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Magic in Theory

An Introduction to the Theoretical and Psychological Elements of Conjuring

by Peter Lamont, Professor Richard Wiseman ...

A useful manual for any magician or curious spectator who wonders why the tricks seem so real, this guide examines the psychological aspects of a magician's work. Exploring the ways in which human psychology plays into the methods of conjuring rather than focusing on the individual tricks alone, this explanation of the general principles of magic includes chapters on the use of misdirection, ... Read more

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A useful manual for any magician or curious spectator who wonders why the tricks seem so real, this guide examines the psychological aspects of a magician's work. Exploring the ways in which human psychology plays into the methods of conjuring rather than focusing on the individual tricks alone, this explanation of the general principles of magic includes chapters on the use of misdirection,
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Radical Thinking

How to see the bigger picture

by Peter Lamont ...

'Will change how you see the world' Derren BrownRadical Thinking is a book about how you view the world. It's about the things that shape your thoughts, from what you notice and how you interpret it, to what you assume, believe and want. It's also about how, if you think in a radical way, you can look beyond your limited view of the world to see the bigger picture. ... Read more

$10.99 USD

'Will change how you see the world' Derren BrownRadical Thinking is a book about how you view the world. It's about the things that shape your thoughts, from what you notice and how you interpret it, to what you assume, believe and want. It's also about how, if you think in a radical way, you can look beyond your limited view of the world to see the bigger picture.
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The Secret History of Magic

The True Story of the Deceptive Art

by Peter Lamont, Jim Steinmeyer ...

Pull back the curtain on the real history of magic – and discover why magic really mattersIf you read a standard history of magic, you learn that it begins in ancient Egypt, with the resurrection of a goose in front of the Pharaoh. You discover how magicians were tortured and killed during the age of witchcraft. You are told how conjuring tricks were used to quell rebellious colonial natives. The ... Read more

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Pull back the curtain on the real history of magic – and discover why magic really mattersIf you read a standard history of magic, you learn that it begins in ancient Egypt, with the resurrection of a goose in front of the Pharaoh. You discover how magicians were tortured and killed during the age of witchcraft. You are told how conjuring tricks were used to quell rebellious colonial natives. The
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Extraordinary Beliefs

A Historical Approach to a Psychological Problem

by Peter Lamont ...

Since the early nineteenth century, mesmerists, mediums and psychics have exhibited extraordinary phenomena. These have been demonstrated, reported and disputed by every modern generation. We continue to wonder why people believe in such things, while others wonder why they are dismissed so easily. Extraordinary Beliefs takes a historical approach to an ongoing psychological problem: why do people ... Read more

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Since the early nineteenth century, mesmerists, mediums and psychics have exhibited extraordinary phenomena. These have been demonstrated, reported and disputed by every modern generation. We continue to wonder why people believe in such things, while others wonder why they are dismissed so easily. Extraordinary Beliefs takes a historical approach to an ongoing psychological problem: why do people
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The Secret History of Magic

The True Story of the Deceptive Art

by Peter Lamont, Jim Steinmeyer ...

Narrated by Rory Barnett ...

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10 hours 5 min

If you read a standard history of magic, you learn that it begins in ancient Egypt, with the resurrection of a goose in front of the Pharaoh. You discover how magicians were tortured and killed during the age of witchcraft. You are told how conjuring tricks were used to quell rebellious colonial natives. The history of magic is full of such stories, which turn out not to be true. Behind the smoke ... Read more

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If you read a standard history of magic, you learn that it begins in ancient Egypt, with the resurrection of a goose in front of the Pharaoh. You discover how magicians were tortured and killed during the age of witchcraft. You are told how conjuring tricks were used to quell rebellious colonial natives. The history of magic is full of such stories, which turn out not to be true. Behind the smoke
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Malice

A Mystery

by Keigo Higashino ...

Narrated by Jeff Woodman ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Kyoichiro Kaga Series
Unabridged

7 hours 31 min

Acclaimed bestselling novelist Kunihiko Hidaka is found brutally murdered in his home on the night before he's planning to leave Japan and relocate to Vancouver. His body is found in his office, a locked room, within his locked house, by his wife and his best friend, both of whom have rock solid alibis. Or so it seems.At the crime scene, Police Detective Kyochiro Kaga recognizes Hidaka's best ... Read more

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Acclaimed bestselling novelist Kunihiko Hidaka is found brutally murdered in his home on the night before he's planning to leave Japan and relocate to Vancouver. His body is found in his office, a locked room, within his locked house, by his wife and his best friend, both of whom have rock solid alibis. Or so it seems.At the crime scene, Police Detective Kyochiro Kaga recognizes Hidaka's best
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One of Us Is Lying

by Karen M. McManus ...

Narrated by Kim Mai Guest, MacLeod Andrews, Shannon McManus, Robbie Daymond ...

Series Audiobook 1 - ONE OF US IS LYING
Unabridged

10 hours 43 min

**All the secrets of the Bayview Four will be revealed in the TV series now streaming on Peacock!THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY • BUZZFEED • POPCRUSH“Pretty Little Liars meets The Breakfast Club” (Entertainment Weekly) in this addictive mystery about what happens when five strangers walk into detention and only four walk out ... Read more

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**All the secrets of the Bayview Four will be revealed in the TV series now streaming on Peacock!THE #1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY ENTERTAINMENT WEEKLY • BUZZFEED • POPCRUSH“Pretty Little Liars meets The Breakfast Club” (Entertainment Weekly) in this addictive mystery about what happens when five strangers walk into detention and only four walk out
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The Haunting of Tram Car 015

by P. Djèlí Clark ...

Narrated by Julian Thomas ...

Unabridged

3 hours 22 min

P. Djèlí Clark returns to the historical fantasy universe of "A Dead Djinn in Cairo," with the otherworldly adventure novella The Haunting of Tram Car 015**.**Finalist for the 2020 Hugo AwardFinalist for the 2020 Nebula AwardFinalist for the 2020 Locus AwardCairo, 1912: The case started as a simple one for the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and S... ... Read more

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P. Djèlí Clark returns to the historical fantasy universe of "A Dead Djinn in Cairo," with the otherworldly adventure novella The Haunting of Tram Car 015**.**Finalist for the 2020 Hugo AwardFinalist for the 2020 Nebula AwardFinalist for the 2020 Locus AwardCairo, 1912: The case started as a simple one for the Ministry of Alchemy, Enchantments and S...
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A Wizard of Earthsea

by Ursula K. Le Guin ...

Narrated by Rob Inglis ...

Series series Earthsea Cycle
Unabridged

7 hours 17 min

Winner of the Boston Globe–Horn Book AwardWinner of the Lewis Carroll Shelf AwardOne of TIME's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All TimeGed was the greatest sorcerer in Earthsea, but in his youth he was the reckless Sparrowhawk. In his hunger for power and knowledge, he tampered with long held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon the world. This is the tumultuous tale of his testing, how he mastered ... Read more

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Winner of the Boston Globe–Horn Book AwardWinner of the Lewis Carroll Shelf AwardOne of TIME's 100 Best Fantasy Books of All TimeGed was the greatest sorcerer in Earthsea, but in his youth he was the reckless Sparrowhawk. In his hunger for power and knowledge, he tampered with long held secrets and loosed a terrible shadow upon the world. This is the tumultuous tale of his testing, how he mastered
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Spectres of the Self

Thinking about Ghosts and Ghost-Seeing in England, 1750–1920

by Shane McCorristine ...

Spectres of the Self is a fascinating study of the rich cultures surrounding the experience of seeing ghosts in England from the Reformation to the twentieth century. Shane McCorristine examines a vast range of primary and secondary sources, showing how ghosts, apparitions, and hallucinations were imagined, experienced, and debated from the pages of fiction to the case reports of the Society for ... Read more

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Spectres of the Self is a fascinating study of the rich cultures surrounding the experience of seeing ghosts in England from the Reformation to the twentieth century. Shane McCorristine examines a vast range of primary and secondary sources, showing how ghosts, apparitions, and hallucinations were imagined, experienced, and debated from the pages of fiction to the case reports of the Society for
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Dark Folklore

by Mark Norman, Tracey Norman ...

How did our ancestors use the concept of demons to explain sleep paralysis? Is that carving in the porch of your local church really what you think it is? And what's that tapping noise on the roof of your car..?The fields of folklore have never been more popular – a recent resurgence of interest in traditional beliefs and customs, coupled with morbid curiosities in folk horror, historic witchcraft ... Read more

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How did our ancestors use the concept of demons to explain sleep paralysis? Is that carving in the porch of your local church really what you think it is? And what's that tapping noise on the roof of your car..?The fields of folklore have never been more popular – a recent resurgence of interest in traditional beliefs and customs, coupled with morbid curiosities in folk horror, historic witchcraft
... Read more

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Dead and Alive

Essays

by Zadie Smith ...

**Named a Best Book of 2025 by The New Yorker, TIME, Vanity Fair, and Kirkus Reviews • One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2025"Smart, somber . . . There’s pleasure in watching a novelist wired to see all sides at once wrangle with her own dynamic subjectivity."- The New York Times Book ReviewA profound and unparalleled literary voice, Zadie Smith returns with a resounding collection of essays ... Read more

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**Named a Best Book of 2025 by The New Yorker, TIME, Vanity Fair, and Kirkus Reviews • One of Barack Obama's Favorite Books of 2025"Smart, somber . . . There’s pleasure in watching a novelist wired to see all sides at once wrangle with her own dynamic subjectivity."- The New York Times Book ReviewA profound and unparalleled literary voice, Zadie Smith returns with a resounding collection of essays
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