211 Things a Bright Boy Can Do

For everyone who loved The Dangerous Book for Boys-an oddly useful and hilarious handbook for the mischievous child in all of us.

If you've reached adulthood without knowing how to spin a rope like a cowboy, cure a hangover, or make a citizen's arrest, this is the book you've been waiting for. Funny, far-ranging, and surprisingly handy, the book presents tutorials, including:

- How to Be a Real Man: mow the perfect lawn; defend yourself with nothing but an umbrella
- Bracing Outdoor Activities: skate backwards; make a boomerang come back; snare wild game
- Amusing Diversions: float an egg; eat a goldfish; master fiendish tongue-twisters; judge a woman's bra size at a glance

Also includes:
- Sumo wrestling for beginners
- Four diversions with a banana
- And much more

In the spirit of the national bestseller The Dangerous Book for Boys, an essential life-skills handbook for the childish adult in all of us, featuring party tricks, parlor games, and sight gags guaranteed to impress your friends and while away the hours.

If you've reached adulthood without knowing how to spin a rope like a cowboy, cure a hangover, or make a citizen's arrest, this is the book you've been waiting for. Divided into handy sections, this fascinating and oddly useful volume presents lively and enlightening tutorials including:

• How to Be a Real Man: how to mow the perfect lawn and defend yourself with nothing but an umbrella• Bracing Outdoor Activities: how to skate backwards, make a boomerang come back, and snare wild game• Amusing Parlor Diversions: how to float an egg, eat a goldfish, master fiendish tongue-twisters, and fold a paper hat in seconds

Also includes: •Classic practical jokes •Sumo wrestling for beginners •Four diversions with a banana •and much more.

The son of a sex therapist and a sometime Dominican friar, Tom Cutler has worked as a teacher, set designer, doublebass player, speechwriter, printer, toyshop manager, lyricist, wine waiter, puppet maker, typographer, magazine editor, bandleader, portrait painter, radio reporter, cartoonist, and ghost writer. He is a practicing magician and in his spare time enjoys murdering Bach on the guitar.