It may not be great literature- but at least it's handy. From the mastermind of the hugely successfulThe Red Green Showcomes a book that is going to change your life, or at least make you laugh- a lot- whenever you pick it up. And people are going to be picking it up for many years to come, because- like the long-rerunning TV shows- there's not a topical gag in the book anywhere, so it's going to be funny for the forseeable future. And as its title suggests, this is also a terribly useful book. Among its very many gems of advice, it shows how to cook with acetylene, take revenge on a lawn mower, measure your hat size with a two-by-four, reduce your carbon footprint (it involves moving into a fruit tree located next to a liquor store) and make your own alternative fuel (which involves an empty propane tank and a full septic one).

Written by Steve Smith as if by the fictitious Red Green.