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Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Mississippi

Discover the man behind the magic and see how Houdini pulled off his most daring escapes

 

Before Harry Houdini (1874-1926) became the greatest magician in the world, he was just little Ehrich Weisz, a Hungarian-born immigrant who moved to America with his family and performed stage tricks for a little extra cash. He started off with card tricks and then eventually began performing the escape acts that would make him famous. Known for his daring and death-defying illusions, he would do some of the greatest tricks ever: escaping from a milk can, being buried alive, and being locked inside a crate and thrown into a river. He conquered each of these seemingly impossible feats and showed the world the power of a little magic. Fun, fast-paced, and highly illustrated, Harry Houdini tells the story of the curious boy who became the world's greatest magician and reveals how Houdini did some of his most stunning escapes. It includes a timeline, glossary, and index.

 

Harry Houdini (the First Names Series)

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Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Pennsylvania

Celtic mythology permeates a tale set in the world of Deverry, as magician Nevyn vows to make up for his past sins, but he faces the formidable Old One, his mortal enemy, in doing so.

The Bristling Wood

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The powerful wizard, Nevyn, vows to follow the woman he loves through each of her reincarnations but must confront his greatest enemy and the master of dark magic

The Dragon Revenant

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Michigan

How I Made over 100 Pounds Disappear and Other Magical Tales

Penn Jillette's New York Times bestselling account of his "extremely funny and somewhat profane journey to discovering a healthy lifestyle...that will motivate others to seek weight-loss solutions" (The Washington Post).

More than three hundred and thirty pounds and saddled with a systolic blood pressure reading at dangerous heights, legendary magician Penn Jillette found himself at a crossroads. He needed a drastic lifestyle change if wanted to see his small children grow up. Enter Crazy Ray. A former NASA scientist and unconventional, passionate innovator, Ray Cronise changed Penn Jillette's life with his wild "potato diet."

In Presto, Jillette takes us along on his journey from skepticism to the inspiring, life-changing momentum that transformed the magician's body and mind. He describes the process in hilarious detail, as he performs his Las Vegas show, takes meetings with Hollywood executives, hangs out with his celebrity friends and fellow eccentric performers, all while remaining a dedicated husband and father. Throughout, he weaves in his views on sex, religion, and pop culture, making his story a refreshing, genre-busting account. Outspoken, frank, and bitingly clever, Presto is an incisive, rollicking read. In the end, it is "undeniably inspiring" (Booklist).

Presto!

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New York

Every kid has heard of Harry Houdini, the famous magician who could escape from handcuffs, jail cells, and locked trunks. But do they know that the ever-ambitious and adventurous Houdini was also a famous movie star and the first pilot to fly a plane in Australia? This well-told biography is full of the details of Houdini's life that kids will really want to know about and illustrated throughout with beautiful black-and-white line drawings.

Illustrated by John O'Brien.

Who Was Harry Houdini?

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Book is in tack but binding is old - fun story couldn't throw out - #paperback #noraroberts #magician #doyoubelieve #romance 

Utah

This Magic Moment

Chaunce Stanton

Heavy Paperback (2 to 4 lbs)

Minnesota

A Tale of Magic, Manners, and Scandal

The Blank Slate Boarding House for Creatives

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Mark Wilson

Oregon

The ultimate book of magic for kids from a world-famous magician, complete with photographs for easy to follow instructions. From one of the world's premier practitioners of classic magic, with years of experience instructing younger readers in the magical arts, comes this new revision of his complete guide to learning and performing fantastic feats of prestidigitation. Acclaimed by the Los Angeles Times as "the text that young magicians swear by," it's full of step-by-step instructions. More than 2,000 illustrations provide the know-how behind 300 techniques, from basic card tricks to advanced levitation, along with advice on planning and staging a professional-quality magic show.

Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic

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#paperback #magic #fun #teaching #learn #magician

This book explains tricks to do with everyday things around the house, for 10 year olds upwards.

Book of Magic Tricks

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William Kalush

Larry Sloman

Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

The Making of America's First Superhero

Draws on newly uncovered archives and the co-author's expertise in magic to reveal Houdini's secret work as a spy for the United States and England, his post-war efforts to expose the fraudulent activities of spiritualist mediums, and the plot organized by Arthur Conan Doyle to have him murdered. Reprint.

The Secret Life of Houdini

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Paul Kieve

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Missouri

A Tale of Magnificent Magicians

Magic tricks to amaze your friends and stupefy your family from the magic consultant on the Harry Potter movies, with an introduction by Daniel Radcliffe.

From the magic consultant on the HARRY POTTER AND THE PRISONER OF AZKABAN movie comes a book of astounding (and astoundingly easy!) magic tricks. Author Paul Kieve takes would-be wizards through a parade of the world's top magicians - Harry Houdini, the Great Lafayette - and unveils how easy it is to perform their most spell-binding magic tricks. An introduction by Daniel Radcliffe makes this the fall must-have for all budding magicians and Harry Potter fans.

As Daniel Radcliffe says, "Step into the pages of HOCUS POCUS and prepare to be astonished!"

Hocus Pocus

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#paperback #fiction #romance #noraroberts #mystery #magician #jewelthief #escapeartist #love #secrets

Honest Illusions 

Mac King

Mark Levy

Name on inside cover. The rest of the book is clean. One cosmetic flaw on front edge.

Hilarious Magic Tricks and Stunts to Disgust and Delight

Presents a humorous collection of magic tricks that can be performed with one's head.

Tricks with Your Head

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Florida

The Magician’s Hat

Sid Fleischman

Ex-library book. Has some moisture damage. Book is completely readable and full of pictures.

The Story of the Great Houdini

Who was this man who could walk through brick walls and, with a snap of his fingers, vanish elephants? In these pages you will meet the astonishing Houdini--magician, ghost chaser, daredevil, pioneer aviator, and king of escape artists. No jail cell or straitjacket could hold him! He shucked off handcuffs as easily as gloves.

In this fresh, witty biography of the most famous bamboozler since Merlin, Sid Fleischman, a former professional magician, enriches his warm homage with insider information and unmaskings. Did Houdini really pick the jailhouse lock to let a fellow circus performer escape? Were his secrets really buried with him? Was he a bum magician, as some rivals claimed? How did he manage to be born in two cities, in two countries, on two continents at the same instant?

Here are the stories of how a knockabout kid named Ehrich Weiss, the son of an impoverished rabbi, presto-changoed himself into the legendary Harry Houdini. Here, too, are rare photographs never before seen by the general reader!

Escape!

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Alaska

The Dragon of Doom

Moongobble and Me

Gavriel Savit

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Virginia

An unforgettable story of magic, mediums, and séances set during the Chicago World's Fair from the author of the National Book Award finalist The Way Back.

Twelve-year-old orphan Eva Root travels the country pretending to channel spirits at séances. Her audiences swear their loved ones have spoken to them from beyond the grave. This, of course, is impossible.

But one day, Eva experiences another impossibility: she hears a voice in her head telling her to come to the World's Fair in Chicago. There, she meets a mysterious magician who needs her help to bring magic to life. But as their work progresses, Eva begins to suspect that the project's goals may not be as noble as they seem. And when tragedy strikes, Eva will have to reach beyond death itself to unravel the mystery of the magician's plan--before it's too late. 

From the author of the National Book Award finalist The Way Back comes a story of what to do when you get burned by the magic you've been looking for all your life.

"Gavriel Savit is an alchemist. Fusing history and magic with the shimmering ghost light of the 1893 Chicago World's Fair, he has conjured a perfect potion of adventure and suspense. I was spellbound from the first page." --Candace Fleming, award-winning author of The Rise and Fall of Charles Lindbergh and Murder Among Friends

Come See the Fair

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Book as seen in pictures, has yellowed pages and a slight tear in page 138.

Puerto Rico

A Deadly Game of Magic

Dashiell Hammett

Illinois

An anthology of eighteen short stories includes a number of previously unpublished pieces as well as early screen treatments for "On the Make" and "The Kiss-Off."

The Hunter and Other Stories

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Little Golden Book

The Amazing Mumford Forgets the Magic Words!

Rainbow Rowell

Texas

Rainbow Rowell continues to break boundaries with Carry On, an epic fantasy following the triumphs and heartaches of Simon and Baz from her beloved bestseller Fangirl.

Carry On

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Raymond E. Feist

Squire Jimmy joins Prince Arutha on a quest to find the silverthorn plant that has amazing medicinal powers in this sequel to Magician (1982).

Silverthorn

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Kathryn Kilby Borland

Helen Ross Speicher

Young Magician

Harry Houdini: Young Magician is the next great installment in the Childhood of Famous Americans series.

Written by Kathryn Kilby Borland and using simple language that beginning readers can understand, this lively, inspiring, and believable biography looks at the childhood of the young prestidigitator Harry Houdini.

Harry Houdini

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Maryland

A secretive magician’s death becomes the catalyst for his partner’s journey of self-discovery in this “enchanting” book (San Francisco Chronicle) “that is something of a magic trick in itself-a 1990s love story with the grace and charm of a nineteenth-century novel” (Newsweek).

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