People have been predicting the end of the world since...well, the beginning of it. Oh, the form it takes may vary-firestorm, earthquake, plague, new ice age, alien invasion, nuclear cloud, or the rise of our machines-but everyone who survives will be starting over at Square One. Your needs won’t be that different from today’s: food, shelter, work, finances, relationships, 24-hour cable.... But you’ll have more raw materials to deal with. Apocalypse How is the humorous how-to-guide to living your best life possible (after the Apocalypse renders your current quality of life null and void.) Organized like a travel or lifestyle guide, the book tells you all you need to know in order to fend off zombies, forge for non-radioactive food, and make the most of your new dwelling (while ignoring the ash outline of its previous occupants on the far wall.)This handy volume includes such essential sections as: What to Expect When We’re Exploding Before We Blow: Your Essential To-Hoard List Should You Stay or Should You Flee? Questionnaire Sex, Love, and Dating: What if You Are the Last Man on Earth? The Seven Habits of Highly Effective Petty Tyrants The Apocalyptic Aptitude Test Apocalypse How is guaranteed to be of use in the world to come. It also makes a handy defense weapon if thrown, and firestarter if needed.
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"Fiendishly clever, truly hilarious and oddly comforting. Rob Kutner is so funny he makes the end times seem like good times. This book is a perfect gift for anyone (me) who is having a tough time or even just a bad day (Tuesday, for example.) Buy Apocalypse How now, or you'll be kicking yourself when you glance in the rearview mirror and see four guys on horses in the carpool lane." -- Cathryn Michon, comic and author of The Grrl Genius Guide to Life
"For years now, I've been wracking my brain trying to figure out whether Rob is a better guy or a better humorist. This cinches it, he is a far better humorist. I laughed, I most assuredly did not cry." -- Dennis Miller, November 25, 2007
"If you're reading this blurb, then congratulations! You're still alive and will soon discover that Apocalypse How is the last funny book ever written." -- Neal Pollack, author, Alternadad
"No end-of-the-world bunker will be complete without semi-automatic weapons, a case of Scotch, and several copies of Apocalypse How. This book makes me giddy about the apocalypse. I can't wait!" -- Danny Piraro, creator of Bizzaro
"When the end is nigh, this is the place to start. A hilarious and disturbingly comprehensive guide to humanity's inevitable self-destruction." -- Brian K. Vaughan, writer, Lost and Y: THE LAST MAN
"A great read. Don't cower in your lead-shielded, ape-proof bunker without it." -- Jon Stewart, November 29, 2007
"If you buy only one book to accompany you through horrific worldwide catastrophe, make it this one." -- Stephen Colbert, December 4, 2007
"For years now, I've been wracking my brain trying to figure out whether Rob is a better guy or a better humorist. This cinches it, he is a far better humorist. I laughed, I most assuredly did not cry." -- Dennis Miller, November 25, 2007
"If you're reading this blurb, then congratulations! You're still alive and will soon discover that Apocalypse How is the last funny book ever written." -- Neal Pollack, author, Alternadad
"No end-of-the-world bunker will be complete without semi-automatic weapons, a case of Scotch, and several copies of Apocalypse How. This book makes me giddy about the apocalypse. I can't wait!" -- Danny Piraro, creator of Bizzaro
"When the end is nigh, this is the place to start. A hilarious and disturbingly comprehensive guide to humanity's inevitable self-destruction." -- Brian K. Vaughan, writer, Lost and Y: THE LAST MAN
"A great read. Don't cower in your lead-shielded, ape-proof bunker without it." -- Jon Stewart, November 29, 2007
"If you buy only one book to accompany you through horrific worldwide catastrophe, make it this one." -- Stephen Colbert, December 4, 2007
About the Author
Rob Kutner is a writer for the Emmy-winning The Daily Show with Jon Stewart and contributor to the New York Times bestselling America. He lives in New York City.
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Apt Advice for Armageddon,
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This review is from: Apocalypse How: Turn the End-Times into the Best of Times! (Paperback)
This is the way the world ends, not with a bang...but a howl of laughter! Who knew that the Fifth Horseman of the Apocalypse is a brilliant satirist by the name of Rob Kutner? With a gift of prophecy that Cassandra would envy and the swiftness of a Sidewinder missile, Kutner has beaten the likes of those esteemed self-help gurus Heloise, Bob Vila, Dr. Phil, Martha Stewart, Dear Abby, et al. in fulfilling an unrecognized need: an ironic handbook for coping with nearly all aspects of the Last Days. "Apocalypse How" is highly entertaining and may even be useful. I liked it so much I bought copies for my family and closest friends.
8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:
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The end comes too soon.,
By Matthew David Brozik (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Apocalypse How: Turn the End-Times into the Best of Times! (Paperback)
You'll regret the coming of the end of "Apocalypse How" almost as much as you'll regret the coming of the end of the actual world (next week). Fortunately, the book is packed with so much verbal and visual humor, you'll need to read it at least twice to wring all the laughs from it... much as you'll want to wring all the potable, nutritious juices from whatever minimally-irradiated flora, fauna, and Frankenfoods you can find when the end-times arrive. You'll want to read the acknowledgments three times.
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Like "America: the Book," but with more zombies,
This review is from: Apocalypse How: Turn the End-Times into the Best of Times! (Paperback)
This is a funny, funny book. Very much in the spirit of "I Am America, and So Can You," or "America: The Book." Which isn't surprising, since the author is one of Jon Stewart's writers on "The Daily Show" (as well as a co-author of "America").It's pretty rare that a book can make you laugh out loud, yet this one seems to do it at least once every page. If you're a discerning fan of intelligent, sophisticated comedic prose, or if you simply like jokes about giant robotic ant-monsters, I highly recommend this book.
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