Last-Minute Travel Secrets: 121 Ingenious Tips To Endure Cramped Planes, Car Trouble, Awful Hotels, and Other Trips from Hell

Author Green claims credit for 50-plus books (including Happy Accidents and Polish Your Furniture with Panty Hose). He also states he "has conducted all the travel secrets in this book," which leads one to question two of his "Ingenious Tips": since when is it other than idiotic to "Electrocute an Intruder with a Table Lamp" (in a hotel room) or "Incapacitate a Hijacker with a Pot of Coffee" (on an aircraft)? Green also has a peculiar propensity to travel with an abundance of tennis balls. He turns them into noise-canceling headphones (don't forget a knife or scissors and a pair of pantyhose), bathtub stoppers, floor cleaners, trailer hitch covers, and gas pump triggers. Maxipads come in handy, too. You can turn them into slippers, diapers, and sleep masks. Green applies his travel tips to packing, airplanes and airports, hotels, cruise ships, trains, buses, cars, RVs, and campers (don't forget the condoms for a quick, portable shower). Each tip is accompanied by a photo, a list of required sundries, and instructions and information as to how or why it works. Many tips are general knowledge, common sense, and redundant for savvy travelers. A few require more time, effort, and materials than the end result is worth. Green does include an extensive bibliography in addition to his own face in many of the photos.