The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn Iggulden, Hal Iggulden (2006, Book, Illustrated)

The Dangerous Books for Boys is a well-humored approach on how technology has changed our life and habits. As I am in my early 30s, fortunately I had the chance to live in my childhood the time when street play and hand crafted toys were the normal thing for a kid to do and enjoy. Computers and video games were available, but using them was one of the options that we had at that time, not the only option as today's kids have, or at least seem to prefer over any other more "archaic" thing.

These were times when things didn't go too fast, didn't need to be immediate and, most importantly, making real friends was easier. Things could be found (sometimes with some hard work) by browsing a book at the library or through any other method of extensive research, and the pleasure of discovering something new was more rewarding than it is today, when a simple click can resolve our problems in a minute. The technology evolution made our lives easier, no doubt about it, but as there's a price to pay for every thing that changes, easier in this case does not necessarily mean more pleasant.

At the same time this makes a nostalgia book for older people, it makes also a great reading for children, who will certainly be amazed to see how those "archaic" and "ridiculously ordinary stuff" used to make us tremendously happy.