The Book of Doof: How to Find an Arch Nemesis and Other Evil Advice

The Book of Doof: How to Find an Arch Nemesis and Other Evil Advice
Front cover of The Book of Doof: How to Find an Arch Nemesis and Other Evil Advice.
Type:	Self-help book
Author(s):	Scott Peterson
Publisher:	Disney Press
Published:	January 14, 2014
Pages:	144
Age range:	Ages 8 and up
ISBN 10:	1423179285
ISBN 13:	978-1423179283

The Book of Doof: How to Find an Arch Nemesis and Other Evil Advice is a self-help book based on Phineas and Ferb, published on January 14, 2014.

Book Summary

The book starts off with Dr. Doofenshmirtz greeting the reader and inviting them to continue reading.

The book is divided into the following chapters:

1. All About Doof!
2. A History of Evil
3. Evil from A to Z
4. Evil and You
5. Refining Your Villainous Persona
6. The One Secret to Instant Evil Success
7. My Arch Nemesis
8. Your Arch Nemesis
9. -Inators and You

Each chapter has various activities and advice related to its theme. The only exception is Chapter 6, as it is a fake-out for those who skipped to it.

At the end, Doofenshmirtz thanks the reader for buying the book.

Gallery

A sample from the first half

A sample from the second half

Back cover

Background Information

• The table of contents has a commentary by Dr. Doofenshmirtz that reads as follows:

"I know you want to stampede straight to Chapter 6 and instant evil success, but hold your horses, kemosabe. You're not ready for it. Seriously. I'm warning you."

• The book features two comic inserts:
  • Insert One:
    • "Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz's Tales of Drusselstein"
    • "The Comic Hijinks of Norm and Doof"
    • "Night of the Goozim"
  • Insert Two:
    • "Dr. Heinz Doofenshmirtz's Tales of Drusselstein"
    • "Agent in Training"
    • "The Substitute"
    • "The Comic Hijinks of Norm and Doof"
    • "Perry the ... Octopus?"
• Several episodes are referenced throughout the book:

"Mom's in the House" "Get That Bigfoot Outa My Face!" "Candace Loses Her Head" Phineas and Ferb the Movie: Across the 2nd Dimension "No More Bunny Business" "When Worlds Collide" "Der Kinderlumper" "Excaliferb" "Phineas and Ferb Christmas Vacation!" "Backyard Aquarium" "Tree to Get Ready" "Norm Unleashed" "Candace Disconnected" "Nerdy Dancin'" "Robot Rodeo" "Love at First Byte" "The Ballad of Badbeard" "The Lake Nose Monster" "Isabella and the Temple of Sap" "Hail Doofania!" "Phineas and Ferb Get Busted!" "The Doonkelberry Imperative" "Raging Bully" "Make Play" "Lotsa Latkes" "Gi-Ants" "That's the Spirit" "Toy to the World" "What Do It Do?" "Ladies and Gentlemen, Meet Max Modem!" "Nerds of a Feather" "Tip of the Day" "Gaming the System" "Ask a Foolish Question" "Tour de Ferb" "Perry The Actorpus" "Minor Monogram"

Production Information

Title Description

A guide to being evil in accordance with the style of Dr. Doofenshmirtz counsels readers on everything from selecting a nemesis to getting over evil inventor's block, in a whimsical storybook complemented by Doof back stories and full-color comic inserts.

Back Cover Summary

The Secrets to My Evil Success!

When it comes to being evil, I, Dr. Doofenshmirtz, am a natural. You, not so much. That is why I wrote this book - to share my secrets on what it takes to become, well ... me! Use my ingenious book to help create your own secret lair, overcome evil-inventor's block, design the most awesome -inator yet, and do so many more evil things that I can hardly contain my excitement. Oh, of course, how could I forget? You will also learn how to find a nemesis like mine, Perry the Platypus. After all, what use is all of this hard work without someone like Perry to keep you on your toes?

External links

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