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Author
Series
Chronicles of Chrestomanci volume 2
Language
English
Description
After two centuries of feuding the powers of the two families of magicians in mythical Caprona are too weak to stop an incipient war, but the younger members of the families find a way.
22) Mr. Mystery
Author
Series
Publisher
EDC Pub
Pub. Date
2010.
Physical Desc
32 pages : color illustrations ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
A magician gives a spectacular final performance after deciding to retire. The fifteenth in a series of 15 rhyming stories developed to help children learn to read. Each book is designed for an adult and child to read together and introduces new letters or reading patterns and reinforces material from previous books. Includes puzzles to reinforce new skills, and guidance notes on reading with children.
Series
Criterion collection volume 537
Publisher
The Criterion Collection
Pub. Date
[2010]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (101 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet (34 pages : illustrations).
Language
Swedish
Description
A traveling magician bringing his potions and mystical items with him is challenged by the Minister of Health, who believes the magician to be a charlatan. Bonus features include an interview with the director regarding the film and various essays.
Author
Language
English
Description
NAMED BY THE NATIONAL BOOK FOUNDATION AS A 5 UNDER 35 AUTHOR
Vaclav and Lena seem destined for each other. They meet as children in an ESL class in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. Vaclav is precocious and verbal. Lena, struggling with English, takes comfort in the safety of his adoration, his noisy, loving home, and the care of Rasia, his big-hearted mother. Vaclav imagines their story unfolding like a fairy tale, or the perfect...
Vaclav and Lena seem destined for each other. They meet as children in an ESL class in Brighton Beach, Brooklyn. Vaclav is precocious and verbal. Lena, struggling with English, takes comfort in the safety of his adoration, his noisy, loving home, and the care of Rasia, his big-hearted mother. Vaclav imagines their story unfolding like a fairy tale, or the perfect...
Author
Series
Redwinter chronicles volume 2
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
As rebellious lords hunger for the power of the Crown, Raine, with the power of the Sixth Gate growing stronger inside her each day, must learn to control this magic she’s been given by a queen to whom she has promised more than she can afford to give.
Publisher
Kino Lorber
Pub. Date
[2013]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (88 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Ricky Jay is a world-renowned magician, author, historian and actor, as well as a performer who regularly provokes astonishment from even the most jaded audiences. Trace Jay's achievements and influences, from his apprenticeship at age four with his grandfather, to such now-forgotten legends as Al Flosso, Slydini, Cardini and his primary mentors, Dai Vernon and Charlie Miller. Featuring rare footage from his 1970s TV appearances, this is a remarkable...
Author
Series
Glass Library volume 2
Language
English
Description
"One book can change your life. Finding an old manuscript in the attic has always been a fantasy of Sylvia's. She just never expected the fantasy to come true, or for it to lead her to answers about her mysterious family. The silver clasps binding the pages contain rare magic--the same magic that might run through Sylvia's veins. To discover a link to her ancestors means understanding the book itself, but it's written in a code that proves difficult...
Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
[2013]
Edition
Rental.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
When a street magician's stunts begin to make their show look stale, superstar magicians Burt Wonderstone and Anton Marvelton look to salvage their act, and their friendship, by staging their own daring stunt.
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
Kvothe takes his first steps on the path of the hero as he attempts to uncover the truth about the mysterious Amyr, the Chandrian, and the death of his parents. Along the way, Kvothe is put on trial by the legendary Adem mercenaries, forced to reclaim the honor of the Edema Ruh, and travels into the Fae realm where he meets Felurian, the faerie woman no man can resist.
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
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"--
33) The zig zag girl
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
"Brighton, 1950. The body of a girl is found cut into three pieces. Detective Inspector Edgar Stephens is convinced the killer is mimicking a famous magic trick--the Zig Zag Girl. The inventor of the trick, Max Mephisto, is an old war friend of Edgar's. They served together in a shadowy unit called the Magic Men, a special ops troop that used stage tricks to confound the enemy. Max is on the traveling show circuit, touring seaside towns with ventriloquists,...
34) Here we are
Author
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"It's the summer of 1959, and something magical can be witnessed at the end of the pier in beach town Brighton, England. Jack Robbins, Ronnie Deane, and Evie White are performing in a seaside variety show, starring as Jack Robinson the compere comedian, and The Great Pablo and Eve: a magic act. By the end of the summer, Evie's glinting engagement ring will be flung to the bottom of the ocean and one of the trifecta will vanish forever. All three friends...
Author
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
Formats
Description
Reggie Rainbow is an angry young man who treads the backstage corridors of down-at-heel theatres for a living. Childhood polio has left him with a limp, but his strong arms and nimble fingers are put to perfect use behind the scenes, helping the illusionist Mr Brookes to 'disappear' a series of glamorous assistants twice nightly. But in 1953, bookings for magic acts are scarce, even in London. So when Mr Brookes is unexpectedly offered a slot at the...
Author
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When failed magician turned cardsharp Valen Quinol is given the chance to play in the Forbearance Game--the invitation-only tournament where players gamble with secrets--he can't resist. Or refuse, for that matter, according to the petty gangster sponsoring his seat at the table. Valen beats the man he was sent to play, and wins the most valuable secret ever staked in the history of the tournament. Now Valen and his motley crew are being hunted by...
37) Deep secret
Author
Publisher
Tor
Pub. Date
1999.
Edition
First Tor edition.
Physical Desc
383 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Author
Series
Traitor spy trilogy volume 3
Publisher
Orbit
Pub. Date
2012.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
518 pages : maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
Returning from exile, the feared black magician, Lorkin, must broker an alliance between his people and the Traitors in this final installment of the trilogy following The Ambassador's Mission and The Rogue.
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
1999.
Edition
First U.S. edition.
Physical Desc
24 unnumbered pages : color illustrations ; 31 cm
Language
English
Description
When Benny the dog steals the show from Brillo the magician, he is forced to look for a new home where his rare talents such as juggling and tap dancing will be appreciated.
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