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.