The Double Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn Iggulden

The Double Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn Iggulden

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Dangerous Book for Boys comes the long-awaited sequel - another action-packed adventure guide featuring full-color illustrations, perfect for dads, grads, and boys of all ages.

The Double Dangerous Book for Boys is a treasure trove of the essential hands-on activities and skills that have defined generations of boyhoods, from building a treehouse to fishing to finding true north.

• Designed with the same nostalgic look and feel as the first book, this companion volume includes more than 70 new chapters and important skills, fascinating historical information, and captivating stories, including:
  
  
• How to pick a padlock
  
  
• Making a Flying Machine
  
  
• Tying a Windsor Knot
  
  
• Advice from Fighting Men
  
  
• Questions About the Law
  
  
• Chess Openings
  
  
• Making Perfume
  
  
• Maps of Historic Empires: British, Ottoman, Genghis, Persian, Medes, Babylonian, Alexander
  
  
• Great Speeches
  
  
• Forgotten Explorers
  
  
• How to Wire a Plug and Make a lamp
  
  
• Writing a Thank You Letter
  
  
• Polishing Shoes
  
  

Parents looking to reduce screen time and rediscover the great outdoors will find a perfect resource in this book, full of screen-free family activities to fill weekend afternoons and summer days with wonder, excitement, adventure, and fun--learn to build go-carts and electromagnets, identify insects and spiders, and fly the world's best paper airplanes.

This charming and practical guide, packed with hundreds of full-color charts, maps, diagrams, and illustrations, will ignite the imagination and stimulate curiosity, and provide grandfathers, fathers, sons, and brothers the perfect opportunity for father-son bonding. Conn Iggulden has at last put together a second wonderful collection that is the essence of boyhood.

Conn Iggulden is the author of the Emperor series, which includes Emperor: The Gates of Rome, Emperor: The Death of Kings, Emperor: The Field of Swords, Emperor: The Gods of War, Emperor: The Blood of Gods, and Emperor: The Gods of War. He's also the co-author of The Hazardous Book for Boys, The Dangerous Book of Heroes, and Tollins: Explosive Stories for Children, all of which were #1 New York Times bestsellers. He lives in Hertfordshire, England, with his wife and children, where he is working on his next book.