Books for Dummies and Idiots
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You’ve seen the Dummies books—
Lawn Care for Dummies, Adoption for Dummies, Gluten-Free Baking for Dummies.
You’d think there were a lot of dummies out there. But actually, it’s the opposite—there are a lot of clever people who figured out they enjoy doing things for themselves that once seemed impossible, while saving money in the process.
Who needs a therapist once you understand that men are from Mars and women are from Venus? Growing bonsai? Investing in technology? Breeding lizards? Getting rid of Lyme Disease? It’s not that difficult if you follow the step-by-step instructions. Lyme Disease is no picnic, and many people who get carried away by their determination to do it themselves end up consulting an expert anyway. But now they do it as an informed consumer. I once replaced the distributor cap on my car using a Dummies book. By the time I got to the repair shop a few days later, I knew exactly what I had done wrong.
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A professional editor for over thirty years, Ed works in a variety of genres. His projects have received publishing and professional awards.