Set in western Colorado, where mountains meet desertNagainst the backdrop of Vietnam, Nixon versus McGovern, and Jim Morrison and the DoorsNthis work is a romp, both real and imagined, across one summer after high school graduation. Four friends, four families, and a colorful cast of quirky characters people this poignant story of loss and redemption.

Join magician, author, and psychologist Richard Wiseman as he journeys into the secretive world of magic and uncovers the surprising therapeutic and educational benefits of making the impossible possible.

"Finally, a book that brings the art of magic into the 21st century!"—Rick Merrill, 2006 World Champion of Magic "Every 10 or 20 years a book comes along that introduces a whole new generation to the art and craft of magic. This is it!"—Stan Allen, Editor-in-Chief of Magic Magazine The Book: A book of powerful secrets. How to master the art of direction. Perfect the Sid Lorraine force, essential to card tricks. Harness PATEO to read minds. Learn skills like the false transfer, palm switch, big-action-covers-the-small-action, and more. Above all, how to create an emotional hook so that, in the fleeting moment when an effect occurs, magic truly happens, revealing the world to be a place of boundless wonder. Dazzle your friends. Impress a date like never before. Confound your kids, or better yet, confound your parents. Magic shows you how to master over 100 effects that are simple to learn and guaranteed to astonish. The DVD: Included with Magic is an entertaining 132-minute DVD featuring 35 effects performed and taught in great detail, with particular emphasis on rhythm and action and the nuances of timing and direction. The author: Joshua Jay was crowned champion at the World Magic Seminar in 1998, when he was still a teenager. He's performed and lectured in over 50 countries, is a headliner at the Magic Castle in Hollywood, and writes a monthly column in MAGIC, the leading magazine for magicians. His website is www.joshuajay.com.

imaginate verb /im`ag´i`nate/ to create imaginatively in collaboration Collaborate with the Creator of the universe. In this broken world, we can feel lost, unworthy, and unremarkable. But we’re invited to—in fact, created for—ultimate collaboration with God himself, the greatest artist of all time. This book reveals your significance as God’s masterpiece and equips you to use your talents to partner with God in his creative process. Imaginate and bring beauty to a fractured world together. Join authors John and Ken as they o marvel at God’s design in every corner of the earth, o share the vital importance of art, o reveal the creativity inherent in every job, o inspire you with stories and examples, and o urge you to greater vulnerability and deeper purpose. Whether you feel artistic or not, you can discover the joy of creating with your Creator. Unlock your true purpose by imaginating with God.

Education enables every human to live their best life and to handle different situations that life may present to them. Every individual has the right to get educated. Every person has special skills and abilities. One only needs to identify and tap into that potential. Some gifted, driven students plan and join courses of their choice. Most students are confused with the number of courses available to them. They are not confident if they are making the right choices or whether they will do well in the course they choose. This book is an attempt to highlight course options for those students who do not take the formal education route like graduation, post-graduation, doctoral programmes or correspondence or open university courses. Such students still have many options open to them. One may have a good voice, love for animals, passion for cooking, an eye to capture the beauty of nature, ability to dance, skills in music, etc. They can all get trained and take up lucrative careers of their choice based on their aptitude. Self-confidence, perseverance, grit, motivation to achieve, and passion are absolutely needed for a student to be successful. Make your choices based on your aptitude and interest. Once you put in the effort from your side, success will follow.

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