Download or read book Houdini Heart written by Ki Longfellow and published by . This book was released on 2011 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: HOUDINI HEART harkens back to the masters of suspenseful supernatural horror: Poe, Lovecraft, Shirley Jackson, but speaks with a wholly fresh voice. Once caught in its pages, there's no escaping Longfellow's terrible tale. Weeks ago, she was one of Hollywood's biggest writers, wed to one of its greatest stars. The doting mother of their golden child. But now? She's alone, tortured by a horrifying secret no woman could bear. Pursued by those she can't outrun, anguished by a guilt she can't endure, and driven close to madness, she flees to the one place she's ever called home: a small town in Vermont where River House still stands. To a child, the splendid hotel was mysterious and magical and all its glamorous guests knew delicious secrets. Cocooned in its walls, she will write one last book. Her atonement? Or her suicide note? But life is never as you dream it, and River House isn't what she'd always imagined it was. Intense, literary, and harrowing, Houdini Heart is a tale of bone-chilling horror, emotional torment, and psychological terror. Gripped by River House, trapped in an aging hotel of mirrors only Houdini could escape, how much can haunt a mind before it too is only a thing once imagined? "A haunting and disturbing journey through the psyche."-Erika Mailman, Author of "The Witch's Trinity"
Download or read book Escaping From Houdini written by Kerri Maniscalco and published by Little, Brown Books for Young Readers. This book was released on 2018-09-18 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The #1 bestselling series that started with Stalking Jack the Ripper and Hunting Prince Dracula continues its streak in this third bloody installment . . . Audrey Rose and Thomas Cresswell find themselves aboard a luxurious ocean liner that becomes a floating prison of horror when passengers are murdered one by one, with nowhere to run from the killer. Embarking on a week-long voyage across the Atlantic on the opulent RMS Etruria , Audrey Rose Wadsworth and her partner-in-crime-investigation, Thomas Cresswell, are delighted to discover a traveling troupe of circus performers, fortune tellers, and a certain charismatic young escape artist entertaining the first-class passengers nightly. But privileged young women begin to go missing without explanation, and a series of brutal slayings shocks the entire ship. The strange and disturbing influence of the Moonlight Carnival pervades the decks as the murders grow more and more bizarre. It's up to Audrey Rose and Thomas to piece together the gruesome investigation before more passengers die before reaching their destination. But with clues to the next victim pointing to someone she loves, can Audrey Rose unravel the mystery before the killer's horrifying finale?
Download or read book The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini written by Joe Posnanski and published by Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster. This book was released on 2020-10-13 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joe Posnanski enters the colorful world of Harry Houdini and his legions of devoted fans to explore the illusionist’s impact on global culture—and why his legacy endures to this day. Nearly a century after Harry Houdini died on Halloween in 1926, he feels as modern and alive as ever. The name Houdini still leaps to mind whenever we witness a daring escape. The baby who frees herself from her crib? Houdini. The dog who vanishes and reappears in the neighbor’s garden? Houdini. Every generation produces new disciples of the magician, from household names in magic like David Copperfield and David Blaine to countless other followers whose lives have been transformed by the power of Houdini. In rural Pennsylvania, a thirteen-year-old girl finds the courage to leave a violent home after learning that Houdini ran away to join the circus; she eventually becomes the first female magician to saw a man in half on television. In Australia, an eight-year-old boy with a learning impediment feels worthless until he sees an old poster of Houdini advertising “Nothing on earth can hold Houdini prisoner,” and begins his path to becoming that nation’s most popular magician. In California, an actor and Vietnam War veteran finds purpose in his life by uncovering the secrets of his hero. But the unique phenomenon of Houdini was always more than his death-defying stunts or his ability to escape handcuffs and straitjackets. It is also about the power of imagination and self-invention. His incredible transformation from Ehrich Weiss, humble Hungarian immigrant and rabbi’s son, into the self-named Harry Houdini has won him a slice of immortality. No one has withstood the test of time quite like Houdini. Fueled by Posnanski’s personal obsession with the magician—and magic itself—The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini is a poignant odyssey of discovery, blending biography, memoir, and first-person reporting to trace Houdini’s metamorphosis into an iconic figure who has inspired millions.
Download or read book Houdini written by Harry Houdini and published by Рипол Классик. This book was released on 1928 with total page 69 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Houdini and Me written by Dan Gutman and published by Holiday House. This book was released on 2021-03-02 with total page 227 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Harry has always admired the famous escape artist Houdini. And when Houdini asks for help in coming back to life, it seems like an amazing chance...or could it be Houdini's greatest trick of all? Eleven-year-old Harry Mancini is NOT Harry Houdini--the famous escape artist who died in 1926. But Harry DOES live in Houdini's old New York City home, and he definitely knows everything there is to know about Houdini's life. What is he supposed to do, then, when someone starts texting him claiming that they're Houdini, communicating from beyond the grave? Respond, of course. It's hard for Harry to believe that Houdini is really contacting him, but this Houdini texts the secrets to all of the escape tricks the dead Houdini used to do. What's more, Houdini's offering Harry a chance to go back in time and experience it for himself. Should Harry ignore what must be a hoax? Or should he give it a try and take Houdini up on this death-defying offer? Dan Gutman is the award-winning author of series including My Weird School, The Genius Files, and the baseball card series, including Honus & Me. He uses his writing powers for good once again in this exciting new middle grade novel. Named a New York State Great Read by the Empire State Center for the Book!
Download or read book Houdini written by Bernard C. Meyer and published by . This book was released on 1976 with total page 230 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Secret Life of Houdini written by William Kalush and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2007-10-02 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this groundbreaking book, renowned magic expert Kalush and bestselling writer Sloman team up to expose Harry Houdinis secret life as a spy, and the stunning plot to murder the magician and destroy his legacy. Photos throughout.
Download or read book The Secret Magdalene written by Ki Longfellow and published by Crown. This book was released on 2007-12-31 with total page 450 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Raised like sisters, Mariamne and Salome are indulged with riches, position, and learning-a rare thing for females in Jerusalem. But Mariamne has a further gift: an illness has left her with visions; she has the power of prophecy. It is her prophesying that drives the two girls to flee to Egypt, where they study philosophy, mathematics, and astronomy in the Great Library of Alexandria. After seven years they return to a Judaea where many now believe John the Baptizer is the messiah. Salome too begins to believe, but Mariamne, now called Magdalene, is drawn to his cousin, Yeshu’a, a man touched by the divine in the same way she was during her days of illness. Together they speak of sharing their direct experience of God; but Yeshu’a unexpectedly gains a reputation as a healer, and as the ill and the troubled flock to him, he and Magdalene are forced to make a terrible decision. This radical retelling of the greatest story ever told brings Mary Magdalene to life-not as a prostitute or demon-possessed-but as an educated woman who was truly the “apostle to the apostles.”
Download or read book Dog of the Decade written by Deborah Thompson and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2021-11-15 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What do dogs mean in America? How do Americans make meaning through their dogs? The United States has long expressed its cultural unconscious through canine iconography. Through our dogs, we figure out what we're thinking and who we are, representing by proxy the things that we don't quite want to recognize in ourselves. Often, it's a specific breed or type of dog that serves as an informal cultural mascot, embodying an era's needs, fears, desires, longings, aspirations, repressions, and hopeless contradictions. Combining cultural studies with personal narrative, this book creates a playful, speculative reading of American culture through its canine self-representations. Looking at seven different breeds or types over the last seven decades, readers will go on an intellectual dog walk through some of the mazes of American cultural mythology.
Download or read book Life Lessons From This Shepherd s Heart written by Vonnie Pratt and published by BookLocker.com, Inc.. This book was released on 2024-06-01 with total page 99 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Have you ever wondered what is meant by “God is love”? Ever wondered if He truly cares about you? We read, “The Lord is my Shepherd.” What does this mean? The author of this book, herself a shepherd, is learning daily as she cares for her small flock what it means to belong to the One who claimed, “I am the Good Shepherd. The Good Shepherd lays down His life for the sheep.” John 10:11 This book will take you on a journey with one who has walked with the Shepherd and experienced His tender care. “Life Lessons From This Shepherd’s Heart” will give you a fresh view of God. Come and wander through the gate and meet this Great Shepherd, Jesus!
Download or read book Houdini written by Peter Schat and published by . This book was released on 1977* with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Searching for David s Heart written by Cherie Bennett and published by Scholastic Inc.. This book was released on 1998 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A young girl who's beloved brother is killed in an accident, searches for his heart which was donated for a heart transplant.
Download or read book Mrs Houdini written by Victoria Kelly and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2016-03 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Before escape artist Harry Houdini died, he vowed he would find a way to speak to his beloved wife Bess from beyond the grave using a coded message known only to the two of them. When a widowed Bess begins seeing this code in seemingly impossible places, it becomes clear that Harry has an urgent message to convey. Unlocking the puzzle will set Bess on a course back through the pair's extraordinary romance, which swept the illusionist and his bride from the beaches of Coney Island, to the palaces of Budapest, to the back lots of Hollywood"--Dust jacket flap.
Download or read book The Billboard written by and published by . This book was released on 1926 with total page 934 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Rogue Justice written by William Neal and published by ePublishing Works!. This book was released on 2012-12-13 with total page 295 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a renowned marine biologist threatens to expose the death of a killer whale in captivity—and bring down the aquatic empire of ruthless tycoon Mitchell Chandler—she ends up dead. But Chandler doesn't stop there. He blackmails the victim's best friend, firebrand commercial fisherman Zora Flynn, into secretly capturing another orca. The bait: Zora's kidnapped mother. Then a super-species of killer whale surfaces in Puget Sound—creatures of mind-bending size, speed, and intelligence. As the world watches, awe-struck scientists race to understand the whales' sudden appearance and Zora makes two chilling discoveries: Chandler will kill again to protect his empire; and the rogue orcas have returned for one reason...to exact justice. REVIEWS: "An action-packed thriller about greed, corruption, and power... adrenaline-pumping... compelling." ~Kirkus Reviews "Rogue Justice should come with a warning: Prepare to lose sleep." ~Mallory Rush, Bestselling author "A maritime Da Vinci Code meets Jurassic Park." ~Karen Sullivan, Marine Biologist, author
Download or read book The Escape Artist written by Mayra Araujo and published by Page Publishing Inc. This book was released on 2019-04-18 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When eight-year-old Anna finally convinced her mother to adopt a cat, she had no idea how all their lives were about to change. After the events of a Halloween night gone horribly wrong, her teenage brother and friends find themselves at the center of a mystery that could endanger all their lives. A teenage boy is the focal point of a conspiracy still very much unknown. Not knowing anything about his past or even where he is from, he must learn to control himself, his emotions, and his cool in a completely unfamiliar setting and with a new home and family. Through many trials and tribulations, with his life in danger at every turn, and being the target of the school bully, he learns to love and to appreciate the gift of family and friends. Join Kevin and his friends in this story of friendship, courage, and adventure-a story that's sure to please readers of all ages.
Download or read book Houdini s Card Tricks Teach Yourself the Tricks of the World s Most Famous Magician written by J. C. Cannell and published by Read Books Ltd. This book was released on 2013-04-26 with total page 45 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This vintage book contains step-by-step instructions for pulling off a variety of impressive card tricks once used by the famous magician and escape artists Harold Houdini. With full explanations, historical information, and simple directions, “Houdini's Card Tricks” is perfect for aspiring magicians and those looking to impress their friends. Contents include: “Card Manipulation”, “Card Tricks”, “The Change Over”, “A Feat of Strength”, “In the Dark”, “A Torn Card Trice”, “Vanishing Cards by Pistol”, “The Devo Card Trick”, “Another Card Trick”, “The Thought-reader's Box”, “The Tweezers Trice”, “Four-Ace Trick”, “Seeing the Card”, “Another Choice”, “A Faked Card”, etc. Many vintage books such as this are increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing “Houdini's Card Tricks” now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially commissioned new introduction.
