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Author
Series
Publications volume new ser., 4
Pub. Date
1923
Physical Desc
8 volumes ; 23 cm
Language
English
Author
Series
History of the University of Westminster volume pt. 4
Publisher
University of Westminster
Pub. Date
2015.
Physical Desc
1 online resource : illustrations (some colour)
Language
English
Description
"The story of the (now restored) Regent Street Cinema is the fourth volume exploring the University of Westminster's long and diverse history. This multi-authored volume tells its history from architectural, educational, legal and cinematic perspectives and is richly illustrated throughout with images from the University of Westminster archive."--Publisher's website
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Simon & Schuster Hardcover Edition.
Physical Desc
256 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
"An illustrated, illuminating history of magic from the world's greatest and most successful magician, capturing its most audacious and inventive practitioners, and showcasing the art form's most famous artifacts housed at David Copperfield's secret museum"--
Publisher
BBC
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
Widescreen version.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (60 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
In celebration of the twentieth anniversary of the first Harry Potter book, this documentary visits the real-life magical history behind J.K. Rowling's beloved classics. With footage from the British Library's exhibition and exclusive access to a priceless collection of artifacts, take a tour around the mesmerizing journey creating this global phenomenon. Includes interviews with J.K. Rowling herself as she examines the most exciting items on display....
Publisher
Arthur A. Levine Books, an imprint of Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2017]
Lexile measure
1170L
Physical Desc
143 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Complementing the British Library exhibit, provides an overview of the Hogwarts curriculum, covering thousands of years of magic history and displaying artifacts released from the Library's archives, previously-unseen materials, and items from throughout the world.
"As the British Library unveils a very special new exhibition in the UK, Harry Potter: A History of Magic, readers everywhere are invited on an enchanting journey through the Hogwarts...
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
337 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"Most of what we say about books is really about the words inside them: the rosy nostalgic glow for childhood reading, the lifetime companionship of a much-loved novel. But books are things as well as words, objects in our lives as well as worlds in our heads. And just as we crack their spines, loosen their leaves and write in their margins, so they disrupt and disorder us in turn. All books are, as Stephen King put it, 'a uniquely portable magic'....
11) A miscellany of mischief and magic: discover history's best hoaxes, hijinks, tricks and illusions
Author
Publisher
Wide Eyed Editions
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
64 pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
"This playful book explores the world of deception and trickery - both the good and the bad. Learn the secrets of infamous magic illusions and tricks and discover the stories of some of history's most notorious hoaxes, pranks, and cons. While some are great fun, others contain a serious lesson . . . after all, understanding scams of the past can help protect you in the future. Meet infamous pranksters such as Marcel Duchamp (the French artist who...
Author
Language
English
Description
"An Oxford professor of archaeology explores the unique history of magic, the oldest and most neglected strand of human behavior, and its resurgence today"--
"An Oxford professor of archaeology explores the unique history of magic--the oldest and most neglected strand of human behavior and its resurgence today. Three great strands of belief run through human history: Religion is the relationship with one god or many gods, masters of our lives and...
Author
Series
Publisher
The Pennsylvania State University Press
Pub. Date
[2022]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (xiii, 214 pages) : illustrations (black and white), map.
Language
English
Description
"Examines the works of two Sufi Muslim scholars, Sīdi al-Mukhtār al-Kuntī (d. 1811) and his son Sīdi Muḥammad (d. 1826), focusing on their cosmology and metaphysics of the realm of the unseen, in relation to the history of magical discourses within the Hellenistic and Arabo-Islamic worlds"--
14) Magic tricks
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
32 pages : illustrations ; 21 x 26 cm.
Language
English
Description
Presents a history of magic and magic tricks, along with tips and easy step-by-step instructions for performing several tricks using coins and other common objects.
Author
Publisher
DK Publishing
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First American edition.
Physical Desc
125 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
Traces the history of magic from its origins in Ancient Egypt through the performances of today, sharing step-by-step instructions for how to learn twenty tricks in such areas as transformation, levitation, and prediction.
16) With this ring
Author
Series
Pub. Date
1998
Language
English
Formats
Description
With This Ring, set in Regency England, sends a beautiful, headstrong woman on a perilous quest for the Forbidden Rings of Aphrodite. To recover her family's meager fortunes, Beatrice Poole must locate the antiquities stolen from her favorite uncle shortly before his highly suspicious death. Since the Forbidden Rings have a legendary history of magic and mystery, the resourceful Beatrice heads for one man who can help her find them: the darkly handsome...
Author
Publisher
Wizo Learning
Pub. Date
[2021]
Physical Desc
126 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm
Language
English
Description
Have you ever seen a magician pull a rabbit out of a hat? Or maybe they were able to find your card after shuffling it back into the deck? These types of magics tricks make everyone go, "Wow!" and erupt into applause! In this book, you'll discover: The Foundations of Magic: Learn every great magician's secrets and master any kind of magic with easy to understand step-by-step instructions and illustrations. You'll never run out of tricks to perform!...
Author
Series
Publisher
Henry Holt and Company
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
338 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Connie Goodwin is an expert on America's fractured past with witchcraft. A young, tenure-track professor in Boston, she's earned career success by studying the history of magic in colonial America--especially women's home recipes and medicines--and by exposing society's threats against women fluent in those skills. But beyond her studies, Connie harbors a secret: She is the direct descendant of a woman tried as a witch in Salem, an ancestor whose...
Author
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
1st U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations (some color) ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
Do you wonder how Harry Houdini performed his amazing escapes? Are you burning to learn the art of making a beautiful woman appear to levitate? Look closely, for the secrets of the world's most famous magicians and illusionists - from the ancient Egyptians through the early twentieth century "Handcuff King" himself - are contained within! More than a fascinating history of magic through the ages, Illusionology is an indispensable guide unveiling step-by-step...
Author
Publisher
Teacher Created Materials
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
1 online resource (48 pages) : color illustrations.
Language
English
Description
Why is the magical world so mighty and alluring? How does it cast such a powerful spell over readers? Explore the themes and elements found in young adult fantasy fiction novels and series including Eragon, the Lord of the Rings, Harry Potter, Percy Jackson, Narnia, and more. Developed by Timothy Rasinski and Lori Oczkus, and featuring TIME content, this book builds reading skills and includes essential text features like an index, captions, glossary,...
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