Author: S.A. Schneider
Publisher: Mind Architecture Creative LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
The Town Magician series continues with a new Town Magician in Samual's town of Tatroon. But is it everything Samual hoped it would be? Their town has been without a Town Magician for far too long, as far as Samual is concerned. Finally, they are getting their own Town Magician! Even better, he is the son of a famous Town Magician. Samual is excited and can't wait for the show. That is, if he can figure out how to not get caught by his father. With Clarise's help, he thinks he can watch the show. But what he finds astounds him. This Town Magician has no magic! He's a fake! What should Samual do? This is a free prequel short story to Town Magician Book 1 - Embracing the Magic. For Educators and Parents - included with the story are Words to Know, Discussion Questions, and New Adventure Ideas. NOTE: this is a short story. In the Town Magician timeline it happens after Clarise and the Night Show and before the full novel Embracing the Magic
Faking the Magic
Author: S.A. Schneider
Publisher: Mind Architecture Creative LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
The Town Magician series continues with a new Town Magician in Samual's town of Tatroon. But is it everything Samual hoped it would be? Their town has been without a Town Magician for far too long, as far as Samual is concerned. Finally, they are getting their own Town Magician! Even better, he is the son of a famous Town Magician. Samual is excited and can't wait for the show. That is, if he can figure out how to not get caught by his father. With Clarise's help, he thinks he can watch the show. But what he finds astounds him. This Town Magician has no magic! He's a fake! What should Samual do? This is a free prequel short story to Town Magician Book 1 - Embracing the Magic. For Educators and Parents - included with the story are Words to Know, Discussion Questions, and New Adventure Ideas. NOTE: this is a short story. In the Town Magician timeline it happens after Clarise and the Night Show and before the full novel Embracing the Magic
Publisher: Mind Architecture Creative LLC
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 30
Book Description
The Town Magician series continues with a new Town Magician in Samual's town of Tatroon. But is it everything Samual hoped it would be? Their town has been without a Town Magician for far too long, as far as Samual is concerned. Finally, they are getting their own Town Magician! Even better, he is the son of a famous Town Magician. Samual is excited and can't wait for the show. That is, if he can figure out how to not get caught by his father. With Clarise's help, he thinks he can watch the show. But what he finds astounds him. This Town Magician has no magic! He's a fake! What should Samual do? This is a free prequel short story to Town Magician Book 1 - Embracing the Magic. For Educators and Parents - included with the story are Words to Know, Discussion Questions, and New Adventure Ideas. NOTE: this is a short story. In the Town Magician timeline it happens after Clarise and the Night Show and before the full novel Embracing the Magic
How to be a Fake Kreskin
Author: Kreskin
Publisher: Saint Martin's Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780312958718
Category : Games
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
Kreskin demonstrates how readers can duplicate his famous stunts, including how to hypnotize a chicken, freeze someone's eye shut, inflict imaginary pain, and perform full-body levitation
Publisher: Saint Martin's Paperbacks
ISBN: 9780312958718
Category : Games
Languages : en
Pages : 131
Book Description
Kreskin demonstrates how readers can duplicate his famous stunts, including how to hypnotize a chicken, freeze someone's eye shut, inflict imaginary pain, and perform full-body levitation
The Secret of Magic
Author: Deborah Johnson
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0425272788
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Working for a prominent member of the NAACP in 1946 when a request comes from her favorite childhood author to investigate the murder of a black war hero, Regina Robichard travels to Mississippi, where she navigates the muddy waters of racism, relationships, and her own tragic past.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0425272788
Category : Detective and mystery stories
Languages : en
Pages : 418
Book Description
Working for a prominent member of the NAACP in 1946 when a request comes from her favorite childhood author to investigate the murder of a black war hero, Regina Robichard travels to Mississippi, where she navigates the muddy waters of racism, relationships, and her own tragic past.
Eugene Burger
Author: Lawrence Hass
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781732464421
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9781732464421
Category :
Languages : en
Pages :
Book Description
The Magic of Getting What You Want
Author: David J Schwartz
Publisher: Embassy Books
ISBN: 9385492489
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
From the bestselling author of the Magic of Thinking Big, which has sold over four million copies worldwide, here is a book that shows you how to generate more wealth, have greater influence, and get more happiness in life. Using a number real life success stories, David J. Schwartz shows you how to achieve everything you desire by approaching life positively and planning your goals methodically. Find out in the pages of this book: - How to think more to get more - Ways to get others to make you win - Getting more by giving more - How to program yourself for Success - Seek out dream builders and avoid dream destroyers - Using charisma and commitment to influence those around you - Profiting from persistence and patience David J. Schwartz has revealed in this book his own personal formulas for success and the techniques he has shared are bound to help you get everything you really want in your life. The results you will see when you apply them are nothing short of magic.
Publisher: Embassy Books
ISBN: 9385492489
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 329
Book Description
From the bestselling author of the Magic of Thinking Big, which has sold over four million copies worldwide, here is a book that shows you how to generate more wealth, have greater influence, and get more happiness in life. Using a number real life success stories, David J. Schwartz shows you how to achieve everything you desire by approaching life positively and planning your goals methodically. Find out in the pages of this book: - How to think more to get more - Ways to get others to make you win - Getting more by giving more - How to program yourself for Success - Seek out dream builders and avoid dream destroyers - Using charisma and commitment to influence those around you - Profiting from persistence and patience David J. Schwartz has revealed in this book his own personal formulas for success and the techniques he has shared are bound to help you get everything you really want in your life. The results you will see when you apply them are nothing short of magic.
Big Book of Magic Tricks
Author: Karl Fulves
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486170772
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
"The best book yet on easy-to-do magic." — Martin Gardner Amaze friends, astonish your family, and fascinate any audience by infallibly dealing a royal flush, correctly predicting the outcome of the World Series, unmasking a psychic fraud, and performing a host of other dazzling deceptions. You can do it with the help of this book, one of the best guides to magic tricks that don't require long hours of practice or elaborate preparation. You'll find invaluable techniques — clearly demonstrated with abundant illustrations — for accomplishing magical feats with cards, coins, rope, comedy magic, mental displays of dexterity and much more, as well as expert advice for practicing psychological misdirection and dramatic presentation. Although the tricks in this book require little in the way of props, sleight of hand or a high degree of skill, the effects they produce are astounding. Novices especially will find Big Book of Magic Tricks a wonderful introduction to the art of conjuring but the book is crammed with so much choice new information that even professional magicians can learn something. "This book is quality — the tricks are effective, the methods ingenious, and the advice Fulves gives on presenting the tricks properly is excellent." — Robert Dike Blair
Publisher: Courier Corporation
ISBN: 0486170772
Category : Games & Activities
Languages : en
Pages : 210
Book Description
"The best book yet on easy-to-do magic." — Martin Gardner Amaze friends, astonish your family, and fascinate any audience by infallibly dealing a royal flush, correctly predicting the outcome of the World Series, unmasking a psychic fraud, and performing a host of other dazzling deceptions. You can do it with the help of this book, one of the best guides to magic tricks that don't require long hours of practice or elaborate preparation. You'll find invaluable techniques — clearly demonstrated with abundant illustrations — for accomplishing magical feats with cards, coins, rope, comedy magic, mental displays of dexterity and much more, as well as expert advice for practicing psychological misdirection and dramatic presentation. Although the tricks in this book require little in the way of props, sleight of hand or a high degree of skill, the effects they produce are astounding. Novices especially will find Big Book of Magic Tricks a wonderful introduction to the art of conjuring but the book is crammed with so much choice new information that even professional magicians can learn something. "This book is quality — the tricks are effective, the methods ingenious, and the advice Fulves gives on presenting the tricks properly is excellent." — Robert Dike Blair
This Book Is Magic
Author: Ashley Evanson
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399543937
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 17
Book Description
Make some magic in this colorful, interactive picture book from the author/illustrator of the Hello, World board book series! Do you know that you're a magician? In this interactive book, use your fingers to perform all kinds of magic tricks. Tap a hat to make a bunny appear, recite a spell to make books bigger, say "Gone-zo!" to make a ship disappear, and much more. But beware: the clever magic tricks don't always turn out the way you'd expect! Reminiscent of Hervé Tullet's Press Here, kids—and adults!—are sure to want to read this book again and again as they perfect their magic skills.
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0399543937
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 17
Book Description
Make some magic in this colorful, interactive picture book from the author/illustrator of the Hello, World board book series! Do you know that you're a magician? In this interactive book, use your fingers to perform all kinds of magic tricks. Tap a hat to make a bunny appear, recite a spell to make books bigger, say "Gone-zo!" to make a ship disappear, and much more. But beware: the clever magic tricks don't always turn out the way you'd expect! Reminiscent of Hervé Tullet's Press Here, kids—and adults!—are sure to want to read this book again and again as they perfect their magic skills.
Magic for Liars
Author: Sarah Gailey
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 1250174600
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
A 2020 LOCUS AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL Sharp, mainstream fantasy meets compelling thrills of investigative noir in Magic for Liars, a fantasy debut by rising star Sarah Gailey. Ivy Gamble was born without magic and never wanted it. Ivy Gamble is perfectly happy with her life – or at least, she’s perfectly fine. She doesn't in any way wish she was like Tabitha, her estranged, gifted twin sister. Ivy Gamble is a liar. When a gruesome murder is discovered at The Osthorne Academy of Young Mages, where her estranged twin sister teaches Theoretical Magic, reluctant detective Ivy Gamble is pulled into the world of untold power and dangerous secrets. She will have to find a murderer and reclaim her sister—without losing herself. “An unmissable debut.”—Adrienne Celt, author of Invitation to a Bonfire At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Publisher: Tor Books
ISBN: 1250174600
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 266
Book Description
A 2020 LOCUS AWARD FINALIST FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL Sharp, mainstream fantasy meets compelling thrills of investigative noir in Magic for Liars, a fantasy debut by rising star Sarah Gailey. Ivy Gamble was born without magic and never wanted it. Ivy Gamble is perfectly happy with her life – or at least, she’s perfectly fine. She doesn't in any way wish she was like Tabitha, her estranged, gifted twin sister. Ivy Gamble is a liar. When a gruesome murder is discovered at The Osthorne Academy of Young Mages, where her estranged twin sister teaches Theoretical Magic, reluctant detective Ivy Gamble is pulled into the world of untold power and dangerous secrets. She will have to find a murderer and reclaim her sister—without losing herself. “An unmissable debut.”—Adrienne Celt, author of Invitation to a Bonfire At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.
Rose Daughter
Author: Robin McKinley
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1497673690
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
Award-winning author Robin McKinley tells an enthralling story of magic, love, and redemption, based on the classic tale of Beauty and the Beast. Once upon a time, a wealthy merchant had three daughters. When his business failed, he moved his daughters to the countryside. The youngest daughter, Beauty, is fascinated by the thorny stems of a mysterious plant that overwhelms their neglected cottage. She tends the plant until it blossoms with the most beautiful flowers the sisters have ever seen—roses. Admiring the roses, an old woman tells Beauty, “Roses are for love.” And she speaks of a sorcerers’ battle many years ago that left a beast in an enchanted palace, and a curse concerning a family of three sisters . . . The Newbery Medal–winning author’s charming retelling of the classic fairy tale weaves a tangled story of sorcery, loyalty, and love that is sure to cast a spell on readers.
Publisher: Open Road Media
ISBN: 1497673690
Category : Young Adult Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 249
Book Description
Award-winning author Robin McKinley tells an enthralling story of magic, love, and redemption, based on the classic tale of Beauty and the Beast. Once upon a time, a wealthy merchant had three daughters. When his business failed, he moved his daughters to the countryside. The youngest daughter, Beauty, is fascinated by the thorny stems of a mysterious plant that overwhelms their neglected cottage. She tends the plant until it blossoms with the most beautiful flowers the sisters have ever seen—roses. Admiring the roses, an old woman tells Beauty, “Roses are for love.” And she speaks of a sorcerers’ battle many years ago that left a beast in an enchanted palace, and a curse concerning a family of three sisters . . . The Newbery Medal–winning author’s charming retelling of the classic fairy tale weaves a tangled story of sorcery, loyalty, and love that is sure to cast a spell on readers.
Magic Is Dead
Author: Ian Frisch
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062839306
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
A journalist recounts his life-changing journey through the secret world of underground magic in this “funny, illuminating, and personal” memoir (Brooklyn Rail) When struggling journalist Ian Frisch came across magician Chris Ramsey on Instagram, he knew he had the makings of a good story. But what began as a simple profile piece led Ian to the52—a secret society of magicians determined to revolutionize their ancient artform under the mantra Magic Is Dead. As Ian gains entry to the52, he forms close bonds with its founding members—Laura London, Daniel Madison, and Chris Ramsay. He attends private gatherings of the most extraordinary magicians working today, follows them to magic conventions in Las Vegas and England, and discovers some of the best tricks of the trade. He also goes behind the scenes of a Netflix magic show and encounters David Blaine, Penn Jillette, and Dynamo, the U.K.’s most famous magician. As Ian tells the story of the52, and his role as its most unlikely member, he reveals his own connection with trickery and deceit, sharing how he first learned the elements of magic from his poker-playing mother. Rich with the history of magic and populated with a cast of fascinating characters, Magic Is Dead is a page-turning work of immersive journalism coupled with a young man searching for himself.
Publisher: HarperCollins
ISBN: 0062839306
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 398
Book Description
A journalist recounts his life-changing journey through the secret world of underground magic in this “funny, illuminating, and personal” memoir (Brooklyn Rail) When struggling journalist Ian Frisch came across magician Chris Ramsey on Instagram, he knew he had the makings of a good story. But what began as a simple profile piece led Ian to the52—a secret society of magicians determined to revolutionize their ancient artform under the mantra Magic Is Dead. As Ian gains entry to the52, he forms close bonds with its founding members—Laura London, Daniel Madison, and Chris Ramsay. He attends private gatherings of the most extraordinary magicians working today, follows them to magic conventions in Las Vegas and England, and discovers some of the best tricks of the trade. He also goes behind the scenes of a Netflix magic show and encounters David Blaine, Penn Jillette, and Dynamo, the U.K.’s most famous magician. As Ian tells the story of the52, and his role as its most unlikely member, he reveals his own connection with trickery and deceit, sharing how he first learned the elements of magic from his poker-playing mother. Rich with the history of magic and populated with a cast of fascinating characters, Magic Is Dead is a page-turning work of immersive journalism coupled with a young man searching for himself.