The Best-Case Scenario Handbook

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Summary: good times
Review: THIS IS A GREAT BOOK AND SERIES. IF YOU'RE LOOKING FOR SOMETHING SIMILIAR ABOUT WAITING TABLES, CHECK OUT CLAMCHOWDER.BIZ. THIS BOOK IS FANTASTIC.

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Summary: Very Clever
Review: This is a very amusing little book, and I did enjoy it, though my enjoyment did not compare to that from Trollope's Barchester Towers or Galsworthy's Forsyte Saga. But on its own terms, this little book holds it own next to the Worst Case Scenario Handbook. Oh, and I did buy it by mistake, thinking it was written by Christopher Buckley! But no matter, John Tierney is, like Buckley, a very clever parodist.

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Summary: Hilarious!
Review: This is the funniest book I have read in years. I laughed so hard my stomach hurt for days. I generally skip the appendix and sources chapters at the end of the book, but these are too funny to miss. I've purchased copies for all my friends!

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Summary: Kinda funny, kinda not
Review: While the parody aspect sounded funny, in reality it isn't what it could've been. It's about things that would never happen in a million years (like getting rear-ended by a drunken Bill Gates in traffic-what to do), written to look like the infamous 'Worst Case Scenario' books. I chuckled mildly a few times over the items, but nothing that really cracked me up. There are things like 'What to do if you're stuck on a deserted island with J-Lo', and others along those lines. The laugh factor is medium, and it's a great bathroom book, but not something I will give as a gift again.

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Summary: Unpredictable and Unassuming
Review: Who needs the glum old worst case survival handbook? Think positive! This refreshing book prepares us for the equally likely best case scenarios instead. Much more fun to conjure up these scenarios (winning the lottery, delivering a mistress' letter to your hated boss that you got by mistake) than preparing a defense against being eaten by an alligator. I choose fun over glum any day! Gotta go, I'm busy preparing for "How to survive on a desert island with J. Lo"!

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Summary: Simply a gem!
Review: Who needs the glum old worst case survival handbook? Think positive! This refreshing book prepares us for the equally likely best case scenarios instead. Much more fun to conjure up these scenarios (winning the lottery, delivering a mistress' letter to your hated boss that you got by mistake) than preparing a defense against being eaten by an alligator. I choose fun over glum any day! Gotta go, I'm busy preparing for "How to survive on a desert island with J. Lo"!