Midway Agate. Life Skills: How to Do Almost Anything

Chicago Tribune Staff, 2016. — 208 p.A light-hearted and funny guide that’s not your usual "self-help" book. Rather, this is a collection of lessons both amusingly obvious — like hailing a cab or hanging a painting — and impressively useful — like choosing an engagement ring or asking for a raise. Charming illustrations and diagrams are included throughout!
How do you give a good wedding toast? How do you fix a clogged drain? How do you end a relationship? Collected from the popular “Life Skills” column in the Chicago Tribune, this book is filled with often humorous instructions on performing tasks that many of us have never gotten around to figuring out. Some are truly useful explanations of technical topics, while others are good for a laugh or cover the more ambiguous areas of relationships, careers, and social interaction. With chapters on home economics, the office, recreation, and social issues, Life Skills is a unique guide to the many skills it takes a lifetime to learn and perfect.