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The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook (The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbooks)
Danger! It lurks at every corner. Volcanoes. Sharks. Quicksand. Terrorists. The pilot of the plane blacks out and it's up to you to land the jet. What do you do? The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook is here to help: jam-packed with how-to, hands-on, step-by-step, illustrated instructions on everything you need to know FAST-from defusing a bomb to delivering a baby in...more
Paperback, 176 pages
Published
October 1st 1999
by Chronicle Books
(first published January 1st 1999)
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Mar 18, 2010
Kim (magicsandwiches) Lawyer
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5 of 5 stars
Shelves:
must-own-to-read-over-and-over
What a great reference book to keep in the bathroom or on the coffee table! There are some sections which really are completely irrelevant, but most of it is absolutely fascinating, not to mention hilarious. What do you do if the elevator starts to plummet? How do you leap off a building into a dumpster properly? What's the best way to wrestle an alligator and can it really be done? Want to escape from killer bees? What should you do if your parachute doesn't open? How can you escape from a bad...more
this book was very informative, and written nicely. the book had scenarios from how to deliver a baby in the back of a taxi, to how to survive a killer bee attack. so no matter what the scenario, it was most likely in the book. the book also had different sections. such as great escapes and entrances, the best defense, leaps of faith, emergencies and adventure survival.
the format of the book helped with understanding how to perform all of the feats. it would give a few steps in the process and...more
the format of the book helped with understanding how to perform all of the feats. it would give a few steps in the process and...more
Genre: Intructional Guide
The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook
This book was about real-random situations that a human could possibly be caught in and tells you the smartest and the best intrustions to help you get out/ deal with the problem FAST!
What I really enjoyed about this book is that it tells you what NOT to do. I think it is really amusing but helpful. Some of the situations are quite absurd though. for example on page #84 " How to leap from a motorcycle to a car." Noboy would actua...more
The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook
This book was about real-random situations that a human could possibly be caught in and tells you the smartest and the best intrustions to help you get out/ deal with the problem FAST!
What I really enjoyed about this book is that it tells you what NOT to do. I think it is really amusing but helpful. Some of the situations are quite absurd though. for example on page #84 " How to leap from a motorcycle to a car." Noboy would actua...more
Ever wonder how to treat a snakebite? How about when you lock your keys in your car and you wonder if you might be able to break into it somehow? And the dos and don’ts of a tourniquet – what are they?
All this and so much more is explained in the small, comfortable, pocket-sized, handy-dandy The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook, by writers Joshua Piven and David Borgenicht.
This nice, yellow book is only 176 pages long, with easily understandable writing and clear diagrams of what to do in s...more
All this and so much more is explained in the small, comfortable, pocket-sized, handy-dandy The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook, by writers Joshua Piven and David Borgenicht.
This nice, yellow book is only 176 pages long, with easily understandable writing and clear diagrams of what to do in s...more
Random, I know. Someone at work left this in the “Free” box and I decided it looked interesting so I grabbed it. It contains a bunch of little sections with illustrations, bullet point explanations, and explanatory paragraphs about a variety of things such as “How to Break Down a Door”, “How to Land a Plane”, “How to Leap from a Motorcycle to a Car”, and (if that fails) “How to Jump from a Moving Car”. You know, every-day practical kinds of things. Obviously I hope I would never have to use any...more
This book is about what you always wanted to know about all kinds of weird life-threatening situations but were either afraid to ask - or just weren't lucky enough to lay your hands on a book like this!
If, just like me, you go about your daily chores wondering "what if"...
What if a crodile bites your hand off?
What if your car falls into a river?
What if a shark wants to eat you?
What if you get lost in a desert?
... then this is the perfect read for you.
Doesn't matter that the nearest crocodile is...more
If, just like me, you go about your daily chores wondering "what if"...
What if a crodile bites your hand off?
What if your car falls into a river?
What if a shark wants to eat you?
What if you get lost in a desert?
... then this is the perfect read for you.
Doesn't matter that the nearest crocodile is...more
Nov 19, 2012
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This book is called The Worst-cases Scenario Survival Handbook, by Joshua Piven, and David Borgenicht, and it is a consumer text because it has mini how-to's in it. This book is funny in some places, but somethings you need to know, like: "How to deal with a downed power line" or "How to preform tracheotomy", which can save a life. Some of this stuff though, you might not need to know, like: "How to jump from a building into a dumpster". Who would need to do that, and it is not like there would...more
I really enjoyed reading this book! I thought it would be boring, pointless information, but I learned really useful things that will make me feel safer and calmer in emergency situations. This guide talked about safe procedures in unlikely situations. It had everything from hot wiring a car to escaping from a shark to surviving being stuck in the desert. Most of the information I will hopefully never need to know, but reading about it was still surprisingly interesting. I was constantly shocked...more
Oct 14, 2007
Corey D.
rated it
2 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
who want guests to enjoy your bathroom
Now I doubt I'll need to know how to jump three stories into a street level dumpster, but if I do this book will have helped me.
This is a nice bathroom reader, if you really want to use this in a survival scenario it will make a nice fire starter.
This is a nice bathroom reader, if you really want to use this in a survival scenario it will make a nice fire starter.
Is it humor, or real life? Is it a joke, or a real manual for survival? The answer to both is yes. The authors sought out the most respected experts for survival advice in each scenario and present it in a no nonsense manner. The instructions are concise and accompanied by detailed but clear illustrations of the required physical action to survive each situation. So why do I cross-reference it in the subject of humor? Because it's ridiculous to think that an average person would need such advice...more
I thought this book was very informational and amusing. As this book tells the readers various survival methods in various situations - such as how to get out of a quicksand or how to fend off predators or how to survive falling from a high place, that are verified by experts of the case, readers gain accurate information on how to survive such situations and continue their life.
I thought that, even though the chances of using most of the methods introduced in this book are very low, it is usefu...more
I thought that, even though the chances of using most of the methods introduced in this book are very low, it is usefu...more
This book is interesting, informative, and practical--if you ever find yourself in one of the one-in-a-million-chance-of-occurring situations that it tells you how to survive. Even if these events will probably never happen, this book still makes for an interesting read.
If I ever find myself in a situation where I have to wrestle and alligator or jump off a building into a dumpster, I will be eternally grateful to the authors of this book. It was concise and entertaining, and may, though the cha...more
If I ever find myself in a situation where I have to wrestle and alligator or jump off a building into a dumpster, I will be eternally grateful to the authors of this book. It was concise and entertaining, and may, though the cha...more
Wait, Mr. Mountain Lion, before you attack me, let me see how to handle this situation...
This is the funniest joke about this series: this book gives you detailed instructions, which,having never tested them, I assume to be accurate. However, unless you can flip and read and apply the information in less than six nanoseconds, this book is useless. Unless, of course, you truly take to heart such lessons as how to land when falling out of a very tall building or what to do in the case of a tidal w...more
This is the funniest joke about this series: this book gives you detailed instructions, which,having never tested them, I assume to be accurate. However, unless you can flip and read and apply the information in less than six nanoseconds, this book is useless. Unless, of course, you truly take to heart such lessons as how to land when falling out of a very tall building or what to do in the case of a tidal w...more
"How To Fend Off A Shark:
1. Hit back. If a shark is coming toward you or attacks you, use anything you have in your possession - a camera, probe, harpoon gun, your fist - to hit the shark's eyes or gills, which are the areas most sensitive to pain.
2. Make quick, sharp, repeated jabs in these areas. Sharks are predators and will usually only follow through on an attack if they have the advantage, so making the shark unsure of its advantage in any way possible will increase your chances of surviva...more
1. Hit back. If a shark is coming toward you or attacks you, use anything you have in your possession - a camera, probe, harpoon gun, your fist - to hit the shark's eyes or gills, which are the areas most sensitive to pain.
2. Make quick, sharp, repeated jabs in these areas. Sharks are predators and will usually only follow through on an attack if they have the advantage, so making the shark unsure of its advantage in any way possible will increase your chances of surviva...more
I was given this book by a friend a few years ago, with the insistence that it was required reading for me—the paranoiac. A true paranoiac would have been too worried about not immediately acquiring the information contained in this book for fear of being attacked, unprepared, on a moving train…or thrown into and locked in a room…or attacked by an alligator, unprepared, on a moving train…or thrown into and locked in a room with an alligator…or a shark… So, by delaying reading, I think I have pro...more
A fantastic and rather whimsical look at some of the more insane tight spots a person will want to get out of.
Ever lain awake at night plotting ways to escape in case of fire or earthquake or break-in? Ever jogged past a park and wondered how to react if a bear or alligator lunges out at you? Ever worried as a road-rage car zoomed up behind you in traffic? Well worry no more! This book has the escape plans for those scenarios and just about every other emergency situation you might fear.
Plot: A+
Writing: B
Vocabulary: C
Level: Easy
Worldview: Descriptive
Rating: PG13 (Teens will love this book, but shouldn'...more
Plot: A+
Writing: B
Vocabulary: C
Level: Easy
Worldview: Descriptive
Rating: PG13 (Teens will love this book, but shouldn'...more
Funny stuff and maybe useful (I'd say Vin should read this, but he probably already knows it all already!)
Fun, casual reading. This book quickly became popular when it came out some years ago, and I remember people talking about reading it to learn survival skills in case they might need to use them. Like the next time they're swimming through a swamp and need to fend off a pack of hungry alligators, or escape police by diving into a dumpster from three stories. My point is that it's fine, but it's fun and not meant to be a real life saver. I think. That stuff probably works and I bet it's good to k...more
A fun reference with lots of practical advice for survival in various situations. I liked the scope of the book, which ranged from detailed instructions on how to land a plane and cross a river infested with piranhas. It had a fun humor to it as well, with advice on how to ditch a meeting at work and still get credit for being there, how to escape from the trunk of a car, and how to find out the name of someone you wake up next to after drinking too much. All directions were very specific. For e...more
If I landed in quick sand (after wrestling an alligator from a river which I jumped into from a bridge which I landed on after falling from the sky with no parachute) I would surive thanks to this book.
This book has left me so conflicted on one major issue: To swim or not to swim? I just saw a commercial from those Kotex "bust a myth" ads and they say go ahead and swim while menstrating. But according to this handbook if I want to avoid a shark attack I clearly should stay on the beach during c...more
This book has left me so conflicted on one major issue: To swim or not to swim? I just saw a commercial from those Kotex "bust a myth" ads and they say go ahead and swim while menstrating. But according to this handbook if I want to avoid a shark attack I clearly should stay on the beach during c...more
The Worst Case Scenario Survival by Joshya Piven is more than 200 page book about things you can do to help yourself survive the worst cases.
The book is basically a bunch of tips in steps to survive things like plane crashes and getting kidnapped. I really enjoyed this book but hope i never get in any of these situations, but i found it very interesting to learn about what you can do. I think everyone should read this book because you never know when you get in abad situation and you need the s...more
The book is basically a bunch of tips in steps to survive things like plane crashes and getting kidnapped. I really enjoyed this book but hope i never get in any of these situations, but i found it very interesting to learn about what you can do. I think everyone should read this book because you never know when you get in abad situation and you need the s...more
Jul 03, 2010
Bryan
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Really good: When I bought this book, my girlfrind and some friend where making fun of me, but as soon as one of them started reading it, he couldn't let it down and everybody was reading it. It contains information that I hope I'll never need. It's funny, but at the same time the information provided was well researched.
Great for having at your coffee table, since everyone will comment on it.
I belive it might be useful also for actual surviving....
Great for having at your coffee table, since everyone will comment on it.
I belive it might be useful also for actual surviving....
Well I had to read this like one chapter every once in awhile, and it was very interesting. I just hope I can remember what I read should I ever need it, such as "How to Survive If Your Parachute doesn't open" or "How to Survive an Avalanche", How to Survive if you are in the Line of Gunfire" , How to Land a Plane, to survive an earthquake (being from S. Calif I felt pretty well versed on this one, and all other sorts of things. It was pretty interesting.
This handbook written by Joshua Piven was a very interesting read. Even though it was quite small, there were over 200 pages filled with different guides. I found it really helpful but I hope I will never have to use any of them. Some of the worst case scenario's and learning about what to do in the situation was pretty scary however was an eye opener. I recommend this book to everyone so that if they are in one of these situations, they know what to do.
great book creates solutions for troubling scenarios. The trouble is after a while a casual read just gets a person confused about whether to play dead or run for an aligator or a puma. A person should really read it twice, and then review info based on the locale you will be going to. Gives advice for minimum survival gear, and what handy things to do with materials you might have on your person in case of a bus rollover, etc.
This is not a book that you'd want to read straight through. It's more like a reference book if you're ever caught in one of these crazy situations. As I was reading it, I kept thinking, "I saw that in _______ movie!" It kept reminding me of crazy stunt scenes from movies. It could be very helpful to have on hand, but I can't for the life of me understand why it's on the 7th grade reading list. Anyone care to enlighten me on that?
I got this book from mrs.wollard and it is epic. It describes several ways to survive in the worst cases ever: how to jump out of a car, how to fall into a dumpster, how to survive a poisonous snake bite, etc. Everybody who is planning to venture on a high-adventure experience should carry this book with them.
NOTE: if you want to be a stuntman this book is for you.
NOTE: if you want to be a stuntman this book is for you.
Interesting little book. I now have an overview for survial in situations with animals, natural distasters, air disasters, and some B & E and grand theft auto.
While I found the information interesting, I suspect that should I find myself in one of the scenarios and recover from my panic at being in said situation, I will immediately follow with panic that I won't remember what the book said. :)
While I found the information interesting, I suspect that should I find myself in one of the scenarios and recover from my panic at being in said situation, I will immediately follow with panic that I won't remember what the book said. :)
The thing is, you never f***in know when you are going to need said skills presented here in this book. Maybe I'll be traipsing through the jungle and step into some quicksand. When I mange to survive that, I could be chased by swarming bees- I escape, jump into my car, step on the gas full throttle and need to do a quick 180, yeah you got the idea. I do it, and its awesome!
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Nov 27, 2012 06:27pm