Download or read book Big Magic for Little Hands written by Joshua Jay and published by Workman Publishing. This book was released on 2014-10-21 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Kids love magic. They love to see it, and they love to do it. Enter Joshua Jay, who started doing magic when he was 7 and was named champion at the World Magic Seminar (the Olympics of magic) by the time he was 16. His Big Magic for Little Hands is packed with 25 astonishing illusions for kids ages 7 and up. In other words, it’s sleight of hand for the small of hand. These are tricks that require little prep time and dexterity yet are guaranteed to deliver a big payoff. The large format, oversized ext, and black-and-white vintage-style illustrations make Big Magic particularly easy to follow and kid-friendly. Here’s how to levitate your sibling several feet off a bed. Escape Houdini-like from tightly bound ropes. There are also impromptu effects that can be performed anytime, anywhere, like Spook-Key, in which an antique key mysteriously rotates in your hand. Each easy-to-perform feat is clearly illustrated with step-by-step drawings and accompanied by insider tips. Joshua Jay is a master who guides his apprentices through every aspect of the magician’s art, from the first step—taking the Magician’s Oath—to how to minimize nervousness (Rule #1: Rehearse. A lot).

Download or read book Stage Fright No More written by Rand Woodbury and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2018-08-02 with total page 86 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The #1 biggest fear in life is having to get up in front of a large audience to speak or perform. Eliminating those fears associated with public speaking or performing might be easier than you think. "It's all in how you see it!," says the author. Rand Woodbury has spent the last 30 years on stage, performing in front of large audiences, every week. Rand simply offers, "The key to eliminating the fear is discovered in a thorough understanding of what is actually transpiring; leading up to and throughout the moments of performance." "We don't live our lives on a stage; under bright lights, with everyone staring at us." That is why it's generally perceived as a terrifying experience, but there is a relatively easy fix. Woodbury lays out a very simple step by step process as a definitive solution. The author puts you in control of the situation by examining all the unknown variables that create the anxiety. It's not complicated once you are allowed to see everything that the experience is doing to mess you up. Without a clear understanding of what is transpiring we incorrectly focus on everything that actually causes stress.

Download or read book The Palgrave Handbook of Magical Realism in the Twenty First Century written by Richard Perez and published by Springer Nature. This book was released on 2020-04-30 with total page 651 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Palgrave Handbook of Magical Realism in the Twenty-First Century examines magical realism in literatures from around the globe. Featuring twenty-seven essays written by leading scholars, this anthology argues that literary expressions of magical realism proliferate globally in the twenty-first century due to travel and migrations, the shrinking of time and space, and the growing encroachment of human life on nature. In this global context, magical realism addresses twenty-first-century politics, aesthetics, identity, and social/national formations where contact between and within cultures has exponentially increased, altering how communities and nations imagine themselves. This text assembles a group of critics throughout the world—the Americas, Europe, Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and Australia—who employ multiple theoretical approaches to examine the different ways magical realism in literature has transitioned to a global practice; thus, signaling a new stage in the history and development of the genre.

Download or read book Born Twice written by Giuseppe Pontiggia and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2007-12-18 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When a breach birth leaves Paulo severely disabled, his father, the articulate, unsentimental Professor Frigerio, struggles to come to terms with his son’s condition. Face to face with his own limitations, Frigerio confronts the strange way society around him handles Paolo’s handicaps and observes his surprising gifts. In spare, deeply affecting episodes, the professor of language explores the nuanced boundaries between “normal” and “disabled” worlds. A remarkable memoir of fathering, winner of the 2001 Strega Prize, Italy’s most prestigious literary honor, Born Twice is noted Italian author Guiseppe Pontiggia’s American debut. Sometimes meditative, often humorous, and always probing, Pontiggia’s haunting characters linger and resound long after the book is done.

Download or read book Corporate Illusions Made Easy written by J. C. Sum and published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform. This book was released on 2013-11-15 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the author of the best-selling, "Urban Illusions" and "Pack Flat Illusions for Kids & Family Shows" comes another specialty illusion book written specifically for the working Corporate Magician - "Corporate Illusions Made Easy"! J C Sum, one of Asia's top professional illusionists and illusion designers, shares ten original illusions that have been custom-designed for product launches, media events, tradeshows, conferences and road shows across Asia Pacific & Europe over the last 20 years. From making corporate executives appear, producing new products, launching corporate logos and staging motivational stunts, the illusions in the book are simple to build, effective in design and practical to stage in non-traditional performance environments. All illusions are professional level effects and take into account realistic budgets, size, logistics, venue and staging constraints typical of corporate events. Best of all, no prior illusion knowledge is necessary to understand, build and execute the illusions. New illusionists will be introduced to known as well as original illusion methods and ideas that they can execute with confidence. Experienced illusionists will find original practical solutions for common requests from corporate clients that they can use immediately. In the first illusion book of its kind, it also includes an extensive discussion on presenting illusions for corporate events, the role of the "Corporate Illusionist," how to go about building the illusions in the book as well as incorporating corporate messaging into the illusions. If you book a launch, conference, awards dinner or tradeshow with just one idea from this book, you will recoup your investment in the book many times over with a single engagement. Contents include: Examining Illusions for Corporate Events - The Role of the Corporate Magician/ Illusionist Different Types of Corporate Events & Venues How to Build the Illusions in this Book The Arrival: A Self-Contained Surrounded VIP Appearance Showcase: An Elegant Production of a Product in a Clear Display Case Rising Identity: A Unique Way to Introduce a new Corporate Identity or Logo Corporate Restraint: A Motivational Escape Illusion Performed by a CEO Global Crossing: The Teleportation of a CEO Executive Travel: A Magical Transformation of Corporate Executives The Sword Box: Metaphor Incorporating Corporate Messaging with an Illusion Jeweled Revelation: A Big Effect for a Small Item Production The Conference: The Appearance of a Committee of People on Stage A Big Reveal: The Magical Production of a Large Inanimate Product "Corporate Illusions Made Easy" features detailed illusion construction plans, full illusion presentations and corporate messaging & customization.

Download or read book Trucos y magia con las cartas written by Mariano Volpi and published by . This book was released on 1969 with total page 187 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Messing with Minds written by James Biss and published by . This book was released on 2005-10 with total page 296 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Once in a very rare while, a working professional opens up their secret notebooks to share their favourite performance ideas with serious students of the art of magic. Messing With Minds is just such an opportunity. In this remarkable book, JAMES BISS, explores his sometimes radical rethinking of the classic plots of Mentalism and turns them into fresh effects with astonishing entertainment value for today's audiences. In his innovative shows, it is the audience members who become empowered with extra-sensory possibilities. He is the facilitator. The result is a wonder-filled experience for the participants and audience members of this dynamic, over-the-edge performer. Within this book you'll learn the detailed secrets behind his highly acclaimed Extremely Mental Mind Reading act. Surrender your assumptions. Blow your mind. Prepare to become Extremely Mental with JAMES BISS

Download or read book Encyclopedia of Card Tricks written by Jean Hugard and published by Courier Corporation. This book was released on 1974-06-01 with total page 424 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Provides instructions for performing card tricks of varying levels of difficulty

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.

Download or read book Long Live the Free Pericardium written by Montserrat Gascon Segundo and published by BoD - Books on Demand France. This book was released on 2012 with total page 106 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book explains in a clear and simple way what life is and how it flows within our cells, between people and through people. It is a practical manual that will help us to "feel" life, to vibrate and breathe the life inside of our bodies and of all living beings. A key focus of this work is how emotional impact affects our pericardium, which is the membrane that envelops, maintains and protects the heart.

Download or read book Women Filmmakers in Early Hollywood written by Karen Ward Mahar and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2008-08-25 with total page 474 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of how and why women in early twentieth-century Hollywood went from having plenty of filmmaking opportunities to very few. Women Filmmakers in Early Hollywood explores when, how, and why women were accepted as filmmakers in the 1910s and why, by the 1920s, those opportunities had disappeared. In looking at the early film industry as an industry—a place of work—Mahar not only unravels the mystery of the disappearing female filmmaker but untangles the complicated relationship among gender, work culture, and business within modern industrial organizations. In the early 1910s, the film industry followed a theatrical model, fostering an egalitarian work culture in which everyone—male and female—helped behind the scenes in a variety of jobs. In this culture women thrived in powerful, creative roles, especially as writers, directors, and producers. By the end of that decade, however, mushrooming star salaries and skyrocketing movie budgets prompted the creation of the studio system. As the movie industry remade itself in the image of a modern American business, the masculinization of filmmaking took root. Mahar’s study integrates feminist methodologies of examining the gendering of work with thorough historical scholarship of American industry and business culture. Tracing the transformation of the film industry into a legitimate “big business” of the 1920s, and explaining the fate of the female filmmaker during the silent era, Mahar demonstrates how industrial growth and change can unexpectedly open—and close—opportunities for women. “With meticulous scholarship and fluid writing, Mahar tells the story of this golden era of female filmmaking . . . Women Filmmakers in Early Hollywood is not to be missed.” —Samantha Barbas, Women’s Review of Books “Mahar views the business of making movies from the inside-out, focusing on questions about changing industrial models and work conventions. At her best, she shows how the industry’s shifting business history impacted women’s opportunities, recasting current understanding about the American film industry's development.” —Hilary Hallett, Reviews in American History “A scrupulously researched and argued analysis of how and why women made great professional and artistic gains in the U.S. film industry from 1906 to the mid-1920s and why they lost most of that ground until the late twentieth century.” —Kathleen Feeley, Journal of American History “Women Filmmakers in Early Hollywood offers convincing evidence of how economic forces shaped women’s access to film production and presents a complex and engaging story of the women who took advantage of those opportunities.” —Pennee Bender, Business History Review

Download or read book Juicing Recipes from Fitlife tv Star Drew Canole for Vitality and Health written by Drew Canole and published by . This book was released on 2015-10-09 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Juice Up your life! If there was ONE thing that you could do RIGHT NOW to change your body from within that literally had the power to transform your body on a cellular level and didn't involve any magical potions or pills, would you be interested? My friend, I have great news! Just a few short years ago, I was introduced to the life-changing powers of REAL food in the form of fresh pressed JUICE! Green juice to be exact. And my whole existence changed. YOURS CAN TOO! Do you want:More energy? Less cravings? Sharper focus and mental clarity? Better sleep? Balanced mood? To maintain a healthy weight? Well, these are just some of the benefits of juicing when paired with a balanced diet and lifestyle. And all you need is a juicer, fresh produce, the commitment to yourself and a 'no excuses' attitude to take action! Author, Drew Canole has helped thousands of people transform their lives using real food, positive mindset and healthy habits. His favorite, of course, is teaching the benefits of JUICING for vitality and health. This book is complete with 108 delicious and nutritious recipes to JUICE UP YOUR LIFE along with the tools to create sustainable and enjoyable habits, long-term. Get your daily dose of fruits and veggies in as little as ONE GLASS of beautiful, satisfying green juice each day. Learn how to LOVE veggies in a whole new way and get your kids loving greens as well! All of this and more in Drew's NEW and UPDATED version of Juicing Recipes for Vitality and Health!

Download or read book Mentalissimo written by John Bannon and published by . This book was released on 2016-08-10 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Mentalissimo, John brings his talents to bear on mentalism and mental magic with playing cards. "I do card tricks, have a keen interest in mentalism and am a fanatic about the construction of magic tricks. For me, a book like this is just what I look for. All of the above; in one place."You can expect: Squeaky-clean revelations of truly thought-of cards. Demonstrations of psychic ability that can't be explained simply as coincidence. Clear, commercial prediction systems. Offbeat treatments of classic mental effects from "Add-a-Number" to "Out of This World."Thirty items are described and explained in twenty-one chapters. Almost all use regular unprepared cards. Two require a common gaffed card. Most are impromptu. A couple require a more-than-minimal stack. A few rely on easily-made external props. One employs a pack of ESP symbol cards. All are intelligently explained and laced with commentary and discussion. Come for the thought-provoking card effects; stay for the conversation.

Download or read book Mind Myth and Magick written by T. A. Waters and published by . This book was released on 1993 with total page 806 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Bridges Of Madison County written by Robert James Waller and published by Random House. This book was released on 2013-11-30 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Fall in love with one of the bestselling novels of all time -- the legendary love story that became a beloved film starring Clint Eastwood and Meryl Streep. If you've ever experienced the one true love of your life, a love that for some reason could never be, you will understand why readers all over the world are so moved by this small, unknown first novel that they became a publishing phenomenon and #1 bestseller. The story of Robert Kincaid, the photographer and free spirit searching for the covered bridges of Madison County, and Francesca Johnson, the farm wife waiting for the fulfillment of a girlhood dream, The Bridges of Madison County gives voice to the longings of men and women everywhere -- and shows us what it is to love and be loved so intensely that life is never the same again.

Download or read book Dark is the Room where We Sleep written by Francesc Torres and published by Actarbirkhauser. This book was released on 2007 with total page 182 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Photographic documentation of the excavation of a mass grave from the Spanish Civil War, in an effort to recover the country's historical memory.

Download or read book Gran manual de trucos y magia written by Patrick Page and published by Parkstone International. This book was released on 2017-08-10 with total page 284 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: La presente obra satisface la curiosidad que todos tenemos, en mayor o menor medida, por saber cómo se pueden realizar esos trucos inexplicables que en ocasiones hemos presenciado. A partir de numerosas ilustraciones, el autor nos desvela los secretos de la manipulación de naipes, bolas, monedas, cuerdas, dedales, líquidos.... Estos y otros muchos objetos aparecerán y desaparecerán ante los asombrados ojos de sus familiares y amigos «por arte de magia». Si lo que desea es crear todo un espectáculo, también encontrará en este libro los números del automóvil que desaparece, la mujer cortada por la mitad, la suspensión sobre tres espadas...