How to sew a button

and other nifty things your grandmother knew

by Erin Bried

Erin gives step-by-step instructions for doing over 100 housewifely things, arranged in 10 categories. Some examples are: "How to make a bed", "How to light a fire", "How to give yourself a manicure", "How to barter". I liked her humorous style and recommend this as a useful and entertaining book.