How to Prosper in the Coming Apocalypse

by Richard Curtis

Worried about inflation?Concerned about nuclear arms in the hands of terrorists? Nervous about fuel costs? This investment guide and survivalist’s handbook in one is all you need to gear up for windfall profits while friends and in-laws lose their shirts. This book will enable you to watch the final convulsions of civilization from the verandah of your country estate. Invaluable strategies and suggestions include tips and fortifying your rural hideaway--(DO keep a spare copy of the minefield map; DON’T run the toaster while the electric fence is on.)New Careers in Armageddon--People are going to need marksmanship lessons, evacuation luggage, places to flee (group rates available for mass stampedes). Plan ahead and cash in when the panic hits!The Scarcity Investment Plan--Stock up now on valium, lead shields, and bankruptcy forms. (Full details available in our monthly newsletter—subscribe!)Doomsday etiquette--Looting protocol, dressing for a food riot, bomb shelter décor, a basic getaway wardrobe. (DON’T forget trinkets for the natives; DO wear comfortable shoes.)When the trumpets sound—and the end of the world is nigh—remember to pick up your dry cleaning, cancel your subscription to TV Guide, and call your mother. And don’t forget to pack your copy of How to Prosper in the Coming Apocalypse.

Genres: Humor

100 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1981

About the author

Richard Whalley Anthony Curtis, CBE

Graduate of Harrow School and subsequently Christ Church, University of Oxford. Academy Award nominee and recipient of Emmy and BAFTA awards for screenwriting. He is also a director and producer. In 2007, he became a Fellow of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA).

Reviews

[Paulette Illmann · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a short, witty, sarcastic book, meant for anyone with that type of humor. If you are politically correct, are not comfortable mocking the state of affairs, or are opposed to making a joke out of profiting off of the end of the world, this is NOT for you. My only complaints are that it was such a short read, and that it spoke all too much about mayonnaise. The Hereford cows, I really liked.

[Eric · Rating 1 out of 5]

Bad humor and weak content.