What do a stand-up comedian, an extreme skier, a Navy SEAL, a minor league pitcher, a wilderness doctor, and a circus clown have in common? They are Escape Artists! For nine years, New York Times bestselling author Joshua Piven has been tracking down and interviewing alligator wrestlers, race car drivers, giant octopus hunters, animal trackers, and treasure hunters. What drives these escape artists to make job choices that are extraordinary, dangerous, or just plain wacky? They don't “drop out”; they embrace self-fulfillment and personal freedom as they craft a life on the road less traveled-and show all of us how to pursue our own dreams…if we dare. By following their journeys, you'll learn how you might be able to become an escape artist yourself-and leave the cubicle behind. You'll see how these intrepid adventurers avoided the trap of a job they hated; navigated the issues of money, security, and safety nets; and knew when to make the crucial leap to a better and more enjoyable career.

The Escape Artists: True Stories of People Who Turned Their Obsessions Into Professions

Business & Money

Piven, Joshua

Job Hunting & Careers

McGraw=Hill

What do: a one-hit-wonder, a lottery winner, a palaeontologist, a pet rock have in common? They all got lucky. From the author of the multi-million copy selling "Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook" series come these amazing true stories of lucky people - and the true life lessons of luck: how to manage good luck when it happens; how to deal with bad luck; how to trust your instincts; how to create lucky accidents Be astonished, amused, amazed and never forget it could happen to you!

As Luck Would Have It : Incredible Stories from Lottery Wins to Lightning Strikes

Politics & Social Sciences

Philosophy

Hodder Pb

Incredible Stories, from Lottery Wins to Lightning Strikes.

As Luck Would Have It

Hodder&Stoughton

From the creator of The Worst Case Scenario Survival Handbook comes a comprehensive manual on how to make impossible choices in a variety of lose-lose decision-making situations, along with facts, figures, statistics, and tips. Original.

Bad vs. Worse: The Ultimate Guide to Making Lose-Lose Decisions

Humor & Entertainment

Humor

Perigee Trade

Will be shipped from US. Used books may not include companion materials, may have some shelf wear, may contain highlighting/notes, may not include CDs or access codes. 100% money back guarantee.

The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Work

Sports & Outdoors

Borgenicht, Daivd

Survival Skills

Chronicle Books+

How to handle parenting emergencies: How to make an emergency bottle; how to get rid of monsters in the closet; How to survive a family car trip; How to deal with teenage angst... Illustrated, step-by-step instructions for dealing with the worst-case scenerio in your family.

The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Parenting by Joshua Piven, David Borgenicht, Sarah Jordan (2003) Paperback

Borgenicht, David

Jordan, Sarah

Chronicle

The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook (Turtleback School & Library Binding Edition)

David Borgenicht

Children's Books

Turtleback Books

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® and The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook™ are trademarks of Quirk Productions, Inc. The kits are based on the books The WORST-CASE SCENARIO Survival Handbook™, © 1999 by Quirk Productions, Inc., and The WORST-CASE SCENARIO Survival Handbook™: Dating & Sex, © 2001 by Quirk Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. First published by Chronicle Books LLC, San Francisco, California, USA.

The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Kit

Andrews McMeel Publishing

Based on the best-selling WORST-CASE SCENARIO Survival Handbook, with more than six million copies in print, this handy pocket-size version prepares you for life's unexpected perils. Would you know what to do if the worst actually happened? How would you survive an earthquake? Would you know what to do if you had to deliver a baby in a taxicab? Step-by-step survival instructions for these scenarios and many more are provided in The WORST-CASE SCENARIO Little Book for Survival: * How to Identify a Mail Bomb * How to Survive in the Line of Fire * How to Fend Off an Alligator Carry this pocket-size volume with you at all times, because you just never know when you'll need it. Published under license from Chronicle Books, LLC. Worst-Case Scenario and The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook are trademarks of Quirk Productions, Inc. The little books are based on the books The WORST-CASE SCENARIO Survival Handbook, 1999 by Quirk Productions, Inc., and The WORST-CASE SCENARIO Survival Handbook: Dating and Sex, 2001 by Quirk Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. First published by Chronicle Books LLC, San Francisco, California, USA.

The WORST-CASE SCENARIO Little Book for Survival

What's scarier than dating? The potential nightmare scenarios are endless. The guy you can't get rid of, the girl who has had too much to drink, the obsessed ex-lover who shows up . . . you get the picture. The WORST-CASE SCENARIO Little Book for Dating includes step-by-step instructions for getting out of numerous dating disasters. From Defensive Dating to Bedroom Survival Skills, you'll learn more than how to give a good kiss, such as: * How to Determine If Your Date Is a Con Artist * How to Escape from a Bad Date * How to Remove Difficult Clothing Also included are Useful Excuses and Pickup Lines to Avoid. Whether you are dating or just starting a serious relationship, keep this pocket-size copy with you at all times . . . because you just never know. There are ten other books in the best-selling WORST-CASE SCENARIO series, as well as calendars, sticky notes, and address books. Published under license from Chronicle Books, LLC. Worst-Case Scenario and The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook are trademarks of Quirk Productions, Inc. The little books are based on the books The WORST-CASE SCENARIO Survival Handbook, 1999 by Quirk Productions, Inc., and The WORST-CASE SCENARIO Survival Handbook: Dating and Sex, 2001 by Quirk Productions, Inc. All Rights Reserved. First published by Chronicle Books LLC, San Francisco, California, USA.

The WORST-CASE SCENARIO Little Book for Dating

Parenting & Relationships

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