household equipment and supplies

A guide on how to handle poison emergencies at home from animal and insect bites to the ingestion of prescription and nonprescription drugs.

A manual for performing common household maintenance tasks and repairs. Also offers shortcuts to survive an emergency until a professional arrives. Covers problems such as clogged gutters, flooded basements, sticky doors, and hairline cracks in a wall.

Feeling abandoned by their beloved master, a vacuum cleaner, lamp, electric blanket, clock radio, and toaster undertake a long and arduous journey to find him in a faraway city.

Labeled illustrations depict 100 items found around the house.

Labeled illustrations present various kinds of tools and implements used in the kitchen, in the garden, in art class, at the office, and in other settings.

Photographs and simple text describe things found in various rooms of the house.

Explains how to create the shabby chic look in every room of the house, examining various elements of the design style, and offering tips on shopping flea markets, and cleaning and repairing found items. Includes numerous illustrations.

Discusses the history and development of irons, including a brief description of how the electric steam iron works, and surveys the role of irons in popular culture.