What Would MacGyver Do?: True Stories of Improvised Genius in Everyday Life | List Price: $19.95
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Binding: Hardcover
Fun Read [Posted on 2008-01-25]
This was a quick fun read. It's not a how-to for breaking out of a Colombian jail with a chopstick and some orange peels, but it has some very entertaining stories. I'd suggest it for any fan of the show that wants a similar form of amusement. MacGyver was awesome. this book does him justice...
what just happened? [Posted on 2008-02-28]
This book should be titled "What Would Anyone with a Single Shred of Common Sense Do in the Most Common and Stupid Scenarios Anyone Has Ever Heard of?"
This book is awful. If you are expecting stories of people using some gum, a paperclip, and a fruit bowl to build a ski boat, save your money. If you want to learn how to smoke dope through a potato, this is more your speed. The author of this book should be truly ashamed of himself. Each useless anecdote is worse than the last.
DO NOT BUY THIS BOOK. IT REALLY IS AS BAD AS THE OTHER REVIEWERS CLAIM. I figured that since I usually disagree with most people when it comes to reviews, I would give it shot. This is one instance where the public is correct. Avoid this one.
What would MacGyver do? He would have written a book that does not make people want to vomit over the money spent and time lost reading it!
Very intriguing! [Posted on 2008-03-17]
Bought as a gift, but couldn't help to read a little bit of it myself. My brother loved this as his birthday gift.
Awful [Posted on 2008-04-23]
Wow, you used a knitting needle to replace the pin on your clutch? great story.
This book is awful.
You can't judge a book by its cover... [Posted on 2008-12-16]
...which is why I wasted my money on this awful, awful book. The BEST thing is the cover... a great catchy title, and a picture of Richard Dean Anderson's mullet. Cool!
Other than that, everything about this book is horrible. As other reviewers have pointed out, it has nothing to do with what MacGyver would have done, and everything to do with pretentious artsy-fartsy writer/advertising/media types trying to deal with everyday reality. I suspect the author sold the concept for the book, pocketed the advance, then suddenly realized he had to deliver SOMETHING... so he called a few dozen friends and transcribed whatever nonsense they dictated over the phone.
No Swiss-army knives. No paperclips. Nothing of interest here.
I own thousands of books, and love books. I've kept books I've disliked, and I've kept books I've disagreed violently with. But this one hits the recycling bin. It will look better as McDonald's paper napkins.
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