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Books & Guides

Last updated: August 2017

Consumer Reports books and guides are valuable references for making smart buying decisions, staying healthy, and improving your home. Choose from a wide variety of topics such as new cars, used cars, home, health, and electronics.

Consumer Reports Buying Guide 2017

This invaluable 200+ page guide brings you expert reviews, ratings and advice on electronics, home appliances, cars, even supermarket items. Plus, you’ll have fingertip access to brand repair histories and shopping strategies to help make the most informed buying decisions wherever you go.

224 pages

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Ratings & Pricing Guide

Simplify your car-buying experience! This guide helps you narrow your choice of vehicles and choose the best version for your needs and budget. 240 models covered.

264 pages

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Used Car Buying Guide

Our latest Used Car Buying guide includes ratings for 284 models including Cars, Trucks and SUVs.

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Eat Healthy and Love It!

Learn how to eat clean, boost your immunity and enjoy sensational super foods.

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How to Paint Practically Anything

Want long-lasting, great-looking results on your next paint project? Let our experts show you how to get the job done faster and better.

136 pages

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How To Clean Practically Anything

Your room by room guide to a spotless home inside and out!

84 Pages

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Kitchen Planning & Buying Guide

This special edition includes beautiful full-color layouts with articles, expert buying advice, and product ratings and reviews from Consumer Reports. You'll discover how to get the most for your money—and get a kitchen as beautiful as it is functional.

136 pages

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Room by Room Makeovers

From how to hire the right pros for the job to do-it-yourself secrets to refresh, restyle, reorganize any room of your house with confidence, this guide has it all.

136 pages

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New Car Buying Guide

This comprehensive guide is the first step in your new car search. With tips to help you pay less for your dream car, stretch your fuel economy, get the best test drive and more.

200 pages

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Should I Eat This?

Is that cup of coffee good for you, or bad? What about alcohol? And potatoes? Get to the bottom of today’s most controversial food debates and find out which foods really should have a place on your table. You’ll discover what foods are best for weight loss ... brain function ... keeping your arteries free of plaque build-up ... warding off type 2 diabetes ... reducing the risk of cancer ... and helping you look and feel younger.

48 pages

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Consumer Reports The Best of Health

Are you secretly concerned about spider veins? ... hair loss? ... bad breath? ... urinary problems? ... anal fissures? ... Now you can look up your solution in the privacy of your home for relief and top medical advice to help clear it up for good. This valuable desktop reference is arranged in reader-friendly question-and-answer format.

232 pages

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Consumer Reports Wellness Guide

Everyone knows eating right and exercise are the keys to good health. But only Consumer Reports goes beyond the hype to bring you 77 specific wellness strategies that can help you feel great while you reach your fitness goals faster. Whether you’re looking to shed pounds ... boost your brain power ... brighten your mood ... tone muscle ... improve flexibility ... or just look and feel younger — this booklet puts you on an easy-to-follow, lifelong path to mental and physical wellness.

48 pages

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50 Steps to a Richer Retirement

The money experts at Consumer Reports have scoured the research to bring you today’s most effective strategies for building a bigger nest egg that can weather market storms. You’ll discover how to make significant cuts in your expenses ... tips for automatic investing ... ways to lower your taxes ... inflation-easing strategies ... answers to the rent or buy dilemma ... dos and don’ts of long-term care insurance ... and much more.

48 pages

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