The Action Hero S Handbook

From the bestselling author of The Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook comes the ultimate guide to what every action hero needs to know to survive and thrive in this dangerous world. Learn action hero techniques from experts in the field - FBI agents, sexologists, karate masters, stuntmen and many others. You'll be ready for anything!

Filled with action movie-inspired advice, this hilarious guide is the ultimate gag gift or stocking stuffer for anyone who wants to ‘keep 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.

How to crack a safe, escape from Alcatraz, get the girl and live the action hero's life. From the creators of the publishing phenomenon, THE WORST CASE SCENARIO HANDBOOK, THE ACTION HERO HANDBOOK will put you in touch with your inner action hero. Irreverent, but practical advice written by experts (actors, stuntmen, private investigators, con artists, criminals and cads) will tell you how to talk tough, jump on a horse, dock a cruise ship, drive through down town without letting the speed drop below 55mph or just buy more time. Step-by-step instructions will help you live the movie life

The ultimate guide to essential skills every action hero needs to survive and thrive. This book features dozens of real-life action hero techniques: good guy skills, love skills, paranormal skills, fighting skills, and escape skills.

Get Some Action! For every woman who wants to be as tough as Lara Croft, as nimble as the Bionic Woman, and as babe-a-licious as Charlie’s Angels, The Action Heroine’s Handbook shows you the essential skills you’ll need to conquer the bad guys and save the day without breaking a sweat. Find out how the real action heroines do it, directly from a host of experts, including stuntwomen, jujitsu instructors, helicopter pilots, detectives, forensic psychologists, survivalists, primatologists, and many others. Learn to: • Profile a serial killer • Outwit a band of home intruders • Navigate white water rapids • Go undercover as a beauty queen • Outrun a fireball And dozens of other Tough Chick Skills, Beauty Skills, Brain Skills, Brawn Skills, and Escape Skills. Special sections and appendices feature the top action heroine hairdos, handbag essentials, and the best footwear for every action situation. With step-by-step instructions and easy-to-follow illustrations, The Action Heroine’s Handbook will prepare you to save the world, one baddie at a time.

Behind every great action hero is an even greater action heroine. Following on the success of The Action Hero's Handbook, which has over 125,000 copies in print, The Action Heroine's Handbook shows readers the essential techniques of fighting bad guys, adopting a secret identity, battling aliens, manoeuvring rapids, outwitting intruders and outrunning criminals-in high heels and a bustier.The greatest action heroines of TV and film are highlighted here. In chapters such as "Tough Chick Skills," "Beauty Skills," "Brain Skills," "Brawn Skills" and "Escape Skills," readers will learn to be as powerful as Ripley, as buff as Nikita and as tough as Lara Croft. With step-by-step instructions from experts ("Step 8: Squeeze your hips and thighs together to render your opponent unconscious.") and two-colour storyboard illustrations, The Action Heroine's Handbook is an original fusion of genuine how-to skills, manual format, humour and pop culture appeal.

KIDS' BOOK CHOICE AWARDS FINALIST! Heroes take chances, do hard things, and sometimes even change the world. To become a hero, kids can surround themselves with supportive people, boost their self-esteem and self-awareness, find their passion, and have the courage make things happen. This book shows them how to be the hero of their own story and discover their own hero journey. What makes a hero? Activists. advocates, allies, and friends. Sometimes heroes are our parents, teachers, or siblings. The truth is, heroes are inside everyone, and kids can and discover their inner hero, too!

Since 2002, Mutants & Masterminds has earned its title as the World's Greatest Superhero RPG, inspiring countless game sessions and winning many awards for excellence. The Mutants & Masterminds Hero's Handbook is the core rulebook of the game's third edition, giving you everything you need to have your own superheroic adventures. The detailed character creation system lets you create the hero you want to play, choosing from a wide range of skills, advantages, and power effects. Customize your hero's powers with modifiers to create an almost endless range of superhuman abilities. Choose the complications your hero must overcome, earning you the hero points to achieve victory. You can also choose from one of more than a dozen heroic archetypes, customize as you like, and be ready to play in just minutes! The streamlined system of game play requires only a single die roll and features easy-to-use rules. Play out an entire heroic adventure in a few short hours without long, drawn-out encounters. Plus, the hero point system allows players to influence the flow of the story and pull off superheroic stunts in the best comic book tradition! Become a hero of legend with the Mutants & Masterminds Hero's Handbook!