How to Build a Fire and other handy things your grandfather knew by Erin Bried 266 pp.
This is the companion book to How to Sew a Button and other nifty things your grandmother knew. This one is geared more toward men with tips about how to choose a suit, tie a necktie, grow a beard, or shave included along with non-gender related things about how to buy a car, barbeque, change your oil, train your dog, change a diaper, make a speech and more. This book isn't quite as entertaining as How to Sew... but the bios of the "grandfathers" who were consulted for the book are fascinating. The men include nine World War II veterans who worked in a variety of professions, and one immigrant from Colombia who came to the U.S. for a better life for his family. There is useful information in this book but I don't know that I will purchase copies for my sons because I didn't find the information as useful as the previous book which I did give them.
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