Amazon.com Product Description (ISBN 0890439095, Paperback)

From America's #1 Consumer Test Center comes the most trusted anthology of brand-name product testing. This perennial favorite not only contains Consumer Reports ratings, repair histories, product recommendations, and buying advice, but also contains such features as:

-Updated and expanded information on material originally presented in Consumer Reports magazine
-Fixing appliances versus buying new ones-How to buy a new or used car
-A product recall section
-A directory of manufacturers' telephone numbers-An easy to use, multiyear Consumer Reports index

This book is divided into sections on: audio and video gear, major appliances, small appliances, home maintenance and safety, heating and cooling, working at home, yard and garden, recreation, family and health, and autos. Readers will find valuable, unbiased information on the most frequently purchased products.