MOVIE RIGHTS TO THE DANGEROUS BOOK FOR BOYS go for big bucks:

After heavy bidding among multiple suitors, Disney and Scott Rudin have nabbed the screen rights to “The Dangerous Book for Boys” in a deal worth mid-six against seven figures.

Penned by British siblings Conn and Hal Iggulden, “Dangerous” was a smash bestseller when published by HarperCollins in the U.K. last year, and a version slightly altered for American readers bowed in May. Several studios stepped up to bid for the film rights, even though the book is written like a how-to manual without a traditional narrative structure. Rudin swooped to take the book of the table through his producing pact with Disney.

Full story here. I think this is a big deal. Our podcast interview with Conn Iggulden is here.