How to Avoid a Lightning Strike

It’s an urban jungle out there, and if it’s not the survival of the fittest, it’s certainly the survival of the most practical. But how’s a boy or girl supposed to learn life’s essential practicalities in these days of hustle, bustle, and laid-back parenting?


How to Avoid a Lightning Strike is the solution. It’s a mentor, a tutor, a driving instructor, a mom, a dad, a grandparent, a scout instructor, and a coach rolled into one. Dividing life into four sections, and then subdividing its challenges into manageable chapters, it’s the most practical manual on the planet, offering step-by-step guides to the essential skills required for every practical challenge. If they’re not essential they’re not here. If they are, they are.