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Card tricks and stunts (Dover Magic Bks.)
Par Jean Hugard. 1974
Self-working mental magic: 67 foolproof mind-reading tricks (Dover Magic Bks.)
Par Karl Fulves. 1979
Magic writer presents seemingly impossible but easy-to-perform mental feats that require little practice or supernormal dexterity. Includes instant ESP, mind…
reading with cards, mind-over-matter tricks, psychic secrets, book tests, and the use of confederates. 1979Card manipulations, series 1-5 (Dover Magic Bks.)
Par Jean Hugard. 1973
Master card performer provides a five-part resource guide to more than 165 card tricks and stunts. Demonstrates stage and small…
group performances and teaches passes, palming methods, shuffles, arm spreads, color reverses, sleights, flourishes, set-ups, and tricks. Includes step-by-step explanations. 1934The royal road to card magic (Dover Magic Bks.)
Par Jean Hugard. 1999
Noted magic authorities present a guide to developing a versatile repertoire of tricks enabling card handlers to perform more than…
a hundred feats of magic. Includes instructions for Thought Stealer, Gray's Spelling Trick, Now You See It, Obliging Aces, Rapid Transit, Kangaroo Card, and others. 1951Modern coin magic: 116 Coin Sleights And 236 Coin Tricks
Par J. B Bobo. 1982
This step-by-step guide to slight-of-hand coin conjuring describes basic principles, integrated tricks, and complete routine acts. Offers techniques for over…
three hundred maneuvers including palms, holds, flips, switches, vanishes, change-over, steals, cuffing, sleeving, and others requiring special devices. 1952The amateur magician's handbook
Par June Barrows Mussey. 1982
Fourth edition of classic guide for conjurers of all skill levels. Includes step-by-step instructions for standard coin and card tricks,…
gimmicks and fakes, slight-of-hand techniques using props like billiard balls and cigarettes, and mind reading. Also includes tips for entertaining children, staging shows, and using comedy, pantomime, and music. 1982Houdini: the untold story
Par Milbourne Christopher. 1970
Encyclopedia of card tricks (Dover Magic Bks.)
Par Jean Hugard. 1974
A master card performer's resource guide to nearly every practical card trick produced, invented, and improved by magicians. Includes instructions…
for more than six hundred professional card, spelling, and calculation tricks; for tricks using key cards, slick cards, and double-backed cards; and for the famous Nikola Card System. 1937Expert card technique: close-up table magic (Dover Magic Bks.)
Par Jean Hugard. 1974
Master card performers provide instructions for basic and advanced card tricks, offering foolproof methods and simple techniques. Includes basic manipulations…
such as the palm, shuffle, lift, side slip, pass, glimpse, jog, and reverse. Details false deals, crimps, and more-advanced forces, fans, prearranged decks, and self-working tricks. 1944Profession, bluffeuse: autobiographie
Par Isabelle Mercier. 2008
"À trois ans, elle savait tenir ses cartes ; à sept ans, elle prenait place à la table des grands…
dans le sous-sol familial. Devenue étudiante en droit, Isabelle travaille la nuit comme croupière au Casino de Montréal. En 1999, la jeune avocate fraîchement diplômée démissionne au bout de vingt minutes du cabinet qui l'a embauchée, fait ses valises et part s'engager auprès de l'Aviation Club de France, prestigieux cercle de jeu des Champs-Élysées à Paris. Chargée des relations publiques du club, elle voyage et fait la connaissance des plus grands joueurs de poker au monde. Quatre ans plus tard, son expérience la pousse à partir de nouveau à l'aventure en devenant joueuse professionnelle. En moins d'un an, elle se classe meilleure joueuse mondiale en remportant le World Poker Tour Ladies Night 2004. Ce tournoi lui vaut son surnom : Isabelle "No Mercy" (sans pitié), lui permet dentrer dans l'équipe de PokerStars et de devenir "la plus charmante ambassadrice du poker professionnel." -- 4e de couvLes professeurs Marc-André Éthier et David Lefrançois proposent une passionnante réflexion permettant de distinguer l'histoire profane d'autres discours et pratiques…
souvent amalgamés : l'histoire publique, l'histoire savante et l'histoire scolaire. Pour relever le défi, ils ont fait appel à des historiens bien connus, dont certains ont contribué à différents titres à l'élaboration du jeuRéfléchissez et maîtrisez le bridge (Collection Loisirs)
Par Gaëtan Thibault. 2000
All in: From Refugee Camp To Poker Champ
Par Jerry Yang. 2011
Seriously Curious: The Facts and Figures that Turn Our World Upside Down brings together the very best explainers and charts,…
written and created by top journalists to help us understand such brain-bending conundrums as why Swedes overpay their taxes, why America still allows child marriage, and what the link is between avocados and crime. Subjects both topical and timeless, profound and peculiar, are explained with The Economist's trademark wit and verve. 2018Amazing, Weird, Mind-blowing Facts for Curious Minds from TheDadLab
Par Sergei Urban. 2023
From popular online educational sensation TheDadLab comes an amazingly weird collection of over 300 mind-blowing facts and eight activities for…
curious minds!Did you know?· Giraffes can't swim, but kangaroos are surprisingly good at it!· All watermelons have an even number of stripes· Honey we can eat today has been found in 3,000-year-old Egyptian tombs!· Every odd number contains the letter 'e'· If you were at Point Nemo in the ocean, you'd be closer to astronauts in space than anyone on Earth!Nothing beats discovering something new, especially when it's as surprising as the fact that you are hurtling through space at the speed of 107,000 kilometres per hour at this very moment!Educational sensation Sergei Urban from TheDadLab shares the most curious facts to blow your mind, from real-life super-animals and flying cars to robot rock bands and golf on the moon. Find out for yourself just how incredible, strange and mind-boggling our universe really is with experiments and activities to wow your friends and stagger your family with too!Find Sergei and join his millions of followers @thedadlab on Facebook, YouTube, Instagram and TikTok, and on his website at www.thedadlab.com.Spice up your summer with this handy DIY guide packed with easy projects, beginners' tutorials, camp crafts, and more!Break has…
come and school is out. Keeping your kids entertained at home without screens may seem difficult, but it doesn&’t have to be. Why not make your break a &“DIY summer&” with The Little Book of Plastic Lace Crafts? This step-by-step guide to creating lanyards, key chains, bracelets, and other crafts with plastic lace features full-color diagrams and easy-to-follow text. It can be used at any proficiency level, starting off with basic stitching techniques before moving on to more advanced methods in order to teach you how to: Create a standard lanyard Integrate practical and creative techniques Incorporate new and playful ideas And more! Written and illustrated by a highly experienced lanyard artist, The Little Book of Plastic Lace Crafts is the screen-free summertime entertainment that the whole family can enjoy!Why Does Coffee Make You Poop?: The Ultimate Collection of Curious Questions and Intriguing Answers
Par Andrew Thompson. 2023
Uncover the answers to the world&’s most intriguing, entertaining, and funny questions with this best-ever trivia book from best-selling author…
Andrew Thompson. Shock and astound at your next dinner party with this &“Best Of&” trivia collection from the author of Can Holding in a Fart Kill You? This collection was created for all the curious adults who desire to have the answer to some of life&’s strangest questions, including: Why can&’t you tickle yourself? Why does coffee make you poop? Which came first, the chicken or the egg? Does bigfoot exist? Does an apple a day keep the doctor away? If a tree falls in a forest, does it make a sound? And more crazy questions for any curious mind out there. Why Does Coffee Make You Poop? is perfect for white elephant gift exchanges, stocking stuffers, or lovers of strange, obscure, and sometimes hilarious trivia.Jake Spicer wants you to learn how to draw. This is his complete course in drawing, suitable for complete beginners…
as well as experienced artists, and designed to help you fit drawing into your lifestyle. Tried-and-tested exercises, ranging from five-minute sketches to dedicated sessions of an hour or longer, cover every subject and location you could wish for, while accessibly written drawing theory helps you relate the technical concepts to your practice, helping you to hone your craft. Whatever your goals are, expert art tutor Jake Spicer gives you the inspiration and encouragement to draw more - and keep improving.A Book of Questions (Xist Children's Books)
Par Jane G. Meyer. 2016
&“A whimsical little book . . . to encourage Socratic type questioning in young children, to think and reflect at a deeper imaginative…
level.&” —Chrissi Hart, author of Tea with the Queen Every kid has questions . . . and they also have the capacity to discover very interesting answers. In A Book of Questions, Jane G. Meyer leads kids through a pint-sized Socratic exercise in questioning the nature of the universe. Paired with Lucia Salemi&’s whimsical illustrations, these questions are sure to get kids thinking, and coming up with new questions of their own. &“A Book of Questions is a delightful little book that really represents many of the questions percolating in the minds of children, and beautifully eccentric adults. After all who doesn&’t want to know what color a yawn is?&” —Annalisa Boyd, author of The Ascetic Lives of MothersJake Spicer wants you to learn how to draw. This is his complete course in drawing, suitable for complete beginners…
as well as experienced artists, and designed to help you fit drawing into your lifestyle. Tried-and-tested exercises, ranging from five-minute sketches to dedicated sessions of an hour or longer, cover every subject and location you could wish for, while accessibly written drawing theory helps you relate the technical concepts to your practice, helping you to hone your craft. Whatever your goals are, expert art tutor Jake Spicer gives you the inspiration and encouragement to draw more - and keep improving.