Un manuel de survie consacré aux situations les plus extrêmes, les plus improbables... et les plus drôles.Ce livre peut vous sauver la vie !A mille lieues des kits de survie pour baroudeurs, ce guide pratique réunit une mine d'explications illustrées et de conseils d'experts réellement utiles, qui vous permettront d'affronter le danger ou d'échapper au pire, avant qu'il ne soit trop tard !- Encaisser un coup de poing;- Démarrer une voiture sans clé de contact;- Faire fuir un requin;- Mettre au monde un bébé dans un taxi;- Soigner une blessure par balle;- Echapper à un taureau qui charge;- Survivre à la morsure d'un serpent venimeux.La plupart de ces situations ne vous arriveront probablement jamais. Probablement. Mais le jour où cela se produira, mieux vaudra avoir lu ce livre! C'est sans doute ce qui lui a valu un énorme succès de librairie aux Etats-Unis, où sa parution a suscité un véritable phénomène de société.
Joshua Piven Livres
Josh Piven est célèbre pour ses livres empreints d'un humour pince-sans-rire, offrant aux lecteurs des conseils pratiques et souvent hilarants pour survivre à des scénarios catastrophe improbables. Son style se caractérise par une approche résolument ironique et ludique de l'information, faisant de ses œuvres une expérience de lecture singulière. Au-delà de l'écriture de livres, il s'est également illustré dans la création télévisuelle et théâtrale, y déployant son esprit vif et son intellect acéré. Son parcours prouve qu'une formation en littérature anglaise peut mener à un succès notable avec une voix véritablement originale.






Manuel de Survie
Situations Extremes
Collects more than 100 of the most manly and popular scenarios from the entire WCS publishing program.
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 the back of a cab. Providing frightening and funny real information in the best-selling tradition of the Paranoid's Pocket Guide and Hypochondriac's Handbook, this indispensable, indestructible pocket-sized guide is the definitive handbook for those times when life takes a sudden turn for the worse. The essential companion for a perilous age. Because you never know...
If you have to leave home, TAKE THIS BOOK! The team that brought you The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook now helps you navigate the perils of travel. Learn what to do when the tarantula crawls up your leg, the riptide pulls you out to sea, the sandstorms headed your way, or your camel just wont stop. Find out how to pass a bribe, remove leeches, climb out of a well, survive a fall onto subway tracks, catch a fish without a rod, and preserve a severed limb. Hands-on, step-by-step instructions show you how to survive these and dozens of other adventures. An appendix of travel tips, useful phrases, and gestures to avoid will also ensure your safe return. Because you just never know...
Forget quicksand and shark attacks, child-rearing is the truly terrifying activity. A screaming baby on an airplane, no diapers (!), monsters hiding in the closet, a long family car trip, the first date—these are the high-risk adventures you need to survive. Fortunately, the authors of the phenomenally best-selling Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook series now keep parents safe, from cradle to teens. Hands-on, step-by-step instructions show you how to remove objects stuck in a child's nose or gum stuck in hair, and how to survive endless soccer games, slumber parties, and sleep deprivation. From baby-proofing the house to dealing with a dead pet, from the perils of the play-date to explaining about the birds and the bees, this essential guide tells parents what to really expect when your worst-case scenario is all in the family.
The Worst Case Scenario: Survival Handboo: Christmas
- 176pages
- 7 heures de lecture
Turkey on fire? Obnoxious relatives headed your way? No one to kiss on New Year's Eve? Here are illustrated, step-by-step instructions to help you survive the joys of the Christmas holiday season;How to Silence a Group of Carol SingersHow to Rescue Someone Stuck in a ChimneyHow to Deal with a Cancelled FlightHow to Untangle Christmas Tree LightsHow to Treat a Tongue Stuck to a PoleHow to Thwart Gift SnoopersHow to Overcome Christmas DepressionHow to Explain That There is No Santa... and dozens of other festivities gone awry.
The authors of the best-selling The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook are back—and they've brought a date. Whatever your own dating nightmares are, take it from the professionals, things can get worse. Just in time for Valentine's Day, here are dozens of scenarios covering every phase of the romantic—or not so romantic—turn of events. Learn how to remove stubborn articles of clothing, slip away from a blind date, and get rid of unsightly stains. Discover the secrets of dealing with a bad kisser and of surviving a meeting with your date's parents. Hands-on, step-by-step illustrated instructions help guide you through these and many more perils d'amor. Tasteful and useful, and with an appendix of great pickup lines, breakup lines, and all-purpose excuses, this is the book you need when you wake up next to someone whose name you can't remember.
Bad Vs Worse
- 240pages
- 9 heures de lecture
From the creator of The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook comes a comprehensive manual on how to make impossible choices in a variety of lose-lose decision-making situations, along with facts, figures, statistics, and tips. Original.
The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Golf
- 176pages
- 7 heures de lecture
The authors of The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook take to the links! Dave and Josh join golf fanatic James Grace, drawing on their own tragic exploits and the experience of experts to help golfers survive dozens of dire situations. Learn how to finish a round with a broken arm, deal with a cigar brush fire, cure golf addiction, or remove a tick. Discover the best way to play out of a water hazard, make it through a lightning storm, or survive being hit in the privates. Hands-on, illustrated, step-by-step instructions guide you through these and other perils lurking on the fairway. With an appendix of rules for bizarre mis-haps, strategies for surmounting dress-code and equipment crises, and other essential survival tips, this handy guide won't help you save par-but it could save your bacon! Don't tee off without it.



