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Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Zombieswill be the first up-to-date, comprehensive handbook on zombies ever published. Unlike its competitor books - Three Rivers's The Zombie Survival Guideor Random House's Recorded Attacks- which specialize in one aspect of zombies, provide limited information, and/or are dated, Everything You Ever Wanted to Know About Zombieswill thoroughly cover all four aspects of zombies that readers want to know about: (1) what modern zombies are and what makes them different; (2) zombie science; (3) zombie survival and (4) zombies in popular culture. Everything You Ever Wanted to Know about Zombieswill be a one-of-a-kind compendium for the zombie fanatic and casual fan alike.

The most comprehensive zombie handbook ever published—with a foreword by Max Brooks! In one indispensable volume, Matt Mogk busts popular myths and answers all your raging questions about the living dead.*Q. How can I increase my chances of survival? A. One simple step is to keep away from other people. Without people there can be no zombies. Q. What is the connection between the Voodoo zombie and the flesh-eating zombie of popular culture? A. Other than a shared name, absolutely nothing. Q. Will zombies actually eat me, or will they just bite and chew? A. Research suggests the neuromuscular activity required for swallowing may be too complex for a zombie. Q. Will we see any warning signs before the dead rise? A. Unfortunately, entire populations could be infected with the zombie sickness before anyone even knows there’s a problem. Q. How come Zombie Awareness Month is in May and not October? A. Unlike witches and vampires, zombies are not otherworldly creatures. They are made of flesh and blood. Don’t forget to wear your gray ribbon. * Many more questions about zombies—including why not all of them are undead—are answered inside the book.

A twisted children''s book parody that teaches kids what to do if mommy suddenly joins the legion of the undead.In the ongoing effort to warn an unprepared world of the rising danger from zombie attacks, one vulnerable group has been left out—small children. That''s Not Your Mommy Anymore offers social workers, counselors, and educators a helpful new tool to communicate with hard-to-reach at-risk youth. This inviting and entertaining story helps early readers understand for themselves that a mom who has fresh brain casserole in the oven instead of her usual meatloaf is probably not their mommy anymore . . .This utterly twisted and incredibly funny take on the classic children''s book genre tells an entertaining story in rhyming text even as it teaches other telltale signs that mom has been bitten by a zombie! Rabid zombie fans will be highly entertained by this hilarious parody that adult readers are sure to love as much as the real children books they enjoyed as kids.Praise for That''s Not Your Mommy Anymore"Younger kids might be a little frightened by the idea of a formerly loving mother who now wants to dine on human flesh, but older kids and grown ups will get a kick out of this tale." —GeekDad, Wired.com