Whether you plan on spending your life playing sports, serving clients, running businesses, or flying to the moon, there are certain things that everyone just has to know how to do: unjamming a jar, for instance, fixing a flat tire, and removing a particularly embarrassing stain. They may seem simple in retrospect, but you don't have to turn all your laundry pink more than once before you learn that it's best just to get things right the first time. The How-To Handbookpacks over 50 essential life skills into one handy reference book, and uses dozens of illustrations to show readers the very best ways to: Thread a needle Pitch a tent Tie a tie Treat a bee sting Chop an onion...and much, much more!