How to Fight Presidents

Author: Daniel O'Brien

Brand: Three Rivers Press

Color: Black

Edition: Illustrated

Binding: Paperback

Format: Illustrated

Number Of Pages: 499

Release Date: 18-03-2014

Part Number: 9780385347570

Details: Product Description
An illustrated, comedic (but all true) history of the wildest, manliest, most-interesting and badass facts about every U.S. president Don't be fooled, our founding fathers were more bandanas-and-muscles than powdered-wigs-and-tea. Take Andrew Jackson, who, as a prisoner of war, was forced to walk several miles barefoot across state lines, despite the fact that (a) he had smallpox and (b) his head had been recently sliced open when he refused to polish the boots of the soldiers who had taken him captive. Oh and he was thirteen freaking years old when it happened or Theodore Roosevelt, who once delivered a speech with a bleeding, undressed bullet hole in his chest. Now imagine that these men-and many others just like them-want to kick your ass. Every chapter of How to Fight Presidents assumes two things: (a) You are face-to-face with a former president of the United States and (b) he is very pissed off at you, specifically. Daniel O'Brien gives you a quick rundown of each president's backstory. Do they have any serious fight training? Are they violently insane? Followed by a best- and worst-case fighting scenario for each president. (For example, James Buchanan was famously terrified of blood, so challenging him to a handcuffed knife-fight is a clear advantage for you, while John Q. Adams was notoriously adept at swimming, so fighting him in or near a lake puts you at a considerable disadvantage.) Heavily researched and laugh-out-loud funny, with humorous and informative illustrations, this book combines history and humor to make presidential trivia truly irresistible.
Key Features:

Original and Hugely Popular Concept: The book grew out of an article that was viewed over 8.2 million times on the humor website Cracked.com.
Cracked.Com Promotional Power: Daniel O'Brien is one of the faces of Cracked.com and Cracked will give the book prime placement on their website, including banner ads and a full-page skin, as well as one piece of custom content that ties into the theme of the book, which will be seen by their 17 million-plus unique monthly users and 295 million-plus monthly page views. Cracked.com's marketing muscle helped drive You Might be a Zombie onto the bestseller list.
Bestselling Track for Books that Combine History with Humor: "Edu-tainment" books like America: The Book, Badass and Abraham Lincoln, Vampire Hunter show research-heavy comedy appeals to history buffs and humor readers alike.
Perennially Relevant: With information on every president, the book is ripe to tie-in to presidential holidays, anniversaries and current events throughout the year.

About the Author
Daniel O'Brien is the Senior Writer for Cracked.com, where his weekly column averages over 600,000 views a week and a presidential trivia junkie. His writing has been featured in USA Today, the LA Times and on ComedyCentral.com. He co-wrote the New York Times bestseller You Might Be a Zombie and Other Bad News.
Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.
GEORGE WASHINGTON cannot tell a lie: you're in for a world of pain

There are two kinds of people in this world: people who don't actively enjoy being shot at, and George Washington. Most of you are probably in that first group, and that's why no one will ever write a book about how to fight you.

The idea that Washington liked being shot at isn't conjecture, mind you. No one is saying that Washington "probably" enjoyed being shot at, based on his willingness to return to battle in service of his country; he admitted to it. In a letter to his brother about his time on the battlefield, Washington said, "I heard the bullets whistle and, believe me, there is something charming to the sound of bullets," which, according to rumor, prompted King George III to remark that Washington's attitude would change if he'd heard a few more. "Oh, ho ho, perhaps you're right," Washington may have good-naturedly said with a chuckle, before he beat the shit

EAN: 9780385347570

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