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How to Take Over the World

Ryan North's humorous nonfiction novel looks into the science of comic-book supervillainy.

Ryan North

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 whereHow to Invent Everythingleft off, his explanations areas 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, andfinallymake Jurassic Park a reality. (From Penguin Random House Canada)

How to Take Over the Worldis available in March 2022.

Ryan North is a writer and comics creator from Toronto. North's work on the comicsAdventure Time, JugheadandThe Unbeatable Squirrel Girl,have received three Eisner Awards.He has also written two "choose-your-own-path" books,To Be Or Not To BeandRomeo and/or Juliet,parodying Shakespeare's famous tragedies. His latest book isHow to Invent Everything,a guide on how to rebuild modern civilization for lost time travellers.

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