How Magicians Think
Title | How Magicians Think PDF eBook |
Author | Joshua Jay |
Publisher | Hachette UK |
Pages | 386 |
Release | 2021-09-28 |
Genre | Games & Activities |
ISBN | 1523510919 |
Professional magician Joshua Jay's (author of Magic: The Complete Course) brief and fascinating essays offer an inside look at how the very best magicians think about magic, how they practice and put together a show, what inspires them, and the psychology behind creating wonder and being tricked when we expect both, as well as why we seek magic in the first place.
Talk about Tricks
Title | Talk about Tricks PDF eBook |
Author | Joshua Jay |
Publisher | |
Pages | |
Release | 2021-08-20 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781954243033 |
A two-volume set containing every Talk About Tricks issue from MAGIC Magazine.
Goosebumps: Slappy's Revenge: Twisted Tricks from the World's Smartest Dummy
Title | Goosebumps: Slappy's Revenge: Twisted Tricks from the World's Smartest Dummy PDF eBook |
Author | R.L. Stine |
Publisher | Scholastic UK |
Pages | 102 |
Release | 2016-01-07 |
Genre | Juvenile Fiction |
ISBN | 1407166506 |
They're baa-ack! Make way for the bestselling children's series of all time! With a fresh new look, GOOSEBUMPS is set to scare a whole new generation of kids. So reader beware--you're in for a scare! Get inside the twisted but hilarious brain of Slappy, the genius dummy who is undoubtedly R. L. Stine's most nefarious creation. This is Slappy's exclusive tell-all on how to wreak havoc and make mayhem. Kids will learn all his sinister and spooky secrets -- plus Slappy's favorite jokes, quizzes, top-ten lists, and much more. It's everything kids need to make some serious mischief.
Leading Kids to Books Through Magic
Title | Leading Kids to Books Through Magic PDF eBook |
Author | Caroline Feller Bauer |
Publisher | American Library Association |
Pages | 150 |
Release | 1996 |
Genre | Games & Activities |
ISBN | 9780838906842 |
A guide to using magic tricks as a tool for promoting literature to children and adults, including students who are learning English as a second language, with directions for performing simple tricks and methods for introducing the accompanying stories and poems.
Trade of the Tricks
Title | Trade of the Tricks PDF eBook |
Author | Graham Jones |
Publisher | Univ of California Press |
Pages | 308 |
Release | 2011-09-14 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 0520950526 |
From risqué cabaret performances to engrossing after-hours shop talk, Trade of the Tricks offers an unprecedented look inside the secretive subculture of modern magicians. Entering the flourishing Paris magic scene as an apprentice, Graham M. Jones gives a firsthand account of how magicians learn to perform their astonishing deceptions. He follows the day-to-day lives of some of France’s most renowned performers, revealing not only how secrets are created and shared, but also how they are stolen and destroyed. In a book brimming with humor and surprise, Jones shows how today’s magicians marshal creativity and passion in striving to elevate their amazing skill into high art. The book’s lively cast of characters includes female and queer performers whose work is changing the face of a historically masculine genre.
Easy Mind-Reading Tricks
Title | Easy Mind-Reading Tricks PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Mandelberg |
Publisher | Sterling Publishing Company, Inc. |
Pages | 100 |
Release | 2005 |
Genre | Games & Activities |
ISBN | 9781402721649 |
Reveals mind-reading secrets that anyone can learn to astound friends and family.
How to Talk to Strangers
Title | How to Talk to Strangers PDF eBook |
Author | Eric Wade |
Publisher | Independently Published |
Pages | 110 |
Release | 2018-07-13 |
Genre | |
ISBN | 9781717758613 |
Learn how to talk to strangers so you don't embarrass yourself at parties.