Worst-case Scenario History Almanac

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Worst-case Scenario History Almanac
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Joshua Piven
By (author) David Borgenicht
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:288
Dimensions(mm): Height 178,Width 126
Category/GenreWorld history
Humour
ISBN/Barcode 9780811845403
ClassificationsDewey:902.07
Audience
General
Illustrations 75 2-colour illustrations

Publishing Details

Publisher Chronicle Books
Imprint Chronicle Books
Publication Date 1 October 2006
Publication Country United States

Description

Best-seller history repeats itself with this dynamic new "almanac" format that broadens the scope and content of the Worst-Case Scenario handbooks. The Worst-Case Scenario Almanac: History offers step-by-step illustrated scenarios on how to win a joust, survive in a dungeon, and overcome other plights of yesteryear, but the volume also features hundreds of pages of additionaland hilariousinformation in the form of lists (the worst jobs to have during the Industrial Revolution), offbeat profiles (Attila the Hun, Idi Amin), Worst-Case Wisdom (bad advice), descriptions of disasters narrowly averted, and much more. Packed with charts, graphs, maps, and timelines, The Worst-Case Scenario Almanac: History is an invigorating look at all that's gone wrong in the past and the best way to prepare for the future.

Author Biography

David Borgenicht and Joshua Piven are the authors of the Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook series. They live lives full of derring-do and split-second decisions in Philadelphia.