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The Worst-Case Scenario Almanac: Politics — Leave it to the experts of the best-selling Worst-Case Scenario series to ferret out the most scandalous, dangerous, incompetent, and downright awful people to ever seek power. The most lavish palaces, the bloodiest coups, the stupidest declarations. . . . Plus all the lists, charts, maps, and profiles that have made the Worst-Case Scenario Almanacs such a success. Which country had more governments in the past 175 years-Italy or Bolivia? What ever happened to all those people who ran for vice president of the United States of America-and lost? Illustrated, step-by-step scenarios describe how to respond when confronted with misfortune or challenge, including how to give a concession speech, kiss a drooling baby, escape a sex scandal, and evade the truth.
David Borgenicht, co-author of the Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook series, lives in Philadelphia and has so far stayed out of the political arena.

Turk Regan works as a writer and communication consultant for political campaigns, small companies, and nonprofit groups. He has authored a number of books, and his work has been featured in Newsweek, the New York Times, Washington Post, and on NPR

Get over it! What to do if you’re left at the altar; tell-tale signs your relationship is over; treating red, puffy eyes; and how to make your bed feel less empty.
David Borgenicht is the creator and co-author of all the books in the Worst-Case Scenario series. He lives in Philadelphia.

Puppy-proof your home; what to do when your “best friend” poops on your rug; remove skunk odors; give your dog the Heimlich maneuver.

David Borgenicht is the creator and co-author of all the books in the Worst-Case Scenario series. He lives in Philadelphia.

Escape a stalled subway car or a swarm of pigeons; stop a runaway hot dog cart; defeat cockroaches-what every native and visitor needs to survive in the Big Apple.

David Borgenicht is the creator and co-author of all the books in the Worst-Case Scenario series. He lives in Philadelphia.

Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: College — The college years are a time of noble pursuit of knowledge, self-betterment-and unending peril! Students are at risk from the moment they receive their acceptance letters. Fortunately, the authors of the phenomenally best-selling Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook series have come to the rescue, offering all-new, hands-on, step-by-step instructions for surviving the worst that higher education has to offer, on campus and off. Learn how to identify a party school, engineer a hookup, survive “the spins,” and escape a stadium riot. Discover the best way to sleep in class, pass a test you haven’t studied for, avoid the “freshman fifteen,” and pull an all-nighter. With practical advice for avoiding laundry and identifying unsafe institutional food, along with an appendix of excuses for missed deadlines and a back-up diploma, this is truly required reading for all college students-and a perfect high school graduation present.

Joshua Piven graduated from a large Ivy League university in under five years. He owes everything to his English professors, who choose to remain anonymous. Co-author, with David Borgenicht, of the Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook series, he lives in Philadelphia.

David Borgenicht has survived dozens of collegiate nightmares, including the one where you wake up naked in the middle of an Art History exam that you haven’t studied for. He now lives a stable, adult life in Philadelphia.

Jennifer Worick graduated from a kick-ass Big 10 school, surviving numerous pints of peach schnapps and countless walks of shame. Co-author of the Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Dating & Sex, she lives in Philadelphia. Go Blue!

The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Extreme Edition — How could it get any worse?

For the latest book in the phenomenally successful Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook series, the authors have pulled out all the stops, harkening back to the core appeal that made the first book a runaway bestseller. Here are all new scenarios for living life on the very edge. Imperiled readers will learn immediate, hands-on strategies for surviving an elephant stampede, a 16-car pile-up, a mine collapse, and a nuclear attack. Discover how to take a bullet, control a runaway hot air balloon, break a gorilla’s grip, endure a Turkish prison, and free a limb from a beartrap. Whether stranded on an iceberg, being chased by a pack of wolves, spinning out on a motorcycle, or being buried alive, The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Extreme Edition has all the right stuff for those times when everything goes wrong.

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