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

Ryan North2022
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.
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Patrick Book@patrickb
4 stars
Jul 5, 2024

It’s pretty amazing to watch a notoriously upbeat, positive, perhaps even goofy writer try to take on the mantle of a super villain, only to see his positive intentions shine through. It’s quintessentially Ryan North to recommend to prospective super villains that they take on world dominations that actually benefit the planet and mankind. What a beauty.

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Brian Alderman@brianaalderman
3.5 stars
May 6, 2024
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Duality Diva@dualitydiva
3 stars
Jun 25, 2023
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Zoey Mikalatos@zoeymik
5 stars
Aug 29, 2022

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