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* ''How To Be A Superhero'' was part this, part satire of [[Superhero]] tropes.
** Similarly, inversely, there is also ''How To Be A Villain''.
* [[The Action Hero's Handbook|The Action Heros Handbook]]
* ''[[How to Succeed In Business Without Really Trying]]'', though some of the advice seems like it might work.
* In the computer world, ''Mr. Bunny's Big Cup o' Java(TM)'' and ''Mr. Bunny's Guide to [[Active X]]'' by Carleton Egremont, Jr. describes those technologies in the style of a children's book. Both are funny only to those who already understand how they work.
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== Video Games ==
* It's possible to make one of these in the ''[[Fallout]] 3''. When working with Moira, you can give her "evil" answers when she asks how your exploits went. Popular answers include heavy radiation poisoning actually feels quite good, and is healthy for you, and that disarming a mine is surprisingly easy if you just step on it. Needless to say, the resulting survival guide ends up being a how-to guide for killing yourself.
* A fake guide to a video game is sometimes called a "FWAK".<ref>False Wisdom And Knowledge</ref>
== Web Comics ==
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* Video series [[The Japanese Tradition]] usually includes a little bit of fact in each video, but not too much.
* [[Everything 2]] has quite a few, including (but not limited to):
** Detailed
** [http://everything2.com/title/How+To+Become+a+Mighty+Pirate How to become a mighty pirate].
** [http://everything2.com/title/How+to+Write+Bad+Poetry How to write bad poetry].
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