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English
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • From the People’s Choice Award winner for Favorite YouTube Star and host of NBC’s A Little Late with Lilly Singh comes the definitive guide to being a bawse: a person who exudes confidence, hustles relentlessly, and smiles genuinely because he or she has fought through it all and made it out the other side.
Lilly Singh isn’t just...
Lilly Singh isn’t just...
Publisher
Oxmoor House
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
Created for smart, aspiring young women, The Real Simple Guide to Real Life offers Real Simple's clever solutions for navigating adulthood with ease, confidence, and style. This essential handbook helps to simplify (and demystify) landing a job, finding an apartment, decorating on the cheap, cooking for one, dressing for work, organizing a small space, picking a mentor, writing a thank-you note (yes, they're still a thing)-plus all the know-how you...
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"In these pages, you'll find more than 150 tricks, shortcuts, and cheats for everyday life: house and home, cars, clothing, travel, food, health, and more. This reference book [offers] bits of advice and life hacks that already exist in the world around you you just never knew" -- Cover.
65) A guide to life
Author
Publisher
Simon Spotlight, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Olivia shares her wisdom about life, from how to choose a favorite color to the importance of individuality and self-confidence.
67) Safety basics
Author
Publisher
Capstone Press
Pub. Date
[2012]
Language
English
Description
"Color photos and simple text describe safety tips for home, school, and travel"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher
Adams Media
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"Need help unclogging a drain? Can't seem to keep a plant alive? Just want to finally know how to fold a fitted sheet? Let BuzzFeed's NIFTY make your life a whole lot easier. With NIFTY: Life Skills, you'll learn simple tricks, helpful hacks, and super easy DIYs to increase your how-to knowledge. This book teaches you everything you need to know-even things you didn't know you needed to know! Based on the most searched topics on NIFTY's site and social...
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Publisher
Wordsong
Pub. Date
[2019]
Language
English
Description
"Growing up is exciting! It's packed with firsts like losing a tooth of visiting the ocean. It's bursting with accomplishments like figuring out how to snap, and learning to ride a bike. And it's full of changes that change you like being stung by a bee and realizing that even big kids cry, or holding your baby brother for the first time. This collection of poems by award-winning author Marilyn Singer salutes significant milestones for every child...
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Publisher
Workman Publishing Co
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
Discover the sublime pleasure and endless rewards of being self-sufficient. In two smartly designed and straightforward encyclopedias of DIY, Home Ec for Everyone and Shop Class for Everyone (previously published together as The Useful Book), here's everything you need to know to fix it, cook it, make it, clean it, build it, and sew it yourself. Each title features dozens of essential skills, practical how-tos, and projects, each explained and illustrated...
77) The Kaufmann Mercantile guide: how to split wood, shuck an oyster, and master other simple pleasures
Publisher
Princeton Architectural Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"A trusty companion for the slow and thoughtful home, The Kaufmann Mercantile Guide: How to Split Wood, Shuck an Oyster and Master Other Simple Pleasures allows you to experience the singular satisfaction of doing it yourself. Each project, whether caring for cast iron or planting with the seasons, is supplemented with expert tips to inspire and empower." --
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Publisher
Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"Get kids outdoors and teach them a well-balanced and robust skill set with this educational and entertaining hands-on guide for middle graders. Kids learn how to tie knots, find water, bake bread, care for animals, and much more!"--
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