The Worst-Case Scenario Almanac: Great Outdoors

by David Borgenicht

Bears. Avalanches. Grill fires. The great outdoors is packed with perils, so be prepared from the moment you lace up your boots. With detailed instructions on how to get out of every kind of trouble in the wild, this new, dynamic almanac format in the best-selling Worst-Case Scenario series provides maximum protectionand gives you something scary to read around the campfire. Profiles of worst-case locations and intrepid explorers, charts and graphs of perilous situations, offbeat lists and factshere is all the information you need in the wilderness to feel safe and terrified at the same time.

Genres: Nonfiction, Survival, Humor

288 pages, Kindle Edition

First published June 7, 2007

About the author

David Borgenicht is the creator and co-author of the best-selling WORST CASE SCENARIO SURVIVAL HANDBOOK series. He is also the author of dozens of other books, including THE STAR TREK BOOK OF OPPOSITES and HOW TO CON YOUR KID. He is the president and publisher of Quirk Books (www.quirkbooks.com), Philadelphia-based publishers of entertaining, informative, and amusing fiction and non-fiction.

Reviews

[Lnsimon]

Interesting tidbits

The worst case books are fun, but this one is all over the map. The organization is good for the first three quarters, but goes off the rails at the end.

[beckett]

Now I know a whole bunch of random facts

[Coco]

Really a fun book to pick up if you are a traveler or an outdoors lover... makes you feel a little safer. :)

[Olivia]

this is a fun read

[Ralph Zoontjens]

Very informative and well-illustrated.