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The Double Dangerous Book for Boys
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Spark your imagination, forge your own adventures and unearth long-lost skills.
The classic collection of facts, games, and projects
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Spark your imagination, forge your own adventures and unearth long-lost skills.
In this long-awaited follow-up to his much-loved bestseller, written with his sons Cameron and Arthur, Conn Iggulden presents a brand-new compendium of cunning schemes, projects, tricks, games and tales of extraordinary courage.
Whether it’s building a flying machine (keep your temper with this one) or learning how to pick a padlock (or your own front door, but not someone else’s), discovering our forgotten explorers and the world’s greatest speeches, or mastering the lauded task of solving a Rubik’s cube, The Double Dangerous Book for Boys is the ultimate companion to be cherished by readers and doers of all ages.
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ISBN: 9780008332983
Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers
Format: Hardback
Date Published: 17 October 2019
Country: United Kingdom
Imprint: HarperCollins
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Spine width: 30.0mm
Width: 195.0mm
Height: 252.0mm
Weight: 1150g
Pages: 320
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About the Author
Conn Iggulden is one of the most successful authors of historical fiction writing today. His two number one bestselling series, on Julius Caesar and on the Mongol Khans of Central Asia, describe the founding of the greatest empires of their day. Conn Iggulden lives in Hertfordshire with his wife and their children.
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