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What Would MacGyver Do? - True Stories of Improvised Genius in Everyday Life - cover
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What Would MacGyver Do? - True Stories of Improvised Genius in Everyday Life

Brendan Vaughan

Narrator Patrick Lawlor, Shelly Frasier

Publisher: Tantor Audio

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Summary

You're driving on a deserted road when your car dies.  Your cell phone isn't getting service.  All you have on hand are a gum wrapper and a wire hanger. 
Or maybe you're living in a building without central air conditioning in July.  You can't afford an AC; all you have access to are a fan and a bucket of water. 
 
In such times of desperation, many have called upon the symbol of all that is inventive, the hero who awed thousands with his cool, quick wit: "What would MacGyver do?" they ask. 
 
For anyone who has ever wished they could channel the 1980s action-adventure icon comes this clever collection of forty-five true stories, commemorating the use of improvised genius to solve everyday problems.  Inspired by television's Angus MacGyver (played by Richard Dean Anderson), a secret agent who relied on his brains and scientific prowness—not to mention duct tape and a Swiss Army knife—to save the day, the "MacGyverisms" recounted range from the concrete (using Chex Mix to provide traction in an icy parking lot) to the intangible (saving a relationship with the perfect turn of phrase).  Edgy, entertaining, and smirk-to-yourself funny, these masterfully told stories reveal that, with a little luck and a lot of ingenuity, you can "MacGyver" yourself out of virtually any predicament.
Duration: about 5 hours (04:50:48)
Publishing date: 2006-12-01; Unabridged; Copyright Year: 2006. Copyright Statment: —