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The Big Book of Celebrity Inventions

(Hardback)


Publishing Details

Full Title:

The Big Book of Celebrity Inventions

Contributors:

By (Author) Mark Champkins
Foreword by Peter Jones

ISBN:

9780007362769

Publisher:

HarperCollins Publishers

Imprint:

HarperCollins

Publication Date:

6th December 2011

Country:

United Kingdom

Classifications

Readership:

General

Fiction/Non-fiction:

Non Fiction

Dewey:

602.07

Physical Properties

Physical Format:

Hardback

Number of Pages:

208

Dimensions:

Width 159mm, Height 216mm, Spine 22mm

Weight:

560g

Description

Ever wanted to see Harry Hill's nuts Fancy a cuppa with Karl Pilkington and his Clippable Coasters Ever wondered how Michael Jackson defied gravity with his dance moves Then read on!



Our nation's best-loved celebrities, from Jamie Oliver to Harry Hill, the Stig to Sherrie Hewson, Karl Pilkington to Peter Jones, Ruby Wax and beyond, have been scratching their heads to come up with logic-defying, bizarre and random inventions to improve our lives.

From shrink rays to teleporters, foldable skis to airbags for clothes and a vacuum-cleaner that sucks away your wrinkles, you'll be amazed by what these celebs have been dreaming up in their spare time!

The Big Book of Celebrity Inventions offers a fascinating, hilarious and utterly unique look at the extraordinary business of inventing, seen through the eyes of our favourite stars.

And there are even ones that work! For example:

Did you know that Margaret Thatcher invented soft-scoop ice cream

That Prince invented a space-age musical keyboard

Or that Roald Dahl helped advances in neurosurgery

From the ridiculous to the sublime and those that fail magnificently, one thing's for certain: The Big Book of Celebrity Inventions is the ultimate celebration of oddness, originality and ingenuity, sure to fascinate, baffle and inspire you!

Author Bio

Mark Champkins is a former British Inventor of the Year and currently runs Concentrate, a small business that designs and manufactures products to help children to focus in the classroom and get the most from their education. In 2007 Mark successfully pitched Concentrate on BBC Dragons Den and won investment from Peter Jones.

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