Stuck on a commuter rail line? Jump to page 153 and cut out the chess board, complete with game pieces.

And that's just the beginning. Page 151 features a template for the perfect paper airplane. Pages 155 156 feature maps of the world. Page 9 features a No Parking sign. We've also included luggage tags, dance steps, an eye doctor's test chart, and much, much more. With an engaging design and loads of helpful instructions, Use This Book is an essential companion for readers of all ages. Don't leave home without it!

Product Details

  • Subtitle: The Only Book You'll Ever Need
  • Media: Spiral-bound Book, 208 pages
  • Publisher: Quirk Books (March 02, 2006)
  • ISBN-10: 1594740976
  • ISBN-13: 9781594740978
  • Dimensions: 6.9 x 8.4 x 0.9 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.05 lbs
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Customer Reviews

  • Rating Swiss-Army Knife Useful, Amazingly Entertaining, and Highly Informative  Feb 27, 2006 (42 of 43 found this helpful)

    Many non-fiction books contain practical information, but have you ever seen one that you can actually use? That is, one that you can cut, fold, and consult for luggage tags to bookmarks, zip codes to area codes, signs to table coasters, a chessboard (with pieces!) to a vision chart? Yes, it slices...it dices...it's a new book by Melissa Heckscher called Use This Book! - The Only Book You'll Ever Need.

    This one-of-kind 209-page spiral-bound book features a plethora of handy reference material, helpful charts, and vital information that could even save your life. Here's but a few of the instructive sundries:

    * How to treat a venomous snake bite
    * How to perform CPR
    * How to give the Heimlich Maneuver to a child
    * Three page poison plant guide
    * Commonly misspelled words
    * Skin cancer check sheet
    * Weight chart
    * Muscular and skeletal systems charts
    * Approved words for Scrabble (such as four letter "J" words)
    * Useful foreign phrases in 8 languages
    * Travel pictograms (for when you don't know the native language)
    * Currencies from around the world
    * Metric conversion chart
    * How to drive a stick shift
    * How to change a tire

    As if that's not enough, Use This Book! is chock full of rulers, gadgets, tools, and form letters that can be assembled using just a pair of scissors! Are you thirsty? Go to page 193 and fold together a drinking cup. Do you want to learn how to type? Use the coded keyboard graphic on page 73 if no computer or typewriter is available. Did you just park in a spot where the meter is broken? Cut out one of the signs on page 27 to alert parking enforcement officials. Did you break down on the side of the road? Leave a "Went for Help" sign on your dashboard. Need a thank you note? One is only a scissor-cut away on page 87. Is it sweltering out today? Open to page 197 and build yourself a cooling fan. Forget your watch? Page 157 shows you how to make-and read-a sundial. Were you invited to an impromptu masquerade party? No need to fear...just turn to page 207 and cut out a dashing blue eye mask!

    Some of the other fun things you'll find in Use This Book! include:

    * Form letters and certificates (including a Dear John letter and a generic job application)
    * A solar eclipse viewing device
    * Fortune dice
    * Palmistry chart
    * Zener cards to test your psychic skills
    * Tic Tac Toe Board
    * Paper airplane
    * Time zone maps
    * A cootie catcher
    * Dance steps (Tango, Waltz, Foxtrot, and Rumba)
    * Acupressure chart
    * Yoga positions
    * Phone message forms
    * Classic cocktail recipes (Black Russian, Bloody Mary, Cosmopolitan, etc.)
    * International dialing codes
    * Fast food nutrition guide

    This delightful book is an essential companion for people of all ages. Think about it: how many books are at once Swiss-Army knife useful, amazingly entertaining, and highly informative? Use This Book! would make an especially great gift for those hard-to-buy-for friends and family members.

    Now, if you'll excuse me, I'm going to go make a picture frame out of the back cover of the book...

  • Rating Not the only book you'll ever need  Nov 16, 2006 (16 of 17 found this helpful)

    This is quite a handy book, there were a lot of interesting practical things that I didn't know or wish I knew or been wanting to know. Many of which includes:

    * Useful Air Travel Tips
    * How to find water in the desert
    * How to treat a venomous Snake Bite
    * How to perform the Heimlich Maneuver
    * How to perform CPR
    * Basic First Aid (to treat basic ailments)
    * Poisonous Plant Guide (what/which part of plant is poisonous & poison symptoms)
    * Common Ailments and their Remedies
    * Foot and Hand Reflexology
    * Acupressure Chart
    * Yoga Positions
    * Serving Size Chart
    * Chicken Soup Recipe
    * Table Setting
    * Dance Steps (for Waltz, Tango, Rumba, Foxtrot)
    * Palmistry Chart
    * Sun Dial
    * Wonders of the World Checklist
    * Learn to Drive a Stick Shift
    * How to Change a Tire

    All in all, it's a real nice practical book, but not the only book I'll ever need. It's one of those books that you read once, look over it once more later on, then forget about it.

  • Rating Great Christmas Gift ?  Nov 2, 2009 

    Bought this book as a Christmas present for my nephews going off to College. They put them aside and gave polite thank-yous, but the books didn't quite compare to the X Boxes and such. Months and months later I recieved an Email from one of them thanking me again for the book, saying it came in handy a lot, and even some of his buds were using it. So,..I've got more nieces and nephews leaving for college in a couple years, and I fully intend to give more of these books to them, but maybe not for Christmas!!

  • Rating Lots of fun!  May 27, 2008 

    While it might not be the only book you'll ever need, you can really use this book both for the information and by removing, folding, cutting, etc. the various pages! But wait! Chock full of various gems and debunking lots of myths, it would be a shame to deprive your family and friends of the chance to enjoy it. Great fun for trivia buffs, curious folks, and as a gift for that person who has everything.

  • Rating A great gift  Jul 30, 2007 (3 of 5 found this helpful)

    I've read the book and enjoyed it but it is even better as a gift. I've used it as a thank you gift and as a business gift. In all cases, the recipient loved it!

    Maurice H.

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