The Dangerous Book For Boys

[James]

It's a compendium of cool stuff that boys should know-

Knots
Paper airplanes
Tripwires
Codes
Girls
How to make a battery from $2.50 in quarters
How to make a bow & arrow
How to marble paper
How to hunt & skin a rabbit
How to tan the rabbit's skin
Chess
Poker
Finding north with a stick and its shadow
Dog training
Coin tricks
Basic first aid

and lots more. The title alone caught my attention, as it's almost a direct attack on the "wrap your kids in bubble-wrap" parenting approach that seems so common. I'm glad I picked it up, it's a great read and highly recommended.

http://www.cnn.com/2007/SHOWBIZ/book....ap/index.html

James

[Cowutopia]

This is a substitute for boy scouts now?

[icarusfall]

Essentially one of those "How to Survive..." books, yeah?

Also: That's a seriously strange book title. I had NO idea what would be in this thread before I clicked it, but thought someone might be getting banned.

[Space Pirate Roberts]

Mark my words, after this is published in the US, there WILL be lawsuits.

[James]

Not so much "how to survive" so much as "how to get the hell away from the tv and do something!" There's a lot more to it than I listed, such as recommended books and such, so it's more than just some junior outdoorsman's guide.

Besides, what good are listing the odds of drawing to a specific poker hand in an outdoors book?

James

[bbobb]

Sounds interesting to me.

I think it's a good idea for boys to get the hell out and cause some trouble/damage/hurt themselves.

I don't know about hunting and skinning rabbits, but I would definitely encourage any son I might have to do most of the other things in the book.