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Be Safe Simple Strategies for Death Free Living

by Melissa Heckscher
Be Safe Simple Strategies for Death Free Living

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ISBN13: 9781931686716
ISBN10: 1931686718
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Better Safe Than Sorry

 

The littlest things in your everyday life can have injurious or even deadly results. Tomorrow, you could be in line at the bank when a robbery occurs. You could catch hepatitis from your toothbrush. You could be killed at a baseball game. Do you know how to live more safely? Haven’t you wondered about the safest:

 

     •  Seat on a Plane?

     •  Lane on a Highway?

     •  Way to Defrost Meat?

     •  Stall in a Restroom?

 

Be Safe! teaches you the safest strategies for everyday life, whether at home, at work, on the town, or abroad. Live a longer, happier life with Be Safe! in your back pocket.

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Melissa Heckscher provides simple strategies for death-free living--the safest seat on an airplane, the safest city in the U. S., the safest piece of gym equipment, and more.

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We all know that life is full of hidden dangers -- but what are you doing to avoid them? Do you know the safest lane on a highway? The best way to defrost meat? The cleanest stall in a public restroom?

Be Safe is your road map to navigating the perils of everyday life. You'll discover that June is the safest time to get elective surgery (it's the month before the new class of medical residents arrive). You'll also learn that Friday morning is the most dangerous time to go to the bank (historically, it's when most bank robberies occur). Author Melissa Heckscher even explains why tuna is the safest kind of sushi (this deep-water fish doesn't contain worms that thrive in warmer temperatures).

The perfect gift for a paranoid friend, Be Safe will make you a stranger to danger


About the Author

Melissa Heckscher is a writer and journalist whose work has appeared in several newspapers, magazines, and television shows, including The Daily Breeze, The Times Picayune, The Monterey Herald, Entertainment Weekly, and New York 1 News. She lives in San Francisco.

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tjtjtj , May 01, 2007
Melissa's book is funny, pleasant, and truly informative. Her quirky sense of humor makes light of the daily risks of everyday life that makes the death defying information so fun and useful. You will enjoyfor sure and remember her advice when you venture out your door.

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ISBN:
9781931686716
Binding:
Hardcover
Publication date:
09/01/2004
Publisher:
Chronicle Books
Pages:
128
Height:
.88IN
Width:
4.30IN
Thickness:
.88 in.
Number of Units:
1
Illustration:
Yes
Copyright Year:
2004
UPC Code:
2801931686718
Author:
Melissa Heckscher
Subject:
Humor-Anthologies

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