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Summary: Be an Action Hero, or Just Look Like One
Review: If you ever wondered how you'd deal with the kinds of situations that usually only take place in the movies, this book's for you--we wanted to find out from the experts (stuntmen, bullfighters, alligator wrestlers, survival experts, demolition derby drives, and more) how to get out of various life-threatening situations, however unlikely they might be.We're just a couple of paranoids, at heart. The book isn't meant to be a complete survival manual--but it is a fascinating (if we say so ourselves) armchair reference and a darn good read. Plus, it's got a cool vinyl cover that might stop a bullet or a knife someday. Get in touch with your inner MacGyver. This book is a great gift for the hero in your life--whoever they may be. We hope you enjoy it, and hey, hey, hey. . .be careful out there. You just never know. After 12/22/99, check out www.worstcasescenarios.com for a deeper look at the book, updates, additional scenarios, and more.
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Summary: Save Your Money!
Review: What isn't common sense in this guide needs to be relagated to the "maringinally interesting but useless" category. If you are a SCUBA diver and run out of air, you've already been trained how to react. If not, you probably deserve your fate (Pg 160). How often will you wander around with your epee at the ready waiting to be attacked so you can parry and thrust? (Pg 66) If you are parachuting and the chute fails, again, someone taught you what to do before climbing on that plane... Your money will be better spent (and your life in better hands!) with a comprehensive first aid book or one like "Action Guide for Emergency Services Personnel"
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Summary: Humorous yet Serious
Review: Great Read. It is the best book that I have read in a long time. It is hilarous. But the thing that makes it so funny is the fact that it is very real and very serious. I couldn't stop laughing when it said that if your parachute dosen't open and you have to latch on to a friend that you will inevitably break both of your arms and if you are lucky only one of your legs. It is a great book and i recommend it to everyone.
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Summary: Great for a gift, one to show you friends
Review: This book is neat. Its highly amusing and yet the 'potentially life saving information' in it is very real and accurate. It'd make a great present for anyone with a sense of humour or a Crocodile Dundee lifestyle.
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Summary: Informative, Consise, and extremely educational
Review: Read this book on a plane and couldn't put it down. I will order this book as a Christmas gift for friends and family members. This is an extremely easy read that gives expert instruction on how to handle deliberate and accidental situations. Entertaining, yet very real.
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Summary: Kill two birds with one stone!
Review: Turn otherwise wasted down-time into a great learning opportunity. Although there is no specific advice for how to kill two birds with one stone in the book, our bathroom guests have enjoyed learning about other survival situations while attending to their duties. A sturdy cover and compact size makes this book especially suited to a harsh bathroom environment. Highly recommended!
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Summary: GREAT BOOK FOR WHAT IFFERS
Review: I am a what iffer. What if this and what if that. What would I do if I was in this situation. I always want to be prepared. I guess I got that from my father. He is the one who has a blanket, flashlight, first aid kit, road salt, battery starter in the trunk. You know what I'm saying? But would he know what to do if he got attacked by an alligator?
This is the kind of book you can take with you on a date if you want something to talk about. I took it to Thanksgiving dinner and afterwards we sat around asking questions to see if anyone would know what to do in a situation.
As I'm sitting here writing this review I'm sipping a delicious beverage that cannot stop drinking. Absolutely fabulous stuff! Made from roasted soya that you brew like coffee. My doctor said my cholesterol dropped 30 points thanks to this. Look for it online at www.s oycoffee.com. As for the book, it's pure pleasure reading.
I love this book it is fun to read and very helpful I take it every were. Very good to have with you.
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Summary: Interesting, but too short and thus overpriced
Review: Disregarding the probability of your engagement into those life and death scenarios (unless you are Bond or Bourne), the topics are very interesing. Please read the "See sample pages" for a quick look of what those "tips" refer to. However, I have a serious complaint about it. There are only 40 "How to" in this handy book. For the price of it, 40 more should be included. I didnt suppose to pay nearly fifteen bucks for a book which I could finish within an hour.
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Summary: Kill two birds with one stone!
Review: Turn otherwise wasted down-time into a great learning opportunity. Although there is no specific advice for how to kill two birds with one stone in the book, our bathroom guests have enjoyed learning about other survival situations while attending to their duties. A sturdy cover and compact size makes this book especially suited to a harsh bathroom environment. Highly recommended!
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Summary: Instructions on day to day life, well maybe not day to ....
Review: This handbook gives the reader instructions on aspects of everyday life from how to deal with a snake bite to how to jump from a motorcycle into a moving car (something most people do quite frequently). How to hot wire a car or kick in a door is a must for any want to be criminal. Some of the things in here you're not real likely to use but it is interesting to read up on how they are done.
Lot of things you're more likely to be taught the correct way when partaking in the activity itself by actual instructors such as what to do if your air tank doesn't work while scuba diving but for people never likely to partake in some of the activites in this book who may be interested in what if questions then this book can suffice. It is pretty unlikely you are going to whip this little book out of your pocket as you are plummeting to earth when your parachute doesn't open and things like that but this book is an interesting read on what the ideal thing to do is.
A better book is the later version of this by one of the same authors of this book called The Action Hero's Handbook which also includes a lot of humour and acts as if the reader wants to be an action star in movies.
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