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The Dangerous Book for Boys


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Published: 2007

Great for age 17-18 years

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If ever there was an audiobook to make you switch off your television set, The Dangerous Book for Boys is it. Packed with fascinating facts and tantalising trivia. Includes an introduction read by Conn Iggulden. Now available as a digital download. How many other books will help you identify cloud formations, list the seven wonders of the world, and recite the best quotations from Shakespeare? The Dangerous Book for Boys gives you facts and figures at your fingertips find out the five poems every boy should know, learn about famous battles and read inspiring stories of incredible courage and bravery. There's a whole world out there: with this audiobook, 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. Chapters in The Dangerous Book for Boys include: The Seven Ancient Wonders of the World, Famous Battles, Extraordinary Stories, A Brief History of Artillery, Sampling Shakespeare, Patron Saints of Britain, Five Poems Every Boy Should Know, The British Empire, Questions About the World, Latin Phrases Every Boy Should Know and The Origin of Words.

 

 

This book is the winner of numerous awards

This book was published in 2007 by HarperCollins Publishers .

Born in London, Conn Iggulden read English at London University and worked as a teacher for seven years before becoming a full-time writer. Married with four children, he lives in Hertfordshire.

 

This book has been nominated for the following awards:

British Book Awards - Book Of the Year
This book was recognised in the Book of the Year category by the British Book Awards.

Independent Booksellers Award - Adults' Book Of the Year
This book was recognised in the Adults' Book of the Year category by the Independent Booksellers Award.

Beehive Award - Information Book
This book was recognised in the Information Book category by the Beehive Award.

Praise for `The Dangerous Book for Boys' HB.

`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