How to Take Over the World

How to Take Over the World Practical Schemes and Scientific Solutions for the Aspiring Supervillain

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NAMED A BEST NONFICTION BOOK OF THE YEAR BY ESQUIRE

"Comic book fans will fall hard for this delightfully daffy guidebook. . . . Exuberant, optimistic, and just plain fun, How to Take Over the World will both surprise and delight." -Esquire

A book this informative should be a crime!

Taking over the world is a lot of work. Any supervillain is bound to have questions: What's the perfect location for a floating secret base? What zany heist will fund my wildly ambitious plans? How do I control the weather, destroy the internet, and never, ever die?

Bestselling author and award-winning comics writer Ryan North has the answers. In this introduction to the science of comic-book supervillainy, he details a number of outlandish villainous schemes that harness the potential of today's most advanced technologies. Picking up where How to Invent Everything left off, his explanations are as fun and elucidating as they are completely absurd.

You don't have to be a criminal mastermind to share a supervillain's interest in cutting-edge science and technology. This book doesn't just reveal how to take over the world-it also shows how you could save it. This sly guide to some of the greatest threats facing humanity accessibly explores emerging techniques to extend human life spans, combat cyberterrorism, communicate across millennia, and finally make Jurassic Park a reality.

Book information

ISBN: 9780593192016
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Imprint: Riverhead Books
Pub date:
DEWEY: 502.07
DEWEY edition: 23/eng/20211110
Language: English
Number of pages: xxiii, 388
Weight: 634g
Height: 162mm
Width: 237mm
Spine width: 39mm