Dewey Edition22
ReviewsThe illustrations are as grossly explicit as the text is employee-handbook underplayed, making this an excellent choice for the zombie completist." — Publishers Weekly, "Brilliantly tongue-in-cheek. . . . A must for all fans of spoof manuals and zombies alike." —NY Journal of Books.com, "Everything a new flesh eater needs to know about surviving in a world where you only want one thing: brains." --Geek-span.com, "Explains everything a newly undead soul needs to hunt, fight and feed on the living." --Aolnews.com, "Brilliantly tongue-in-cheek. . . . A must for all fans of spoof manuals and zombies alike." --NY Journal of Books.com, "The illustrations are as grossly explicit as the text is employee-handbook underplayed, making this an excellent choice for the zombie completist." -- Publishers Weekly, "Brilliantly tongue-in-cheek. . . . A must for all fans of spoof manuals and zombies alike." --NY Journal of Books.com, "Everything a new flesh eater needs to know about surviving in a world where you only want one thing: brains." --Geek-span.com
Dewey Decimal818/.607
SynopsisFrom how one became a zombie in the first place and the stages of zombification to survival mechanisms, this handbook offers specific advice on what a fresh zombie needs to know about 'life' expectancy, hunting techniques, hitching a ride, hand-to-mouth combat, and feeding etiquette., Being undead can be disorienting. Your arms and other appendages tend to rot and fall off. It's difficult to communicate with a vocabulary limited to moans and gurgles. And that smell (Yes, it's you .) But most of all, you must constantly find and ingest human brains. Braaaains What's a zombie to do? Thankfully, zombiologist John Austin details everything you need to know, as a newly undead soul, to hunt, fight, and feed on the living. As the first handbook written specifically for the undead, So Now You're a Zombie explains how you ended up in this predicament, the stages of zombification, and what you need to survive in this zombiphobic world. Dozens of helpful diagrams outline attack strategies, such as the Ghoul Reach, the Flanking Zack, the Bite Hold, and the Aerial Fall, to secure your human prey. You'll even learn how to successfully extract the living from boarded up farmhouses and broken down vehicles. This handbook also explores the upside of being a zombie. Gone are the burdens of employment, taxes, social networks, even basic hygiene, allowing you to focus on simple necessities in "life" the juicy gray matter found in the skulls of the living., All aspects of the zombie lifestyle are surveyed in this satirical take on an orientation manual for the newly undead. From how one became a zombie in the first place and the stages of zombification to survival mechanisms, this handbook offers specific advice on everything a fresh zombie needs to know about 'life' expectancy, hunting techniques, hitching a ride, hand-to-mouth combat, and feeding etiquette. Instructions for extracting the living from boarded up farmhouses and broken down vehicles are included along with dozens of helpful diagrams outlining attack strategies such as the Ghoul Reach, the Flanking Zak, the Bite Hold, and the Aerial Fall for securing human prey and their all-important flesh and brains., Being undead can be disorienting. Your arms and other appendages tend to rot and fall off. It's difficult to communicate with a vocabulary limited to moans and gurgles. And that smell! (Yes, it's you .) But most of all, you must constantly find and ingest human brains. Braaaains!!! What's a zombie to do? Thankfully, zombiologist John Austin details everything you need to know, as a newly undead soul, to hunt, fight, and feed on the living. As the first handbook written specifically for the undead, So Now You're a Zombie explains how you ended up in this predicament, the stages of zombification, and what you need to survive in this zombiphobic world. Dozens of helpful diagrams outline attack strategies, such as the Ghoul Reach, the Flanking Zack, the Bite Hold, and the Aerial Fall, to secure your human prey. You'll even learn how to successfully extract the living from boarded up farmhouses and broken down vehicles. This handbook also explores the upside of being a zombie. Gone are the burdens of employment, taxes, social networks, even basic hygiene, allowing you to focus on simple necessities in "life": the juicy gray matter found in the skulls of the living.