Readers Digest Extraordinary Uses For Ordinary Things New Edition

Author : Reader's Digest
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1621454371
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.73/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reader's Digest Extraordinary Uses for Ordinary Things New Edition written by Reader's Digest and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An updated edition, now fully illustrated and in color, of the classic guide to using common household items to replace, restore, repair, or revive almost anything in your household—including yourself. When you have a household problem, don’t run to the store and waste good money, just open your pantry door—and EXTRAORDINARY USES FOR ORDINARY THINGS. You’ll be amazed at what you can do with baby oil, bleach, duct tape, tea, rubbing alcohol, and dozens of other handy items. This book will open your eyes to more than 2,000 creative and helpful uses you can make of familiar household products, such as: • Aspirin can revive a dead car battery and a coating of petroleum jelly will keep the battery’s terminals from corroding • A dab of shaving cream can keep your bathroom mirror from fogging and can remove juice stains on carpeting • Petroleum jelly makes a great lip balm, makeup remover, and moisturizer • A turkey baster is the perfect tool for watering Christmas trees and hard-to-reach plants • Beer can be combed through your hair as a setting lotion, used as lure to trap insects, and polish gold jewelry • Sandpaper can be used to sharpen needles and scissors, roughen slippery soles of new shoes, remove ink stains and scuff marks from suede, and remove stains on grout lines • Wax paper will prevent a cast-iron skillet from rusting, restore the nonstick surface on your iron, and use on the bottom of a microwave when cooking messy foods. If you hate to throw things away or if you delight in dreaming up new ways to use ordinary items, then you’ll love the ideas in this book. You’ll be amazed at the problems you can solve. It’s a book you’ll be sure to turn to again and again for helpful ideas, trustworthy advice, and entertaining reading.

Author : Reader's Digest
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 388 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book More Extraordinary Uses for Ordinary Things written by Reader's Digest and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With this entirely new collection of more than 1,700 ingenious tips for better everyday living, it is possible to keep a home, yard, and life in tip-top shape without expensive store-bought products. 300 full-color photos.

Author : Editors of Reader's Digest
Publisher : Reader's Digest
ISBN 13 : 9781621454366
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.63/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Extraordinary Uses for Ordinary Things New Edition written by Editors of Reader's Digest and published by Reader's Digest. This book was released on 2019-06-04 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An updated edition, now fully illustrated and in color, of the classic guide to using common household items to replace, restore, repair, or revive almost anything in your household—including yourself. When you have a household problem, don’t run to the store and waste good money, just open your pantry door—and EXTRAORDINARY USES FOR ORDINARY THINGS. You’ll be amazed at what you can do with baby oil, bleach, duct tape, tea, rubbing alcohol, and dozens of other handy items. This book will open your eyes to more than 2,000 creative and helpful uses you can make of familiar household products, such as: • Aspirin can revive a dead car battery and a coating of petroleum jelly will keep the battery’s terminals from corroding • A dab of shaving cream can keep your bathroom mirror from fogging and can remove juice stains on carpeting • Petroleum jelly makes a great lip balm, makeup remover, and moisturizer • A turkey baster is the perfect tool for watering Christmas trees and hard-to-reach plants • Beer can be combed through your hair as a setting lotion, used as lure to trap insects, and polish gold jewelry • Sandpaper can be used to sharpen needles and scissors, roughen slippery soles of new shoes, remove ink stains and scuff marks from suede, and remove stains on grout lines • Wax paper will prevent a cast-iron skillet from rusting, restore the nonstick surface on your iron, and use on the bottom of a microwave when cooking messy foods. If you hate to throw things away or if you delight in dreaming up new ways to use ordinary items, then you’ll love the ideas in this book. You’ll be amazed at the problems you can solve. It’s a book you’ll be sure to turn to again and again for helpful ideas, trustworthy advice, and entertaining reading.

Author : Editors of Reader's Digest
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1621454592
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reader's Digest Easy Fixes for Everyday Things written by Editors of Reader's Digest and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-01-07 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: SAVE MONEY, TIME, AND EFFORT repairing your household equipment Easy Fixes for Everyday Things is fresh, surprising, and honest: if something can be fixed we show you how; if it needs expert attention we say so; and if it is simply beyond hope, we tell you that, too. Maybe your smartphone fell in water or you spilled coffee on your computer keyboard. Perhaps your iron won't produce steam or your refrigerator is making an odd noise. It could be that your watch face has been scratched or the chain on your bike keeps falling off. Whatever the problem, Easy Fixes for Everyday Things has your solution. We all rely on devices, appliances and pieces of household equipment that break, misbehave or fail completely. With Easy Fixes for Everyday Things you can help yourself when disaster strikes, saving time, money and hassle (and cutting down on needless waste) simply by following a few straightforward steps. This fun yet practical book strips the mystery from repairs, enabling you to fix the seemingly unfixable and solve more than 1,000 everyday problems with phones, cameras, laptops, locks, washing machines, lawn mowers, water pipes, cars and dozens of other common household things.

Author : Reader's Digest
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1621455572
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.78/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Reader's Digest 99 Cent Solutions written by Reader's Digest and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-06-29 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What's in the aisles of your favorite dollar store and how can you use them in multiple ways? 99 Cent Solutions contains 1465 smart and frugal uses for everyday items that save you time and money. 99 Cent Solutions helps you save money, time and aggravation with 1465 ways to use common, everyday items found at the dollar store, grocery store or hardware store! Save money on groceries, health and beauty, cleaning supplies, housewares, tools and more. Did you know you can... -Use bubble wrap to protect freshly planted trees? -Use ketchup to make copper glow? -Use a bandage to in place of a thimble? -Use a bungee cord as a yoga strap? -Use a party balloon as an ice pack? -Use baking soda between paving stones to keep weeds away? Chapters: -Groceries -Healthy & Beauty - Outdoor Spaces -Cleaning & Home Supplies -Housewares -Notions -School & Party Supplies -Tools

Author : Editors of Reader's Digest
Publisher : Readers Digest
ISBN 13 : 9780762109340
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Extraordinary Meals from Ordinary Ingredients written by Editors of Reader's Digest and published by Readers Digest. This book was released on 2008-07-03 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the editorial team that brought you Extraordinary Uses for Ordinary Things comes a new book that will transform your meals. Dive into the pages of Extraordinary Meals from Ordinary Ingredients where the secrets to the success of more than 900 fabulous recipes are revealed. This book is packed with recipes, tips, and innovations for every cook?from novices to seasoned professionals?fun sidebars offering remarkable hints for prepping and for cooking the dishes, faster, easier, or better. Save time in the kitchen by using common household mixes or sauces?instead of spending hours of chopping, mixing, and cooking. Use the full-color insert to see month-watering photos of finished dishes. Benefit from lighter, healthier, low?calorie dishes by using staples such as applesauce or reduce fat and calories by using evaporated milk in baked goods, quiches and creamy soups. Eliminate excess trips to the grocery store to pick up some exotic spice or seasoning, just look on your shelf. Inside these pages you?ll discover tips, such as: * Using mint tea to infuse fresh aroma and mint flavor to rice, plus a little lemon juice and you?ll have a refreshing lemon-mint rice?a perfect accompaniment to any meat dish * Adding a can of cola to pork stew to create a rich-tasting, well-balanced flavor * Stirring in semi-sweet chocolate into a vegetarian chili to add a little more pizzazz A bonus A-to-Z section contains 550 ingenious ways to use your favorite kitchen staples in wonderful new ways. You?ll be surprised to discover that your stash of secret ingredients are already sitting right there on your shelves.

Author : Reader's Digest Staff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781921743450
Total Pages : 384 pages
Book Rating : 4.5X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book EXTRAORDINARY Uses for Ordinary Things written by Reader's Digest Staff and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 384 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discover ingenious ways to use or reuse more than 250 common household items to replace, restore, repair, or revive almost anything in your household--including yourself. When you have a household problem, don't run to the store and waste good money, just open your pantry door--and EXTRAORDINARY USES FOR ORDINARY THINGS. You'll be amazed at what you can do with baby oil, bleach, duct tape, tea, rubbing alcohol, and dozens of other handy items. This book will open your eyes to over 2,300 creative and helpful uses you can make of familiar household products. You will discover how to save time and money with items in your pantry, medicine cabinet, wastebasket, and recycling bin that you can use to solve common household problems or to substitute for products that you would otherwise buy. The over 2,300 extraordinary uses includes: - Aspirin can revive a dead car battery and a coating of petroleum jelly will keep the battery's terminals from corroding - A dab of shaving cream can keep your bathroom mirror from fogging and can remove juice stains on carpeting - Petroleum jelly makes a great lip balm, makeup remover, and moisturizer - A turkey baster is the perfect tool for watering Christmas trees and hard-to-reach plants - Beer can be combed through your hair as a setting lotion, used as lure to trap insects, and polish gold jewelry - Sandpaper can be used to sharpen needles and scissors, roughen slippery soles of new shoes, remove ink stains and scuff marks from suede, and remove stains on grout lines - Wax paper will prevent a cast-iron skillet from rusting, restore the nonstick surface on your iron, and use on the bottom of a microwave when cooking messy foods If you hate to throw things away or if you delight in dreaming up new ways to use ordinary items, then you'll love the ideas in this book. You'll be amazed at the problems you can solve. It's a book you'll be sure to turn to again and again for helpful ideas, trustworthy advice, and entertaining reading.

Author : Jane Polley
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780895770684
Total Pages : 424 pages
Book Rating : 4.87/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Stories Behind Everyday Things written by Jane Polley and published by . This book was released on 1980 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents 300 articles containing little-known information about "things" that figure in everyday life, such as advertising, shoe polish, ketchup, pajamas, and zippers.

Author : Editors of Reader's Digest
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1606525891
Total Pages : 583 pages
Book Rating : 4.90/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Extraordinary Uses for Ordinary Things written by Editors of Reader's Digest and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2007-03-22 with total page 583 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More information to be announced soon on this forthcoming title from Penguin USA

Author : Reader's Digest
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1621454916
Total Pages : 459 pages
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Download or read book Reader's Digest Home Hints & Timeless Tips written by Reader's Digest and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2020-06-16 with total page 459 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This versatile guide brings together more than 2,000 helpful hints, practical tips and remedies from days gone by and shows you how they can benefit your health, lifestyle, home and garden. All have been researched and tested and more often than not you’ll find the ingredients right there in your cupboard. Did you know you can make wooden platters look like new just by rubbing them with a solution of vinegar? Or that you can get your linen as white as snow by adding a few teaspoons of bicarbonate of soda to the washing powder? That a cold wristband can bring rapid relief to headache-sufferers? Would you like to learn how easy it is to make dried apples, apricots and other fruit without the use of preservatives? This versatile guide brings together more than 2,000 helpful hints, practical tips and remedies from days gone by and shows you how they can benefit your health, lifestyle, home and garden. All have been researched and tested for their practical application in today’s world and offer simple, effective alternatives to expensive products and those using toxic chemicals—and more often than not you’ll find the ingredients right there in your cupboard. The book includes: Safe, time-honored remedies to treat or prevent health problems Homemade cosmetics and traditional beauty tips to help you look your best Clever, environmentally friendly cleaning techniques to keep your home in tip-top condition Traditional advice for preparing great-tasting, nutritious food economically in the modern kitchen Tried-and-trusted principles of decoration and organization to make your home a welcoming haven The proven know-how of generations of gardeners to help you create a green space that is safe and chemical-free For each of the six areas of life covered in the book, topics are presented in an A-Z format with special features on topics of interest, such as essential home medicines, natural cleaning products, and a season-by-season guide to gardening.