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    <body><![CDATA[I read (parts) of this so that I could have something to review for the Westerville Magazine's Nov/Dec issue. It is quite funny. For those who despise the holidays, here's some funny yet practical advice to avoiding a National Lampoon's disaster. Favorite chapter: How to repurpose a fruitcake.<br/>...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/6075962">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[ An early Christmas present for each other, we bought The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Holidays a week or so before Christmas &amp; it's been the bathroom read since then.<br/><br/>The matter-of-fact tone regarding both mundane and unlikely holiday situations (untangling Christmas lights, re...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/5702316">more...</a>]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[It could have been a little funnier, but parts were pretty fun and the whole thing was practical. It only takes an hour to read and maybe it will get you in the holiday spirit, you grinch. ]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[So true...]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[This book is hilarious.  It gives all sorts of simple step by step instructions for surviving whatever catastrophe may befall your holiday season.  I love this whole series.]]></body>
    
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    <body><![CDATA[ This book is Funny. If you ever want to know how to fend off a charging reindeer this book shows how to step by step.<br/>]]></body>
    
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