Men'sHealth Real Life Survival Guide

Spoofing the current craze for books on what to do ""if you just crawled out of the flaming wreckage of a 747 that crashed in the Everglades and you're now being attacked by a 'gator,' "" the Men's Health Real Life Survival Guide aims to help readers survive ""situations that actually happen."" Larry Keller, Christian Millman and, as the book's cover credit line satirically observes, ""the other guys in the trenches at Men's Health,"" explain how a guy can lose 10 pounds fast, clean a carpet stain, unhook a woman's bra with one hand, propose marriage, evade a speeding ticket, mix drinks and win at poker. This book offers little relief to those anticipating encounters with Congo ants or a disgruntled anaconda. But men destined for more prosaic face-offs whether with highway patrol officers, tax collectors or women may find it handy. 48 b&w illus.; 6 b&w photos. (Sept. 5)