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Avg. Customer Rating: 4.5 / 5.0
A boyhood bible I wish I had this book when I was a boy it brings back so many memories of things I tried to do (and nearly aways failed). Catapult making,go-cart making,first aid and girls all things that I sadly lacked the necessary skills in, not for the lack of trying I hasten to add.This book would have tipped the odds in my favour, I think.From codes to coin tricks I would have ascended to the rank of supercool with the knowledge in this book. So parents out there I implore you to buy this book for your children... more info
Tasty Morsels Undoubtedly an unusual book, but this 40+ found it good for occasional dipping into. It goes into all kinds of stuff that might interest boys, and quite a few girls too I reckon. There's bound to be inaccuracies in a book like this, and in that carping vein I would point out that some of the comments on how to play chess were not even wrong. But that doesn't matter at all. Its contribution will be to get its reader interested in a topic, not as a reference in its own right.
An excellent book by Hal (with a little help from Conn!) As the cliche goes: I sooo wish I'd had this book as a kid. Nearly everything inside could be found with 5 minutes determined google searching, but it is the lucidity and compiling that makes this book so compelling. Somehow it makes you feel invigourated reading it - you feel that it is entirely possible to do all the things listed and be a swiss army man or stg. The one weakness (if it has a weakness) that this book has is that it does have an ever so slightly condescending tone. However, given... more info
Not So Brilliant Books For Boys Sorry to disagree with some of the reviewers on here but I would like to disagree and rename the book 'The Dangerous Book for Dads!' Don't get me wrong - it IS a great book - but not for boys! I think it is Dads and Grandads who love it most. We bought it on impulse because WE liked it! Our son looked at and took a polite interest in the activities but didn't choose to refer to it again. A lovely book, but not for boys to actually read?
