Drawing on the disasters of the past to better prepare for the future, this tongue-in-cheek guide provides detailed advice for handling situations that may arise while delving into history and features hundreds of hilarious lists, Worst-Case Wisdom, and much more. Original. 75,000 first printing.

Product Description: Congratulations, Your Holiness, and welcome to your first day at the Holy See. After being elected by the College of Cardinals, you'll need to don the papal vestments and get right to work. Armed with this manual, compiled over the last 2,000 years, you'll be able to navigate the Why's, How's, and Who's of your new life as Pontifex Maximus...read more