How to Get Things Really Flat by Martin, Andrew -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

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BECAUSE EVERY BOOK IS A TEST OF NEW IDEAS Praise Also by Andrew Martin Title Page Dedication PREFACE TO THE AMERICAN EDITION 1 - Why Do Housework? 2 - Doing a Wash

WHY WASH THE CLOTHES? WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DOING A WASH AND DOING THE LAUNDRY? PUTTING A LOAD IN DO I NEED TO BOTHER ABOUT THE LABELS ON THE CLOTHES? LUNCH WITH THE WOMAN WHO’S WASHED MORE THAN 120,000 SOCKS HOW CAN I KEEP MY SOCKS TOGETHER?

3 - Ironing

WHY DO THE IRONING? HOW TO GET THINGS REALLY FLAT CORRECT ATTITUDE TOWARD EASY-IRON SHIRTS DO I NEED TO BOTHER ABOUT THE CONTROLS ON THE IRON? WHAT IS STARCH, AND DOES IT REALLY MATTER? WHAT IS A STEAM GENERATOR IRON, AND DO I NEED ONE? WHAT IS THE WORST THING THAT CAN HAPPEN DURING IRONING?

4 - Washing Up

WHY WASH UP? EXEMPLARY WASHING UP HOW TO LOAD A DISHWASHER WITHOUT CAUSING COMMENT

5 - Vacuuming

WHY VACUUM? A FIRST LOOK AT VACUUM CLEANERS THE HENRY BETTER VACUUMING VACUUMING STAIRS WHAT NOT TO VACUUM

6 - Dust

WHY DUST? DURING DUSTING, WHERE DOES THE DUST GO? DUSTING THINGS THAT ARE HARD TO DUST

7 - Cleaning

AREN’T MEN SUPPOSED TO BE DIRTY? A FIRST LOOK INTO THE CLEANING CUPBOARD A DAY-OLD HOUSEHOLD CLOTH CONTAINS OVER 30 TRILLION COLONIES OF BACTERIA . IS ... I’VE BEEN THINKING OF CLEANING THE BATH. . . . TOILET CLEANING: AN OVERVIEW INTO THE KITCHEN THE BIG ONE: CLEANING THE OVEN ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANING HOW TO IMPRESS PEOPLE WITH BICARBONATE OF SODA WHAT’S ALL THIS STUFF ABOUT HARD AND SOFT WATER?

8 - The Weekly Shop

CORRECT ATTITUDE TOWARD SUPERMARKETS CHARACTERISTIC MISTAKES OF THE MALE SHOPPER HOW TO BUY WHAT TO BUY I SUPPOSE I’VE GOT TO PUT THE FOOD AWAY NOW?

9 - “Doing” Christmas

10 - Advanced Housework

EXOTIC CLEANING HOW TO POLISH SHOES LIKE THEY USED TO IN THE ARMY MOTHS CLEANING WINDOWS “I POLISH ALL THE WOOD IN THIS PLACE” HOUSEHOLD AESTHETICS: A BRIEF INTRODUCTION FOR THE TASTELESS MAN

11 - Some Psychological Aspects of Men’s Housework

THE IMPORTANCE OF FOLLOW-THROUGH IS HOUSEWORK THERAPEUTIC? HOW MUCH DO WOMEN KNOW ABOUT HOUSEWORK? HOW CAN I MAKE MY SONS DO HOUSEWORK?

CONCLUSION Acknowledgements ABOUT THE AUTHOR Copyright Page