Worst-Case Scenario Pocket Guide: San Francisco

Description

What San Francisco natives and tourists need to know, from stopping a runaway cable car, staying warm in the summer, parking on a hill, eating sushi and escaping from Alcatraz. From the Worst-Case Scenario team, here is more invaluable advice for surviving life's most dangerous and uncomfortable situations. The Pocket Guides provide all new material in a scaled-down form, focusing on more specific situations and occasions. With How-Tos, Instant Solutions, and charts providing information on how to extricate yourself from different situations - you'll never be caught out again.

Ben Winters is a journalist, author, and playwright. His work has appeared in numerous publications, including In These Times, The Nation, the Chicago Reader, the Chicago Tribune, NewCity, and Stagebill. Ben's plays and musicals have been produced Off Broadway, Off Off Broadway, regionally and internationally. He wrote the libretto and/or lyrics to A (Tooth) Fairy Tale, Slut, The Midnight Ride Of Paul Revere, and Breaking Up Is Hard to Do. His plays include Maryland, Circus Music, and Marry Me, Mary Jo! Ben is also a teaching artist at the Anderson School on Manhattan's Upper West Side. He lives in Brooklyn. David Borgenicht is the creator and coauthor of all the books in the Worst-Case Scenario series.