What Would Macgyver Do?: True Stories of Improvised Genius in Everyday Life Hardcover - 2006
by Brendan Vaughan
In the spirit of the bestselling Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook comes a clever collection of true stories celebrating real-life 'MacGyverisms'
You're driving on a deserted road when your car dies. Your cell phone isn't getting service. All you have on hand are a gum wrapper and a wire hanger.
Or maybe you're living in a building without central air conditioning in July. You can't afford an AC; all you have access to are a fan and a bucket of water.
In such times of desperation, many have called upon the symbol of all that is inventive, the hero who awed thousands with his cool, quick wit: What would MacGyver do? they ask..
For anyone who's ever wished they could channel the 1980s action-adventure icon comes this clever collection of forty-five true stories, commemorating the use of improvised genius to solve everyday problems. Inspired by television's Angus MacGyver (played by Richard Dean Anderson), a secret agent who relied on his brains and scientific prowess not to mention duct tape and a Swiss Army knife to save the day, the 'MacGyverisms' recounted range from the concrete (using Chex Mix to provide traction in an icy parking lot) to the intangible (saving a relationship with the perfect turn of phrase). Edgy, entertaining, and smirk-to-yourself funny, these masterfully told stories reveal that, with a little luck and a lot of ingenuity, you can 'MacGyver' yourself out of virtually any predicament.
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IF YOU SOMEHOW BOUGHT THIS BOOK WITHOUT KNOWING WHO MacGyver is-well, God bless you.
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- Title What Would Macgyver Do?: True Stories of Improvised Genius in Everyday Life
- Author Brendan Vaughan
- Binding Hardcover
- Edition First Edition
- Pages 196
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Hudson Street Press, New York
- Date October 19, 2006
- Illustrated Yes
- ISBN 9781594630248 / 1594630240
- Weight 0.65 lbs (0.29 kg)
- Dimensions 7.82 x 5.42 x 0.9 in (19.86 x 13.77 x 2.29 cm)
- Ages 14 to UP years
- Grade levels 9 - UP
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2006023707
- Dewey Decimal Code 600
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