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Hardcover: 304 pages Publisher: HarperCollins; FIRST EDITION edition (5 Jun 2006) Language English ISBN-10: 0007232748 ISBN-13: 978-0007232741 Product Dimensions: 24.8 x 19.6 x 3.4 cm Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars See all reviews (108 customer reviews)
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 5,619 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Praise for 'The Dangerous Book for Boys' 'The perfect handbook for boys and dads.' Daily Telegraph 'Full of tips on how to annoy your parents'. Evening Standard 'An old-fashioned compendium of information on items such as making catapults and knot-tying!the end of the PlayStation may have been signalled.' The Times 'Just William would be proud. A new book teaching boys old-fashioned risky pursuits!has become a surprise bestseller.' Daily Mail 'If you want to know how to make crystals, master NATO's phonetic alphabet!and build a workbench, look no further.' Time Out
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If ever there were a book to make you switch off your television set, The Dangerous Book for Boys is it. How many other books will help you thrash someone at conkers, race your own go-cart, and identify the best quotations from Shakespeare? The Dangerous Book for Boys gives you facts and figures at your fingertips -- swot up on the solar system, learn about famous battles and read inspiring stories of incredible courage and bravery. Teach your old dog new tricks. Make a pinhole camera. Understand the laws of cricket. There's a whole world out there: with this book, anyone can get out and explore it. The Dangerous Book for Boys is written with the verve and passion that readers of Conn Iggulden's number one bestselling novels have come to expect. This book, his first non-fiction work, has been written with his brother as a celebration of the long summers of their youth and as a compendium of information so vital to men of all ages. Lavishly designed and fully illustrated in colour and black and white throughout, it's set to be a perfect gift for Father's Day and beyond. Chapters in The Dangerous Book for Boys include: The Seven Ancient Wonders of the World, Conkers, Laws of Football, Dinosaurs, Fishing, Juggling, Timers and Tripwires, Kings and Queens, Famous Battles, Spies, Making Crystals, Insects and Spiders, Astronomy, Girls, The Golden Age of Piracy, Secret Inks, Patron Saints of Britain, Skimming Stones, Dog Tricks, Making a Periscope, Coin Tricks, Marbles, Artillery, The Origin of Words and The Solar System.
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It is the type of book that William Brown (Just William) and his gang would have had hidden under the bed, or under a pile of dry leaves in the den.
It is full of vital information, stories of incredible courage, acts of bravery, the best places to capture your very own pirate. How to make a camera, even information about girls. There is information about dinosaurs, fishing (an essential pastime), even how to make crystals. All the things a young man needs to know about.
If you once owned a penknife with a special tool to take stones out of horses hooves, then this book is essential for you. And if you didn't well read it anyway, you will have lots of fun doing so.
My husband loves this book, as does my father, when visiting today, couldn't put it down, so I sent him home with the promise that I'd buy him one also.
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Great Stuff, Whizzo,
7 July 2006
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This review is from: The Dangerous Book for Boys (Hardcover)
I must have missed something along the way regarding the title of the book, and I certainly do not think it is the best choice, but that aside the book is a wealth of vital information for boys, young and old.It is the type of book that William Brown (Just William) and his gang would have had hidden under the bed, or under a pile of dry leaves in the den.
It is full of vital information, stories of incredible courage, acts of bravery, the best places to capture your very own pirate. How to make a camera, even information about girls. There is information about dinosaurs, fishing (an essential pastime), even how to make crystals. All the things a young man needs to know about.
If you once owned a penknife with a special tool to take stones out of horses hooves, then this book is essential for you. And if you didn't well read it anyway, you will have lots of fun doing so.
24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Just the Job!,
18 July 2006
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This review is from: The Dangerous Book for Boys (Hardcover)
Having read the reviews both here and in the newspapers I was prepared to be disappointed, but when my son was given a copy for his 9th birthday it really came up to scratch. Despite living in this computer age this book has inspired my son in so many ways, as well as given me both happy memories and some projects to look forward to. Thoroughly recommended.
45 of 46 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars The Dangerous book for Boys !!,
11 Aug 2006
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Lilium "catfanatic" (Essex, UK) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Dangerous Book for Boys (Hardcover)
Well, what can I say except "WOW!" I bought this book for my husband, purely as a 'joke' gift, and at the time, there were no reviews to read, so I bought this book purely because of its title.My husband loves this book, as does my father, when visiting today, couldn't put it down, so I sent him home with the promise that I'd buy him one also.
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4.0 out of 5 stars DAngerous book for middle aged men
This is a great book ... but not for boys ... for those of us that were boys in the 1960's, or even earlier!
This is a great book ... but not for boys ... for those of us that were boys in the 1960's, or even earlier!
Published 1 month ago by Tom Rose
4.0 out of 5 stars good boys book
Got this for a gift for a 10 year old. Looked like it had plenty of useful information. It would be a good book to page through and go back to every now and then when you want... Read more
Got this for a gift for a 10 year old. Looked like it had plenty of useful information. It would be a good book to page through and go back to every now and then when you want... Read more
Published 4 months ago by Heart Joy
5.0 out of 5 stars Dangerous Book for Boys
Wonderful book which fascinated me as much as it does my granson. It's a mini encyclpaedia plus instruction manual on how to make catapults, go carts, etc and much much more. Read more
Wonderful book which fascinated me as much as it does my granson. It's a mini encyclpaedia plus instruction manual on how to make catapults, go carts, etc and much much more. Read more
Published 9 months ago by Golfing Grannie
5.0 out of 5 stars Makes for a great read regardless of age.
Although bought for my 8 yr old grandson I couldn't help having a read and found it full of facts and things I should have discovered years ago. I found it very interesting.
Although bought for my 8 yr old grandson I couldn't help having a read and found it full of facts and things I should have discovered years ago. I found it very interesting.
Published 13 months ago by Mr. Philip Evans
4.0 out of 5 stars Books for boys
My 10-year old grandson reads well but is lazy and reads only books required by his school. This one has proved to be quite different as he dips into it often and talks about the... Read more
My 10-year old grandson reads well but is lazy and reads only books required by his school. This one has proved to be quite different as he dips into it often and talks about the... Read more
Published 14 months ago by Topgranny
5.0 out of 5 stars Fine book delivered as promised
The book is now delighting a ten year old boy in Scotland, just as it has delighted the American youngsters to whom I've given it.
The book is now delighting a ten year old boy in Scotland, just as it has delighted the American youngsters to whom I've given it.
Published 14 months ago by Tea Drinker in Virginia
4.0 out of 5 stars The Dabgerous Book For Boys
This has a been great book for entertaining the boys over the holidays. They love the ideas in it and it creates really good father son time. Read more
This has a been great book for entertaining the boys over the holidays. They love the ideas in it and it creates really good father son time. Read more
Published 17 months ago by MarkyMark
5.0 out of 5 stars book for boys
i personally haven't looked in this book but my 11 year old son ,who the book was brought for absolutely loves it .definitely a winner for all boys
i personally haven't looked in this book but my 11 year old son ,who the book was brought for absolutely loves it .definitely a winner for all boys
Published 22 months ago by K. mckenna
5.0 out of 5 stars "I didn't have this book when I was a boy"
"I didn't have this book when I was a boy" That quote from the book is very true. But that isn't a bad thing about this book, because this book either remind's off things you did... Read more
"I didn't have this book when I was a boy" That quote from the book is very true. But that isn't a bad thing about this book, because this book either remind's off things you did... Read more
Published 22 months ago by Ben Nicholson
5.0 out of 5 stars Great memories
I don't think that I can say much more than that this book brought me some very happy childhood memories. Read more
I don't think that I can say much more than that this book brought me some very happy childhood memories. Read more
Published 23 months ago by Lance Mitchell
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