Worst-case Scenario History Almanac (Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbooks) - Softcover

Piven, Joshua; Borgenicht, David

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0811845400 ISBN 13: 9780811845403

Publisher: Chronicle Books, 2006

Synopsis

Best-seller history repeats itself with this dynamic new "almanac" format that broadens the scope and content of the Worst-Case Scenario handbooks. The Worst-Case Scenario Almanac: History offers step-by-step illustrated scenarios on how to win a joust, survive in a dungeon, and overcome other plights of yesteryear, but the volume also features hundreds of pages of additionaland hilariousinformation in the form of lists (the worst jobs to have during the Industrial Revolution), offbeat profiles (Attila the Hun, Idi Amin), Worst-Case Wisdom (bad advice), descriptions of disasters narrowly averted, and much more. Packed with charts, graphs, maps, and timelines, The Worst-Case Scenario Almanac: History is an invigorating look at all that's gone wrong in the past and the best way to prepare for the future.

About this title

Synopsis:

Drawing on the disasters of the past to better prepare for the future, this tongue-in-cheek guide provides detailed advice for handling situations that may arise while delving into history and features hundreds of hilarious lists, Worst-Case Wisdom, and much more. Original. 75,000 first printing.

About the Author:

David Borgenicht and Joshua Piven are the authors of the Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook series. They live lives full of derring-do and split-second decisions in Philadelphia.

About this edition

• Publisher: Chronicle Books
• Publication date: 2006
• ISBN 10: 0811845400
• ISBN 13: 9780811845403
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 288