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Author : Robert Orben
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (174 download)
Download or read book Magicdotes written by Robert Orben and published by . This book was released on 1948 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Robert Orben
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
ISBN 13 : 1473353041
Total Pages : 50 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (733 download)
Download or read book Magicdotes - A Book Of Anecdotes And Stories About Magic, Magicians, And Mentalists written by Robert Orben and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2016-08-26 with total page 50 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text contains a collection of magical anecdotes to be used by a magician for a number of reasons, ranging from comedic purposes to fabricating their personal history. Section one contains original gags and anecdotes about magicians, which can be used either as straight comedy material in your act of as general gems of interest. Section two contains some of the best anecdotes to have been published in the years leading up to the publication of this book. Contained in section three are a number of the best anecdotes sent to the author in response to a nation-wide appeal. Section four contains straight comedy routines that can be used as such, or from which individual gags can be extracted for use in your magic routines. This is a text that will be of considerable use to the working magician, as well as providing interesting and entreating reading for those merely interested in magic. We are proud to republish this antique book here complete with a new introduction on magic tricks.
Author : David Copperfield
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982112913
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)
Download or read book David Copperfield's History of Magic written by David Copperfield and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2021-10-26 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this personal journey through a unique performing art, David Copperfield profiles some of the world's most groundbreaking magicians. From the sixteenth-century magistrate who wrote an early book on conjuring, to the roaring twenties and the man who fooled Houdini, to the woman who levitated, vanished, and caught bullets in her bare hands, David Copperfield's History of Magic takes you on a wild journey through the remarkable feats of some of the greatest magicians in history. The result is a sweeping tale that reveals how these astonishing performers were outsiders who used magic to escape class, challenge conventions, transform popular culture, explore the innermost workings of the human mind, and inspire scientific discovery. Their incredible stories are complemented by more than 100 never-before-seen photographs of artifacts from Copperfield's exclusive Museum of Magic, including a sixteenth-century manual on sleight-of-hand; Houdini's straitjackets, handcuffs, and water torture chamber; Dante's famous sawing-in-half apparatus; Alexander's high-tech turban that allowed him to read people's minds; and even some coins that may have magically passed through the hands of Abraham Lincoln. By the end of the book, you'll be sure to share Copperfield's passion for the power of magic. --
Author : Peter Lamont
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1524704458
Total Pages : 368 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (247 download)
Download or read book The Secret History of Magic written by Peter Lamont and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-07-17 with total page 368 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Theodore Annemann
Publisher : Courier Corporation
ISBN 13 : 0486156613
Total Pages : 331 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (861 download)
Download or read book Practical Mental Magic written by Theodore Annemann and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 2012-04-27 with total page 331 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Outstanding collection of nearly 200 crowd-pleasing mental magic feats requiring no special equipment. Author offers insider's tips and expert advice on techniques, presentation, diversions, patter, staging, more.
Author : Peter Lamont
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 0143130633
Total Pages : 370 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (431 download)
Download or read book The Secret History of Magic written by Peter Lamont and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2018-07-17 with total page 370 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author :
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 538 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (334 download)
Download or read book The Linking ring written by and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 538 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Joshua Jay
Publisher : Hachette UK
ISBN 13 : 1523510919
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (235 download)
Download or read book How Magicians Think written by Joshua Jay and published by Hachette UK. This book was released on 2021-09-28 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.
Author : Hardin J. Burlingame
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (919 download)
Download or read book History of Magic and Magicians written by Hardin J. Burlingame and published by . This book was released on 1895 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Harry Blackstone
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781557044921
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (449 download)
Download or read book The Blackstone Book of Magic & Illusion written by Harry Blackstone and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Finally back in print, the complete Blackstone story and the history of magic from the 1920s to today. This much in-demand classic gift book contains over 250 photos & drawings exploring the complete Blackstone story and a vivid and varied appreciation of the history, science, and art of illusion and magic from ancient Egypt to vaudeville to Broadway, Las Vegas, and television. It contains 20 classic magic routines in detailed execution. Traces the history of magic, describes the acts of prominent magicians, and demonstrates some basic cup, card, and coin tricks.
Author : Peter Lamont
Publisher : Univ of Hertfordshire Press
ISBN 13 : 190739656X
Total Pages : 164 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (73 download)
Download or read book Magic in Theory written by Peter Lamont and published by Univ of Hertfordshire Press. This book was released on 2005-10-28 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A useful manual for any magician or curious spectator who wonders why the tricks seem so real, this guide examines the psychological aspects of a magician's work. Exploring the ways in which human psychology plays into the methods of conjuring rather than focusing on the individual tricks alone, this explanation of the general principles of magic includes chapters on the use of misdirection, sleight of hand, and reconstruction, provides a better understanding of this ancient art, and offers a section on psychics that warns of their deceptive magic skills.
Author : Milbourne Christopher
Publisher : Running PressBook Pub
ISBN 13 : 9780786716883
Total Pages : 514 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (168 download)
Download or read book The Illustrated History of Magic written by Milbourne Christopher and published by Running PressBook Pub. This book was released on 2006 with total page 514 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Follow the fascinating stories of the world's greatest necromancers, from sorcerer-priests in ancient Egypt to such modern miracle workers as Houdini and David Copperfield.
Author : Hardin J. Burlingame
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 80 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (919 download)
Download or read book History of Magic and Magicians written by Hardin J. Burlingame and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Ricardo V Teixeira
Publisher : World Scientific
ISBN 13 : 9811214522
Total Pages : 406 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (112 download)
Download or read book Mathemagics: A Magical Journey Through Advanced Mathematics - Connecting More Than 60 Magic Tricks To High-level Math written by Ricardo V Teixeira and published by World Scientific. This book was released on 2020-05-29 with total page 406 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'This delightful book connects mathematical concepts in a dozen areas to magic tricks. Expositions of the mathematics precede description and analysis of the tricks. The expositions are too short for in-depth learning; the intent is to give sophomores a taste of the content and ideas of later mathematics courses. Each chapter features exercises on the mathematics, and students can have fun practicing the tricks.'Mathematics MagazineTeixeira and Park present over 60 different magic tricks while introducing students to high-level math areas. Readers will learn really interesting ideas that will better prepare them for future courses and help them finding areas they might want to study deeper. And as a 'side effect' students will learn amazing magic tricks, century-old secrets, and details from famous magicians and mathematicians.The material was written to quickly present key concepts in several mathematical areas in direct way. Little or no proficiency in math is assumed. In fact, students do not require any Calculus knowledge. And since chapters are almost independent from each other, this book also work as introduction to several other courses.Topics covered include mathematical proofs, probability, abstract algebra, linear algebra, mathematical computing, number theory, coding theory, geometry, topology, real analysis, numerical analysis and history of math.
Author : Nathaniel Schiffman
Publisher : Prometheus Books
ISBN 13 : 1615921249
Total Pages : 442 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (159 download)
Download or read book Abracadabra written by Nathaniel Schiffman and published by Prometheus Books. This book was released on 2009-09-25 with total page 442 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Magicians use more than just mirrors, string, and sleight of hand to deceive their audience. Those who are masters at this trade have developed an arsenal of techniques to manipulate people. Every action and utterance on stage and off is precisely planned to achieve a specific effect. Abracadabra! is an insider's look at what goes on at a magic show, behind-the-scenes, and in the mind of the magician. Nathaniel Schiffman explains the principles of deception, exposing those innocent-seeming motions that conceal vital actions from onlookers; how the conjurer uses misdirection of space and time to mislead the audience; how silly and simple optical illusions can fool us, and what to look for during a magic show. Also explored in detail is the world of off-stage magic. Some "magicians" use various techniques in life to deceive and influence you, yet these magicians don't boast of their magic talent, because they are advertisers, politicians, army commanders, spies, con artists, computer programmers, movie directors, faith healers, psychics, and others. These "magicians" work to make you buy their product, believe in their cause, and influence your thinking from the time you get up in the morning, until you go to bed at night. This is not a "how to" book for aspiring magicians, but a layperson's guide to methods used to mislead or fool you. Lighthearted and informal, Abracadabra! will fascinate anyone interested in knowing how one person can control many. Included are hands-on experiments, magic tricks, and reader participation segments. You'll soon see that magicians don't just manipulate playing cards and animals; they manipulate you.
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Publisher : Eclipse
ISBN 13 : 9780615312507
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (125 download)
Download or read book Magic's Most Amazing Stories written by and published by Eclipse. This book was released on 2010-07-07 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Magics Most Amazing Stories is a collection of incredible, hilarious, and heartwarming stories by world-famous magicians about the crazy things that have happened to them in the profession of magic.
Author : Walter Brown Gibson
Publisher : Doubleday Books
ISBN 13 : 9780385021449
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (214 download)
Download or read book The Complete Illustrated Book of Close-up Magic written by Walter Brown Gibson and published by Doubleday Books. This book was released on 1980-01-01 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Clear explanations and illuminating sequential photography reveal how to perform a series of close-up magic tricks before a small audience, providing tips on the best angles for presentation, suitable dialogue, and advice on hard-to-find props
