Perhaps it is a sign of the imminent demise of Western Civilization, but right now five of the top ten selling books all end with "...for Dummies." That's right, whatever task you need to do today, all you need is to get the Dummy book and everything will be fine. Don't waste four years going to college when you can just spend an evening eating pizza and reading "Forensic Accounting for Dummies." And who really wants to spend about $25,000 in tuition when "Pre-Med for Dummies" only cost $19.95.

Yes, the public is crazy for such books which simplify almost all efforts that human beings have ever contemplated. (I would get a second opinion if my doctor had a copy of "Brain Surgery for Dummies" in his bookcase though.) So where does this leave you? How can you capitalize on the public's insatiable appetite for Dummy books? Easy, all you need to do is be on the writing end of one of these books rather than the buying end.

There must be one thing that you know how to do. How about eating junk food. Try writing "Eating Junk Food for Dummies" and you could have a best seller on your hands. Do not underestimate people's willingness to take "expert" advice from a novice. Check if anyone has written 'Walking for Dummies" or how about "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Going to Bed?" Trust me, there are subjects out there just begging for an idiot or dummy book.

Don't know how to write? It's not a problem. These books are so filled with cut-outs, and shade boxes anyway that you don't even need to know how to write a complete sentence. Still unsure, o.k., then just buy my own book 'Writing Best Selling Self Help Books for Dummies." It's been on the best seller list for forty weeks straight now!