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In the tradition of The Dangerous Book for Boys, a visually dazzling compendium of practical knowledge, fascinating trivia, and worldly wisdom for young boys—designed as a charming and informal full-color family scrapbook treasured by generations of one family at their Adirondack summer camp.
On a late summer afternoon, while rustling around in his family’s Adirondack cabin, a boy named Charlie Whistler finds a dusty cloth-bound scrapbook. It is the Omnium Gatherum, a colorful, illustrated grab bag of stories, arcana, and much more, faithfully collected over generations by Charlie’s father, grandfather, and generations of Whistlers before them.
Its pages hold a universe of age-old wisdom, from the simple—how to tie a slipknot—to the esoteric—how to find your way in the forest, or predict the tides—to the exotic—how to understand simple phrases in dozens of languages.
Charlie Whistler’s Omnium Gatherum is a delightful, ceaselessly readable, and unique gift book for boys of all ages: a nostalgic evocation of American childhood, a keepsake for modern fathers to hand down to their sons, and an irresistible, page-turning read for everyone who loves to lose themselves in the world of imagination.
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Philip Delves Broughton
Philip Delves Broughton is the author of two international bestsellers, Life's a Pitch, and What They Teach You at Harvard Business School. He grew up in England, received his BA in Classics from Oxford and his MBA from Harvard Business School. He spent ten years as a reporter and foreign correspondent for the Daily Telegraph and now writes regularly for the Financial Times and the Wall Street Journal. An edited collection of his work for the FT was published as Management Matters: From the Humdrum to the Big Decisions. He also collaborates with the Kauffman Foundation for Entrepreneurship and Education in the area of research and policy.
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