New Releases by David Borgenicht

Fake your way through a presentation, slip out of the room unnoticed, stay awake through agenda overload, and video conference from the beach.

Leave it to the experts of the best-selling Worst-Case Scenario series to ferret out the most scandalous, dangerous, incompetent, and downright awful people to ever seek power. The most lavish palaces, the bloodiest coups, the stupidest declarations. . . . Plus all the lists, charts, maps, and profiles that have made the Worst-Case Scenario Almanacs such a success. Which country had more governments in the past 175 years—Italy or Bolivia? What ever happened to all those people who ran for vice president of the United States of America—and lost? Illustrated, step-by-step scenarios describe how to respond when confronted with misfortune or challenge, including how to give a concession speech, kiss a drooling baby, escape a sex scandal, and evade the truth.

The authors of the phenomenally best-selling Worst-Case Scenario Survival series have taught millions to prepare for the worst—but how can readers be sure they''re really ready? The Worst-Case Scenario Book of Survival Questions collects hundreds of survival dilemmas and questions designed to test true survival skill and daring. Fifty percent longer than the handbooks, this challenging, interactive, and informative book is packed with survival trivia, expert tips, adventurous situations, and illustrations. Your car is careening toward a 20-foot drop into a river: do you leap from the car immediately, or wait to swim free once it begins to sink? Is it worse to be lost in the jungle during the day or in the desert at night? If you had to perform an emergency tracheotomy, where would you make the incision? In hundreds of multiple-choice quizzes, story problems, and questions, The Worst-Case Scenario Book of Survival Questions provides need-to-know answers to life''s unexpected turns for the worst. Also included is a Worst-Case Scenario Aptitude Test (WCSAT), which can be scored at home to ensure optimum readiness. Don''t wait until it''s too late!

Get over it! What to do if you''re left at the altar; tell-tale signs your relationship is over; treating red, puffy eyes; and how to make your bed feel less empty.

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.

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

Following the success of The Complete Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook (more than 150,000 copies sold!), this ruggedly handsome hardcover collection brings together new and classic advice from Worst-Case experts to help readers master the manly artsfrom wrestling an alligator to calming a crying child to extinguishing backyardbarbeque fireswith all the contents fully searchable on an accompanying CD.

Your "best friend" shouldn''t poop on the rug. Puppy-proof your home; remove skunk odors; give your dog the Heimlich maneuver.

From the experts of the bestselling Worst-Case Scenario Almanac series comes this collection of step-by step scenarios for surviving (or spinning your way out of) political disasters and mishaps.

Based on the best-selling book The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook, The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Kit is the essential tool for confronting life''s unexpected perils. Whether you''re caught in a tornado or under attack from a swarm of killer bees, here are step-by-step survival instructions to guide you through the worst of the worst, printed on 15 portable, two-sided cards for quick and easy reference. The kit also includes a MacGyver-like multitool and a small aluminum whistle, both of which attach to your keychain so you can carry them with you everywhere. Because you just never know . . .Published under license from Chronicle Books, LLC. Worst-Case Scenario(R) and The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook(TM) are trademarks of Quirk Productions, Inc. The kits are based on the books The WORST-CASE SCENARIO Survival Handbook(TM), (c) 1999 by Quirk Productions, Inc., and The WORST-CASE SCENARIO Survival Handbook(TM): Dating & Sex, (c) 2001 by Quirk Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. First published by Chronicle Books LLC, San Francisco, California, USA.

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...

In Nov. 1998, Sesame Street celebrated 3 decades as one of the most popular & influential programs ever created. Here are the memorable moments, unique humor & larger-than-life characters remembered by the show''s millions of fans, with lots of color photos. This is the first-ever authorized book about Sesame Street about adults. Discover how Oscar the Grouch got his name & what''s really in Big Bird''s nest; learn the lyrics to the classic songs; count along with Count von Count; & take the Bert & Ernie personality quiz. Then go behind the scenes to see how Muppets are made & skillfully maneuvered around the set by talented Muppeteers. Includes celebrity flashbacks, rare photos, actual scripts, candid interviews, & secret facts.

From the Andy Griffith Show to Wonder Woman, from sitcoms to game shows to police and medical dramas, television has charmed the Baby Boomers and is now enticing the "twentysomething" MTV generation. Quotes, songs, questions and answers, theme songs and more make this book the playful companion for friends leaping back into their pool of youthful memories.

A look at English rural tradition, from thatching and ploughing to village cricket.