![]() ![]() ![]() Grab a cup of coffee or a cold drink, and have fun while you read fascinating info about showmanship, sleight of hand, cards, ropes, coins, mentalism, and a complete course of instruction in ventriloquism. If you are a seasoned pro, these classic effects will be like a walk through memory lane for you.Īnd maybe you'll rediscover a gem that you used to perform, but forgot about long ago. If you are a beginner or a young magician, most of these effects and routines are still very useful and very effective today.Įspecially since most of these are tricks with items you'll find around your own home. Robbins who started the legendary magic supply company still in operation today), this book is a treasure trove of great magical information and secrets. ![]() It’s up to you Click on the book jacket to learn more. Practical Magic is one of her best novels, showing on every page her gift for touching ordinary life as if with a wand, to reveal how extraordinary life really is. Originally published in 1953 by David Robbins (yes, the D. It’s your choice You can read them in the order they were written ( Practical Magic, The Rules of Magic, Magic Lessons, The Book of Magic) or you can read them in chronological order ( Magic Lessons, The Rules of Magic, Practical Magic, The Book of Magic ). BRAND NEW but Official reprint of a classic magic manual! ![]()
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![]() ![]() The ghosts are angry, and one of them in particular possesses a magic which may be too much for even Mup and Mam to handle. The castle is haunted by memories of its brutal past. ![]() In the second book in The Wild Magic Trilogy, the queen and her raggedy witches have fled, but the kingdom is not yet healed. ![]() Second book in a fantasy adventure trilogy about witches and forbidden magic from a multi-award-winning author.įans of Abi Elphinstone and Katherine Rundell will adore this fantasy adventure trilogy about witches and forbidden magic from a beloved and award-winning Irish writer. "One of the best Irish books of all time." TV3AMįrom twice-winning author of Ireland's CBI Book of the Year Awardįans of Abi Elphinstone and Katherine Rundell will adore this fantasy adventure trilogy about witches and forbidden magic from a beloved and award-winning Irish writer. ![]() "Ireland's answer to JK Rowling." Sunday Independent Second book in a fantasy adventure trilogy about witches and forbidden magic from a multi-award-winning author. ![]() ![]() ![]() It seems to me that the second book would have been friendlier with those little pointers, because the plot is labyrinthine. ![]() The first book was organised around sections titled with textiles: Gingham, Felt, Shantung, Brocade – you could feel them their textures adumbrated much of what was to happen to the characters. Ham’s devils are never completely eradicated.) (Ennis simply kills God, but also kills the Devil. ![]() There are other strange congruencies with Preacher: at one point Ham, like Ennis, puts God on trial and finds ‘‘him’’ wanting. I was irresistibly reminded of ‘‘Arseface’’, Garth Ennis’ character from Preacher, except that Arseface’s fate is kinder. She is being pursued by some familiar figures of fun-hatred, notably Beula Harridene, whose grotesque injuries in the previous novel have left her blind, noseless and practically toothless. It’s 1953, the Coronation year, and Melbourne’s society women want special clothes for all the balls and celebrations. In The Dressmaker’s Secret, we find that Tilly has escaped to Melbourne. ![]() ![]() ![]() Thomas and Jane’s not-so-innocent kisses, touches, and longing turn into what each were looking for all along - love. Yet both have a strong physical attraction to one another, and are eager for something more. Unfortunately, Jane was disowned by her parents, and their money, so she’s not a suitable pick for Thomas. ![]() Jane promises to help Thomas on his heiress hunt, and in exchange, he will teach her about the world (thats off limits to her), and the ins and outs of intimacy. Lady Jane Capel and Thomas cross paths at Miss Ivys gambling club. Thomas Sharpe is tall, handsome and excelled at everything, so how hard could it be to find a bride? Well, due to his reputation as a charming rake, after two years, he’s no closer to finding someone that will commit. ![]() In a role reversal, our hero Thomas Sharpe, travels to London in search of a wealthy bride, -there’s high stakes involved, as he needs to find an heiress quick to save his family after his father lost all their money on investments. This is my first book by this author, and WOW, she hit this out of the ballpark - I loved it! 11/30/21īook 4 in the “Hazards of Dukes” series. Gentleman Seeks Bride – Megan Frampton – ✨ Review✨ 4.5/5 stars – Pub. ![]() ![]() ![]() Tanner opened the file in front of him and threw a photograph toward the prez. I knew whatever he had found wasn’t good. “I got something.” He shook his head, and my blood ran cold. Tanner sighed, the black circles around his eyes showing how hard the brother had been working. ![]() “But you found something?” Ky translated as Styx signed. He’d had to push his wedding back by a month anyhow to get the pastor Mae wanted to conduct the ceremony, so he had time to kill. So Ky fessed up, and Styx was all for the plan. Ky wasn’t originally gonna tell the prez about the plan to get Phebe, because of his fucking wedding, but that didn’t last long. I gritted my teeth and glanced at Styx, who was listening closely. He’s Ar-an Brotherhood but works closely with the Klan. I knew he had dealings with my father and uncle, just never met him myself. “Gotta be honest, I didn’t think I was anywhere close to finding anything on this pr!ck.” Tanner nodded toward Tank. As much of a computer whizz kid as Tanner was, Meister was proving to be one slippery fucking snake to pin down. Unlike most of the white-power sh!t Tanner and Tank grew up with, this Meister was untraceable and off the grid. He’d been busy trying to track down Meister. Not that he ever entertained himself with sluts-still too hard for his piece of pussy down in Mexico. The brother hadn’t attended one of our cookouts or slutfests in weeks. ![]() ![]() ![]() One who worked every day, far too hard, to regain his balance, or so she’d been told. She instantly remembered, he’d become a man who’d nearly lost it all. The way they examined her now, made her question why she’d dared to come here today. Those once sparkling, take-on-the-world eyes Mary remembered as pale brown, coffee and cream, to be exact, seemed darker, more intense than ever. For a man who’d always been proud to a fault and strutted around, letting the world know it, his posture hadn’t om the waist up, anyway. His nearly black hair was longer than she’d ever seen it, and she had to admit it looked sexy all damp in disarray. When he’d first opened the door, she’d had to adjust her gaze downward to accommodate his being in the wheelchair. How could I forget a pest like you? Looking surprised, he used the hand towel from his lap to wipe his neck, as he gave her a lazy smile. ![]() Remember me? Yeah, he’d definitely been working out. From the looks of the bulging veins on his deltoids and biceps she must have interrupted his gym time. The pride Mary Harris had always admired in him was still in fine form, and so was that glint in his gaze. On second glance he looked more like hell on wheels with that driven dark stare. Plus, it was wet, and he was obviously sweaty. A worn and dingy old white undershirt, with holes, that would be better suited for dusting furniture than wearing. WESLEY VAN ALLEN looked like hell in a shirt. ![]() ![]() ![]() There are also cameo's galore throuhout the film. A young Robert Morse (of Mad Men fame) is superb as the lovable, but bumbling Englishman trying to make sense of it all. ![]() ![]() This was my first time seeing Jonathan Winters in a (mostly) serious role and he was quite good. Written as only Evelyn Waugh can write, we are forced to step back and really take a look at the absurdities of certain people, places and social interactions. Thanks goodness he did as the results are hilarious. I find the idea ammusing that the whole concept for the novel on which this film is based, sprung from Waugh's brief experience in Los Angeles while trying to get a film version of Brideshead Revisited put together, Legend has it that he was so taken aback by his experience with the film indurtry and of attending just ONE Hollywood style funeral (with all of it's trappings) that he had to write about it. Evelyn Waugh's clever and at times scathing look at both the film and funeral industries. ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() A keen observer of human interaction, she was also able to inject her material with a sense of realism that still resonates with the reader on a deeper level than many other writers. ![]() Taking in inspiration from the world around her, she had a strong passion for the written word, with her love of literature staying with her throughout, constantly informing her and her work. Still respected by her many peers and contemporaries to this very day, she continues to capture the imagination of readers worldwide with her accessible and ever engaging stories, as her audience grows day-by-day.īorn in 1950 in Havana in Cuba, Aimee Thurlo was to experience an eventful upbringing, something which would stay with her right through to her adult career as a famous writer alongside her husband, producing countless novels and stories during her time. Writing together on many an occasion, she was able to craft a vast array of influential and essential novels during her time. Hailing from Havana, Aimee Thurlo was a native of Cuba and a highly prestigious author during her long and illustrious career, spanning throughout her life right up until her death of only sixty-two years of age, many of those years she spent with her husband David Thurlo. ![]() ![]() It becomes increasingly obvious that Redkin poses a threat to Kate, too, in a way she can’t reveal-and can’t afford to ignore. When the handsome and whip-smart Mark Redkin joins the Waverly administration as head of fund-raising, he immediately charms his way into the faculty’s and students’ lives, becoming especially close to Olivia, a fact she’s intent on keeping to herself. As for Olivia, she considers Kate the best friend she’s always needed, the sister she never had. She’s already found her “people” among the senior-class “it” girls-specifically in the cosseted, mega-wealthy yet deeply damaged Olivia Sumner. ![]() As the scholarship student at the elite Waverly School in NYC, Kate has her work cut out for her: her plan is to climb the social ranks and land a spot at Yale. Her whole life has been a series of setbacks she’s had to snake her way out of-some more sinister than others. Set against the backdrop of New York City, this compelling novel delves into the dysfunctional yet mesmerizing world of the mega-wealthy elite and will keep readers guessing until the very last page. ![]() ![]() For fans of We Were Liars, Gone Girl, and The Girl on the Train comes a powerful psychological thriller with a gripping pace and Hitchcockian twists. ![]() ![]() Once June hit, there was the 100-day growing season and an overabundance of vegetables to eat, and no end to the dirty, hard, fiercely satisfying tasks, winningly depicted by Kimball. However, the couple, relying on Mark's belief in a "magic circle" of good luck, exhausted their savings and set to work. ![]() To create a self-sustaining farm was enormously ambitious, and neighbors, while well-meaning, expected them to fail. By dint of hard work and smart planning-using draft horses rather than tractors to plow the five acres of vegetables, and raising dairy cows, and cattle, pigs, and hens for slaughter-they eventually produced a cooperative on the CSA model, in which members were able to buy a fully rounded diet. From a writer who traded her single life in the big city to marry a farmer, The Dirty Life is a. ![]() In this poignant, candid chronicle by season, Kimball writes how she and Mark infused new life into Essex Farm, and lost their hearts to it. Dirty Life by Kristin Kimball available in Hardcover on, also read synopsis and reviews. The Harvard-educated author, in her 30s, and Mark, also college educated and resolved to "live outside of the river of consumption," eventually found an arable 500-acre farm on Lake Champlain, first to lease then to buy. Kimball chucked life as a Manhattan journalist to start a cooperative farm in upstate New York with a self-taught New Paltz farmer she had interviewed for a story and later married. ![]() |