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Circa89 · 01-08-2009, 03:16 PM

I guess the only category this satisfies is the NON-FICTION WILDCARD.

The Dangerous Book for Boys
Author Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden
I bought this book for my Son (AND ME!) this past summer and it is filled from front to back with everything a 1940's dungeroo clad, coonskin cap wearing kid should know.

How to build the world's best paper airplane, how to build a treehouse fort, how to make a sling shot, how to play chess are some of the topics of instruction. The book can be a tad dry in parts, it is British after all, when it deals with the Royal Family tree etc.

From WIKI:
The Dangerous Book for Boys, written by Conn and Hal Iggulden, is a guidebook published by Harper Collins, aimed at boys "from eight to eighty." It covers around eighty topics, including how to build a treehouse, grow a crystal, or tell direction with a watch. Also included are famous quotes, stories, battles, and phrases that "every boy should know." It was published in the UK on 5 June 2006, and reached number one in the UK non-fiction charts several times[1], selling over half a million copies.[2].
Some reviewers have criticized it for encouraging its young readers to injure themselves, although there is a liability warning below the copyright information, but others have praised it for helping to counter the "Playstation Culture".[3]. Conn Iggulden also published a book, Wolf of the Plains, about Genghis Khan, which, along with The Dangerous Book for Boys, allowed Iggulden to be the first author to reach the number one spot in both the fiction and non-fiction charts. [4][5]
It also won the Book of the Year award at the 2007 Galaxy British Book Awards [6], the Nibbies, and also won various industry awards including the Stora Enso Design and Production Award at the British Book Industry Awards [7] for the design and production team of Andrew Ashton and Nicole Abel.

01-08-2009, 03:16 PM	#475
Circa89 Scoring Winger Join Date: Nov 2005 Exp:	I guess the only category this satisfies is the NON-FICTION WILDCARD. The Dangerous Book for Boys Author Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden I bought this book for my Son (AND ME!) this past summer and it is filled from front to back with everything a 1940's dungeroo clad, coonskin cap wearing kid should know. How to build the world's best paper airplane, how to build a treehouse fort, how to make a sling shot, how to play chess are some of the topics of instruction. The book can be a tad dry in parts, it is British after all, when it deals with the Royal Family tree etc. From WIKI: The Dangerous Book for Boys, written by Conn and Hal Iggulden, is a guidebook published by Harper Collins, aimed at boys "from eight to eighty." It covers around eighty topics, including how to build a treehouse, grow a crystal, or tell direction with a watch. Also included are famous quotes, stories, battles, and phrases that "every boy should know." It was published in the UK on 5 June 2006, and reached number one in the UK non-fiction charts several times[1], selling over half a million copies.[2]. Some reviewers have criticized it for encouraging its young readers to injure themselves, although there is a liability warning below the copyright information, but others have praised it for helping to counter the "Playstation Culture".[3]. Conn Iggulden also published a book, Wolf of the Plains, about Genghis Khan, which, along with The Dangerous Book for Boys, allowed Iggulden to be the first author to reach the number one spot in both the fiction and non-fiction charts. [4][5] It also won the Book of the Year award at the 2007 Galaxy British Book Awards [6], the Nibbies, and also won various industry awards including the Stora Enso Design and Production Award at the British Book Industry Awards [7] for the design and production team of Andrew Ashton and Nicole Abel. Last edited by Circa89; 01-08-2009 at 03:18 PM.