Nick Harper

How to Repair Everything

A Green Guide to Fixing Stuff

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Imprint: O'Mara Books

Publication date: 14/05/2020

ISBN: 9781789292312

Subject: Non-Fiction

Category: Lifestyle

Binding: Paperback

Size: 198 x 129 mm

Extent: 224 pages

Illustration: b/w line drawings

Territorial Rights: World (All Languages)

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Summary:

With advice on tools, materials and methods and written in an easy-to-follow, step-by-step format, this is a book that makes it easier to say ‘NO’ to our disposable society and make a real difference.

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‘Covers a vast range of jobs and gives simple, clear instructions’ – Sunday Post
‘Reminds us that there’s a solution for every problem’ – Glamour
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Not everything has built-in obsolescence – as this fantastically handy guide to fixing everyday objects proves! Whether you need to repair the strap of a favourite handbag or mend a leak in a washing machine, How to Repair Everything is packed full of tips and tricks of the trade for the person who likes to do-it-yourself. From quick fixes that will get you out of a jam to permanent solutions that make the item good as new, this is perfect for anyone who hates the throwaway society and would much rather refurb and recycle.

Whether it’s a sweater that’s shrunk in the wash, a broken umbrella spoke or fixing a microwave oven, you’ll be amazed just how many things can be mended with a few tools and a bit of patience.

Reviews:

This step-by-step manual shows you how to tackle a whole range of household problems, offering both quick fixes and permanent solutions.

Sainsbury’s magazine

... reminds us that there’s a solution for every problem.

Glamour

An idiot-proof guide to fixing all the things that inexplicably break down and blow up on you: TV, toaster, the toilet – plus several rusty things you can fix by rubbing stoutly with a potato. Book of the year!

Sport magazine

Covers a vast range of jobs and gives simple, clear instructions.

Sunday Post

Sales points:

  • A convenient and informative guide to mending things that the professionals would tell you just to throw away

  • From shoe heels and bag straps to CDs and book covers, If It's Broke, Fix It will give you step by step instructions, with diagrams, to guide you through the process

  • Not another DIY book, but a practical guide to fixing things of sentimental value, things that can no longer be replaced, or just a way to save money

  • For the man or woman in your life who has a handy side - or perhaps wishes they did - and for those who want to learn some tricks of the trade

About the Author:

Nick Harper

Nick Harper is a freelance writer who has worked for all manner of fine publications down the years, from the Guardian and Men's Health to Q, FHM and FourFourTwo. He has written Man Skills, Help! I'm a Dad and If It's Broke, Fix It for Michael O'Mara Books.