Product Description

If ever there was a book to make you switch off your television set, 'The Dangerous Book for Boys' was it. And now, from the same authors, comes 'The Pocket Book of Things to Do' -- packed with exciting and fun things to keep you entertained all summer. 'The Dangerous Book for Boys' was the book of the year in 2006, inspiring a newfound passion for adventure, fun and all things 'dangerous'. Now, the authors have expanded their knowledge of all things fun to do and have come up with the fantastic 'Pocket Book of Things to Do'. With everything from how to win at poker, how to make a paper hat and how to skim stones to how to tie a knot to how to write a note in secret ink, the Pocket Book will appeal to men and boys alike, not forgetting the women in their lives!

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #2654 in Books
• Published on: 2007-06-04
• Original language: English
• Binding: Hardcover
• 211 pages

Review
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

Daily Mail
'Just William would be proud. A new book teaching boys
old-fashioned risky pursuits...has become a surprise bestseller.'

Review
'Just William would be proud. A new book teaching boys old-fashioned risky pursuits...has become a surprise bestseller'

Customer Reviews

Teriffic pocket sized book
A delightful book. This is better than the large edition, because it fits in your pocket!

Which is best - going on a PlayStation or making a quill pen? This book is fantastic because it shows you how to make and do things that you haven't seen in such a long time! Such as conkers - which will take you back to your childhood! And the 5 knots every boy should know!
How do you make a paper hat, have you ever wondered? Look no further. This pocket sized compendium explains it all.
You can make this book your own, and you know you'll always keep it if you just look at the front cover. It's a chunky little book packed with wit, humour and intelligence - a deserving 5 Star read.

A Trip Back to Your Youth and Great Opportunities to Connect with Sons, Nephews, and Grandsons
Put together all of your cub scout and boy scout manuals, your favorite books about masculine activities, and your favorite memories about growing up as a boy, and you'll find them all somewhere in The Dangerous Book for Boys. In addition, you'll find answers to questions you've always wondered about . . . written at a boy's level of understanding.

As I read pages about tying knots, forming and launching paper airplanes, picking out a Swiss army knife, heat at the equator, making a bow and arrows, understanding grammar, making timers and tripwires, reading U.S. Naval flag codes, creating and decoding ciphers, forming crystals, learning to juggle, practicing first aid, star charts of constellations, and famous battles, I was once again eight years old. I didn't know it was possible, but my body felt smaller and suppler. I could remember where I'd first learned about all of those things, in many cases remembering what I hadn't thought of in decades.

As a connection to the younger generation, this book is marvelous because you can create a common territory beyond the borders of video games, MP3 files, and exotic sports. In addition, you can relate to you young friend or relative your own experiences in these areas, fields that young people don't know how to visit otherwise.

After you've looked at this book, I'm sure you'll agree with me that every boy deserves the chance to add this learning and these experiences to his boyhood.

I'm sure there will be another edition of this book someday. When it comes out, Mr. Iggulden, please do me a favor and include a section on the rules of cricket. I've never been able to completely follow that game. Then, you'll have made my second childhood perfect.

Just as Good as the Original
There are several of these books in various formats by the author and I am not sure whether it is the publisher or the author who is cashing in on a good thing. Having said that they are the sort of book that appeals to boy from seven to seventy with a wealth of vital information it would be impossible for a young boy to live without and must be kept away from sisters and other females on pain of death.

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.