Action heroes are made, not born. Even those with superpowers and precocious talents had to start somewhere. After all, did you really think that Superman could always leap tall buildings in a single bound, that James Bond always knew to drink martinis shaken (not stirred), or that Indiana Jones was born with a whip in his hand instead of a rattle? Of course not—every action hero shows a clear aptitude for heroism, but needs guidance along the way.
In the beginning, every action hero is just an ordinary but good man or woman. The hero must first identify and then hone his skills and talents. Then, before he achieves hero status, he’ll have to overcome a series of obstacles (physical, emotional, or paranormal). And somehow, through the cumulative effect of his upbringing (good or bad), formative life experiences, an apprenticeship, and the occasional bite of a radioactive insect, his inner action hero eventually comes to the surface.
But even after he’s saved his first dude or damsel in distress, or thwarted his first plot for world domination, there are times when the most accomplished action heroes still need a little help. No man or woman is an island—and this applies to secret agents, hot private detectives in cat suits, capable Vulcans and Jedi Knights, and rugged archaeologists alike.
That’s where this book comes in. This book truly is your guide to keeping up with the Indiana Joneses. It’s the only primer on the essential skills all action heroes must know to survive and thrive in this dangerous world—Good Guy Skills, Love Skills, Paranormal Skills, Fighting Skills, Escape Skills—all from real experts in the subject at hand.
The skills we teach have all been featured in television shows and movies. But before now you’ve never been able to read a real-world, step-by-step, how-to guide to these skills. Let us reiterate: all of the information in this book is completely real. Want to know how to really catch a great white shark? To actually deliver a Vulcan Nerve Pinch? To spyproof your hotel room? To win a fight when outnumbered? To climb down Mount Rushmore National Monument? It’s all inside. We spoke with FBI agents, sexologists, stuntmen, hypnotists, karate masters, criminologists, detectives, and dozens of other highly trained professionals to obtain real-world solutions to the kinds of situations that usually only happen to people with very cool names, unusually tight clothing, and few (if any) sweat glands.
So use the information wisely—and whatever you do, don’t let this book fall into the wrong hands.
Read on, and good luck—we’re counting on you.
—The Authors