great title
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This book's title alone attract boys of all ages, but it also interesting for girls. There is some good information but I'd like more.
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Way excellent!
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This book not only shows you how to do cool stuff your dad and grandfather did when they were kids, but explains a lot of things that kids everywhere wonder about. It's like a boy scout manual, but without all the meetings and uniforms. Some of the stuff is silly but cool, but other things are really useful to know, especially the first aid information. (You could save somebody's life!) On the other hand, a few things are somewhat dangerous like the book title says, such as the slingshot and bow and arrow. Oh well- at least you'll know first aid to treat any wounds! (Just kidding!) I would say all kids should read this book.
Also read: The Giver, An Audience for Einstein
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A book for Boys & Men
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This book is the perfect gift for boys of all ages. I bought it for my son, but my husband seems to enjoy it just as much. They enjoy doing the projects together and it gets both of them away from the TV. It has been a good bonding means as well as brought a lot of fun into our house. I highly recommend this book as well as the book Understanding: Train of Thought.
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Stereotyping
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Seeing how popular this book was, I thought it would make a wonderful birthday gift for my younger brother, who was never a very big reader. He absolutely loved it! One day I decided to take a peek at it to see what all the fuss was about, and I was surprised. I thought the book was meant for all boys, but what it did was stereotype the "average" boy. I was never the average boy. I never played with sticks, or raced toy cars, or anything like that. I was reading books, like "Harry Potter," while he burnt ants with a magnifying glass. I enjoyed school, and got rather high grades, but my brother didn't have enough focus, a typical boy. But I must say that after reading the entire book, it was a great read for young and old boys alike. An awesome book for dads to read together with their sons. It definitely deserved five stars. From cricket to girls, the book had everything. The only thing I ask of Mr. Iggulden is that if he does write another book, that it would refer to the not so average boys. No doubt any other books he writes will be a huge success!
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A Trip Back to Your Youth and Great Opportunities to Connect with Sons, Nephews, and Grandsons
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Put together all of your cub scout and boy scout manuals, your favorite books about masculine activities, and your favorite memories about growing up as a boy, and you'll find them all somewhere in The Dangerous Book for Boys. In addition, you'll find answers to questions you've always wondered about . . . written at a boy's level of understanding.
As I read pages about tying knots, forming and launching paper airplanes, picking out a Swiss army knife, heat at the equator, making a bow and arrows, understanding grammar, making timers and tripwires, reading U.S. Naval flag codes, creating and decoding ciphers, forming crystals, learning to juggle, practicing first aid, star charts of constellations, and famous battles, I was once again eight years old. I didn't know it was possible, but my body felt smaller and suppler. I could remember where I'd first learned about all of those things, in many cases remembering what I hadn't thought of in decades.
As a connection to the younger generation, this book is marvelous because you can create a common territory beyond the borders of video games, MP3 files, and exotic sports. In addition, you can relate to you young friend or relative your own experiences in these areas, fields that young people don't know how to visit otherwise.
After you've looked at this book, I'm sure you'll agree with me that every boy deserves the chance to add this learning and these experiences to his boyhood.
I'm sure there will be another edition of this book someday. When it comes out, Mr. Iggulden, please do me a favor and include a section on the rules of cricket. I've never been able to completely follow that game. Then, you'll have made my second childhood perfect.
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