The Most Forbidden Knowledge: 151 Things NO ONE Should Know How to Do

by Michael Powell

* Stage a coup * Swim with sharks * Beat a breathalyzer *

The Forbidden Knowledge series has taken readers over the edge before, but never like this. The Most Forbidden Knowledge jam-packs the best and baddest how-tos into one car-stealing, keg-kicking, base-jumping-off-a-skyscraper collection. You'll find everything you ever wanted to learn (though probably never should) in this ultimate self-destruction manual.

Genres: Nonfiction

384 pages, Paperback

First published December 18, 2012

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Reviews

[amaya the cactus · Rating 1 out of 5]

oi, this did not age very well.

also, half of the items didn't actually teach anything.
(not that i wanted to learn about many of these, anyway; i was donating plasma when i saw this one and had greatly misinterpreted the premise. having just read the main title, i thought i was downloading a book about historical 'behind-the-scenes' knowledge, not, erm, what this actually was.)

i really need to stop reading free and '99-cent' titles via Google Play Books; the disappointment is guaranteed. hnnnggggg.


[aug 2025]

[Noah Oanh · Rating 3 out of 5]

They got some good information and tips on random things like where would be the good place to jump out of cliff, or how to hitchhiking safely... and the rests are more like result of stuffs you should not do at first places lol but I do enjoy the read. 3 stars for the book!

[Alison · Rating 3 out of 5]

It was an interesting and entertaining book with a good variety of topics. It contains several adult topics, though, so it's definitely not something that I would recommend for kids.