If you have a set of balls then Absinthe & Flamethrowers: Projects and Ruminations on the Art of Living Dangerously is a must read. Professional engineer Bill Gurstelle lays out detailed instructions for making “black powder” (gunpowder), rockets, flamethrowers and other devices that will endanger your digits and eyebrows. To the author’s credit, he is equally detailed in his prescriptions of safety gear and precautions. He also details more hedonistic thrills, such as absinthe, cigarette smoking and “thrill eating”. Take MacGyver and Chuck Norris and combine the two into one human, this book was written for that guy. You can buy the book here from Amazon.