The Pickpocket Secrets of Mark Raffles
Author : Mark Raffles
Publisher :
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 14,13 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Magic tricks
ISBN : 9780950811901
Author : Mark Raffles
Publisher :
Page : 184 pages
File Size : 14,13 MB
Release : 1982
Category : Magic tricks
ISBN : 9780950811901
Author : Earle J. Coleman
Publisher : Greenwood
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 34,42 MB
Release : 1987-06-04
Category : Games & Activities
ISBN :
An excellent and exhaustive expansion of Coleman's 20-page chapter in Volume 3 of the valuable Handbook of American Popular Culture. . . . Contents include a preface, introduction, chapters on history of magic, principles and appreciation, manuals on performance, relation to the other `arts,' biographies, and appendixes of historical dates, periodicals, directories, research collections, and dealers. Chapters contain very thorough bibliographies and there are author and subject indexes. It is impossible to imagine a more thorough guide to magic. Choice The work as a whole is an extremely valuable compilation of, and commentary on, nearly 1,000 titles dealing with magic, conjuring, and tricks that fool the eye. . . . [It is] a superb addition to any library's collection of books on the history, psychology, and techniques of magic. Reference Books Bulletin This reference guide provides a comprehensive view of magic, focusing on its history, psychology, techniques, and aesthetics. The text is in the form of topical bibliographical essays with additional theoretical remarks expressing Coleman's personal philosophy of conjuring. The work begins with a description of outstanding histories of magic and goes on to elucidate some of the major bibliographic sources on the principles of psychology and showmanship which separate the master conjurer from the amateur. Subsequent chapters evaluate manuals on the execution of magic, including all categories from card magic to stage illusions and telepathy.
Author : Sotheby's (Firm)
Publisher :
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 15,92 MB
Release : 1994-11-30
Category : Art
ISBN :
Author : Mark Raffles
Publisher :
Page : 127 pages
File Size : 35,12 MB
Release : 1997
Category : Magicians
ISBN : 9780950727318
Author : George Orwell
Publisher : Renard Press Ltd
Page : pages
File Size : 28,12 MB
Release : 2022-02-14
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 1913724867
George Orwell set out ‘to make political writing into an art’, and to a wide extent this aim shaped the future of English literature – his descriptions of authoritarian regimes helped to form a new vocabulary that is fundamental to understanding totalitarianism. While 1984 and Animal Farm are amongst the most popular classic novels in the English language, this new series of Orwell’s essays seeks to bring a wider selection of his writing on politics and literature to a new readership. Shooting an Elephant, the fifth in the Orwell’s Essays series, tells the story of a police officer in Burma who is called upon to shoot an aggressive elephant. Thought to be loosely based on Orwell’s own experiences in Burma, the tightly written essay weaves together fact and fiction indistinguishably, and leaves the reader contemplating the heavy topic of colonialism, with the words ‘when the white man turns tyrant it is his own freedom that he destroys’ echoing from the page. 'A remarkable piece.' (Jeremy Paxman) 'A writer who can – and must – be rediscovered with every age.' (Irish Times)
Author : James Greenwood
Publisher :
Page : 382 pages
File Size : 40,33 MB
Release : 1869
Category : London (England)
ISBN :
Author : Edgar Wallace
Publisher :
Page : 326 pages
File Size : 13,42 MB
Release : 1926
Category : Detective and mystery stories, English
ISBN :
Author : Patrick Colquhoun
Publisher : DigiCat
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 26,90 MB
Release : 2022-09-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN :
DigiCat Publishing presents to you this special edition of "A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis" by Patrick Colquhoun. DigiCat Publishing considers every written word to be a legacy of humankind. Every DigiCat book has been carefully reproduced for republishing in a new modern format. The books are available in print, as well as ebooks. DigiCat hopes you will treat this work with the acknowledgment and passion it deserves as a classic of world literature.
Author : J. I. Rodale
Publisher : Rodale Books
Page : 3402 pages
File Size : 12,64 MB
Release : 2016-04-22
Category : Reference
ISBN : 162336759X
Originally published in 1961 by the founder of Rodale Inc., The Synonym Finder continues to be a practical reference tool for every home and office. This thesaurus contains more than 1 million synonyms, arranged alphabetically, with separate subdivisions for the different parts of speech and meanings of the same word.
Author : John Zubrzycki
Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Page : 408 pages
File Size : 27,45 MB
Release : 2018
Category : History
ISBN : 0190914394
"How Indian magic descended from the realm of the gods to become a popular amusement for the masses around the globe"--Provided by publisher.