how-to book

Step-by-step instructions

A how-to book provides practical instruction on accomplishing a specific task or learning a skill: She picked up a how-to book on home plumbing.

The genre ranges from crafts and cooking to self-improvement and business.

How-to books promise accessible expertise, walking readers through processes step by step.

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step by step · do it yourself · DIY · step-by-step · quick start · getting started · self-help · life hacks · crafts · home improvement · beginner · illustrated · tips · techniques · projects · learn · skills · hands on

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how-to booknovel

New and unusual

fiction · literary fiction · escapist fiction · romance novel · fantasy novel

reader intent

how-to bookpage-turner

Compulsively readable book

beach read · guilty pleasure · escapist literature · bedtime story · recreational reading

reader orientation

how-to bookmemoir

Written personal recollection

autobiography · biography · history book · chronicle · historical account

Family

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Top 100,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G