How many times have you stopped dead in your tracks trying desperately not to set off all the booby traps hidden in your path? Or let's say you're face-to-face with a gang of swordsmen and you're just not sure how to fight with minimal stabbing injuries? Maybe you're trapped in an ancient Egyptian tomb and if you could only decipher the hieroglyphs, surely you'd find the exit!
Lucky for you and other would-be adventurers there's The Indiana Jones Handbook: The Complete Adventurer's Guide written by Denise Kiernan and Joseph D'Agnese from Quirk Books, due to hit stores May 2008.
This is your ultimate guide to learn handy information like how to do everything you've seen Indiana Jones do and more on his epic adventures. Learn how to properly ride an elephant, identify secret passageways, how to handle awkward foods, pack for an expedition, and how to escape if you're accidentally entombed.
Timed to coincide with the movie release of Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, this handbook has step-by-step instructions, helpful diagrams and full-color photography from all of the Indiana Jones films. The handy guide also includes fun sidebars about Dr. Jones' experiences from the films and real-life tidbits about archaeology.
The book is broken down into various chapters to help you find answers to your most pending adventurer questions. If you need to quickly survive being poisoned or perhaps brush up on bullwhip basics, go to Chapter 1: Expedition Essentials. Get a few pointers on how to run on top of a moving train or escape quicksand in Chapter 2: Getting Around. Chapter 3: People Skills comes in handy when you've been tied up or need to win a fistfight. Handle tarantulas, snakes and rats like a pro thanks to Chapter 4: The Animal Kingdom. For the beginner archaeologist Chapter 5: On-site Skills has useful information on how to locate a lost site and then excavate it. Break a zombie curse and escape the wrath of God thanks to Chapter 6: Supernatural Skills.
There's plenty to learn from The Indiana Jones Handbook, but here's our Top 5 List of the Coolest Tidbits Worthy of Memorization.
1. If your hands are tied behind you, bring your knees to your chest and work your hands under your bottom and over the tops of your knees. Then work the knots with your teeth.
2. To make that cool bullwhip crack motion just like Indy, begin with the whip down at your side. Raise the whip overhead in a circular motion. Bring the whip forward and snap your wrist.
3. If bitten by a poisonous snake, wash the area with soap and water. Keep the area immobile and stop the venom from spreading by wrapping the area several inches above the bite to slow the spread. But do not cut off the circulation or apply a tourniquet. Do not apply ice. Sucking and spitting out the venom is rarely effective.
4. Before you ride an elephant you should remove your shoes. Riding an elephant barefoot shows respect for the deity but also allows you to tread more gently upon the elephant's skin and grip it with your toes.
5. Resist the urge to destroy your own voodoo doll. Simply pack it carefully in a sack with sand to cushion it for the journey home, and get it back to the lab for analysis. Pack needles separately.
Look for The Indiana Jones Handbook: The Complete Adventurer's Guide in stores May 2008. Check out more books from Quirk Books here.
