The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn Iggulden

INSPIRATION FOR THE TV
SHOW

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.