Simultaneously the how-to book to end all how-to books, an unexpectedly useful reference guide, and just plain kitschy fun, How To collects hundreds of instructional diagrams on everything you might need to know, under any circumstance A veritable compendium of everything, How To collects hundreds of instructional diagrams on anything you might need to know, under any circumstance, ever. Illustrations from vintage and modern sources offer how-to instructions - in purely visual terms - on every subject under the sun, from the truly useful to the truly absurd, including: how to use chopsticks, floss your teeth, paint your nails, do the fox trot, slice bread, do a swan dive, hammer a nail, perform coin tricks, open a can of paint, use a fire extinguisher, administer medicine to a dog, sit correctly, merge into traffic, hold a telephone, put a nappy on a baby...