The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Travel

by Joshua Piven, David Borgenicht · 2001

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If you have to leave home, TAKE THIS BOOK! The team that brought you The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbooknow 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...

Subject
traveltravelMore like thisLess of thisself-helpself-helpMore like thisLess of thiseducationeducationMore like thisLess of this
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humorhumorMore like thisLess of thisadventureadventureMore like thisLess of this
Themes
survivalsurvivalMore like thisLess of this
Audience
adult
Length
short · 176 pages

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