George Hayduke

Hayduke's book Getting Even (right), held up by Rear Admiral Richard D. Milligan at a press conference concerning the 1989 USS Iowa turret explosion

George Hayduke is the pen name of a prolific anonymous author of prank books. The name is believed to be based on the character George Washington Hayduke III, created by Edward Abbey in his 1975 book The Monkey Wrench Gang, and 1990 book Hayduke Lives!. Often in collaboration with perhaps equally pseudonymous co-author M. Nelson Chunder, Hayduke has authored numerous guides to pranks and practical jokes, primarily intended for vengeance. Activities suggested range from the merely annoying and mischievous to the illegal and extremely dangerous. Hayduke's book Getting Even: The Complete Book of Dirty Tricks was found in the locker of a man accused of the USS Iowa turret explosion, which killed 47 people.

Works Title Year Pages Don't Get Mad, Get Even: The Big Book of Revenge 2006 310 The Second Amendment Revenge Book: Hayduke's Guide to Getting the Gun Grabbers 2003 184 The Big Book of Revenge: 200 Dirty Tricks for Those Who Are Serious About Getting Even 2001 231 Byte Me!: Hayduke's Guide to Computer-Generated Revenge 2000 154 Revenge is Sweet: Dozens of Wicked Ways to Have the Last Laugh 1997 144 Silent But Deadly: More Homemade Silencers from Hayduke the Master 1995 88 Revenge Techniques from the Master of Mayhem 1994 Righteous Revenge 1993 229 Hardcore Hayduke: More Down-And-Dirty Revenge Techniques 1993 Mayhem!: More from the Master of Malice 1992 Advanced Backstabbing and Mudslinging Techniques 1991 Sweet Revenge: A Serious Guide to Retribution(previously published as I Hate You, c1983) 1989 Payback: Advanced Backstabbing and Mudslinging Techniques 1989 The Hayduke Silencer Book: Quick and Dirty Homemade Silencers 1989 George Hayduke's Kickass!: More Mayhem from the Master of Malice 1988 Make My Day!: Hayduke's Best Revenge Techniques for the Punks in Your Life 1987 224 Screw Unto Others: Revenge Tactics for All Occasions 1986 248 Make 'em Pay!: Ultimate Revenge Techniques from the Master Trickster 1986 Revenge! 1984 Getting Even 2 1983 Up Yours!: Guide to Advanced Revenge Techniques 1982 Getting Even 2: More Dirty Tricks from the Master of Revenge 1981 170 Getting Even: The Complete Book of Dirty Tricks 1980 208