The Dangerous Book of Heroes - Rilegato

Iggulden, Conn; Iggulden, David

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ISBN 10: 0061928240 ISBN 13: 9780061928246

Casa editrice: William Morrow & Co, 2010

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The next installment in the Dangerous Book for Boys series includes great stories of courage and adventure, including pieces on George Washington, Daniel Boone, Martin Luther King Jr., Sitting Bull, the Siege of the Alamo, The Battle of Iwo Jima, Apollo 11, Harry Houdini and more. 40,000 first printing.

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Despite finding time to write historical novels and The Dangerous Book for Boys, Conn Iggulden is in some ways better known as a trainer of Tollins. His Tollin troupe, Small and Mighty, are famous in Tasmania, where they often play to packed houses. Tragically, he lost his two best-known performers earlier this year. "The thing about transporting Tollins in shoe boxes," he says, "the really important thing, is to remember to put the airholes in."

Lizzy Duncan, with her trademark blue glasses, was a founding member of the Tollins in Art program, where inner-city schoolchildren are taken to the countryside by bus and encouraged to paint and observe Tollins in their natural habitats. Tollins: Explosive Tales for Children was her first illustrated book.

Lizzy's abstract paintings of Tollins are much sought after whenever they appear at Sotheby's auction house, and she is very active in promoting Tollin rights and registering them as a protected wetland species—or as a dryland species, if the weather's been good.

Conn and Lizzy's first book together, Tollins: Explosive Tales for Children, was published in 2009 to great critical acclaim—and has ensured that no one will ever mistake a Tollin for a fairy again.

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Discover stories of heroism and adventure in this next installment of the blockbuster series Dangerous Book for Boys

Brothers Conn and David Iggulden present their big book of heroes: the men and women who have shaped our lives and inspired generations. This treasure chest of saints, rogues, and champions of causes great and small is filled with names you will surely recognize, such as George Washington and Martin Luther King Jr. and Sir Henry Morgan and Edith Cavell, whose roles in history are no less significant or exciting. From Helen Keller and Scott of the Antarctic to Sitting Bull and the passengers of Flight 93, this dangerous book is dedicated to those who dove headfirst into battle, those who made amazing discoveries, and those who moved boundaries in their lifetimes.

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• Editore: William Morrow & Co
• Data di pubblicazione: 2010
• ISBN 10: 0061928240
• ISBN 13: 9780061928246
• Rilegatura: Copertina rigida
• Numero edizione: 1
• Numero di pagine: 468