How To

I'm not a diehard XKCD reader or anything, but it's a clever and fun comic strip so I was hoping for the same here. And that's kind of what this is, but it didn't really work for me for some reason. There are some fun bits, but a lot of it is just a bit too drawn out or one note for me.

I might have done myself a disservice listening to this via audiobook though, I believe the printed version includes a lot of comics and other illustrations.

Weird, absurd, entertaining nonetheless.
Randall Munroe first grabbed my attention with his book What if. It had the similar humor as this one, where he explores some very extreme answers to very valid questions.
At times the answers do get ridiculous and make you chuckle.
Reading this book made me think of the similarities between it and Andrew Stanek's How to Kill Hitler: A Guide For Time Travelers. Another instant classic, a well researched one too.

I've been an xkcd fan for ages now, and this is my favorite extension of that universe. Munroe is really good at explaining complicated science with hilarious stick figures. The concepts in this book are silly and extended beyond all logic, which manages to prove some really interesting points. It's funny, easy to read, and enlightening. Recommended for science nerds and xkcd fans everywhere.

You know how boring scientific manuals are? Not this book. Randall Munroe takes on problems—how to walk a dog, how to win an election, how to dig a hole, and oodles more—and offers solutions that are convoluted, complex, unnecessary, odd, and exceedingly funny.

I loved What If and now I'm a fan of How To. I guess I need to find a copy of Thing Explainer. I'll have to write a letter to the author, earn money to pay for the book, drive to the author's home....