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"It's the survival guide for the modern world" --The Sun
"amazing tricks to ease you through 21st Century life."
--The Sun
"amazing tricks to ease you through 21st Century life."
--The Sun
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A thought-provoking, playful survival guide for urban life packed with fun, crafty tricks to help you through everyday life. Matthew Cole shows you how to retune your native survival instinct and update it for the modern world – whether it’s negotiating the car park, the office or the shopping centre.
Forget lighting fires with sticks or building a shelter in the woods, this book has the kind of survival tips that you can use every day: how to find a seat on a crowded bus, predict the weather with a cup of coffee or get rid of nuisance phone calls using a microwave oven!
By harnessing the laws of science, nature and human behaviour it arms you with a 21st century toolkit for survival and cheers you along as you transform your daily grind into a non-stop adventure.
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Format:Paperback
This book has been accompanied by quite a lot of publicity. The title says it all...that's the general idea of the whole thing.
But....there isn't as much content as you'd expect. It's quite heavily padded with 'chat', and quite a lot of the ideas frankly aren't that great.
Yes, it's interesting, and not too expensive...if you're bored, it's not bad.
But....there isn't as much content as you'd expect. It's quite heavily padded with 'chat', and quite a lot of the ideas frankly aren't that great.
Yes, it's interesting, and not too expensive...if you're bored, it's not bad.
Format:Paperback
I actually downloaded this from "Audible" not really knowing what to expect. What a wonderful surprise awaited my ears and mind...
The subject of the book is looking at science in our modern-day world and how to use it to our advantage. Topics include how to tell the time using satelite dishes, using slugs as an excellent way to get rid of mould in the bathroom, how to ensure you get the best seats on the London underground and of course, how to predict the weather using a cup of coffee. Cole not only explains how to do a multitude of things to make life less boring, but also explains, in layman's terms, why the science works.
Cole has written the book with such observational wit and asides that I found myself not only smiling, but actually laughing as I listened.
Anyone interested in their world around them will find this book not only informative, but entertaining too.
Highly recommended.
The subject of the book is looking at science in our modern-day world and how to use it to our advantage. Topics include how to tell the time using satelite dishes, using slugs as an excellent way to get rid of mould in the bathroom, how to ensure you get the best seats on the London underground and of course, how to predict the weather using a cup of coffee. Cole not only explains how to do a multitude of things to make life less boring, but also explains, in layman's terms, why the science works.
Cole has written the book with such observational wit and asides that I found myself not only smiling, but actually laughing as I listened.
Anyone interested in their world around them will find this book not only informative, but entertaining too.
Highly recommended.
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