Product Description
This is NOT your father’s home repair book!And it’s not your husband’s, your brother’s, your boyfriend’s, or the guy’s next door. Dare to Repair is a do-it-herself book for every woman who would rather be self-reliant than rely on a super or contractor.No matter the depth of your pockets or the size of your home, a toilet will get clogged, a circuit breaker will trip, and a smoke detector will stop working. It’s up to you how you’ll deal with them — live in denial,… More >>
Dare to Repair: A Do-it-Herself Guide to Fixing Anything in the Home
#1 by Anonymous on April 8, 2010 - 3:46 pm
According to salon.com, co-author Stephanie Glakas-Tenet is the wife of former CIA head George Tenet. How random is that. As for the book itself, I haven’t read it.
Rating: 4 / 5
#2 by Navin Gupta on April 8, 2010 - 3:50 pm
This book is shallow and terrible. I would not recommend it. It covers a wide area but does not go into sufficient details. Mile wide inch deep.
Rating: 1 / 5
#3 by ksenkler on April 8, 2010 - 4:17 pm
I ordered this book because my husband who owns his own remodeling company never gets around to fixing anything in our home (go figure). I was disapointed because it seems most of this book refers to is for people who have ZERO knowledge. How to look at a circuit breaker? Come on if you don’t know that then you don’t need to attempt any of these things in this book. It did include some basic wiring which I was glad for. I would definitely save your money however & find something not so “dummy” oriented if you already know the basics.
Rating: 1 / 5
#4 by Anonymous on April 8, 2010 - 6:15 pm
I was severely let down by this book. The types of “repairs” covered in this book include things like changing lightbulbs and washing window screens. Okay, there are some things more advanced than this, but it’s a very limited range of things. Anybody looking to repair their home should find a more comprehensive book.
Rating: 1 / 5
#5 by Anonymous on April 8, 2010 - 8:57 pm
If you know absolutely nothing about basic repairs this is a book is a good starting point. If you have the ability to change a light bulb, spackle a wall, hang a piture, you probably will also find this book fairly useless.
Rating: 3 / 5