How to...

1. Wrap a Present
2. Start a Successful fire in a Fireplace, at a Campsite, and in a Barbecue
3. Finish a Piece of Furniture
4. Get a Raise
5. Order Wine at a Restaurant Without Getting Stiffed
6. Parallel Park in Three Breathtakingly Beautiful Movements
7. Dance a "Slow Dance" Without Looking Like an Idiot
8. Use a Full Place Setting Properly (Including Chopsticks and Asian Soup Spoons)
9. Clean Your Place in Under 45 Minutes if Friends, Relatives, or Prospective Lovers Are Coming By Unexpectedly, and Soon
10. Hold Your Liquor
11. Cure a Hangover
12. Do the Heimlich Maneuver
13. Use a Compass
14. Change a Flat Tire
15. Jump Start a Car
16. Open a Champagne Bottle
17. Send a Drink to Someone's Table
18. Cook One "Signature Meal"
19. Whistle With Your Fingers
20. Take Good Pictures
21. Fold a Fitted Sheet
22. Remove Common Stains
23. Sew on a Button
24. Carve Turkey, Lasagna, and a Birthday Cake
25. Hold a Baby
26. Change a Diaper
27. Keep a Plant Alive for More Than a Year
28. Make Dogs and Cats Love You
29. Help Someone Out of a Car (an Older or Ill Person, a Woman You're Trying to Impress, Your Mother)
30. Write Superior Thank You Notes

How many can *you* do? Don't worry -- whether you're under or over thirty, if you don't know how to do some (or most!) of these things, this useful how-to book can help! Each entry tells you why you should learn something and then teaches you how with easy-to-understand instructions and helpful illustrations.