New Releases by Joshua Piven

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I felt, intuitively, that luck exists. It’s like capitalism: For better or for worse, and whether you believe in it or not, luck is inescapable. —from As Luck Would Have It While cowriting the books in the Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook series, Joshua Piven came across dozens of people with tremendously compelling stories of triumph (or misfortune), seemingly against all odds and logic. When they were asked what they had in common, invariably their answer was: good luck, or not enough of it. The beneficiary of his own brand of extraordinary luck in publishing, Piven decided to take a closer look at how this phenomenon plays a part in success and survival. As Luck Would Have It offers a fascinating survey of the phenomenon, presented through incredible first- person stories: the swimming pool repairman who had only a hundred-dollar bill to pay for his hot dog, asked for his change in lottery tickets, and won $180 million; the woman who survived a plane crash at sea; the teller who was struck by lightning while at his window inside the bank; the guy who invented the Pet Rock. Weaving the subjects’ own beliefs about their experiences with compelling research on chance, probability, and luck psychology, As Luck Would Have It also includes research on how to prepare for luck, how to deal with it when it arrives, and how to make the choices that will help us benefit from luck. Mesmerizing, by turns hilarious and harrowing, As Luck Would Have It offers a series of scenarios that are at once unimaginable and vividly real.

Think you know all about holiday disasters? Ha! Add some humor to the holidays with these cheeky cards based on the best-selling "Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook." 12 cards with envelopes.

A mille lieues des kits de survie pour baroudeurs, ce guide pratique réunit une mine d''explications illustrées et de conseils d''experts réellement utiles, qui vous permettront d''affronter le danger ou d''échapper au pire, avant qu''il ne soit trop tard ! Encaisser un coup de poing. Démarrer une voiture sans clé de contact. Faire fuir un requin. Mettre au monde un bébé dans un taxi. Soigner une blessure par balle. Echapper à un taureau qui charge. Survivre à la morsure d''un serpent venimeux. La plupart de ces situations ne vous tomberont probablement jamais dessus. Probablement. Mais le jour où cela se produira, mieux vaudra avoir lu ce livre ! C''est sans doute ce qui lui a valu un énorme succès de librairie aux Etats-Unis, où sa parution a suscité un véritable phénomène de société. Avec l''aide du journaliste Joshua Piven, David Borgenicht, auteur du Petit Livre des questions stupides, a consulté toutes sortes d''experts pour écrire ce livre : cascadeurs, médecins, toreros, moniteurs de plongée...

Tongue-in-cheek advice book to dealing with outrageous circumstances.