The Most Dangerous Book

The Most Dangerous Book An Illustrated Introduction to Archery

Hardback (21 Sep 2017)

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Publisher's Synopsis

It's the ultimate introduction to the world of archery, in a book that turns into an actual bow that shoots paper arrows.

Warning!
This book is a weapon of mass instruction and a working bow! All you have to do is unlock and open the upper and lower bow limbs, punch out and fold the arrows, and shoot!

But the book is also a rich and lively illustrated history of archery, covering the physics of a bow and arrow; the types of bows used since 4500 BC; arrows from around the world, like the deadly stone arrowheads used by Native Americans, or the Japanese whistling Kabura-ya that helped Samurai signal each other. Here are the great archery battles-Thermopylae in 480 BC, where the Spartan "300" faced a Persian who shot so many arrows they darkened the sky; or the Battle of Leipzig in 1813, the last battle to feature archers-horsemen from the Eurasian steppes-who helped the Russians defeat Napoleon.

Comes with paper arrows. Targets, too!


 

Book information

ISBN: 9781523501199
Publisher: Workman Publishing Company
Imprint: Workman Publishing Company
Pub date:
DEWEY: 799.32
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: 60
Weight: 594g
Height: 251mm
Width: 264mm
Spine width: 31mm