Encyclopedia Paranoiaca - The Definitive Compendium of Things You Absolutely, Postively Must Not Eat, Drink, Wear, Take, Grow, Make, Buy Use (Paperback)

In Encyclopedia Paranoiaca, master satirists Henry Beard and Christopher Cerf have assembled an authoritative, disturbingly comprehensive, and utterly debilitating inventory of things poised to harm, maim, or kill you all of them based on actual research about the perils of everyday life. Beard and Cerf cite convincing evidence that everyday things we consider healthy eating leafy greens, flossing, washing our hands are actually harmful, and items we thought were innocuous drinking straws, flip-flops, neckties, skinny jeans pose life-threatening dangers. Did you know that nearly ten thousand people are sent to A&E each year because of escalator accidents? And if you're crossing your legs right now, you're definitely at serious risk. Hilarious, insightful and, at times, downright terrifying, Encyclopedia Paranoiaca brings to light a whole host of hidden threats and looming dooms that make asteroid impacts, planetary pandemics and global warming look like a walk in the park (which is also emphatically not recommended).

General

Imprint:	Gerald Duckworth
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	October 2014
First published:	2014
Authors:	Henry Beard
Dimensions:	198 x 131 x 28mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	400
ISBN-13:	978-0-7156-4921-3
Categories:	Books > Sport & Leisure > Humour > General
LSN:	0-7156-4921-3
Barcode:	9780715649213

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