The book that launched the ten-million-copy bestselling series—for "those with deep-seated fears about killer bees, quicksand, mountain lions and sharks" (USA Today).

Danger! It lurks at every corner. The pilot of the plane blacks out and it's up to you to land the jet. What do you do? The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook is here to help: jam-packed with how-to, hands-on, step-by-step, illustrated instructions on everything you need to know FAST—from defusing a bomb to delivering a baby in the back of a cab. Providing frightening and funny real information in the bestselling tradition of The Paranoid's Pocket Guide and The Hypochondriac's Handbook, this indispensable, indestructible, take-with-you-anywhere guide is the definitive handbook for those times when life takes a sudden turn for the worse. The essential companion for a perilous age. Because you never know . . .

Praise for the Worst-Case Scenario Survival series

"The scenarios owe a debt to action flick clichés—how often do you find yourself leaping from rooftop to rooftop?—but their utter implausibility doesn't make this read any less riveting." —People

"What this book lacks in spiritual enlightenment, it more than makes up for with the practical advice you thought you'd never need." —The Irish Times

"There is something for everyone. It has a wide range of scenarios from dangerous to just downright irritating . . . It is fun, witty, entertaining and you learn something along the way too." —Quill Quotes