The Editors of The Old Farmer's Almanac Bücher

Ben Franklin's inventiveness established him as America's greatest genius, and now his spirit addresses the challenges of modern living in this comprehensive guide. With 1,538 tips, you'll learn to navigate daily tasks more efficiently, just like Ben! For instance, keep eggs fresh longer by storing them in their carton at the bottom of the fridge, or extend the life of panty hose with a simple saltwater soak. Discover how to cultivate a thriving garden using toilet paper, clean your PC screen and keyboard with a used fabric-softener sheet, and prevent ice cream cones from dripping by placing a marshmallow at the bottom before adding ice cream. You can even remove rust from your car's chrome with aluminum foil, eliminate pet fleas by adding vinegar to their food, and refresh plastic containers with daily newspapers. Inside, you'll find over 1,000 additional tips, offering 365 days of ingenious hints, practical solutions, and delightful recipes. This resource is filled with clever cleaning ideas, kitchen wisdom, gardening tips, health hints, home-repair advice, weather insights, and money-saving strategies. It's a daily companion, ensuring you have access to Franklin's wit, wisdom, and practical advice all year round.

What do you get from The Book of Love? A fresh, irreverent, and enlightening look at everything that's important in romance, sex, and How the kidnapping of young Norse virgins led to the tradition we call honeymoon. Why it's good fortune if your wedding veil rips at the altar. How porcupines mate. How celebrities from Henry VIII to Bill Clinton to Bruce Willis have gone a-courtin' their future wives. How black widow spiders earned their name. How marriage affects your health (or at least keeps you from calling in sick). Why humans kiss better than any other species.In short, just like its creators at The Old Farmer's Almanac - which has been offering the perfect combination of science, folklore, humor, and no-nonsense advice for more than two centuries - The Book of Love provides just the right mix of inspiration and fun. It examines how and why we fall in love, reports on some of the more bizarre incidents that have happened as a result, and - strictly in the interest of scientific research - takes a peek at how things have been done in other cultures, at other times, and by other creatures. ( Humans are not the only ones who go a little crazy in the name of love.)