• 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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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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A Decent Audio book

I love Max Brook and his work. That being said, the Zombie Guide while good just doesn't lend itself to audiobook form in my opinion. The material is stellar, the narration excellent but it just doesn't feel right. Buy World War Z, its one of the best audiobooks on Audible!

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excellent

I absolutely loved it! I've read the book 20+ times before. hearing it was much different and just as good, if not better.

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awesome. read this years ago.

a great listen. couldn't be happier.
lots and lots of details. will read again.

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Interesting but not Captivating....

This book does read like a non-fiction survival guide with lists of information that sometimes droned on for me. It tended to be a little dry. I enjoyed it, but zoned out for portions of the book. Parts that I found the most interesting involved descriptions of the safest buildings to hole up in during a zombie siege. I do find myself looking at buildings and comparing their safety value now. I also liked the descriptions of "real" zombie attacks throughout history. I am glad I listened and I know that every time I watch a zombie movie now, I will be thinking things like, "That chainsaw is not a very practical weapon, considering its weight...."

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Best book in the world!

Not only this is a great piece of literature, the content is fun and entertaining, specially if you take this as "seriously" as the author intended to be. If you "believe it", you will enjoy it that much more. 100/10 recommended!!

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It is what it says.

What did you love best about The Zombie Survival Guide?

This is a must have survival guide. It's main premise is based on the zombie apocalypse, but can be adapted to almost any situation.

What did you like best about this story?

It increases your awareness to the overall world around you. You cannot just live for that day, but must think ahead. When others think of an apocalypse, they think of the day after, not the months or years after.

Which character – as performed by Marc Cashman – was your favorite?

It is not the narrator's fault about his performance, just it is hard to narrate a survival guide.

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loved it

Very well though out and put together in a fun way. Got a little dry at times, but if you are a zombie story fan, it is a must.

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On point and must have

Great and a must listen to for everyone who love the TV show "The walking dead"

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Yeah!!!

If you liked World War Z, you've GOT to get this audible!

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Best Guide out there

Only problem is lack of options for non lethal take downs. I need fifteen words.

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