Wackos. They’re everywhere. Cutting you off in traffic. Insulting you at PTA meetings. Making life miserable at the office. Worst of all, they might even appear in the guise of siblings or in-laws. How do you deal with these worrisome Wackos who sometimes seem to overrun the planet?

In Winning Against the Wackos in Your Life, Christina Eckert shows you how to rise above that teeming mass of crazies out there to create a Wacko-free existence.

This real-world survival guide grew out of the author’s failed business relationship with a woman who is the very personification of the word Wacko. After feeling like she’d been “hit by a two-by-four,” Eckert decided to turn her ordeal into a positive experience by helping others avoid being whacked by a Wacko.

The result is this funny but uniquely usable book. Using anecdotes derived from her own and friends’ Wacko-ized experiences, the author shows readers how to recognize the Wackos in their lives — who may at first glance seem as normal as can be. She then helps readers learn important, life-improving lessons from such encounters. Eckert even creates a hierarchy of Wackos, ranging from the fairly tolerable Level 1 Wackos to scourge-of-the-earth Level 4 Wackos.

If you’ve ever had a Wacko wreak havoc in your life — and who hasn’t — you need to own this book. It’s your ticket to a World Free of Wackos.