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The Complete Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook — The worst of the worst, all in one place! This deluxe desk reference includes a hardbound volume of the most popular scenarios from all 11 Worst-Case Scenario handbooks, plus the entire contents of all the books on a fully searchable CD. Avoid the perils of mountain lions and blind dates, avalanches and teenage driving lessons, runaway golf carts and Christmas turkeys on fire-a remedy for every crisis the worst-case experts have anticipated is now only a click away.

The CD also contains newly created extra features: screensavers, e-cards, wallpaper, and more. Boasting more than 500 pages, this sturdy addition to the Worst-Case Scenario library could stop a bullet-just one more way to be prepared for the worst.

Joshua Piven and David Borgenicht, authors of The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook series, live life on the edge in the wilds of Philadelphia.

According to efficiency experts, average commuters spend 25 minutes every day waiting for trains, sitting in traffic, or hoofing it to their place of employment. By the time you take the A train to meet the big guy in the sky, you’ll have spent a full year of your life traveling to and from your workplace.

Now, at last, there’s an activity book to help frazzled commuters and travelers make the most of their time. Commuter Waiting Games is a witty, illustrated collection of more than 50 how-to projects, puzzles, games, and activities. You’ll discover exciting new sports (Airline Safety Card Volleyracket), amazing weight-loss techniques (Commuter Train Calisthenics), guidelines for tapping your inner muse (Traffic-Sign Haiku), and hilarious group participation events (Airport Check-In Limbo).

You’ll also learn how to:

• Design a Newspaper Bridal Gown
• Practice Trainscendental Meditation
• Honk a Morse Code Message
• Relax with Commuter Headrest Shiatsu
. . . and much, much more!

HAL BOWMAN is the celebrated author of Computer Waiting Games. He honed these activities after three years of commuting by car, train, and shoe leather.

Discover every vibrant aspect of your personality with this fascinating blend of astrology, numerology, and color theory that offers exciting new insights about our lives and relationships.

Including 366 perforated swatches so you can take your birthday color with you while shopping for clothing or home decor

Inspired by the iconic Pantone color system, Colorstrology uses a mix of astrology, numerology, and color theory to generate 366 “birthday colors” and personality profiles for every day of the year. Each birthday listing contains:

• Personal Profile: Each day of birth comes with a personal profile that you can return to again and again to remind you of your true self, keep you aligned with your destiny, and illuminate your soul’s purpose.
• Key Words: Every birth color is united with 3 key words, which resonate with you and your core personality traits. These words are like notes in the musical score of your color, and when embraced, they can be useful in attaining your goals.
• Compatible Birthdays: Each day lists 3 compatible days, based on the principles of color, elements, planets, and numerological affinity. Enjoy looking up the birthdays of people you know to see what you have in common.
• Monthly Colors: Just as you were born under a sun sign, you also belong to a special monthly color group. Wear, meditate on, or surround yourself with your monthly color to feel more connected to your destiny.

Colorstrology is a fascinating new way to look at who we are and how we behave—a great gift for yourself or a friend!

This hilarious coloring/activity book skewers the world of fashion with dozens of satirical challenges:

• Pick a stay-true color for Maddy’s lips!
• Dress Tatiana using the colors of seduction!
• Draw a huge engagement ring for Fiona’s finger!
• Give Nora a new post–plastic-surgery face!
• Help Sarah finish getting dressed so she can make you breakfast!

Color Me Fierce! invites readers to connect the dots, color by number, design overpriced outfits, conceal embarrassingly hairy legs, eliminate awkward weight, and more. Best of all, the book includes six glamorous crayons in the hottest fall colors: Nightmare Blue, Red Haute, Chartreuse, Black Is the New Black, Gold-Digger Yellow, and Positively Pink. Color Me Fierce! is the perfect gift for anyone who loves the world of fashion—and everyone who loathes it.

NIKE DESIS is an artist living in Philadelphia.

Everyone has a list of favorite movies, but few people truly understand how much these movies reveal about our personalities. Cinescopes invites you to find your ten favorite movies in a glossary of more than 3,000 popular films–and then offers spectacular insights into what your most-loved films reveal about you.

Using a unique blend of pop psychology, astrology, and cinematic analysis, Cinescopes profiles sixteen different types of movie fans, complete with their own unique strengths, weaknesses, secrets, and characteristic behaviors. Along the way, you’ll also discover how you measure up to other kinds of movie buffs, including your best and worst relationship matches, your personal nemesis, and even other movies you may enjoy. Cinescopes is a wonderful conversation starter and a delightful gift for pop-culture enthusiasts of all ages.

RISA WILLIAMS holds a master’s degree in psychology from Antioch University and a master’s degree in dramatic writing from New York University. EZRA WERB is a screenwriter and a behaviorist for an autistic child. They are proprietors of www.cinescopes.com and live in Los Angeles, California.

The Complete Guide To All Things Walken
 
He’s been a dancer, a baker, a lion tamer, an award-winning actor, and a Hollywood legend. But Christopher Walken has never been the subject of a comprehensive biographical reference—until now.
 
Here at last is a complete A-to-Z guide to this one-of-a-kind performer, featuring entries on everything from the Actors Studio (the legendary theatrical workshop where Walken spent eleven years as a janitor) to Zombie Movies (one of Walken’s favorite film genres). Along the way, readers will discover:
 
     •  Acting secrets and behind-the-scenes trivia from each of Walken’s 100+ films—everything
        from Annie Hall to Hairspray and beyond.
     •  Recipes and kitchen tips from “Chef Walken”—including a look at his short-lived TV show,
        Cooking with Chris.
     •  Walken’s music videos for Madonna, Duran Duran, and Fatboy Slim.
     •  The secrets of maintaining his extraordinary hair.
     •  Observations and reminiscences from Steven Spielberg, Quentin Tarantino, Tim Burton,
        Woody Allen, Dennis Hopper, and countless others.
 
Plus more bizarre B movies and Saturday Night Live appearances than you can shake a cowbell at! Complete with fascinating trivia and dozens of photographs, Christopher Walken A to Z offers the definitive look at a pop culture phenomenon.