N. H. Mager (1913–1986)

12 big manuals in one!

1 - Guide to good housekeeping: housekeeping, dishes, care of equipment, bedding, laundering, stains, special problems
2 - Home decorating guide: color schemes, furniture styles and arrangement, special problems, flower arrangement
3 - Lawn and garden guide: soil, lawns, weeds, care of flowers, shrubs, rock gardens, trees, fruits, vegetables
4 - Home painting guide: paints, brushes, spray guns, rollers, special finishes, how to avoid and repair mistakes
5 - Handyman's home repair guide: tools, gluing, soldering, repairs, furniture, veneers, wiring and plumbing
6 - Every womans' mending guide: patches, darning, snags, holes and tears, special mends
7 - Value guide for good shopping: how to buy more for your money, when sales usually occur, how to judge values
8 - Food selection and buying guide: nutritive values, guides to buying meats, poultry, fish, eggs and dairy products, fruits and vegetables
9 - Guide to entertainment and good social usage: how to make and keep friends, entertaining, party pointers, serving
10 - Home medical guide: emergency chart on what to do in 200 types of accidents and ailments, care of the sick, personal health checkup table
11 - Family business and legal guide: how to guide family spending, saving, insurance, contracts, wills, social security taxes
12 - Household almanac: housekeeping reminders, religious holidays, weather forecasting, weights and measures for household use, information sources… (mer)