• The Zombie Survival Guide

  • Complete Protection from the Living Dead
  • By: Max Brooks
  • Narrated by: Marc Cashman
  • Length: 8 hrs and 38 mins
  • 4.3 out of 5 stars (2,547 ratings)

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The Zombie Survival Guide

By: Max Brooks
Narrated by: Marc Cashman
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Publisher's summary

The Zombie Survival Guide is your key to survival against the hordes of undead who may be stalking you right now. Exhaustively comprehensive, this book covers everything you need to know, including how to understand zombie physiology and behavior, the most effective defense tactics and weaponry, ways to outfit your home for a long siege, and how to survive and adapt in any territory or terrain.

Top 10 Lessons for Surviving a Zombie Attack:
1. Organize before they rise!
2. They feel no fear, why should you?
3. Use your head: cut off theirs.
4. Blades don't need reloading.
5. Ideal protection: tight clothes, short hair.
6. Get up the staircase, then destroy it.
7. Get out of the car, get onto the bike.
8. Keep moving, keep low, keep quiet, keep alert!
9. No place is safe, only safer.
10. The zombie may be gone, but the threat lives on.

Don't be carefree and foolish with your most precious asset: life. The Zombie Survival Guide offers complete protection through trusted, proven tips for safeguarding yourself and your loved ones against the living dead. It is an audiobook that can save your life.

©2003 Max Brooks (P)2006 Random House, Inc.

Critic reviews

"One would expect the son of Mel Brooks to have a genetic predisposition to humor, and indeed, he does, and he exhibits it relentlessly here." (Publishers Weekly)

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it's good to have the book

it's good to have the book so you can follow along with the story because almost all the chapters have bullet points that would be hard to translate while listening unless you have the book.

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Max Brooks is a genius

I read World War Z shortly after it was released. I would before bed and man there was a lot of sleepless nights as I would tell myself okay just one more chapter. I got the audio book hoping to relive that bit of magic thank you Max

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great for RPG ideas

fun listen, informative but not 100% accurate on some facts, mainly about weapons. Still a fun listen particularly if you are looking for game ideas.

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Good book but doesn't translate well to audio

sadly, this is a type of book that just doesn't really translate well into an audio performance - although I still love the little details and stories added in - just wish there was more material like this and WWZ or Adrian's Undead Diaries.

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Great book but

the narrator was not that great. He wasn't terrible but there wasn't much life or variation in his voice and it seemed to be slightly off in pitch. Granted this is what it says it is a manual, sure its about surviving a hypothetical and wholly fictional zombie apocalypse but the narrator is still quite dry. Nonetheless if you're a zombie fan its right up your ally and I highly recommend it.

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Best book I've ever read!

What made the experience of listening to The Zombie Survival Guide the most enjoyable?

All of the voice actors are amazing!

What was one of the most memorable moments of The Zombie Survival Guide?

The part where the movie stars are being guarded was pretty funny, and when the people had to eat each other in the north.... ALL of the moments are memorable!

Was this a book you wanted to listen to all in one sitting?

I have a few times!

Any additional comments?

I have listened to this book so many time that I can mouth the words as they are saying them, but the thing that gets me is that this book gets better every time!

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Great Book

Very entertaining book. I feel fully prepared for a zombie apocalypse now. Definitely worth a listen.

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Corny

I had extra credits, so I had to buy a book to keep from donating money. The entertainment value of this is next to nothing, it truly is a specific survival guide and the narrative is done with seriousness.

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Great for any undead fan

If you could sum up The Zombie Survival Guide in three words, what would they be?

Just plain awesome

What other book might you compare The Zombie Survival Guide to and why?

Maybe world war z because the subject matter is the same.

Which scene was your favorite?

weapon selection and leaving on the run

If you could take any character from The Zombie Survival Guide out to dinner, who would it be and why?

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zombies Rule

What did you love best about The Zombie Survival Guide?

I think this book is very good it give you alot of good info on zombies

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