The Double Dangerous Book for Boys

The Double Dangerous Book for Boys
Conn Iggulden

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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Illustrations © Nicolette Caven, 2019

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CONTENTS

Cover (#u216fe568-debc-5442-a074-97250d5dc6ff)

Title Page (#litres_trial_promo)

Copyright (#uc897bf58-7617-5af1-a1d2-311dec1b7f8a)

Epigraph (#ulink_7bf3bc7b-980f-516f-8b8e-69cac6332c77)

Introduction (#uee1dc7cb-99e8-55e0-9f10-f20bd6bbc9e1)

Notes from the Treehouse (#u300ece77-d12c-5fc9-8a08-501408a8e41a)

Picking Locks (#ud2e7efbc-644d-5c70-8fd3-eb48e2a7ba27)

Extraordinary Stories – Part One: Ernest Shackleton (#u29e132ee-ed43-54cc-80f4-1db779907300)

Old British Coins (#u7eea9d0c-b268-5c1b-b1dd-787bd0931050)

Flying Machines (#u1ff9c193-c605-50d5-9fb7-b26a673fe603)

Questions About the World – Part One: (#uddea725d-1944-5e3c-9097-0c7ef4e3b9cf)What is the tallest mountain on earth? (#ulink_c9df1c73-4e6b-5d6d-887e-4862e96eaeb1)Why does the earth have a magnetic field? (#ulink_ca874527-d704-5aa4-8d9f-134ce804c87b)Where are the hottest and the coldest places on earth? (#ulink_70e76b9e-88d6-5ddc-95c5-fba12dd6200d)What was Pangaea? (#ulink_d8d56b5f-1385-5c39-9d30-802c1baeb10c)Is the earth slowing down? (#ulink_e719815a-fe15-574f-9e40-065ce08bc042)What are the longest rivers? (#ulink_92bdaa9a-8f8d-514c-a48a-cc942596d1c2)

Tying a Windsor Knot (#u14e4ed25-bd42-587b-a4e0-0be5f35e678b)

Advice from Fighting Men (#ua0a1044d-1361-5942-810a-96d22da5c540)

Kintsugi (#u1692dfa4-8129-50f0-b1f9-764ce7f7fde6)

The Fastest Laces in the West (#u5e88166a-a7fb-59d5-9273-3831eba0f19a)

Finding the Height of a Tree (#udccc692a-0f8d-544d-9e52-87ac9ce8bf36)

How to Start a Fire with a Battery (#ucb60deed-553d-5fac-8824-f1e3c0d3b291)

Questions About the Law – Part One: (#udae61bca-f205-5509-95ed-dca47a7a47f5)Can the Queen be charged with a crime? (#ulink_2a8a9793-6b9f-5a73-893f-4864e1ca77c3)Is treason still a crime? (#ulink_03bccd77-0f20-5dc1-bfb4-9d49318d0890)When can the police stop and search you? (#ulink_c866c35b-2b91-5159-b5a5-55340281f45e)What is the highest court authority in Britain? (#ulink_537d9769-0960-5f38-8527-38552cee3fd0)Can you be tried twice for the same crime? (#ulink_a0ebecb8-8f58-52ad-85ac-8ae2d77d52f9)

Chess Openings (#ued55c3ad-65a7-5ca7-b84e-594f8358c2b4)

Great British Trees (#udacf41ed-c443-5457-95fb-f6a232bb5b2f)

Hanging Tools on a Wall (#u3782764e-5d01-5f59-8d5d-188547fd698e)

Interesting Chemical Reactions (#u664e8d7f-e41a-5466-aedf-de60d1cee4da)

Regiments of the British Army (#ucd983182-2477-561f-b82c-d37cc91a4ed0)

Making a Board Game (#u4c8cd24e-ee73-5a01-8fc7-1a038b0f0ac7)

Great Tales of the Past (#litres_trial_promo)

Making a Stink Bomb (#litres_trial_promo)

Gods of Greece and Rome (#litres_trial_promo)

Balloon Dog and Sword (#litres_trial_promo)

Johnny Ball – Maths Puzzles I (#litres_trial_promo)

Famous Horses (#litres_trial_promo)