Like the "Idiot's Guide" series 2 years earlier, this series with a similar title began with a book about DOS
[DOC] [TLE] The Complete Idiot's Guide to Dummies on $5 a Day -- OT [PAR] Since it began in 1991 with "DOS for Dummies," which helped computer ... that 
predated Windows, the series has swelled to more than 1,000 titles and sold ...