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 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 can use this book 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 opportunity to deepen their bonds. Conn Iggulden has at last put together a second wonderful collection that is the essence of boyhood.

Author: Conn Iggulden
Publisher: William Morrow & Company
Published: 10/08/2019
Pages: 320
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.80lbs
Size: 9.80h x 7.40w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780062857972
Audience: Ages 9-12

Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 09/15/2019

About the Author
Iggulden, Conn: - 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 three children, he lives in Hertfordshire. Since publication of 'The Gates of Rome', Conn has written a further thirteen books including the wildly successful 'The Dangerous Book for Boys'.