The Dangerous Book for Boys

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Iggulden, Hal

Iggulden, Con

Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

Harpercollins

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.

Pocket Dangerous Book For Boys

IGGULDEN, CONN

The Pocket Dangerous Book for Boys: Things to Know

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William Morrow

The bestselling book—more than 1.5 million copies sold—for every boy from eight to eighty, covering essential boyhood skills such as building tree houses, learning how to fish, finding true north, and even answering the age old question of what the big deal with girls is—is soon to be an Amazon Prime Original Series created by Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Greg Mottola (Superbad).
The classic bestselling book for every boy from eight to eighty, covering essential boyhood skills such as building tree houses*, learning how to fish, finding true north, and even answering the age-old question of what the big deal with girls is.
In this digital age, there is still a place for knots, skimming stones and stories of incredible courage. This book recaptures Sunday afternoons, stimulates curiosity, and makes for great father-son activities. The brothers Conn and Hal have put together a wonderful collection of all things that make being young or young at heart fun—building go-carts and electromagnets, identifying insects and spiders, and flying the world's best paper airplanes.
Skills covered include: 
The Greatest Paper Airplane in the World The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World The Five Knots Every Boy Should Know Stickball Slingshots Fossils Building a Treehouse* Making a Bow and Arrow Fishing (revised with US Fish) Timers and Tripwires Baseball's "Most Valuable Players" Famous Battles-Including Lexington and Concord, The Alamo, and Gettysburg Spies-Codes and Ciphers Making a Go-Cart Navajo Code Talkers' Dictionary Girls Cloud Formations The States of the U.S. Mountains of the U.S. Navigation The Declaration of Independence Skimming Stones Making a Periscope The Ten Commandments Common US Trees Timeline of American History

The Dangerous Book for Boys CD

Literature & Fiction

Dramas & Plays

HarperAudio

Vuelven las tardes de domingo y los largos días de verano de tu infancia.El libro ideal para cualquier chico de 8 a 88 años.

El Libro Peligroso para los Chicos (Spanish Edition)

Crafts, Hobbies & Home

Crafts & Hobbies

HarperCollins Espanol

Vuelven las tardes de domingo y los largos días de verano de tu infancia.El libro ideal para cualquier chico de 8 a 88 años.

El libro peligroso para los chicos (Spanish Edition)

Sports & Outdoors

Hiking & Camping

Rayo

From girls to battles, from anthems to pirates to Shakespeare. The perfect pocket book of things to know for every boy from eight to eighty.
Includes Dangerous New Knowledge + Great Things to Know from The Dangerous Book for Boys

A pocket-sized book of wisdom based on the bestselling phenomenon, The Dangerous Book for Boys, this portable edition includes some favorite activities from the original book, along with some even more dangerous new ones! With everything from how to win at poker, to how to make a paper hat, from skipping stones to writing a note in secret ink, the Pocket Book of things to do will appeal to all men and boys with an appetite for danger!

The Pocket Dangerous Book for Boys: Things to Do

The bestselling book—more than 1.5 million copies sold—for every boy from eight to eighty, covering essential boyhood skills such as building tree houses, learning how to fish, finding true north, and even answering the age old question of what the big deal with girls is—now a Prime Original Series created by Bryan Cranston (Breaking Bad) and Greg Mottola (Superbad).
In this digital age, there is still a place for knots, skimming stones and stories of incredible courage. This book recaptures Sunday afternoons, stimulates curiosity, and makes for great father-son activities. The brothers Conn and Hal have put together a wonderful collection of all things that make being young or young at heart fun—building go-carts and electromagnets, identifying insects and spiders, and flying the world's best paper airplanes.
Skills covered include: 
<ul>
<li>The Greatest Paper Airplane in the World</li>
<li>The Seven Wonders of the Ancient World</li>
<li>The Five Knots Every Boy Should Know</li>
<li>Stickball</li>
<li>Slingshots</li>
<li>Fossils</li>
<li>Building a Treehouse*</li>
<li>Making a Bow and Arrow</li>
<li>Fishing (revised with US Fish)</li>
<li>Timers and Tripwires</li>
<li>Baseball's "Most Valuable Players"</li>
<li>Famous Battles-Including Lexington and Concord, The Alamo, and Gettysburg </li>
<li>Spies-Codes and Ciphers</li>
<li>Making a Go-Cart</li>
<li>Navajo Code Talkers' Dictionary</li>
<li>Girls</li>
<li>Cloud Formations</li>
<li>The States of the U.S. </li>
<li>Mountains of the U.S.</li>
<li>Navigation</li>
<li>The Declaration of Independence </li>
<li>Skimming Stones</li>
<li>Making a Periscope</li>
<li>The Ten Commandments</li>
<li>Common US Trees</li>
<li>Timeline of American History</li>
</ul>

Children's Books

Activities, Crafts & Games

Authors Conn and Hal Iggulden present The Dangerous Book for Boys in this giftable kit. Directly inspired by the brothers' New York Times best-seller, this kit promises something for every boy aged 8 to 80. As Hal explains, "In this age of video games and mobile phones, there must still be a place for knots, tree houses, and stories of incredible courage." The kit features a 32-page booklet and a cloth Dangerous Book for Boys badge. Additionally, a compass and a flashlight can be found within. 2006 and TM -- Conn and Hal Iggulden/HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. Licensed by Sharpe/Rocket Licensing Ltd.

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