Bored of the same old dinner-party chitchat? Spice up your soirées, impress your guests and show up your brother-in-law with Dangerous Experiments for After Dinner, a book full of hilarious, and sometimes dangerous, after-dinner tricks and challenges.
Twenty-one daredevil tricks are illustrated along with step-by-step instructions and explanations of the science behind them. From sabering a bottle of champagne to hammering a needle through a coin, each of these feats is guaranteed to wow your guests.
Angus Hyland is a graduate of the Royal College of Art and a partner at Pentagram Design London. His work for Laurence King includes (with Roanne Bell) Hand to Eye (2003), The Picture Book (2010), (with Steven Bateman) Symbol (2011), (with Angharad Lewis) The Purple Book (2013) and The Book of the Dog (2015).
Andrew Davidson is an illustrator and designer who has worked on many and varied projects, from designs for Royal Mail postage stamps to illustrating Harry Potter editions for Bloomsbury.
Dave Hopkins ist ein Illustrator, dessen Stil von modern bis traditionell reicht. Er arbeitet mit Feder und Tinte, Pastichen und Holzschnitten. Zu seinen Kunden zählen P&O, Lloyds und Johnnie Walker. Außerdem erscheint er in zahlreichen Publikationen, von The Economist bis Mojo.
Kendra Wilson ist die Autorin von My Garden is a Car Park and Other Design Dilemmas und Mitautorin von The Book of the Dog und The Book of the Bird (alle bei Laurence King). Ihre Texte erscheinen auch in Gardenista, The Sunday Times und House & Garden.