The Action Hero's Handbook

The Action Hero's Handbook How to Catch a Great White Shark, Perform the Jedi Mind Trick, Track a Fugitive, and Dozens of Other TV and Movie Skills

Paperback (01 Jul 2002)

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Publisher's Synopsis

The Ultimate Guide to Keeping Up with the Indiana Joneses

For everyone who's ever wanted to be as smooth as James Bond, as clever as Captain Kirk, or as tough as Charlie's Angels, The Action Hero's Handbook is the ultimate guide to the essential skills every action hero needs to survive and thrive in this dangerous but exciting world.

This book features dozens of real-life action hero techniques, directly from experts in the subjects at hand: FBI agents, sexologists, stuntmen, hypnotists, karate masters, criminologists, detectives, and many others. Learn how to:

 Catch a great white shark
 Deliver the Vulcan Nerve Pinch
 Spyproof your hotel room
 Win a fight when outnumbered
 Climb down Mount Rushmore National Monument

And dozens of other Good Guy Skills, Paranormal Skills, Fighting Skills, and Escape Skills. With meticulously researched step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow illustrations, The Action Hero's Handbook will get you ready for anything. Good luck-we're all counting on you.

About the Publisher

Quirk Books

Quirk Books is an independent book publisher based in Philadelphia. Founded in 2002, Quirk Books publishes 25 strikingly unconventional books every year. Our bestsellers include the pop culture phenomenons Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children and Pride and Prejudice and Zombies. We also publish award-winning cookbooks, craft books, children's books, and nonfiction on a wide range of subjects.

Book information

ISBN: 9781931686051
Publisher: Quirk Books
Imprint: Quirk Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 646.7
DEWEY edition: 21
Number of pages: 192
Weight: 209g
Height: 181mm
Width: 129mm
Spine width: 17mm