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The Dangerous Book For Boys
The 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 aft...more
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by HarperCollins
(first published January 1st 2007)
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Jul 05, 2007
M2
rated it
4 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
Boys Big & Little
Boys will be boys, but only if they get outside where they belong and off the God damned Ritalin.
Boys aren't girls. They're genetically different, and need to be treated differently and raised differently. Boys like bugs and dirt clods and farts, but they also need tales of loyalty and courage and honor and adventure and, yes, violence. They compete, and physically. They like to blow shit up. They like systems that are clear and cut-and-dried. They like straightforward thinking. That's why they...more
Boys aren't girls. They're genetically different, and need to be treated differently and raised differently. Boys like bugs and dirt clods and farts, but they also need tales of loyalty and courage and honor and adventure and, yes, violence. They compete, and physically. They like to blow shit up. They like systems that are clear and cut-and-dried. They like straightforward thinking. That's why they...more
Dec 09, 2007
Ryan
rated it
1 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Recommends it for:
ya
Shelves:
ya
I finished The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn and Hal Iggulden.
I had a couple reasons for picking up this book. First, it’s a relatively new release, but it’s made to look all old and retro/cool. The ‘fancy’ script on the cover, the heavy hardback binding, and pretty end papers on the inside all = old. But it’s not. I knew it was a newer book, but I still managed to get roped in by the old-time feel of it. Even the print and illustrations have the old time feel. Think 1960’s text book/manual. S...more
I had a couple reasons for picking up this book. First, it’s a relatively new release, but it’s made to look all old and retro/cool. The ‘fancy’ script on the cover, the heavy hardback binding, and pretty end papers on the inside all = old. But it’s not. I knew it was a newer book, but I still managed to get roped in by the old-time feel of it. Even the print and illustrations have the old time feel. Think 1960’s text book/manual. S...more
Sep 08, 2007
Casey
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
children-or-young-adult,
adults
I bought this for my little brother's eleventh birthday. I knew my parents were finally breaking down and buying him video games, so I thought this would be an appropriate gift. Poor kid, it was already well-thumbed by the time I finally got around to giving it to him. Yes, The Dangerous Book for Boys can certainly be enjoyed by twenty-something girls, too.
It's crazy informative. Do you know how to skin a rabbit? I do now. Or how to build a go cart? Race ya. Or what went down at the Battle of T...more
It's crazy informative. Do you know how to skin a rabbit? I do now. Or how to build a go cart? Race ya. Or what went down at the Battle of T...more
Jun 06, 2007
Annika
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
parenting-and-education
This is the Books of Knowledge and American Boys' Handy Book rolled into one and updated for the modern age.
I know that the book is at the top of British non-fiction best-sellers but i would guess many of them are sitting on coffee tables rather than being avidly read. It was quite interesting to read again of famous battles or heroic figures. I really did want to find out how to make a proper paper aeroplane but had no interest in electromagnets or secret ink made from body fluids. I know the rules of football and don't want to know about cricket. I found the interesting sections too short and would...more
My dad and I are reading this, getting ready for Asa's arrival. There is so much stuff in here!
My dad and I were reading the Latin Phrases everyone should know. When we came to “Pater familias” I deferred to my father and said, “Look Dad, you: Head of Household.”
I thought it a loving moment between son & father. He came, looked over my shoulder at the alphabetical list and pointed out the next phrase, saying, “And this one is you…” Persona non grata.
My son’s Granddad Kloss is quite the comed...more
My dad and I were reading the Latin Phrases everyone should know. When we came to “Pater familias” I deferred to my father and said, “Look Dad, you: Head of Household.”
I thought it a loving moment between son & father. He came, looked over my shoulder at the alphabetical list and pointed out the next phrase, saying, “And this one is you…” Persona non grata.
My son’s Granddad Kloss is quite the comed...more
Aug 29, 2008
Amanda
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
everyone - esp. boys
Just like the Daring Book for Girls, as soon as my husband and I peeked into this book we had to have it. EVERY boy should own a copy of this book and girls can gets lots out of it, too. It's full of cool stuff that every boy should know, like: everything you need to know about sports, astronomy, famous battles, good books, and things like how to make a paper hat, boat, and water bomb; first aid, pirates, games, secret inks, knots, dinosaurs - something that really grabbed my eye was 'how to cha...more
WIDER READING FOCUS: Factual/How to guide to life.
Despite having quite an intimidating book title that no mother would ever think of giving to her child, you really need take a peek inside before making that snap judgment. Within the pages is an interesting encyclopedic guide to what all little boys should know. This handy hardback actually covers tit bits of various subjects of the National Curriculum. Some of which include: science; making a battery, why is the sky blue? PE; a diagrammatic ill...more
Despite having quite an intimidating book title that no mother would ever think of giving to her child, you really need take a peek inside before making that snap judgment. Within the pages is an interesting encyclopedic guide to what all little boys should know. This handy hardback actually covers tit bits of various subjects of the National Curriculum. Some of which include: science; making a battery, why is the sky blue? PE; a diagrammatic ill...more
GENRE: Non-fiction, handbook, history.
SUMMARY: Illustrated and written in a nostalgic style, this book is a reference guide for boys a variety of subjects, from building tree houses and go-carts, to skipping stones, to first aid and the fifty states.
EVALUATION: This title contains a wealth of entertainment and knowledge within its covers. While not every boy will need or want to know how to skin and cook a rabbit, that's alright. The reader can easily skip over what does not interest them, and d...more
SUMMARY: Illustrated and written in a nostalgic style, this book is a reference guide for boys a variety of subjects, from building tree houses and go-carts, to skipping stones, to first aid and the fifty states.
EVALUATION: This title contains a wealth of entertainment and knowledge within its covers. While not every boy will need or want to know how to skin and cook a rabbit, that's alright. The reader can easily skip over what does not interest them, and d...more
This book is my favorite of all time. The reason that this book is my favorite is because it is filled with all sorts of activities and facts for little dudes that nobody does anymore. I like the old days, the ones that I wasn’t even alive for. This book takes the reader back to the days when little dudes entertained themselves by reading about famous explorers, and made periscopes and pinhole projectors and marbled paper. I’ve always been a little boy at heart, and this book makes me wish I had...more
Its about time we, as parents and especially as fathers, stop appoligizing for boys being boys.
Get them outside, get them engaged and if all else fails run the crap out of them - they won't break and far fewer will need Ritalin. Another positive is that the "Dads" will look less like pot bellied pigs (present company included)...
Boys need REAL stories of REAL men being heros... this book has it.
Boys need tactile adventures... this book delivers it.
It might not be PC, but running around playing '...more
Get them outside, get them engaged and if all else fails run the crap out of them - they won't break and far fewer will need Ritalin. Another positive is that the "Dads" will look less like pot bellied pigs (present company included)...
Boys need REAL stories of REAL men being heros... this book has it.
Boys need tactile adventures... this book delivers it.
It might not be PC, but running around playing '...more
Kelsey Collins
Iggulden, H., & Iggulden, C. (2007). The dangerous book for boys. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.
Genre: Informational
Format: Digital- Kindle
Selection Process: Browsing informational young adult section on Amazon.com.
This book covers what are deemed essential boyhood skills from the two authors, who are brothers. It covers topics like how to build a tree house, how to deal with girls, how to find north, how to tie certain knots, etc. It stimulates some kind of curiosity...more
Iggulden, H., & Iggulden, C. (2007). The dangerous book for boys. New York: HarperCollins Publishers, Inc.
Genre: Informational
Format: Digital- Kindle
Selection Process: Browsing informational young adult section on Amazon.com.
This book covers what are deemed essential boyhood skills from the two authors, who are brothers. It covers topics like how to build a tree house, how to deal with girls, how to find north, how to tie certain knots, etc. It stimulates some kind of curiosity...more
The Dangerous Book for Boys, by Conn and Hal Iggulden, is a fact styled book in which it talks about everything to do with, well, being a boy. I thought that this book was very interesting because it really got to the heart of boydom, such as: Building tree houses, girls, and first aid these things are very important in a guy's life, secrecy, infatuation, and interest, and without them, the world (and by that I mean without girls, whether you think so or not,) would be much less advanced, and al...more
Mar 30, 2009
Laurie
rated it
4 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Shelves:
worth-buying,
non-fiction
A great coffee table book that parents and grandparents will probably enjoy more than boys. I skimmed through it, briefly, in about 90 minutes. What makes it dangerous? Well, not much, but there is a section entitled "Making a Bow and Arrow," and also "Making Cloth Fireproof."
The other sections are just cool stuff that you always wanted to know more about, like, "Spies: Codes and Ciphers," "Making a Paper Hat, Boat, and Water Bomb," and "The Golden Age of Piracy," to name a few.
My favorite quo...more
The other sections are just cool stuff that you always wanted to know more about, like, "Spies: Codes and Ciphers," "Making a Paper Hat, Boat, and Water Bomb," and "The Golden Age of Piracy," to name a few.
My favorite quo...more
This was our October ‘Bookworms’ choice - and a very strange choice it was, I think! She did this with some irony considering none of us are ‘boys’! The person who picked this is a primary school teacher (we have three in our group of seven!) and she picked this and suggested we do a sort of ‘show and tell’ session when we met to discuss it!
Anyway, it was fun - despite seeming a strange thing to do. Luckily everyone picked something different to do, so our evening including decoding a message wr...more
Anyway, it was fun - despite seeming a strange thing to do. Luckily everyone picked something different to do, so our evening including decoding a message wr...more
Jul 29, 2011
Dave/Maggie Bean
rated it
5 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
favorites,
miscellaneous
This is a children’s book, as the title suggests. I picked it up around Christmas of ‘07 and read it during midwinter of ’08. Frankly, I can’t say enough about it. I can’t possibly do it justice here (it deserves an entire post), but I’ll try.
I wish this book had been written when I was a boy. It’s a how-to book, a history book, a general knowledge book, and much more. It’s a book that, in my opinion, every boy should own. It covers everything from important battles and historical figures to bas...more
I wish this book had been written when I was a boy. It’s a how-to book, a history book, a general knowledge book, and much more. It’s a book that, in my opinion, every boy should own. It covers everything from important battles and historical figures to bas...more
I got this as a gift and was just thumbing through it and got hooked. It is a fun book with lots of little things. It has stuff like little known facts about birds and states, to how to tie different kinds of knots and how to start a fire in the woods (without matches or a lighter). I ended up reading the entire book that day.
Feb 09, 2012
Nicole
rated it
5 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
everybody
Shelves:
childrens-books
I bought this for my boys when it first came out and it has been a family favourite ever since. I love that it has the adventure and excitement of books like the Boys' Own Annuals, skills like magic and knot tying (they go so well together, don't you think), as well as some of the most beautiful time-defying literature. At 9 years of age, my second son learned Hamlet's soliloquy by heart, and is still able to recite it today. All of the boys, and indeed their parents, have been engaged, inspired...more
Such a great old fashion book. I'm afraid in this age of video games that boys would never sit still long enough to read this book. Heck all kids should read this book actually. It tells you all the cool stuff about the world that you might not find in any one place....I can imagine this being a great bedtime book to share since they'd have to listen.
And listen they should. It's not full of long articles, just amazing ideas. Everything from how to fold a good paper airplane to making a go-cart (...more
And listen they should. It's not full of long articles, just amazing ideas. Everything from how to fold a good paper airplane to making a go-cart (...more
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I thought this was an insightful, entertaining story to read. Reading the cover, just grabbed my attention, and I'm glad I ended up reading it. The story goes into detail on a lot of the main things boys go through growing up, and going out into the real world. I would very much recommend this book to younger boys, who would most likely think it was funny, and would understand most of the general concepts being discussed. I think girls would find it interesting too,especially because they can ga...more
Aug 24, 2011
Tien
rated it
3 of 5 stars
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review of another edition
Shelves:
non-fiction,
young-adult
This book makes an interesting read. Honestly, I scoffed at my husband when he purchased the book a few years ago. Ironically, I read it cover to cover and he hasn’t! I have a little boy who is nearly 2 and I figured I’d probably need some help to be supportive of his boyhood. This book is filled with instructions, general knowledge (noting it’s a British book, it’s mainly British general knowledge), and some tips. For example instructions & tips about fishing, making a catapult, a go-cart,...more
Jun 02, 2010
Angel
rated it
3 of 5 stars
·
review of another edition
Recommends it for:
young boys
Shelves:
children-ya,
trivia-and-miscellaneous
I can see where this book could appeal to boys, if not for the fact that so many of them are tethered to their game consoles and thus unable to enjoy it. But this is a good book to give to boys and send them outside to do things. It also has a lot of good trivia, poems, historical events, allusions, so on that boys (and just any educated person) should know. I would have enjoyed this book as a boy. Nowadays, I think it is more a book to browse at leisure rather than read straight through, which...more
The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn Iggulden was given to me by my sister just a few days before I went to Mexico. When I skimmed through the book, I noticed there were a lot of interesting outdoor activities such as "five knots every boy should know" and "hunting and cooking a rabbit". And I remember saying to myself wow, when I get to Mexico I can really do some of this stuff. I actually did some of them, however I never really read the book other than the activities. Also I think I got this...more
When I was young, I would have been totally willing to lose several fights in order to get a copy of the Dangerous Book for Boys. I would of course have lost the fights because I had the level of muscular coordination which is normally associated with a sea cucumber, which explains how I have the superpower of extremely silly self-injury, but that's beside the point. Dinosaurs! Battles! Catapults! Knots! Stars! What's not to love?
I think that this book is addressing a need in society which has...more
I think that this book is addressing a need in society which has...more
What a cool book!
My nephew has this book. He was showing my son all the cool things they could do- build airplanes, treehouses, forts, etc.
Now my son wants the book. We'll probably get it for him when he's a bit older.
My nephew has this book. He was showing my son all the cool things they could do- build airplanes, treehouses, forts, etc.
Now my son wants the book. We'll probably get it for him when he's a bit older.
If you are a boy, you NEED to read this book. If not or you're just a girly boy, get the girls version please. Anyway, this book by Conn Iggulden is really fun to read. Basically, it just tells tells you cool things you can do and war stories and what not.
For example you should get this book if...
-You're mom is ticking you off and you want to catch her in a net and poke her with a stick.
-You would like to spear your little brother.
-You want to know how to fire a gun because your girlfriend broke...more
For example you should get this book if...
-You're mom is ticking you off and you want to catch her in a net and poke her with a stick.
-You would like to spear your little brother.
-You want to know how to fire a gun because your girlfriend broke...more
I don't think that I can say much more than that this book brought me some very happy childhood memories. It also told me about a few adventures that I could have got into had this book been around at the time.
There was a children's encyclopedia around when I was young, which contained many similar suggestions. I wish that I still had it.
Anyway, this book is bound to have the same reminiscent effect on anyone who was growing up before children entertained themselves with computer games, and mayb...more
There was a children's encyclopedia around when I was young, which contained many similar suggestions. I wish that I still had it.
Anyway, this book is bound to have the same reminiscent effect on anyone who was growing up before children entertained themselves with computer games, and mayb...more
This is one of those books that tells you how to do/about hundreds of awesome things - how to make a bow and arrow, how to build the best paper airplane, stories of Scott's trip to Antarctica, famous battles, how to build a treehouse, the seven wonders of the ancient and modern worlds, the ten commandments, cyphers, invisible inks, advice on girls - it's really fantastic and i want my own copy. sadly there's either no comparable book for girls or it assumes all girls want to do is learn to sew a...more
I love the Dangerous and Daring Books. In these days of video games and battery powered toys that do everything except buy themselves for you, today's unimaginative kids need to learn how to PLAY again. This book is filled with good old-fashioned, get-off-your-butt, get-out-of-the-house and get dirty ideas. There are a few reasons why childhood obesity and diabetes have exploded over the past couple of decades, and sitting on their jiggly cans ranks at #1 or #2. Do the boys you love a favor and...more
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In this tech age gone mad there must still be a place for knots, skimming stones, and stories of incredible courage. The Dangerous Book for Boys will help recapture Sunday afternoons, stimulate curiosity, and provide great father-son activities. Brothers Conn and Hall Iggulden have put together a wonderful collection of all things that make being young or young at heart fun-building go-carts and e...more
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-M2
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Not stinging bugs, caterpillars, moths, butterflies, really cool beetles, dragonflies, stick inse...more
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