A New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Publishers Weekly and USA Today bestseller.

The indispensable, indestructible guide for surviving life's sudden turns for the worse. Survival experts provide step-by-step instructions on everything you need to know fast:

• How to fend off a Shark
• How to Deliver a Baby in a Taxicab
• How to Survive a Poisonous Snake Attack
• How to Jump from a Moving car
• How to Identify a bomb

...and dozens of other dire situations. Because you just never know.

Joshua Piven and David Borgenicht are both residents of Philadelphia. They have appeared on 20/20, Today, National Enquirer TV, as well as in Time, USA Today, The New Yorker and People. Check out www.worstcasecenarios.com for updates, new scenarios, and more!

Burt Reynolds, Academy Award nominee, Golden Globe and Emmy winner, has enjoyed success as an actor and director in film, television and stage. His achievements have been recognized by numerous People's Choice Awards and by being named #1 Box Office Star for a record five years in a row. Some of his most prominent films include "Boogie Nights," "Deliverance," "The Longest Yard," "Smokey and the Bandit," "Semi-Tough" and "Sharky's Machine."