Show Me How: 500 Things You Should Know - Instructions for Life from the Everyday to the Exotic

Show Me How is a revolutionary reimagining of the reference genre, one part how-to guide, one part graphic art showpiece, and one part pure inspiration. In a series of 500 nearly wordless, highly informative step-by-step procedurals, readers learn how to do hundreds of useful (and fascinating and important and sometimes downright bizarre) tasks, including: Perform CPR, dance the tango, pack a suitcase, win a bar bet, play the blues, make authentic sushi rolls, fight a shark . . . and 493 more essentials of modern life. Packed with useful hands-on reference material, Show Me How is a work of art that just happens to also be an indispensable real-life resource.

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2 hanga tire swing

3 press pretty flowers

4 decorate eggs

5 shape clay beads

6 string clay beads

7 mald clay animals

8 invent clay oddities

9 sew a spooky vaodoo doll

10 use my voodoo coll

1 ward off evil witha pris-ris

12 stencil stealtily

13 write with irvsible ink

14 carve a hollow book

15 assemble a super slingshot

16 fold a sixteen-point star

17 construct an origami box

18 craft a paper penguin

19 sikscreen an awesome design

20 bind an accordion-style book

21 make a compact disc-0 ball

22 shape a retro record bow!

23 bullda pve-pipe didgeridoo

24 craft a playing-card wallet

25 create a chain-mal bikini

26 make a foam sword

27 tall time with a potato clock

28 powera spinning machine

29 fitout a foxhole radio

30 rig an ecipse-viewing apparatus

31 build an erupting voleano

32 set up a tropical terrarium

33 weave a friendship bracelet

34 blow a humongous bubble

35 twist a balloon dog

36 grow rack candy

37 create a festive pinata

38 carvea potato stamp

39 build bizzandy snowglabe

40 wrap a merry wreath

41 craft a scented pomander

42 make atin-can luminary

43 dye a batk tablecloth

44 read batik patterns

45 make te-dyed strpes

46 ie-dye a groovy spiral

47 aston

48 doa loitsilch

49 purl perfectiy

50 do basic embroidery

51 stitch native bead designs

52 measure my feet for moccasins

53 sew suede moccasins

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62 poach eges 82 cracka dungeness crab

63 alla taqueria-syle burrito 83 shucean oyster |

65 prepare guacamole 85 recognize pork cuts

66 dice a chile pepper ‘wit tasty sausage links

67 make pico de gallo % 87, stack a mean burger

68 make a tomato flower 88 cook sizing teak

69 carvea radsh rose 89 gril beer-can chicken

70 mince ginger 30 roast a turkey

72 trim an artichoke 92 make classic fied chicken

73 derusta castiron pan 93 make simmering pan gravy

74 make a nonstick ling pin ‘94 pair pasta with sauce

75 sharpen and polish a knife 95 roll pasta dough

7 use chopsticks 97 foldtortelini

78 wrap temaki sushi 38 fold agaletie

79 call maki sushi 99 shape a baguette

80 clean a lobster 100 braid chalsh bread

81 peel and devein a shrimp 101 weave alattice-top pie

102 serve and pair champagne 119 usea muddler

103 serve and pai pinot grigio 120 mica classic martini

104 serve and pair chardonnay 21 shake up martini variations

105 serve and pair pinot noir 132 brew tea fit for a queen

106 serve and pair merlot 123, make russian tea in a samovar

107 serve and pair cabernet sauvignon 124 prepare tibetan yak-butter tea

108 open a bottle of wine 125 serve thal iced tea

109 remove cork bts from wine 126 understand espresso drink ratios

110 evauste a wine 127 pick a caffeinated drink

TL dazzle with sabrage (38 use a french press

112 uncork a champagne bottle 129 pulla perfect espresso

113 ritually prepare absinthe 130 poura latte leaf

114 layer a pousse-café 31 open a beer with anther beer

115 mix refreshing sangria 132 open a beer with a lighter

116 Fim a glass with sugar or salt 133 serve beer in the right glass

17 mix drinks with a boston shaker 134 poura proper pint

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Understand men's fabric patterns 162 pick a suit for each season 163 look dapper in a suit lé4 give my shoes a shine 165 identify mens facil hairstyles lóc

weave a french braid 168 twist a sophisticated chignon 169 tease up a beehive 170 fashion fabulous fingerwaves II create yam hair extensions in spike up a mohawk I3

tum myself into a zombie 176 stir up fake blood I7 fake an exposed bone l78 create an oozing fake wound 179 become a gery fairy 180

‘transform into an alien 181 add decades to my age 182 thread my eyebrows 183 apply and remove false eyelashes 184 shade sexy smoky eyes 185 apply lipstick like a pro 186 brush on blush

‘wear a kimono decode kimono styles apply traditional geisha makeup sive myself a perfect manicure pamper my feet with a pedicure cleanse my skin

treat myself toa home facial cexioliate properly

‘maintain my skin's youthful glow selec alaies' shirt style pick a pair of pants identify dress and skit shapes acid being a fashion don't rock the chelsea knot tea bowtie

tHe a traditional windsor knot lace my shoes with fair tie a retro kelly scarf repair ripped jeans hem a pair of jeans sew on a new button make a na-sew denim skirt remove stains

wash a sweater by hand iron a button-down shirt

sive my sweetie afoot rub spoon without arm discomfort

‘waltz through the night jive with my partner dlance a steamy tango sizale with some salsa moves, flirt with emoticons flr with verticons

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Understand men's fabric patterns 162 pick a suit for each season 163 look dapper in a suit lé4 give my shoes a shine 165 identify mens facil hairstyles lóc

weave a french braid 168 twist a sophisticated chignon 169 tease up a beehive 170 fashion fabulous fingerwaves II create yam hair extensions in spike up a mohawk I3

tum myself into a zombie 176 stir up fake blood I7 fake an exposed bone l78 create an oozing fake wound 179 become a gery fairy 180

‘transform into an alien 181 add decades to my age 182 thread my eyebrows 183 apply and remove false eyelashes 184 shade sexy smoky eyes 185 apply lipstick like a pro 186 brush on blush

‘wear a kimono decode kimono styles apply traditional geisha makeup sive myself a perfect manicure pamper my feet with a pedicure cleanse my skin

treat myself toa home facial cexioliate properly

‘maintain my skin's youthful glow selec alaies' shirt style pick a pair of pants identify dress and skit shapes acid being a fashion don't rock the chelsea knot tea bowtie

tHe a traditional windsor knot lace my shoes with fair tie a retro kelly scarf repair ripped jeans hem a pair of jeans sew on a new button make a na-sew denim skirt remove stains

wash a sweater by hand iron a button-down shirt

sive my sweetie afoot rub spoon without arm discomfort

‘waltz through the night jive with my partner dlance a steamy tango sizale with some salsa moves, flirt with emoticons flr with verticons

grow from plant clippings create a japanese zen garden design a french parterre garden plant an edible garden

foster a succulent garden repel backyard pests attract friendly criters rmake a suet snack for birds set up a beekeeping station build an ant farm

rik a goat bottle-feed a lamb groom a horse feed a chilear-rose tarantula determine a box turtles gender

ge a parrota bath build a koi pond:

hug a hedgehog pick up a rabbit

feed a pooch a pill colar my dag correctly decipher a cat’ body language dleflea herbally

befriend a scared kitty feed a cata pill clip a cat's caws bathe a baby cook up yurmy baby food hang a high-contrast mobile pack a well-stocked diaper bag swaddle a wee one

burp a baby massage a colicky baby caper atny tot teach a kid to ride a bike banish imaginary monsters remove gum from a child hair convince a child to ext veggies serve a banana-octopus snack

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select the right golf hub perfect my swing navigate a golf course throw a fourseam fastball ralla free throw deliver a killer tennis serve pitch in pétanque assume the basic 4-4-2 score a goal with a 4-33 win the midfield with a 3-5-2 g0.0n the defensive with a 45-1 Understand soccer penalties head a soccer ball

defend a soccer goal Understand my vitamins

‘reat a beesting pull out a splinter remove an abject fram my aye pack a first-aid kt

stop bleeding bandage a nasty wound tHe a tourniquet perform cpr save a choking victim

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342 splint alowerseg injury 355 stretch before a workout

343 wrap a sing 356 strengthen and tone my core

1345 perform a breast se-2xam 358 exercise my upper body

146 breastfeed an infant 359 do the font craw ằ

HT save a choking baby 360 paddle the backstroke

348 meditate for inner peace 361 swim the breaststroke

349 relaxin finnish sauna 362 dive like an olympian

350 pamper with a hotstone massage 363 recover from fling in skis

351 heal wth reiki 364 ski down a slope

352 doa simple tai chi move 365 shred downhill on a snowboard

353 strike a basic yoga pose 366 carry my skis

354 train to run long distance 367 climb a sk slope with my gear

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374 combat jet lag 398 rip some gnarly surf maneuvers travel

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386 use bike hand signals for safety 410 take a steady shot

387 shimey up a rock chimney 411 creale professional effects

388 rappel down a sheer roc fice 412 parade in ios carnaval

390 right a capsized kayak 414 run with the buls in pampona

391 clear water from a seuba mask 415 create a day ofthe dead akar

catch a fish bare-handed Fig a sods-bottle fish trap fire-roast a tarantula snare a hare prepare tasty snake mest

‘reat a snakebite keep mosquitoes at bay navigate the jungle evade a panther attack walk the mean streets safely

et out of quicksand

‘wrestle an alligator use my pants to stay afloat prevail with the dead man’s float understand morse code survive a shipwreck {fend off a shark create water in the desert signal an airplane

do the worm rmaonwalk in style dance lke a robot play chopsticks lay down twelve-bar blues

tie a cigarette ina knot

‘guzze from a beer hat

‘win bar bets with the cain dap perform an awesome keg stand

‘vanquish a case of hiccups hamess the cloudbuster’s power trick radar with a fake ufo make crop circles prepare a tea-leaf reading prediet the timing of life events find symbols in tea leaves

slide into a bootlegger turn

be a human cannonball, ollie fke a pro busta feeble grind land an old-school kiktip rail a handstand fingertip

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a note from derek and lauren

‘As long as either one of us can remember, we've always loved collecting and sharing obscure, eclectic, and occasionally (somewhat) useful knowledge Our passion for learning has even inspired a great monthly tradition where we get together with

SR eto seach each other how to do coo, sometimes shy

ridiculous things—everything from making our own jam (delicious!) to twisting

balloon animals (dazzles children and coworkers alke!), These days, we own a fun little shop where we encourage people to do all sorts of curious things, ke make duct-tape wallets, crochet little creatures, and build musical instruments So we were thrilled when the Show Me Team asked us to pitch in and help bring this fantastic book into the world—a world

that so clearly needs simple, step-by-step

instructions for crafting clay monsters (#8), In fact, we bet that before reading this note from us, you'd already

making rugs from old grocery bags (#238), epee tore enone ater treated oe ee

and escaping from panthers (#434), tricks, If you're like Derek and really want to cover your bases, read

it straight through, cover to cover If you prefer to focus on improving certain areas of your life in a more organized fashion like Lauren, let your interests guide you from topic to topic Or better yet invite some friends over and explore the book together

Show Me How is designed to educate, amuse, and occasionally astound So if each time you pick it up you also pick up a few skills—or simply feel inspired to get out there and leam a new

‘weird or wonderful thing—then we've done our job

DEREK loves tending to his bees (#278, #333), teasing

‘out a tune on his saw (#469), indulging in his obsessions

with coflee (#126130), and going on camping trips

(#404), He's thrilled that his work on Show Me How has

Improved his knot-tying skills (#395), and he arvdously

awaits the opportunity to test out his newly acquired

ablity to correctly hug a hedgehog (#287)

LAUREN isa born crafter and can while away hours

Feitting (#48), embroidering (#50), or doing paper crafts

(#18), She's always looking for an excuse to bust out the

cf tool box, andis determined to install dimmer switches Á `

(#239) in every room of the house, And thaugh she is =

fearless when it comes to hanging wallpaper (#221), she

ever never, never wants to fight a shark (#452)—but

she’s glad she knaws how ifthe need ever arises!

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Show Me How is a new and different type of book —one in

‘which virtually every piece of essential information is presented graphically In most cases the pictures do, indeed tll the story, Every so often, however it may be useful to understand how special information is portrayed

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