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Article: CIA WIVES WRITE FIX-IT BOOK.(AT HOME)
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- The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH)
- Article date:
- September 14, 2002
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Byline: Annie Groer The Washington Post
WASHINGTON -- Julie Sussman began her home-repair odyssey by climbing onto a roof and caulking a leak.
Stephanie Glakas-Tenet (the wife of CIA director George Tenet) dismantled a lawn mower to unclog the gas line.
Now the duo, both CIA wives with matching tool belts, hope to persuade women that hammers, wrenches, screwdrivers and even pizza cutters are implements of empowerment. And economy.
'Dare to Repair: A Do-It-Herself Guide to Fixing (Almost) Anything in the Home' (Harper Resource, 254 pages, $14.95) is clearly written for novices. It covers plumbing, electricity, appliances and home safety ...