Be prepared for anything! - almost - Manuals For Modern Life

Men's Fitness, Dec, 2002

WE ALL KNOW THAT movie-hero antics are nothing more than well-orchestrated stunt work, but should you have ever wondered what skills you'd need to be a real-life James Bond, we've got just the thing: some light autumn reading. Two highly entertaining new books offer expert advice on getting through hairy situations that ordinarily would only be faced by Pierce Brosnan and a team of highly skilled screenwriters.

The Action Hero's Handbook, by David and Joe Borgenicht, is the more movie-specific of the two releases, but contains information that could actually come in handy, such as "How to Turn Sexual Tension Into Mad, Passionate Sex." The situations in Don't Try This at Home, by Hunter S. Fulghum, are a little more out there--steal the Mona Lisa, shut down a nuclear reactor, catch a great white shark (time: two hours). Covering the gamut from the practical to the ridiculous, these books are perfect additions to your bathroom library.