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...
Author(s): Joshua Piven
Publisher: Chronicle Books
Year: 1999
Language: English
Pages: 1260
Tags: Безопасность жизнедеятельности и охрана труда;Школа выживания;
Title Page......Page 1
Copyright and Warning......Page 2
About the Authors......Page 3
Foreword......Page 4
Preface......Page 7
How to Avoid Being Struck by Lightning......Page 9
How to Break Down a Door......Page 12
How to Break into a Car......Page 14
How to Deal with a Charging Bull......Page 16
How to Deal with a Downed Power Line......Page 17
How to Deliver a Baby in a Taxicab......Page 19
How to Escape from a Bear......Page 22
How to Escape from a Mountain Lion......Page 24
How to Escape from a Sinking Car......Page 26
How to Escape from Killer Bees......Page 28
How to Escape from Quicksand......Page 30
How to Fend Off a Shark......Page 31
How to Get to the Surface If Your Scuba Tank Runs Out of Air......Page 33
How to Hot-wire a Car......Page 35
How to Identify a Bomb......Page 37
How to Jump from a Bridge or Cliff into a River......Page 40
How to Jump from a Building into a Dumpster......Page 42
How to Jump from a Moving Car......Page 44
How to Land a Plane......Page 45
How to Leap from a Motorcycle to a Car......Page 48
How to Make Fire Without Matches......Page 50
How to Maneuver on Top of a Moving Train and Get Inside......Page 53
How to Perform a Fast 180-Degree Turn with Your Car......Page 55
How to Perform a Tracheotomy......Page 57
How to Ram a Car......Page 59
How to Survive a Poisonous Snake Attack......Page 60
How to Survive Adrift at Sea......Page 62
How to Survive an Avalanche......Page 65
How to Survive an Earthquake......Page 67
How to Survive If You Are in the Line of Gunfire......Page 70
How to Survive If Your Parachute Fails to Open......Page 72
How to Survive When Lost in the Desert......Page 74
How to Survive When Lost in the Mountains......Page 79
How to Take a Punch......Page 81
How to Treat a Bullet or Knife Wound......Page 84
How to Treat a Leg Fracture......Page 87
How to Treat Frostbite......Page 89
How to Use a Defibrillator to Restore a Heartbeat......Page 91
How to Win a Sword Fight......Page 93
How to Win a Swordfight......Page 95
How to Wrestle Free from an Alligator......Page 98
The Experts......Page 100
Title Page......Page 107
Copyright and Warning......Page 108
About the Authors......Page 109
Foreword......Page 111
Introduction......Page 114
Foreign Emergency Phrases......Page 116
General Travel Strategies......Page 118
Gestures to Avoid......Page 119
How to Build a Shelter in the Snow......Page 121
How to Catch Fish without a Rod......Page 123
How to Climb out of a Well......Page 124
How to Control a Runaway Camel......Page 127
How to Crash-Land a Plane on Water......Page 128
How to Cross a Piranha-Infested River......Page 132
How to Deal with a Tarantula......Page 134
How to Escape from a Car Hanging over the Edge of a Cliff......Page 136
How to Escape from the Trunk of a Car......Page 138
How to Escape When Tied Up......Page 139
How to Find Water on a Deserted Island......Page 141
How to Find Your Way without a Compass......Page 143
How to Foil a Scam Artist......Page 145
How to Foil a UFO Abduction......Page 147
How to Jump from a Moving Train......Page 149
How to Jump from Rooftop to Rooftop......Page 151
How to Lose Someone Who Is Following You......Page 153
How to Make Animal Traps......Page 156
How to Navigate a Minefield......Page 159
How to Pass a Bribe......Page 161
How to Purify Water......Page 162
How to Ram a Barricade......Page 164
How to Remove a Leech......Page 165
How to Stop a Car with No Brakes......Page 167
How to Stop a Runaway Horse......Page 169
How to Stop a Runaway Passenger Train......Page 170
How to Survive a Fall onto Subway Tracks......Page 173
How to Survive a High-Rise Hotel Fire......Page 175
How to Survive a Hostage Situation......Page 177
How to Survive a Mugging......Page 179
How to Survive a Riot......Page 181
How to Survive a Riptide......Page 184
How to Survive a Sandstorm......Page 185
How to Survive a Trip over a Waterfall......Page 186
How to Survive a Tsunami......Page 187
How to Survive a Volcanic Eruption......Page 188
How to Survive an Airplane Crash......Page 190
How to Survive in a Plummeting Elevator......Page 193
How to Survive in Frigid Water......Page 195
How to Survive When Lost in the Jungle......Page 197
How to Survive When You Fall through Ice......Page 199
How to Tail a Thief......Page 200
How to Treat a Scorpion Sting......Page 202
How to Treat a Severed Limb......Page 204
Strategies for Flying......Page 207
Strategies for Hotels......Page 208
Strategies for Packing......Page 209
Strategies for Travel in Dangerous Regions......Page 210
The Experts......Page 211
Title Page......Page 217
Copyright and Warning......Page 218
Acknowledgments......Page 219
About the Authors......Page 220
Introduction......Page 221
Five Critical Knots......Page 222
How to Avoid a Vampire Attack......Page 223
How to Bail Out of a Street Luge......Page 225
How to Clean and Cook a Squirrel......Page 227
How to Cross between Buildings on a Wire......Page 229
How to Deal with a Quadruple Blowout......Page 231
How to Deal with a Suspicious White Powder......Page 234
How to Drive through a Chemical Spill......Page 236
How to Escape a Wild Taxi Ride......Page 238
How to Escape from a Charging Rhino......Page 239
How to Escape from a Giant Octopus......Page 241
How to Escape from an Angry Gorilla......Page 243
How to Escape from Fire Ants......Page 245
How to Fall down a Flight of Stairs......Page 247
How to Free Your Leg from a Bear Trap......Page 248
How to Land a Hang Glider in a Wind Shear......Page 250
How to Land a Helicopter If the Engine Fails......Page 252
How to Land a Runaway Hot Air Balloon......Page 255
How to Leave a Trail for Rescuers If You Are Lost in the Wilderness......Page 258
How to Outwit a Pack of Wolves......Page 260
How to Save Yourself from Choking......Page 262
How to Save Yourself If You Are Having a Heart Attack......Page 263
How to Ski off a 100-Foot Drop......Page 264
How to Steer Your Bike Down a Rock Face......Page 267
How to Stitch a Gaping Wound......Page 269
How to Survive a Bungee Jumping Disaster......Page 272
How to Survive a Fall down a Street Grating......Page 274
How to Survive a Flash Flood......Page 275
How to Survive a Flu Pandemic......Page 278
How to Survive a Motorcycle Spinout......Page 280
How to Survive a Mud Slide......Page 281
How to Survive a Race Car Spinout......Page 283
How to Survive a Rollover in a Car......Page 285
How to Survive a Two-Wave Hold-Down......Page 287
How to Survive an Elephant Stampede......Page 290
How to Survive If You Are Buried Alive......Page 292
How to Survive If You Are Stranded on an Iceberg......Page 294
How to Survive If Your Car Careens down a Mountainside......Page 296
How to Survive If Your Food Is Being Poisoned......Page 299
How to Survive Nuclear Fallout......Page 301
How to Survive When Stuck on a Mountain Ledge in a Blizzard......Page 304
How to Survive When Stuck on an Opening Drawbridge......Page 306
How to Survive When Trapped in a Sewer......Page 308
How to Take a Bullet......Page 311
Last-Ditch Foods You Can Eat......Page 312
Last-Ditch Liquids You Can Drink and Last-Ditch Foods You Can Eat......Page 313
Last-Ditch Liquids You Can Drink......Page 314
The Experts......Page 315
Title Page......Page 318
Copyright and Warning......Page 319
Acknowledgments......Page 320
About the Authors......Page 322
Introduction......Page 324
How to Carry a Date Who Is Passed Out......Page 326
How to Create Privacy If Your Door Does Not Lock......Page 328
How to Deal with a Bad Kisser......Page 330
How to Deal with a Cheating Lover......Page 333
How to Deal with a Date Who Moves Too Fast......Page 334
How to Deal with a Drunken Date......Page 336
How to Deal with Bad Breath......Page 338
How to Deal with Body Odor......Page 340
How to Determine If Your Date Is a Con Artist......Page 342
How to Determine If Your Date Is an Axe Murderer......Page 344
How to Determine If Your Date Is Married......Page 346
How to Determine the Gender of Your Date......Page 348
How to End a Relationship......Page 350
How to Escape from a Bad Date......Page 351
How to Fake an Orgasm......Page 356
How to Fend Off a Pickup Artist......Page 358
How to Fend Off an Obsessive Ex......Page 360
How to Fend Off Competitors for Your Date......Page 362
How to Get an Emergency Reservation......Page 366
How to Have an Affair and Not Get Caught......Page 368
How to Have Sex in a Small Space......Page 371
How to Remove Difficult Clothing......Page 374
How to Save Your Date from Choking......Page 377
How to Sober Up Fast......Page 380
How to Spot a Fake......Page 381
How to Stop a Wedding......Page 383
How to Survive a Fashion Emergency......Page 385
How to Survive If You Are Stopped by the Police......Page 387
How to Survive If You Forget a Birthday......Page 389
How to Survive If You Have Excessive Gas......Page 390
How to Survive If You Run into Your Ex......Page 392
How to Survive If You Wake Up Next to Someone Whose Name You Dont Remember......Page 393
How to Survive If Your Credit Card Is Declined......Page 396
How to Survive Meeting the Parents......Page 399
How to Survive Snoring......Page 401
How to Treat a Pimple......Page 403
How to Treat a Shaving Wound......Page 404
Guide to Body Language......Page 407
Pickup Lines to Avoid......Page 408
The Its Not You, Its Me Letter......Page 410
Useful Excuses......Page 411
The Experts......Page 413
Title Page......Page 419
Copyright and Warning......Page 420
Acknowledgments......Page 421
About the Authors......Page 422
Introduction......Page 423
Food Equivalency Chart......Page 425
How to Ask Your Parents for Money......Page 426
How to Avoid a Disaster Mattress......Page 428
How to Avoid Doing Laundry......Page 430
How to Avoid Going to the Wrong College Z......Page 432
How to Avoid Going to the Wrong College......Page 435
How to Avoid the Freshman Fifteen......Page 438
How to Chill Beverages without a Refrigerator......Page 440
How to Date Three People at Once......Page 442
How to Deal with a Nightmare Roommate......Page 443
How to Deal with a Promiscuous Roommate......Page 445
How to Deal with an Unexpected Visit from Your Parents......Page 447
How to Deal with the Aftermath of a Wild Party......Page 450
How to Deal with The Spins......Page 454
How to Decorate Your Room When Youre Broke......Page 456
How to Eat When Youre Broke......Page 461
How to Get a Free Drink When Youre Broke......Page 464
How to Get into a Class That Is Full......Page 466
How to Hide Things in Your Dorm Room......Page 468
How to Identify Unsafe Cafeteria Food......Page 471
How to Open a Bottle without an Opener......Page 473
How to Pad a Resume......Page 477
How to Pull an All-Nighter......Page 480
How to Put Out a Microwave Fire......Page 482
How to Sleep in the Library......Page 483
How to Sound Intelligent Useful Names......Page 485
How to Survive a Boring Class......Page 487
How to Survive a Night in Jail......Page 490
How to Survive a Stadium Riot......Page 492
How to Survive Class When Hungover......Page 494
How to Survive in a Small Room......Page 496
How to Survive Initiation Night......Page 498
How to Survive Sports Emergencies......Page 501
How to Survive the Dorm Bathroom......Page 505
How to Survive the Walk of Shame......Page 508
How to Survive When Youre Called On and Dont Know the Answer......Page 510
How to Take a Test When You Have Not Studied......Page 511
How to Take on a New Identity......Page 514
How to Tell Your Parents Youve Been Expelled......Page 518
How to Write a Last-Minute Paper......Page 519
Worst-Case Scenario Survival Diploma......Page 521
The Experts......Page 522
Title Page......Page 525
Copyright and Warning......Page 526
Acknowledgments......Page 527
About the Authors......Page 528
Introduction......Page 529
Jargon Bingo......Page 531
How to Avoid Downsizing......Page 532
How to Clean Up a Spill in Aisle Seven......Page 534
How to Cover Your Mistakes......Page 536
How to Deal with a Nightmare Boss......Page 541
How to Deal with a Nightmare Co-Worker......Page 544
How to Deal with a Nightmare Customer......Page 547
How to Disguise a Tattoo......Page 550
How to Enhance Your Stature......Page 553
How to Escape a Stockroom Avalanche......Page 557
How to Fix a Dented Company Vehicle......Page 559
How to Get a Job Youre Not Qualified For......Page 561
How to Identify a Nightmare Workplace......Page 568
How to Make an Impromptu Toast......Page 570
How to Remove a Tie Caught in the Document Feeder......Page 572
How to Restore a Shredded Document......Page 573
How to Retrieve a Candy Bar Stuck in the Lunchroom Vending Machine......Page 575
How to Sneak Out of a Meeting......Page 577
How to Spot a Shoplifter......Page 580
How to Survive a Nightmare Business Trip......Page 582
How to Survive a Workplace Romance......Page 587
How to Survive If Trapped in......Page 589
How to Survive If You Are Caught Slacking......Page 595
How to Survive in a Tiny Workspace......Page 597
How to Survive the Interview......Page 601
How to Survive the Office Picnic......Page 604
How to Thwart a Lunch Thief......Page 607
How to Treat Workplace Injuries......Page 609
How to Unclog the Office Toilet Without a Plunger......Page 613
The I Quit Letter......Page 616
The Experts......Page 617
Title Page......Page 621
Copyright and Warning......Page 622
Acknowledgments......Page 623
About the Authors......Page 624
Introduction......Page 625
Gift Evaluator Thank-You Note Generator......Page 627
Wedding Survival Checklists......Page 629
How to Avoid a Fight for the Bouquet......Page 630
How to Avoid an Allergic Reaction to Flowers......Page 632
How to Break Up an Argument......Page 634
How to Conceal Wedding Day Blemishes......Page 635
How to Deal with an Intoxicated Bridesmaid......Page 637
How to Deal with an Overbearing Mother-in-Law......Page 639
How to Deal with Lost Rings......Page 640
How to Deal with Outdoor Wedding Disasters......Page 642
How to Deal with Wedding Night Jitters......Page 644
How to Deal with Wedding-Related Injuries......Page 646
How to Find the Groom......Page 651
How to Fix the Brides Wedding Attire......Page 654
How to Fix the Grooms Wedding Attire......Page 660
How to Keep the Bride and Groom from Seeing Each Other Before the Wedding......Page 666
How to Maintain Composure During the Ceremony......Page 668
How to Make an Emergency Garter......Page 671
How to Make Your Betrotheds Parents Like You......Page 672
How to Raise Money for the Wedding......Page 674
How to Repair a Dropped Cake......Page 676
How to Repurpose Unwanted Gifts......Page 679
How to Revive a Guest Who Has Fainted......Page 680
How to Stop a Bad Toast......Page 681
How to Survive a Honeymoon Disaster......Page 683
How to Survive If Someone Objects......Page 686
How to Survive If the Band Doesnt Show Up......Page 687
How to Survive If the Brides Gown Is Lost......Page 689
How to Survive If the Flowers Dont Arrive......Page 692
How to Survive If the Officiant Doesnt Show Up......Page 695
How to Survive If You Forget Your Anniversary......Page 696
How to Survive the Bachelor Party......Page 698
How to Survive the Bridal Shower......Page 701
How to Survive the First Dance If You Have Two Left Feet......Page 704
How to Survive the Receiving Line......Page 707
How to Treat a Panic Attack......Page 709
How to Trim the Guest List......Page 712
The Experts......Page 714
Title Page......Page 718
Copyright and Warning......Page 719
Acknowledgments......Page 720
About the Authors......Page 721
Introduction......Page 722
How to Babyproof the House......Page 724
How to Bond with Your Teenager......Page 727
How to Break into Your Car If Your Baby Is Locked Inside......Page 730
How to Bribe Your Child......Page 732
How to Construct an Emergency Crib......Page 733
How to Control a Stroller in Extreme Conditions......Page 735
How to Deal with a Dead Pet......Page 738
How to Deal with a Screaming Baby on an Airplane......Page 740
How to Deal with a Smart Aleck......Page 742
How to Deal with Provocative Clothing......Page 744
How to Discipline an Imaginary Friend......Page 745
How to Fix a Wagon Wheel......Page 746
How to Get Your Baby to Sleep......Page 749
How to Give Your Baby a Bath without a Bathtub......Page 751
How to Make an Emergency Bottle......Page 753
How to Make Emergency Toys......Page 755
How to Make Your Child Eat Vegetables......Page 757
How to Make Your Child Get Dressed......Page 759
How to Prevent Backpack Overload......Page 761
How to Protect Yourself from Unwanted Wetness......Page 762
How to Recapitate a Doll......Page 764
How to Remove a Hand Stuck in a Jar......Page 767
How to Remove a Wad of Paper from Your Childs Nose......Page 770
How to Remove Chewing Gum from Hair......Page 772
How to Repair a Broken Stroller......Page 774
How to Rid a Bedroom of Monsters......Page 776
How to Save for College......Page 777
How to Soundproof Your Teenagers Room......Page 780
How to Survive a Long Car Trip......Page 782
How to Survive a Meeting with the Principal......Page 784
How to Survive a Slumber Party......Page 786
How to Survive a Soccer Saturday......Page 788
How to Survive BabyGear Overload......Page 791
How to Survive Baby-Gear Overload......Page 793
How to Survive Empty-Nest Syndrome......Page 795
How to Survive If Your Child Moves Back In......Page 796
How to Survive Playing Catch......Page 798
How to Survive Teenage Angst......Page 800
How to Survive the Prom......Page 802
How to Survive When Your Child Brings Home a Stray......Page 804
How to Survive Your Childs First Date......Page 806
How to Survive Your Childs First Driving Lesson......Page 809
How to Tell If Your Child Was Switched at Birth......Page 812
How to Track Your Teenagers Movements......Page 813
How to Untie a Severely Knotted Shoelace......Page 815
Birds-and-Bees Speech and Instant-Messaging Decoder......Page 817
Essential Parental Cliches......Page 818
Glossary of Teenage Slang......Page 819
The Experts......Page 820
Title Page......Page 824
Copyright and Warning......Page 825
Acknowledgments......Page 826
About the Authors......Page 827
Introduction......Page 828
How to Avoid Shooting a Champagne Cork......Page 829
How to Deal with a Bad Gift......Page 832
How to Deal with a Canceled Flight......Page 834
How to Deal with a Meddling Parent......Page 836
How to Determine the Contents of a Wrapped Gift......Page 838
How to Drive in a Blizzard......Page 841
How to Escape a Runaway Parade Balloon......Page 844
How to Evade a Stampede of Shoppers......Page 846
How to Extinguish a Burning Turkey......Page 848
How to Extinguish a Christmas Tree Fire......Page 852
How to Fend Off a Charging Reindeer......Page 854
How to Fend Off an Unwanted Kiss......Page 856
How to Fit into Clothing That Is Too Tight......Page 858
How to Make an Emergency Angel......Page 861
How to Make an Emergency Menorah......Page 864
How to Make Menorah Candles from Crayons......Page 866
How to Open a Bottle of Wine with a Broken Cork......Page 868
How to Overcome Holiday Depression......Page 870
How to Prevent a Tree from Toppling Over......Page 872
How to Put Out a Grease Fire......Page 874
How to Repurpose a Fruitcake......Page 876
How to Rescue Someone Stuck in a Chimney......Page 878
How to Resize a Christmas Tree......Page 881
How to Silence a Group of Carolers......Page 883
How to Stop a Runaway One-Horse Open Sleigh......Page 885
How to Survive a Fall from a Ladder......Page 888
How to Survive a Runaway Sled......Page 890
How to Survive Christmas Tree Light Disasters......Page 892
How to Survive If You Have No One to Kiss on New Years Eve......Page 895
How to Thwart Gift Snoopers......Page 897
How to Treat a Tongue Stuck to a Pole......Page 899
How to Treat a Wrapping-Paper Cut......Page 900
How to Treat Food Poisoning......Page 901
How to Treat Mistletoe Poisoning......Page 903
How to Win a Snowball Fight......Page 906
How to Wrap a Present Without Wrapping Paper......Page 910
The There Is No Santa Claus Speech and New Years Resolution-O-Matic......Page 912
The Experts......Page 913
Title Page......Page 918
Copyright and Warning......Page 919
Acknowledgments......Page 920
About the Authors......Page 921
Foreword......Page 922
Introduction......Page 924
Rules and Regulations......Page 926
How to Avoid Dehydration......Page 931
How to Avoid Getting Hit by a Ball......Page 932
How to Avoid Lightning......Page 934
How to Carom the Ball Off a Wall......Page 935
How to Carry an Injured Golfer......Page 937
How to Control Your Golf Rage......Page 939
How to Cure a Golf Addiction......Page 940
How to Deal with a Snake Near Your Ball......Page 943
How to Deal with an Alligator Near Your Ball......Page 946
How to Disarm an Irate Golfer......Page 948
How to Drive with a Putter......Page 950
How to Get a Cart Out of a Sand Trap......Page 952
How to Get a Club Out of a Tree......Page 954
How to Keep Score without a Pencil......Page 956
How to Play Out of a Water Trap......Page 958
How to Play Out of High Saw Grass......Page 960
How to Prevent a Club from Flying Out of Your Hands......Page 962
How to Put Out a Cigar Brush Fire......Page 964
How to Putt with a Driver......Page 966
How to Remove a Tick......Page 968
How to Retrieve a Ball from a Gopher Hole......Page 971
How to Retrieve a Ball Lost in the Washer......Page 973
How to Retrieve a Ball Stuck in a Tree......Page 975
How to Scale a Fence to Retrieve a Ball......Page 977
How to Spot a Rabid Animal......Page 980
How to Start a Dead Cart......Page 982
How to Stop a Runaway Cart......Page 984
How to Stop Thinking about a Horrible Shot......Page 987
How to Survive a Bird Attack......Page 988
How to Survive a Tornado......Page 990
How to Survive Being Hit in the Goolies......Page 992
How to Survive If You Hit a Beehive......Page 993
How to Survive If You Run Out of Tees......Page 996
How to Tee Off in Front of a Crowd......Page 997
How to Thwart a Cheat......Page 999
How to Treat a Blister......Page 1002
How to Treat a Sprained Ankle......Page 1004
How to Treat Poison Ivy, Poison Oak, and Poison Sumac......Page 1006
How to Treat Sunburn......Page 1009
Fashion Emergencies......Page 1011
Gamblers Guide......Page 1015
Glossary......Page 1017
The Experts......Page 1018
Local Disk......Page 0
Title Page......Page 1023
Copyright and Warning......Page 1024
About the Authors......Page 1025
Introduction......Page 1026
ACTOR/CELEBRITY......Page 1028
AILMENTS......Page 1030
AT A MUSEUM......Page 1038
AT AN AMUSEMENT PARK......Page 1040
AT THE BEACH......Page 1042
BABY......Page 1046
BARTENDER......Page 1048
BASEBALL......Page 1051
BASKETBALL......Page 1053
BIRDS......Page 1056
BODY......Page 1057
BOWLING......Page 1060
BY AIR......Page 1063
BY BUS......Page 1065
CAMPING......Page 1067
CATS......Page 1069
CHILD......Page 1073
COOKING CATASTROPHES......Page 1076
CYCLING......Page 1081
DIETING......Page 1084
DINNER PARTIES......Page 1086
DOGS......Page 1088
ENERGY SYSTEM......Page 1092
EXTERIOR......Page 1095
EYES......Page 1096
FACE......Page 1098
FEET......Page 1100
FERRETS......Page 1101
FIRST AID......Page 1102
FISH......Page 1105
FISHING......Page 1108
FLOORS......Page 1110
FOOD......Page 1112
FOOTBALL......Page 1117
FURNITURE......Page 1119
GARAGE......Page 1121
GOLF......Page 1124
GRILLING......Page 1126
HAIR......Page 1129
HANDS......Page 1132
HERMIT CRABS......Page 1134
HOCKEY......Page 1135
HORSEBACK RIDING......Page 1136
HYGIENE......Page 1138
ILLNESS......Page 1142
IN THE DESERT......Page 1145
IN THE JUNGLE......Page 1147
IN THE OFFICE......Page 1150
IN THE WOODS......Page 1153
INJURIES......Page 1156
IN-LAWS......Page 1160
INTRUDERS......Page 1162
JOGGING......Page 1165
KID......Page 1168
KITCHEN EMERGENCIES......Page 1172
MAKEUP......Page 1175
MARRIED LIFE......Page 1176
MATE......Page 1178
MESSES......Page 1180
MIDDLE AGE......Page 1181
MUSICIAN......Page 1184
ON A CRUISE......Page 1186
ON SAFARI......Page 1189
ON THE ROAD......Page 1191
MATE......Page 1195
PIERCINGS......Page 1197
PLUMBING......Page 1198
RESTAURANTS......Page 1200
RETAIL SALES CLERK......Page 1202
RODENTS......Page 1204
SENIOR CITIZEN......Page 1205
SINGLE LIFE......Page 1209
SKIING......Page 1212
SKIN......Page 1214
SNAKES/REPTILES......Page 1217
SOCCER......Page 1219
SPELUNKING......Page 1220
STAINS ON CARPET......Page 1221
SUPERMARKET CLERK......Page 1222
SURFING......Page 1225
SWIMMING......Page 1226
TARANTULAS......Page 1228
TATTOOS......Page 1229
TEENAGER......Page 1231
TEENAGER......Page 1235
TENNIS......Page 1237
THE GYM......Page 1240
WAITER......Page 1243
WALLS......Page 1245
WINDOWS......Page 1246
WINE & SPIRITS......Page 1247
YARD......Page 1249
YOGA......Page 1251
ZOO KEEPER......Page 1254
Selected Resources......Page 1257
How to Turn a Worst-Case Scenario Into a Bestseller......Page 1259