New Releases by David Borgenicht

Everything a groomsman needs to know to handle even the most outrageous crisis, all in one hilarious pocket-sized gift book from the best-selling Worst-Case Scenario series. Turn any wedding party into a crack team of wedding survival experts with this funny pocket-sized guide. It’s the perfect tool to deal with any day-of disaster. Learn how to: Make an emergency cummerbund Revive a guest who has fainted Stop a bad toast Repair a dropped wedding cake And more! Hand these out to your crew and relax in the knowledge that they can handle even the toughest situations!

Everything a bridesmaid needs to know to handle even the most outrageous crisis, all in one hilarious pocket-sized gift book from the best-selling Worst-Case Scenario series. Weddings are stressful, but you’ll feel a lot more relaxed if you know you’re surrounded by survival experts. This funny and useful book, the perfect size to pop in a clutch or tuck inside a bouquet, will give bridesmaids the knowledge they need to deal with any day-of disaster. Learn how to: Fix a broken high heel Revive a guest who has fainted Stop a bad toast Repair a dropped wedding cake And more! Hand these out to your girls and relax in the knowledge that they can handle even the toughest situations!

From the best-selling Worst-Case Scenario series, a hilarious and highly portable manual for surviving any car disaster, from hurricane weather to high-speed pursuits. Getting into a car is the most dangerous thing most of us do every day. And it’s not just the risk of an accident. What if there’s a blizzard? What if your brakes malfunction? What if you’re stuck in traffic and you need to pee? Good news: The Worst-Case Scenario Pocket Guide: Driving is here to help. Learn how to: Evade a pursuer on the highway Escape from a trunk Drive down a flight of stairs Bail out at high speeds And more! Keep one in your glove compartment at all times!

The best-selling (and wildly hilarious) Worst-Case Scenario series is back with 40 extreme survival tips for kids ages 8 to 12, great for adventurous fans of the I Survived series. Erupting volcanoes. Ravenous sharks. Pooping in the woods. The great outdoors is a weird, wonderful, and scare-your-pants-off terrifying place. Whether you’re freezing in the Arctic, escaping quicksand in the jungle, or befriending tarantulas in the desert, this guide has you covered. (Figuratively, not literally. We didn’t have the budget for a blanket-sized book.) Bust this guide open and discover step-by-step instructions for surviving the most extreme situations that Planet Earth can throw at you. Learn how to: Dodge a charging rhinoceros Ride out a sandstorm Navigate by the stars Build a snow cave Cross piranha-infested waters And much more! Yeah, the outdoors can be scary, but you’ve got this indispensable, laugh-out-loud survival guide. So what are you waiting for? Get out there!

More than 200 clever parenting tips to help kids go to bed, clean their room, take a bath, and more—without tears or fights. As a parent, you want nothing more than to keep your child fed, clothed, clean, healthy, and safe. Your kid, meanwhile, wants nothing more than to eat junk, go nude, stay up all night, and fall down a well. Begging doesn’t work. Bribery isn’t sustainable. You don’t want to shout. It’s time to get sneaky. The Sneaky Parent offers a full playbook of clever ploys for beating kids at their own game. With the strategies outlined in this book, you can gently guide kids toward positive choices—while letting them think they’re the ones in control. Learn how to: Boost oral hygiene by pretending a toothbrush is a paintbrush for teeth Render long plane trips painless with a game of “Name That Cloud” Calm separation anxiety by developing fun ways to wave goodbye And dozens of other clever tactics, tricks, and games With a little benevolent sneakiness, children will enthusiastically try new foods, embrace bath time, go to sleep on a schedule, and other necessary but unpopular life skills. The best part? They’ll be sure it was their idea. Previously published as How to Con Your Kid (2012) this edition includes gender-neutral language, updated screen time advice, and more for today''s parent.

It’s the apocalypse—now what? Prepare for the end of civilization with the help of the world’s best-selling survival guide series and learn how to pick yourself up, dust yourself off, and start all over again. The doomsday clock is seconds from midnight. Extinction-level dangers draw closer with every tick. But fear not! Here is an indispensable guide to preparing for and surviving the ultimate in worst-case scenarios, with humor to lighten the load. You can’t panic if you’re laughing. Dozens of survival experts provide illustrated, step-by-step instructions on: How to Pack a Go Bag in Thirty Minutes How to Make Your Bunker Feel Like Home How to Survive an Alien Invasion How to Defeat a Robot Uprising How to Survive the Next Pandemic How to Fend Off a Hostile Clan How to Eat Insects and Rodents How to Rebuild a Utopian Society You''ve gotten this far. Don''t let zombies take you out.

Eres uno de los jóvenes seleccionados para viajar a Marte. Tienes un equipo soñado, las mejores condiciones y un espíritu extremo. ¿Qué podría salir mal? Si no andas con cuidado... ¡Todo! Este fascinante libro te propone vivir tu propia aventura y superar obstáculos inimaginables, a través de diferentes decisiones que te conducirán a 24 posibles finales, ¡pero solo uno es el correcto! Construye, repara, viaja por el espacio y supera accidentes en esta aventura creada por dos escritores, un especialista en la exploración de Marte y un ilustrador de Marvel Cómics.

"What will no doubt become popular airport reading for stranded passengers . . . another eminently practical, enjoyable survival guide." — Publishers Weekly If you have to leave home, TAKE THIS BOOK! The team that brought you the bestselling 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 sandstorm''s headed your way, or your camel just won''t 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 . . . Praise for the Worst-Case Scenario Survival series "The scenarios owe a debt to action flick clichés—how often do you find yourself leaping from rooftop to rooftop?—but their utter implausibility doesn''t make this read any less riveting." — People "What this book lacks in spiritual enlightenment, it more than makes up for with the practical advice you thought you''d never need." — The Irish Times "There is something for everyone. It has a wide range of scenarios from dangerous to just downright irritating . . . It is fun, witty, entertaining and you learn something along the way too." — Quill Quotes

Nunca podemos saber con total certeza con qué giros nos va a sorprender la vida, qué nos espera a la vuelta de la esquina, qué está pasando donde no logramos ver o qué se esconde debajo de la superficie que conocemos. Nunca sabemos cuándo será necesario que realicemos un acto de valentía extrema y debamos escoger entre la vida y la muerte con nuestras propias acciones. En este bestseller internacional, los autores nos ofrecen consejos e instrucciones para salir airoso de situaciones imprevistas en las que podrías jugarte la vida. Dentro de los peligros que aborda, se encuentran situaciones clásicas como arenas movedizas, ataques de tiburón o realización de una traqueotomía urgente; pero también se incluyen amenazas del siglo XXI: cómo eludir un dron, cómo reconocer noticias falsas o cómo escapar de un cenote, entre otras.

Traditional Chinese edition of The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Expert Advice for Extreme Situations

The 20th anniversary edition of the international bestseller With expert, illustrated step-by-step instructions for life''s sudden turns for the worst: Danger! It lurks at every corner. Quicksand. Sharks. Cyberbullies. Super-Flu. From wrestling an alligator to evading drones to landing a plane if the pilot passes out, The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook is here to help. Needed now more than ever, this revised and expanded edition delivers frightening and funny real advice readers need to know fast. With crucial information added from across the Worst-Case series and 20 all-new scenarios for twenty-first century threats (extreme weather, "fake news," dropping a cell phone in the toilet). Fans of the Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook series will need to have the updated 20th anniversary edition to always be adequately prepared for dire situations in this crazy world. Action-packed hardcover handbook brings emergency instruction for anxious times. Expert – and humorous – advice for extreme situations including great escapes and entrances (how to escape from a sinking car), tooth and claw (how to escape from killer bees), technical trouble (how to survive an out-of-control autonomous car), and adventure survival (how to survive an avalanche). Makes a great gift and reference guide for those who like to be prepared for whatever might happen

"On an expedition around the world by sea, the reader chooses between alternatives throughout the book. Only one series of choices will lead safely around the world. Illustrated in comic book style and based on real, true-life facts about sailing the oceans."

Originally published: San Francisco, Calif.: Chronicle Books, A2012.

Hvordan man krydser en flod fyldt med piratfisk. Hvordan man afleverer bestikkelse. Hvordan man stopper et løbsk tog. Hvordan man undgår at blive bortført af en ufo. Hvordan man bygger et læsted i sneen. Hvordan man undslipper fra en bils bagagerum. Hvordan man behandler et skorpionstik. Man bør altid være forberedt på det værst tænkelige – man er i fare fra det øjeblik, man træder uden for sin hoveddør! Denne bog giver med en række illustrationer trin-for-trin instruktioner i, hvad man har brug for at vide. Desuden indeholder bogen et appendiks med rejsestrategier, udtryk og gestus, man kan bruge – eller bør undgå! Bogen fortæller, hvad man kan komme ud for, og hvordan man klarer vanskelige problemer og overlever farlige situationer. Man kan vælge at læse den som ren underholdning, men oplysningerne og rådene er korrekte og bygger på grundig research.

Hvad gør man, når man bliver angrebet af en haj? Eller en krokodille? Eller en bjørn? Hvordan bringer man et barn til verden i en taxa? Hvordan springer man ud af en kørende bil? Hvordan overlever man, hvis ens faldskærm ikke folder sig ud? Hvordan klarer man sig, hvis man er faret vild i en ørken? Den bog, du har i hånden, giver svar på en lang række livsvigtige spørgsmål – og alle de gode råd er gennemprøvede og videnskabeligt underbyggede. Det er en uundværlig guide for alle, der er nervøse for at flyve eller for at færdes i lande, hvor klimaet er anderledes end det danske, og hvor jordskælv, bomber, dræberbier og giftslanger hører til dagens orden.

Be prepared for the worst with expert advice and survival trivia all year long.

This deluxe desk reference includes a hardbound volume of the most popular scenarios from all 11 "Worst-Case Scenario" handbooks, plus the entire contents of all the books on a fully searchable CD.

In the role of one of the crew members sailing a yacht around the world, the reader will encounter dangers and must make decisions that will ensure the survival of the ship and her crew.

With over 9 million copies sold worldwide, the Worst-Case Scenario series has been preparing readers for dangers of all kinds for more than a decade. This handsome large-format hardcover compendium is truly the ultimate guide for handling life''s inevitable Worst-Case Scenarios, collecting—for the first time—hundreds of the best and most crucial scenarios from across the entire 26-book series, along with dozens of all-new and expanded scenarios, charts, and expert tips. Topical, tabloid-style pages explore more than 100 subjects, from storms to stampedes to technology failures and beyond, with special sections highlighting critical information on starting fires, animal encounters, emergency signals, "Can I eat that?" questions, and more. Packed with expert advice and sturdy enough to stop a tiger bite, this gifty tome will keep longtime fans and new initiates safe and entertained in equal measure.

From classic favorites to zany newcomers, Monkeyfarts! is packed to bursing with wild and wacky jokes about monsters, pirates, polar bears, super-heroes, hot dogs, Harry Potter, Vikings, elephants, vampires, and more. With hilarious jokes and bold illustrations, it’s the only joke book you’ll ever need. Who doesn’t love Monkeyfarts!?

Be prepared for the worst with expert advice and survival trivia all year long.

It''s the best of the worst! This edition of the popular series loved by parents and kids alike serves up a wild ride through mudslides, volcanos, shark-infested oceans, menacing mountains, and more. Seventy entries are packed with illuminating facts, eye-popping photos, hilarious illustrations, must-see maps, heaps of humor, and step-by-step instructions. Readers will be armed with the knowledge and skills needed to survive anything and live to tell about it!

Be prepared for the worst with expert advise and survival trivia all year long.

This three-book bundle includes: The Original Junior Edition, the Extreme Junior Edition, and the Weird Junior Edition. The phenomenally successful Worst-Case Scenario series provides kid-friendly, hands-on, step-by-step instructions for outwitting a nosy sibling, surviving a school dance, cleaning your room in a snap, dealing with an irritated parent (recognizing the tell-tale signs!), and more. Braces. Bullies. Chores. Childhood is chock-full of perils--but finally here''s something to come to the rescue.

The reader chooses the course of an adventure in which a crew of astronauts--the youngest to ever make the journey--sets off on a mission to Mars.