Nature Abhors a Vacuum: A Handbook for the Domestically Impaired

by Kathryn Hammer

A wildly funny guide for the less-than-enthusiastic homemaker provides a sinkful of hints, tips, and strategies for maintaining appearances without actually maintaining the house as an antidote to the Heloises and Mary Ellens of the world. Original.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809236311
• ISBN13: 9780809236312
• Release Date: January 1994
• Publisher: McGraw-Hill/Contemporary
• Length: 166 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.3"

Customer Reviews

Laugh out loud funny!

Hi, my name is Michele & I'm domestically impaired. But this book made me feel good about myself & even proud of it. I found myself laughing out loud at this book every few minutes, something that's rare for me. It's one of the funniest books I've ever read. A must read for people who like to clean & those that don't. Get this book!

Not Just A Funny Book

If you like clean, but hate cleaning Nature Abhors a Vacuum is just the book you need. This "Handbook for the Domestically Impaired" by Kathryn Hammer offers such advice as "Dirt floors are preferable and the choice of billions of people worldwide for their low maintenance." There are lists of reasons not to clean and even a few useful tips. You'll laugh your way through this one and you might even find yourself grinning the next time you are cleaning the floor or sorting the laundry or doing some other task that you remember reading about.