- Hardcover: 230 pages
- Publisher: UK General Books; First Edition edition (May 7 2008)
- Language: English
- ISBN-10: 0007254016
- ISBN-13: 978-0007254019
- Product Dimensions: 16.4 x 12.8 x 3.2 cm
- Shipping Weight: 458 g
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #514,652 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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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
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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 Know -- packed with fascinating facts and tantalising trivia. '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 brought together all their facts: fun and frivolous, entertaining and useful, into a 'Pocket Book of Things to Know'. Impress your friends and family with your amazing knowledge of the solar system, your uncanny ability to name the kings and queens of England, your breathtaking brilliance at unravelling codes and ciphers. The Pocket Book of Things to Know will make every man and boy, not to mention the women in their lives, as knowledgeable as they have always wished to be!
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:
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Heavy Thinking, Light Book, July 2 2008
By Celia Zitzberger - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Pocket Dangerous Book For Boys Things To Know (Hardcover)
This book is ideal as a "thinking of you" gift for that boy on your list. But for an actual birthday or holiday, you may want to buy the more comprehensive The Dangerous Book for Boys or the equally amazing The Big Book of Boy Stuff.
This pocket book is composed mostly of the facts included in its source book, with perhaps 25% new material. Like the original, it is attractively designed, and more importantly, it's well-bound, so it can stand up to the wear and tear of kids involved in heavy thinking. :)
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
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Absolute must read for Dads, single Moms, and all boys, Dec 9 2010
By nikon300mm - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Pocket Dangerous Book For Boys: Things To Know (Hardcover)
I have three sons between the ages of 11 and 16. I bought a copy of this book for each of them. If you are looking for a way to get the kids away from the computer and video games, this book is a great start. A great collection of Must Have boy knowledge from Morse code to tree forts. There are also great sections on classic literature (I never thought I would be discussing Kipling with my 16 year old, but he brought it up after reading this book!) Great ideas for dad time, but also a great window in the souls of boys (and men) for moms trying to raise boys alone.
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Do You Need To Get This Book? II, April 10 2010
By fredtownward "The Analytical Mind; Have Brain... - Published on Amazon.com
This review is from: The Pocket Dangerous Book For Boys: Things To Know (Hardcover)
That's a fair question if you already have or plan to get The Dangerous Book for Boys because 27 of the items in this book are also found in the big red book.
The 9 following items are the only ones unique to this book:
Page 1, the stories of and lyrics to several Anthems, including "The Star-Spangled Banner" (1st verse only), "O Canada", "America (My Country 'tis of Thee)", "America, the Beautiful", "This Land Is Your Land", and "Take Me Out to the Ball Game".
Page 19, The Twelve Tables of Roman Law.
Page 58, Presidents and Vice Presidents of the United States.
Page 78, famously fiendish Riddles, including the Riddle of the Sphinx.
Page 93, several Optical Illusions.
Page 206, Extraordinary Stories--Part Three: Neil Armstrong.
Page 214, Extraordinary Stories--Part Four: Aron Ralston.
Page 229, The Single Greatest Race of All Time: the Mille Miglia, 1955.
Page 214, Extraordinary Stories--Part Five: Martin Luther King, Jr.
In addition many of the items have different illustrations.
You expect an author to defend his own work, but I've never seen it done better than Conn Iggulden does in Amazon's own official editorial review and interview posted right on the big red book's page:
"I think we've become aware that the whole 'health and safety' overprotective culture isn't doing our sons any favors. Boys need to learn about risk. They need to fall off things occasionally, or--and this is the important bit--they'll take worse risks on their own. If we do away with challenging playgrounds and cancel school trips for fear of being sued, we don't end up with safer boys--we end up with them walking on train tracks. In the long run, it's not safe at all to keep our boys in the house with a PlayStation. It's not good for their health or their safety."
That's it in a nutshell. As some reviewers have had the (there's no other word for it) stupidity to complain about, there's NOTHING in this book that's REALLY dangerous unless you go about it stupidly or carelessly.
Those interested in further books in this series or in the companion series for girls are directed here: The Pocket Dangerous Book for Boys: Things to Do, The Dangerous Book for Boys Yearbook, The Dangerous Book of Heroes, The Daring Book for Girls, The Pocket Daring Book for Girls: Things to Do, The Pocket Daring Book for Girls: Wisdom & Wonder, and The Double-Daring Book for Girls.
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