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The Zombie Survival Guide: Complete Protection from the Living Dead (Paperback)

by Max Brooks (Author)
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In this outrageous parody of a survival guide, Saturday Night Live staff writer Brooks prepares humanity for its eventual battle with zombies. One would expect the son of Mel Brooks to have a genetic predisposition to humor, and indeed, he does, and he exhibits it relentlessly here: he outlines virtually every possible zombie-human encounter, drafts detailed plans for defense and attack and outlines past recorded attacks dating from 60,000 B.C. to 2002. In planning for that catastrophic day when "the dead rise," Brooks urges readers to get to know themselves, their bodies, their weaponry, their surroundings and, just in case, their escape routes. Some of the book's more amusing aspects are the laughable analyses Brooks proposes on all aspects of zombiehood, and the specificity with which he enumerates the necessary actions for survival-i.e., a member of an anti-zombie team must be sure to have with him at all times two emergency flares, a signaling mirror, daily rations, a personal mess kit and two pairs of socks. Comic, though unnecessarily exhaustive, this is a good bet for Halloween gag gifts and fans of Bored of the Rings-esque humor. 100 line drawings.
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The Zombie Survival Guide is your key to survival against the hordes of undead who may be stalking you right now. Fully illustrated and exhaustively comprehensive, this book covers everything you need to know, including how to understand zombie physiology and behavior, the most effective defense tactics and weaponry, ways to outfit your home for a long siege, and how to survive and adapt in any territory or terrain.

Top 10 Lessons for Surviving a Zombie Attack

1. Organize before they rise!
2. They feel no fear, why should you?
3. Use your head: cut off theirs.
4. Blades don’t need reloading.
5. Ideal protection = tight clothes, short hair.
6. Get up the staircase, then destroy it.
7. Get out of the car, get onto the bike.
8. Keep moving, keep low, keep quiet, keep alert!
9. No place is safe, only safer.
10. The zombie may be gone, but the threat lives on.

Don’t be carefree and foolish with your most precious asset—life. This book is your key to survival against the hordes of undead who may be stalking you right now without your even knowing it. The Zombie Survival Guide offers complete protection through trusted, proven tips for safeguarding yourself and your loved ones against the living dead. It is a book that can save your life.

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7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The definitive scholarly compilation on zombology, April 23 2004
By Jeffrey Hsieh (Indiana) - See all my reviews
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Finally, a man who understands the all-too-real threat of the living dead and who posesses the eloquence to present it convincingly! Max Brooks has produced a small wonder of a book in the Zombie Survival Guide, a book which provides the average American reader (through hands-on experience, published scientific research and historical accounts) with a comprehensive guide to surviving multiple levels of zombie infestation. Stripping away popular zombie myths, Brooks cuts through the morass of media misinformation with a book based firmly in the terrible reality of the undead. Easy-to-follow chapters on recommended weaponry, small-unit tactics and defensive fortification provide an easy entrance into the frightening world of the undead for the novice zombologist, while seasoned veterans will appreciate the elaborate instructions on how to survive the dreaded "Class 4" infestation. With a balanced mix of the practical, the historical and the scientific, this book has something for everyone. If you buy only one book on zombology, make it this one.
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent book, a MUST READ for fans of Romero zombie lore!!, Mar 16 2004
By The Poe Toaster (Seattle, WA United States) - See all my reviews
I guess the only reason this book is published and shelved in the "humor" category is because pretty much nobody believes that zombies are real. But other than that, it's not a very humorous book...... it mostly deals with horror, violence and cannibalism. It's basically like watching a Romero zombie flim in book form.

I guess one of the reasons everyone thinks it's a humor book is because the author is a SNL staff writer and the son of Mel Brooks. Well, I think maybe there are assumptions being made because this book doesn't read like something that was written to make people laugh.... it reads like something that someone wrote knowing no one would believe most of what's in it but not caring in the least.

I don't agree that it's a parody or a book of humor or tounge in cheek or any of that..... I think that Max Brooks wants to believe that zombies can exist and has written this book for the rest of us who also want to believe that it's not just horror fiction. Hey.... Mulder wanted to believe in UFO's, and there are those of us who want to believe in all kinds of things. There are a lot of people out there who want to believe that zombies can exist because they want to pit their skills against them.... same reason people go ghost hunting and the minute some place is rumored to be haunted you have 3,000 tourists there every year.

Those of you out there who want to think that the whole zombie business is the stuff of bad Z-grade horror flicks and nothing more, that's why this book is published under "humor." You can laugh at this book and take it as a parody.... whatever works for you.

Those of you who enjoy Romero flicks, the new Dawn of the Dead movie starring Ving Rhames, the Resident Evil films, etc., and wonder what you would do if a zombie virus outbreak actually did occur, this book is for you......and as one of your fellow zombie lore enthusiasts I HIGHLY recommend this book.

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The definitive scholarly compilation on zombology, April 23 2004
By Jeffrey Hsieh (Indiana) - See all my reviews
(REAL NAME)   
Finally, a man who understands the all-too-real threat of the living dead and who posesses the eloquence to present it convincingly! Max Brooks has produced a small wonder of a book in the Zombie Survival Guide, a book which provides the average American reader (through hands-on experience, published scientific research and historical accounts) with a comprehensive guide to surviving multiple levels of zombie infestation. Stripping away popular zombie myths, Brooks cuts through the morass of media misinformation with a book based firmly in the terrible reality of the undead. Easy-to-follow chapters on recommended weaponry, small-unit tactics and defensive fortification provide an easy entrance into the frightening world of the undead for the novice zombologist, while seasoned veterans will appreciate the elaborate instructions on how to survive the dreaded "Class 4" infestation. With a balanced mix of the practical, the historical and the scientific, this book has something for everyone. If you buy only one book on zombology, make it this one.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Awesome
Technically, it was a gift, but for someone very close to me. She loves it. Not only did it come in faster than anything I've ever ordered in the past, but it was just, plain,... Read more
Published 1 month ago by Charles W. Lysne

3.0 out of 5 stars Boring
I like zombies, more than most people, and I had heard good things about this book so I decided to pick it up. Read more
Published 1 month ago by S. Mason

4.0 out of 5 stars Pretty Good
Not a bad book, but as stated before, lacking once you read about 3/4 of the way through.
All in all, great book to take into the woods for a fantastic read while camping in... Read more
Published 1 month ago by D. Huctheon

2.0 out of 5 stars Simplistic
This was a rather entertaining read, as I suspect it was intended. I have no illusions that the Zombie threat and his examples of infestations are fiction. Read more
Published 8 months ago by R. Lightfoot

5.0 out of 5 stars A great read!
Max Brooks has created a very creative and entertaining guide to "what if there was a zombie infestation". Read more
Published 8 months ago by Perry Lam

5.0 out of 5 stars I will survive!
Now I'm ready! Whenever they rise, I'll stood and manage to survive, thanks to that book, that surely save my life for futur zombies disasters!
Published 9 months ago by Joey Couturier

2.0 out of 5 stars Funny in places, crappy in others
As with World War Z, Max Brook uses this book to get off on his macho Red Dawn knowledge of combat. Which means- his ideas are terrible. Read more
Published 10 months ago by A. Volk

1.0 out of 5 stars Disappointed
This book is a waste of time and money. I thought this would be an entertaining read but boy was I wrong. It reads like a "real" survival guide. I did not crack a laugh once. Read more
Published 12 months ago by S. Pellerin

5.0 out of 5 stars Great book
This book was really well done, it makes you think that there actually is a potential for a "zombie attack". Read more
Published on Mar 7 2007 by Bill Stuart

5.0 out of 5 stars The book you want to be seen reading on the subway...
The clever thing about this book is that it pretends to be serious about a fictional topic. The "chronology of zombie attacks" in the appendix is a masterful piece of fake... Read more
Published on Nov 4 2006 by James Truong

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