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First edition. |
| Description |
xvii, 264 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm |
| Contents |
Conduct a SWAT-team hostage rescue -- Tow an iceberg to a drought-stricken nation -- Break into Fort Knox -- Swim the English Channel -- Fly through the eye of a hurricane -- Salvage part of the Titanic -- Wrestle and win a sumo match -- Find and catch the Loch Ness Monster -- Go over Niagara Falls in a barrel -- Compete in and win a joust -- Put out an oil-well fire -- Rappel off the Eiffel Tower -- Sink a submarine -- Chop down a 200-foot Sequoia -- Smuggle top-secret documents -- Swim through the bypass tunnels at Hoover Dam -- Guide and surface a nuclear sub through the ice -- Form an independent nation -- Drive a tank through a tornado -- Borrow the Mona Lisa -- Water bomb a forest fire -- Shut down an out-of-control nuclear reactor -- Win a bullfight -- Rescue MIAs from a POW camp -- Catch a great white shark -- Retrieve Mayan Gold from a sacrificial well -- Break into Buckingham Palace -- Meet aliens at Area 51 -- Rescue the crew of a sinking fishing boat via helicopter -- Defuse a human bomb -- Destroy a nuclear missile silo -- Rescue an astronaut -- Rescue an injured mountain climber in Antarctica -- Resources. |
| Summary |
Provides information on performing such feats as forming an independent nation, catching a great white shark, and breaking into Fort Knox. A step-by-step guide to performing the death defying stunts you thought were only possible in the movies. For the millions of armchair daredevils who made Worst Case Scenario a mega bestseller, Hunter Fulghum offers an even more hair-raising handbook. The result of persistent probing, diligent research, and outrageous phone calls to institutions like Fort Knox and the Pentagon, Don't Try This at Home gives thrill seekers everywhere the insider information they crave to show them how to perform feats such as: conduct a SWAT team hostage, rappel off the Eiffel Tower, borrow the Mona Lisa, form an independent nation, break into Buckingham Palace, catch a great white shark, and meet aliens at Area 51. Filled with step-by-step instructions, including lists of necessary tools, timing tips, and helpful illustrations. Don't Try This at Home provides the ultimate guide to doing the impossible. |
| Subject |
Adventure and adventurers.
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Daredevils.
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Escapes.
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Rescues.
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Survival.
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| ISBN |
0767911598 |
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9780767911597 |
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