211 Things a Bright Boy Can Do | 
 enlarge | Author: Thomas J. Cutler
Publisher: HarperCollins Entertainment
Category: Book
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Rating:  13 reviews
Sales Rank: 569547
Media: Hardcover
Pages: 288
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Dimensions (in): 7.8 x 5.4 x 1.2
ISBN: 0007228511
EAN: 9780007228515
ASIN: 0007228511
Publication Date: September 18, 2006
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Product Description
"211 Things a Bright Boy Can Do" is the essential life-skills handbook for bright boys of every age, featuring all the subjects they don't teach you at school or Scouts. If you reached adulthood without learning the exact rules of conkers, or how to take off your pants without removing your trousers, or how to put a ship into a bottle, this is the book for you. Divided into handy sections, this fascinating volume contains easy-to-follow tutorials and priceless tips on: how to Be A Real Man - including how to mow the perfect lawn and how to fight a bull - with elegance; Weird Science and Sideshow Physics - spoon-bending, teach yourself mindreading, and how to lie on a bed of nails; Bracing Outdoor Activities - cowboy ropecraft, how to punt without looking a fool, how to head a ball, and how to make a boomerang come back; Militant Cookery - how to make your own pickled eggs, how to spit-roast and dress a suckling pig, how to make a proper pork pie; Parlour diversions - shadow puppets, easy tunes for the glass harmonica, and how to make a pinhole camera. It also feaures tips on: The Human Body - how to make your hair stand on end, how to dissect a man, sumo wrestling for the beginner; Those Useful Subjects Not Taught at School - how to interrogate an uncooperative suspect, how to win money in a casino, and how to blag your way in philosophy, science, art, and psychology; Gags, cons and practical jokes - classic old and boggling new tricks, juggling, and unusual party pieces for the classroom, pub and restaurant table, plus much, much more. This volume won't improve your morals or make you smell nice, but it will entertain and inform. So if you've always wanted to know how to tear a phone book in half, how to identify airline insignia, or the essential moves of Morris Dancing, this is the book you've been waiting for.
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This book is NOT appropriate for children November 9, 2008
1 out of 3 found this review helpful
I purchased this for my 8 yr old grandsons to stash in the camper, thinking there would be some cool things for them to do outdoors. I was shocked to find that most of the "activities" were NOT geared for children. Like, "How to Tell a Woman's Bra Size". There is crude humor and "magic tricks" that are definitely adult oriented. I would truly question the word "boy" on the title of this book, but then, I have known several 24 yr old boys for this would be perfect. Please do not purchase this for boys under the age of 16! Go with the American Handy Boys Book or The Dangerous Book for Boys, both of which will hold their attention and grab their imagination. THIS book is a waste of paper.
 Most parts okay for younger boys, just be careful August 8, 2008
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
My son received this book as a gift for his tenth birthday, and for the most part it is okay. There are fantastic ideas, such as How to count to ten in Cuneiform, or How to Skip Stones, How To Lay Bricks etc. But there are other things that should be reserved for a little bit older boys, such as the suggestion on how to deal with door to door proselytizers by showing them photos of autopsies, gun suicides, and pornographic photos (including horse pornography)
I am normally a *very* open minded liberal mom , (I found it hilarious, and will be trying it myself!) but this went over the line for a 10 year old.
 NOT for BOYS!!! July 1, 2008
7 out of 9 found this review helpful
This book is NOT for boys. Topics include:
- How to cure a hangover.
- How to judge a woman's bra size.
- Beer games.
Most of the book has some really neat things boys would enjoy. But a few pages of bad content make it a no sale -- just like a few tablespoons of poop make the entire batch of brownies worthless.
Parents, be parents. Pick another book.
With respect...
Not for boys April 18, 2008
6 out of 10 found this review helpful
For starters, this isn't for boys. Any parent or friend looking for a book for a kid, along the lines of the vastly superior Dangerous Book for Boys, will pass along a nasty substitute if they give this book.
Its really more for college age adults. Any older than that finding it amusing, and they probably had a lobotomy. Any younger, and they'll need one when they're done.
Hide it in the trash. Its an insult to trash, but that's what trash is for.
Not for a "boy". April 16, 2008
3 out of 5 found this review helpful
To me "boy" implies some male under the teenage years. This book is by no means, at times, appropriate for any boy less than 15 or so, however at other times it is fine for someone much younger. This makes for an unfortunate mix or ideas.
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