{"product_id":"9780735220157","title":"How to Invent Everything: A Survival Guide for the Stranded Time Traveler","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eHow to Invent Everything\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e is such a cool book. It's essential reading for anyone who needs to duplicate an industrial civilization quickly.\" —Randall Munroe, xkcd creator and \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e-bestselling author of \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWhat If? \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe only book you need if you're going back in time\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhat would you do if a time machine hurled you thousands of years into the past. . . and then broke? How would you survive? Could you improve on humanity's original timeline? And how hard would it be to domesticate a giant wombat? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWith this book as your guide, you'll survive—\u003ci\u003eand thrive\u003c\/i\u003e—in any period in Earth's history. Bestselling author and time-travel enthusiast Ryan North shows you how to invent all the modern conveniences we take for granted—from first principles. This illustrated manual contains all the science, engineering, art, philosophy, facts, and figures required for even the most clueless time traveler to build a civilization from the ground up. Deeply researched, irreverent, and significantly more fun than being eaten by a saber-toothed tiger, \u003ci\u003eHow to Invent Everything \u003c\/i\u003ewill make you smarter, more competent, and completely prepared to become the most important and influential person ever. You're about to make history. . . \u003ci\u003ebetter.\u003c\/i\u003e","brand":"Penguin Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47015347421424,"sku":"9780735220157","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780735220157_p0.jpg?v=1769899774","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780735220157","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}