Author: Henri Garenne
Publisher: Clarkson Potter Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Perfect for novice or armchair magician with more than 200 astounding tricks from basics to more difficult tricks using vintage engravings.
The Art of Modern Conjuring
Author: Henri Garenne
Publisher: Clarkson Potter Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Perfect for novice or armchair magician with more than 200 astounding tricks from basics to more difficult tricks using vintage engravings.
Publisher: Clarkson Potter Publishers
ISBN:
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 232
Book Description
Perfect for novice or armchair magician with more than 200 astounding tricks from basics to more difficult tricks using vintage engravings.
Modern Magic
Author: Professor Hoffman
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1716011450
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
Modern Magic by Professor Hoffmann was one of the first books published in English on the art of conjuring during the Victorian era. Hoffmann was considered to be one of the greatest authorities on the theory and practice of magic at that time. This hardcover edition is a facsimile of the 1876 edition and whist some parts of the text are faded, it perfectly readable and makes a beautiful addition to any magician or historian's library.
Publisher: Lulu.com
ISBN: 1716011450
Category : Crafts & Hobbies
Languages : en
Pages : 584
Book Description
Modern Magic by Professor Hoffmann was one of the first books published in English on the art of conjuring during the Victorian era. Hoffmann was considered to be one of the greatest authorities on the theory and practice of magic at that time. This hardcover edition is a facsimile of the 1876 edition and whist some parts of the text are faded, it perfectly readable and makes a beautiful addition to any magician or historian's library.
The Art Of Conjuring Alternate Realities
Author: Shivam Shankar Singh
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 9354227805
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
HOW DO POLITICIANS IN TODAY'S world attain power? How do nations become powerful? Why do human beings follow others unquestioningly, even if it is to their own detriment? What factors determine which politicians, nations and organizations will dominate the modern world? Through much of human history, societal control was determined by militaristic strength. Individuals and tribes fought to control vital resources and land. In the next part of evolution marked by colonialism and the emergence of mega-corporations, money determined power. In the recent decade, the key to supremacy has shifted again. The power and control individuals, leaders and nations have is now determined by their ability to mould the information environment. In The Art of Conjuring Alternate Realities, Shivam Shankar Singh and Anand Venkatanarayanan dive into the operations of political parties, cyber criminals, godmen, nation states and intelligence agencies from around the world to explain how the power to manipulate your thoughts is being harnessed, and how information warfare is shaping your life and world.
Publisher: Harper Collins
ISBN: 9354227805
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 231
Book Description
HOW DO POLITICIANS IN TODAY'S world attain power? How do nations become powerful? Why do human beings follow others unquestioningly, even if it is to their own detriment? What factors determine which politicians, nations and organizations will dominate the modern world? Through much of human history, societal control was determined by militaristic strength. Individuals and tribes fought to control vital resources and land. In the next part of evolution marked by colonialism and the emergence of mega-corporations, money determined power. In the recent decade, the key to supremacy has shifted again. The power and control individuals, leaders and nations have is now determined by their ability to mould the information environment. In The Art of Conjuring Alternate Realities, Shivam Shankar Singh and Anand Venkatanarayanan dive into the operations of political parties, cyber criminals, godmen, nation states and intelligence agencies from around the world to explain how the power to manipulate your thoughts is being harnessed, and how information warfare is shaping your life and world.
Secrets of Conjuring and Magic
Author: Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108032400
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
This 1877 translation of Robert-Houdin's 1868 conjuring manual reveals the techniques used in popular stage performances during the Victorian period.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1108032400
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 401
Book Description
This 1877 translation of Robert-Houdin's 1868 conjuring manual reveals the techniques used in popular stage performances during the Victorian period.
Conjuring Asia
Author: Chris Goto-Jones
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107076595
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
This book charts the history of modern magic across India, China and Japan, analyzing representations in the cultural imagination of the West.
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 1107076595
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 339
Book Description
This book charts the history of modern magic across India, China and Japan, analyzing representations in the cultural imagination of the West.
The Art of Modern Conjuring and Drawing Room Entertainment ...
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Card tricks
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Card tricks
Languages : en
Pages : 234
Book Description
More Magic
Author: Hoffmann (Professor)
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Magic tricks
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Magic tricks
Languages : en
Pages : 488
Book Description
Performing Dark Arts
Author: Michael Mangan
Publisher: Intellect (UK)
ISBN:
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Magic and conjuring inhabit the boundaries and the borderlands of performance. The conjuror s act of demonstrating the apparently impossible, the uncanny, the marvellous, or the grotesque challenges the spectator's sense of reality. It brings him or her up against their own assumptions about how the world works; at its most extreme, it asks the spectator to re-evaluate his or her sense of the limits of the human. Performing Dark Arts is an exploration of the paradox of the conjuror, the actor who pretends to be a magician. It aims to illuminate the history of conjuring by examining it in the context of performance studies, and to throw light on aspects of performance studies by testing them against the art of conjuring. The book examines not only the performances of individual magicians from Dedi to David Blaine, but also the broader cultural contexts in which their performances were received, and the meanings which they have attracted.
Publisher: Intellect (UK)
ISBN:
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 282
Book Description
Magic and conjuring inhabit the boundaries and the borderlands of performance. The conjuror s act of demonstrating the apparently impossible, the uncanny, the marvellous, or the grotesque challenges the spectator's sense of reality. It brings him or her up against their own assumptions about how the world works; at its most extreme, it asks the spectator to re-evaluate his or her sense of the limits of the human. Performing Dark Arts is an exploration of the paradox of the conjuror, the actor who pretends to be a magician. It aims to illuminate the history of conjuring by examining it in the context of performance studies, and to throw light on aspects of performance studies by testing them against the art of conjuring. The book examines not only the performances of individual magicians from Dedi to David Blaine, but also the broader cultural contexts in which their performances were received, and the meanings which they have attracted.
Card Magic for Amateurs and Professionals
Author: William Simon
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486401881
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Basic text on modern card conjuring describes for specialists and amateurs alike exact methods for perfecting the Instant Reverse, Three Queens Monte, The Ambitious Card, and many other sleights of hand. Also includes advice on manipulation, the art of presentation, audience participation, use of patter, and much else.
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 9780486401881
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 196
Book Description
Basic text on modern card conjuring describes for specialists and amateurs alike exact methods for perfecting the Instant Reverse, Three Queens Monte, The Ambitious Card, and many other sleights of hand. Also includes advice on manipulation, the art of presentation, audience participation, use of patter, and much else.
The Secret History of Magic
Author: Peter Lamont
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1524704458
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Pull back the curtain on the real history of magic – and discover why magic really matters If you read a standard history of magic, you learn that it begins in ancient Egypt, with the resurrection of a goose in front of the Pharaoh. You discover how magicians were tortured and killed during the age of witchcraft. You are told how conjuring tricks were used to quell rebellious colonial natives. The history of magic is full of such stories, which turn out not to be true. Behind the smoke and mirrors, however, lies the real story of magic. It is a history of people from humble roots, who made and lost fortunes, and who deceived kings and queens. In order to survive, they concealed many secrets, yet they revealed some and they stole others. They engaged in deception, exposure, and betrayal, in a quest to make the impossible happen. They managed to survive in a world in which a series of technological wonders appeared, which previous generations would have considered magical. Even today, when we now take the most sophisticated technology for granted, we can still be astonished by tricks that were performed hundreds of years ago. The Secret History of Magic reveals how this was done. It is about why magic matters in a world that no longer seems to have a place for it, but which desperately needs a sense of wonder.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 1524704458
Category : Performing Arts
Languages : en
Pages : 370
Book Description
Pull back the curtain on the real history of magic – and discover why magic really matters If you read a standard history of magic, you learn that it begins in ancient Egypt, with the resurrection of a goose in front of the Pharaoh. You discover how magicians were tortured and killed during the age of witchcraft. You are told how conjuring tricks were used to quell rebellious colonial natives. The history of magic is full of such stories, which turn out not to be true. Behind the smoke and mirrors, however, lies the real story of magic. It is a history of people from humble roots, who made and lost fortunes, and who deceived kings and queens. In order to survive, they concealed many secrets, yet they revealed some and they stole others. They engaged in deception, exposure, and betrayal, in a quest to make the impossible happen. They managed to survive in a world in which a series of technological wonders appeared, which previous generations would have considered magical. Even today, when we now take the most sophisticated technology for granted, we can still be astonished by tricks that were performed hundreds of years ago. The Secret History of Magic reveals how this was done. It is about why magic matters in a world that no longer seems to have a place for it, but which desperately needs a sense of wonder.