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How to Be a Villain: Evil Laughs, Secret Lairs, Master Plans, and More!!!
A delightfully evil gift, How to Be a Villain is a step-by-step guide to joining the forces of darkness. Because, though villains may never win, they sure have more fun, hatching master plans for world domination, smoothing their dastardly tights. Neil Zawacki answers all the most urgent questions: Should I go with a black or red theme? Do I invest in an army of winged mon...more
Hardcover, 160 pages
Published
February 1st 2003
by Chronicle Books
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A fun, humorous instruction book on how to be a villain. Loaded with villain cliches that will have you on the floor laughing. If you are interested in exploring your inner villain, then this book is for you. Makes a good bathroom read. :)
Apr 13, 2009
Julie (jjmachshev)
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommended to Julie (jjmachshev) by:
Pamela(AllHoney)
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MWAH HAH HAH...erm, excuse me. I was practicing my evil laugh per page 23 of "How to Be a Villain". First, a great big THANK YOU to Pamela who turned me on to this wonderfully wicked and side-splittingly seditious book. "How to Be a Villain" is your step-by-step guide to all things villainous. Conveniently divided into five informative sections, each containing suggestions and examples to help you on your journey into the heart of darkness. From picking a villain outfit to choosing the perfectly...more
For all you wanna be Evil-Doers out there, this book is a must read. Neil Zawacki ‘s How To Be A Villain helps you discover and develop your inner talent of being malicious, power-hungry, and/or insane. His book starts off with a simple test to answer what those voices inside your head have been asking, “Am I Evil?” including questions such as:
What did you want to be when you grew up?
A. Police Officer
B. Doctor
C. Ballerina
D. Supreme dark overlord of all mankind, or a lawyer
Once you have determine...more
What did you want to be when you grew up?
A. Police Officer
B. Doctor
C. Ballerina
D. Supreme dark overlord of all mankind, or a lawyer
Once you have determine...more
An excellent book. Very funny, well written, and mostly for all ages. Some might say it's not entirely appropriate for young children, but that is purely because there are a number of jokes in the book that they are not likely to understand, and not because the book has content that will traumatize them.
A satirical book, poking fun at many things in politics, economics, and just society in general, How to Be a Villain is an intelligently humorous read in the superhero/supervillain genre. Despite...more
A satirical book, poking fun at many things in politics, economics, and just society in general, How to Be a Villain is an intelligently humorous read in the superhero/supervillain genre. Despite...more
This is my favorite book. Ever. Lots of great tips on how to improve your everyday evil lifestyle. Thanks to this book, I found what kind of henchman I wanted, how to make your own props, and my preference on how to achieve world domination. Thank you, Neil Zawacki!
**4.5 stars**
This book was hilarious. I laughed out loud in almost every page – especially because as a fiction reader, I’ve seen all of these villains (and even the ‘forces of good’) in books and they are so freaking cliche! The author has a way of putting into words the most ridiculously (funny) statements that made you realize how many eye-rolling villains we’ve seen in books or movies. One of my favorite pieces of advice:
If you should happen to snare [a defender of justice], for evil god’s s...more
This book was hilarious. I laughed out loud in almost every page – especially because as a fiction reader, I’ve seen all of these villains (and even the ‘forces of good’) in books and they are so freaking cliche! The author has a way of putting into words the most ridiculously (funny) statements that made you realize how many eye-rolling villains we’ve seen in books or movies. One of my favorite pieces of advice:
If you should happen to snare [a defender of justice], for evil god’s s...more
Effing brilliant! This is one instance where I can actually say this book made me laugh out loud. Literally. It also helps that every time I read it it looks as though I'm reading it upside-down; I happened to purchase a copy in a small batch that were evidently printed and bound that way on purpose! Amazing. I resort to this book for drunken entertainment quite often. And really, is that truly the author's name or is it a play on word? mischievous
This books is very funny. My brother Matthew bought it for me a long time ago. It comes complete with a quiz to tell if you would make it as a evil mastermind and tips on choosing an evil villain name and catch phrase. My evil name is "The Librarian" and my catch phrase is "You're overdue!" Well . . . maybe it needs a little work.
A gift from my Meggidy Meg quite some years back, I absolutely freaking ADORE this book. Unfortunately while in storage the cover was nibbled by some darling rodents who I hope choked on it, but the book is still readable. I must read it again soon. At least to find out what all of those post-it flags I put in there are marking.
I got this as a gift from and friend and it is so hilariously perfect words cannot express my joy over it. The illustrations are awesome, and I love all of the different references to different villains in the fiction world. There are so many options for evil doing, and I cannot wait to enact my hostile takeover of the world.
A quick read and a good laugh if you have a slightly dark sense of humor. It steps you through everything from choosing the right henchmen to finding the right lair (location, location, location). Even has tips on how to perfect your evil laugh. I like the quiz at the end myself.
Such a fun book, best in small doses at the end of a long, stressful day (plenty of those around these parts). Consistently funny in a wry, satirical way, with all sorts of tips, practical and impractical. And remember, "spandex is a privilege, not a right."
This was a fun, lighthearted little book. Every once in a while I like to take a break from "serious" reading and take in something fun. This fit the bill perfectly, it is a fast read that doesn't really need any serious analysis to get into.
Another great book for teaching How-to. The humor is a little bit more advanced, only a select few of the middle school students I worked with understood the irony throughout the book. So I would probably use it with high school kids.
I found this book with a stack of magazines on the 4th floor of Life Science and started reading it when my class today (3/11/13) was unexpectedly cancelled. I got through 90 pages and I think it's great!
This book was very funny and full of interesting facts and insight into what it means to be evil. I really enjoyed picking out my name (Mistress NightFury), lair (medieval castle), henchmen (gargoyles) and formulating my secret evil plans (these are secret) to unleash on the world. Great book. Definitely worth the read.
I did enjoy the book, quite humorous, and might be helpful if you decide to join the Evil League of Evil...
ELE with Dr. Horrible and friends.
ELE with Dr. Horrible and friends.
71 books/2009
A book I got at a bargain price--it was amusing and totally unecessary however, I can see it being a helpful tool for young writers to get into the heads of their bad characters
A book I got at a bargain price--it was amusing and totally unecessary however, I can see it being a helpful tool for young writers to get into the heads of their bad characters
Enjoyable, humorous book on how to become a villain from scratch. I have yet to try it out, but I plan to soon. There also happens to be a "Pinky and the Brain" quote for good measure.
HIGHLY entertaining. And truly written as a self-help book. Loved the evil laughs, tests to see if you're ready for a life of evil (Matt qualifies as an attorney), and "how to choose your evil name" parts. Not enough weight to hold me long-term, but fun to pick up and read a chapter here and there.
oh my gosh this book was sooooooooo funny! It was a very good read but i enjoyed it very must.and may i say i am ready to destroy the world!
Dec 02, 2009
Holly
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
gamers and novice villians
Shelves:
use-as-a-reference
Love it.
An evillly fun book on how good it s to be bad.
Fantastic illustrations.
Comfortable footwear for villainy.
Full of great cackles.
An evillly fun book on how good it s to be bad.
Fantastic illustrations.
Comfortable footwear for villainy.
Full of great cackles.
A very funny little book that enabled me to perfect my evil laugh, choose an evil lair, recruit my evil army and find my perfect evil outfit:) Beware, for world domination by me is only but a few months away! This complete step-by-step guide is an absolute must-have that will delight all my fellow villains in the making! The "evil plan generator" at the end of the book proves particularly helpful and Neil Zawacki even came up with a web site to help those who want to join the forces of darkness:...more
Indispensable! While much of the information contained in this book appears to be common-sense, many a villain has been felled by a lack of common-sense.
I LOVE this book. It's full of fun instructions for those of you who aspire to true villainry!
An excellent book! Filled with tips, ideas, and guidance for for fledgling INTJ super villain!
If you want to be a villain, this book serves as a good reference guide. Most people think that diabolical minds are forged out of years of hardships, mistreatment, and even plain bad luck. While that is often the case, books and movies have taught us one thing, these bad guys never win. Or if on the off chance they do, there sure weren’t prepared for the good guys in the sequel.
Don’t try to ride your way to the top on literary reference alone, read some back ground information first. Anything w...more
Don’t try to ride your way to the top on literary reference alone, read some back ground information first. Anything w...more
I loved this book! I gave it to a friend but now I wish I had kept it!
I bet I really would have liked this when I was 10, but I'm no longer 10.
Funny but,just not funny enough. Great illustrations.
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Mar 01, 2009 07:09am
The last line of your review is 100 million percent correct!
Mar 13, 2009 10:33am