How to Survive a Garden Gnome Attack: Defend Yourself When the Lawn Warriors Strike (And They Will) Hardcover – September 7, 2010

I had no idea my gnome BFFs were going to kill me. I had been going about my silly life, never thinking their cheery faces were actually plotting my demise. They're clever little boogers. While this book did suggest a good amount of ways to protect yourself from these pointed hat wearing twerps, I simply used it to beat them away as they came at me. (: Problem solved.I do recommend this book to someone who likes gnomes, or someone who is looking for something to be paranoid about. (It does suggest the neighbors' gnomes are after you too, even if you don't own them yourself. Never go to bed thinking you're safe. NEVER.) It not only made me laugh like a goon while I was waiting at the DMV, but it was so epic that I had to order one for my fellow gnome-loving friend. It saved her life, too.Giggle at it or take it seriously, or maybe do a bit of both like I did -- it's worth the read.

Amazing book, really enjoyable. I received this book as a gift as I am a avid garden gnome collector. This is a short, quick read and also has pictures! Solid coffee table book and really interesting conversation piece.

I bought this recently for my grandmother as a joke. My grandma hates gnomes and ever since she mentioned it to us a few years ago, we have jokingly kept buying gnomes and hiding them through her yard. My husband and I have since stopped doing that, but my mother and step father recently purchased several small ones and hid them all over her home for her to find. It's become a huge joke in our family and so when I saw this, I knew I had to get it for her. I told her it's to help her survive my mother and step father's gnome attacks.As for the book itself, I got a good chuckle out of what I read from it. It's a fun book to read and very humorous. I even had an author friend of mine remark that he wished he had thought of it!

Okay so here's the deal. The BF likes gnomes. He really thinks they are cute and friendly. I mean it started with a gnome shirt and a zombie gnome. So I wanted to do something special for him. I got him a gnome for Valentines Day. I knew he'd like it. So going through this little bit of heaven called Amazon, I come across this book. I get a little shaken up cause I already ordered this gnome for the BF and then here is the real deal, true story of what gnomes are like. I get this book for the BF as well cause it seems he's blinded by them.When I got the book, I read it. My eyes were opened to what garden gnomes are REALLY up to. I see them everywhere now!! I sent this off to the BF with his gnome I got as well. I don't think he's read the book yet, but I did. I tried to convince him to read it because I now have the survival techniques to protect our home but I can't do this alone. I think the BF is in denial. But now I think he might be a gnome! Thankfully I have a Gnome bible to reference. I'll get to the bottom of this. Gnomesayin?

I bought this without reading a review thinking it would be a good story. Instead it is a short self defense manual. Tongue in cheek it's OK. I would rather read a story. But I do have to give credit for being able to write a manual.

I purchased the book for my father for Christmas, also sending him a Garden Gnome as a joke. To my disbelief, the surfer-drunk-gnome has managed to vanish from my parents' house, leaving only the torn and bloody pages of this book behind. Nightly, my parents hear scratching on the walls and doors, with the brief swoosh of a beard rubbing against glass. The gnomes from the surrounding neighborhood appear to have also vanished from the lawns, and many a person has woken up with a travelocity brochure to Hell slipped into the mail. The local association has attempted to find a solution by using the tattered remains of this guide, but random pages have been ripped out and they fear that all hope may be lost.

My boyfriend likes fun things he can put on his desk at work to make his staffers giggle, and this hit the spot. Also, if you are concerned about garden gnomes attacking, but still insist on keeping them in your garden, this should prepare you well.

This clever little book will make anybody laugh!