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Bibliographic Details

Title

This Will Kill You: A Guide to the Ways in Which We Go

Publisher

St. Martin's Griffin

Publication Date

2009

Language

English

ISBN 10

0312540620

ISBN 13

9780312540623

Binding

paperback

Illustrator

Shinnick, Jim

Condition

Good

Weight

10 ounces

Seller catalogs

Social Science

About this title

Synopsis

Have you been attacked by a great white shark? Gone over Niagara Falls in a barrel? Been exposed to anthrax? No, you haven't, or you'd be dead. This Will Kill You reveals the intriguing facts behind the many ways humans bite the dust in encounters with deadly bugs, hungry predators, natural disasters, and freak occurrences. Thoroughly researched and illustrated, not to mention thoroughly hilarious, this book describes in deathly detail what happens to the body when it's struck by lightning, slimed by a dart frog, or flung from a mountaintop.

No other book has ever peaked under the Grim Reaper's robe in such a straightforward and irreverent way. With a foreword by a physician at the Mayo Clinic, an afterword by a funeral director, lists of history's most notable deaths, and a unique death rating system, everything you need to know about the ways in which we go are included in these pages.

About the Authors

HP Newquist has authored more than a dozen books for both children and adults, including the critically acclaimed THE GREAT BRAIN BOOK (Scholastic, 2005). To prepare for his book For Boys Only, Mr. Newquist went scuba diving with sharks in Australia, climbed the Great Pyramid in Egypt, drove some really fast cars, learned a few magic tricks, and read more books than he can count.

Rich Maloof contributed to This Will Kill You from St. Martin's Press.

Jim Shinnick illustrated This Will Kill You from St. Martin's Press.

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