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The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Work Audiobook
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Work is bad enough, but what if things go really wrong?
The Worst-Case Scenario authors come to the rescue with expert advice for surviving dozens of nightmare on-the-job scenarios, whether in the office or on the loading dock. From savage bike messengers to a bag of pretzels stuck in the lunchroom vending machine, peril is everywhere.
Learn how to sneak out of a meeting, treat a deep-fryer burn, and survive a stockroom avalanche. Expertly remove a dent from the company car, extract a tie caught in the photocopier, and survive a workplace romance. Hands-on, step-by-step instructions guide you through these and other crises that can strike between 9 and 5, or on the swing shift.
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"Ça ne se lit pas comme un roman. Ce sont des chroniques pour se sortir des pires situations.En suppléance, ce livre sauve des vies. Des élèves de 6e année savent maintenant comment vaincre un alligator. Tout ça leur a été lu en anglais et en français: à leur demande!! :) Formidable. "
— Véro (5 out of 5 stars)
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“Helpful hits on how to survive an interview are balanced with equally helpful, but funnier, tips…From dealing with a ‘nightmare’ boss or coworker to escaping from a lion cage, and from removing a tie caught in a document feeder to treating a finger cut on a deli slicer (step one: ‘Turn off the slicer’), the authors know the secrets.”
— Publishers Weekly -
“It’s highly amusing to hear how one can avoid a lion attack on the job or thwart a lunch thief (think hidden jalapeños)…good fun.”
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“Recommendations range from the purely practical (restoring coffee-stained or shredded documents) to the morally suspect (how to convince the boss one isn’t accessing inappropriate web sites on company time) to the definitely worrying (how to get a job as a brain surgeon when one doesn’t have the qualifications)…Information for handling people (problem bosses, coworkers, customers) is generally good and does offer insights into situations that can baffle employees.”
— Library Journal
The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook: Work Listener Reviews
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" 1999 <br/>This is a small and concise book. Very interesting. <br/>There is a 2010 edition that sounds even better: <br/>Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook:Man Skills. "
— Mary, 4/10/2011 -
" i swear, this thing makes you so paranoid, like something - worst-case scenario or not - is going to happen. TO YOU.<br/>on the bright side, very helpful. now, whenever you find yourself battling an alligator or jumping off of a bridge 50 feet in the air, you know what to do! "
— Susan, 2/24/2011 -
" An excellent coverage of things to do when you need to survive. Best read aloud in a group of friends(take turns picking sections). "
— Breccan, 2/23/2011 -
" I enjoyed this little book and I hope I never have to employ any of the new lessons I learned! "
— Ellen, 12/20/2010 -
" Some great info in this book. "
— Stefanie, 10/23/2010 -
" Great book talk for middle schoolers. They loved it! "
— Anne, 10/1/2010 -
" I hope I NEVER need any of this advice. But I am glad I read it. "
— Angela, 8/8/2010 -
" Great for husbands and sons. "
— Lisa, 8/7/2010 -
" I was funny as hell. Great to read to guests when over, like a game - but without all the setup. "
— Michelle, 6/19/2010 -
" For the paranoid in you. "
— Maggie, 4/7/2010 -
" Some suggestions are good, but some are too unlikely to work. "
— Fed, 3/15/2010 -
" Intended for entertainment, as a lot of it is too sketchy to be helpful. Nevertheless it's quite interesting. "
— Leela4, 2/17/2010
About the Authors
Joshua Piven is coauthor, with David Borgenicht, of the bestselling Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook and its sequels. More than five million copies of these books have been sold.
David Borgenicht is a writer, editor, publisher, and co-author of all the books in the Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook series. He is the president and publisher of Quirk Books. Borgenicht has appeared on hundreds of television and radio programs, including the Today show, 20/20, Late Night with Conan O’Brien, the Tyra Banks Show, and many others. A popular public speaker, he has given speeches at dozens of venues, including American Express, the Commonwealth Club, and the 92nd Street Y. He currently lives with his family in Philadelphia.
About Jeff Woodman
Jeff Woodman is an actor and narrator. He is a winner of the prestigious Audie Award and a six-time finalist. He has received twenty Earphones Awards and was named the 2008 Best Voice in Fiction & Classics, as well as one of the Fifty Greatest Voices of the Century by AudioFile magazine. As an actor, he originated the title role in Tennessee Williams’ The Notebook of Trigorin and won the S. F. Critics’ Circle Award for his performance in An Ideal Husband. In addition to numerous theater credits on and off Broadway, his television work includes Sex and the City, Law & Order, and Cosby.