Zen Of Zombie Better Living Through the Undead Scott Kenemore Text copyright © 2007 by Scott Kenemore Illustrations copyright © 2007 by Adam Bozarth Design by Adam Bozarth All Rights Reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without the express written consent of the publisher, except in the case of brief excerpts in critical reviews or articles. All inquiries should be addressed to Skyhorse Publishing, 555 Eighth Avenue, Suite 903, New York, NY 10018. www.skyhorsepublishing.com 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 9781602391871 Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication-Data is available on file. Printed in China For C.C. and E.C., who have saved me from zombies and worse Table of Contents Title Page Copyright Page Dedication INTRODUCTION PART ONE: - The 24 Habits of Highly Effective Zombies 1 - Be Adaptable 2 - Play to Your Strengths (and Ignore Your Weaknesses) 3 - I Will Choose Free Will 4 - Succeed as a Corporate Zombie 5 - Slow Down! (You Move Too Fast) 6 - Be Your Own Boss 7 - Whereof One Cannot Speak . . . 8 - Nobody Likes a Player-Hater 9 - Strength in Numbers 10 - Remember That Assholes Tend to Get Their Comeuppances (Frequently, at the Hands of Zombies) 11 - Winners Don’t Use Drugs 12 - Bros Before Hos . . . 13 - Get the Government off Our Backs 14 - Rugged Individualism 15 - Nobody Likes a Tourist 16 - We’re Here! We’re Animated Corpses Irresistibly Drawn to Feed on the Flesh of the Living! Get Used to It! 17 - Age Ain’t Nothin’ But a Number . . . 18 - Live in the Real World 19 - No Profiling (Racial or Otherwise) 20 - W.W.Z.D.? 21 - “Fair and Balanced” My Rotting Zombie Ass! 22 - Remember, It’s Just Stuff 23 - “Live” Free or Die 24 - Digging a Grave? You’ve Got It Made! PART TWO: - Your Guide to Complete Zombification in 90 Days -1 - The Preparation 1 - No Fear? Know Fear! 2 - Sticking to Your (Zombie) Guns 3 - The Silence of the Zombies 4 - Zombies Level All 5 - Pax Zombana 6 - What’s That Rule? Play It Cool.