A Paranoid's Ultimate Survival Guide

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Blood clots on airline flights? Getting a sunburn in only seven minutes? Balls of lightning moving through your window? Waves on the beach as tall as a two-story building? Volcanoes in your own backyard? Shark attacks? IsnÆt anything safe anymore? A ParanoidÆs Ultimate Survival Guide is now here to help you decide. This entertaining book enlightens the reader to the hidden (and sometimes not-so-hidden) dangers of our worldùfrom whatÆs lurking at your next picnic or on a kitchen sponge to bad bullfrogs and the dangers of burning backyard barrels. It offers the reader explanations of what we hear on the news, such as Lyme or LegionnaireÆs diseases, it examines all aspects of our daily lives, from our bathrooms to the places we vacation, and it touches on the bizarre, but scientifically studied, dangers from:dust mites to meteoritestsunamis to tickskiller clouds to jellyfishand solar flares to salmonella.These hazards are scientifically backed with recent researchùsome well known, some cutting edge. And most of them are not just remote possibilities but things we encounter everyday. The authors do more than just list the possible dangers we all face in and outside our home. They also help the reader judge the severity of these lurking threats and offer suggested remedies and solutions. A concluding chapter is devoted to resources on the Web that will bring you up to date on what is known about each hazard. If youÆre feeling paranoid, A ParanoidÆs Ultimate Survival Guide will show you why you have good reason to feel the way you do, and teach you how to cope with the very real threats around us. As your mother warned you, even paranoids have enemies.