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This is the story of the world and magic shows of Harry Blackstone (1885-1965), who entertained theatre-goers for over 50 seasons. Gifted with an electric presence, a magnificent voice and a master magician's mentality and skills, he played everything from showboats to vaudeville to television. Blackstone's extravagant productions advertised "1001 wonders" and "an enchanting array of beautiful girls." Waldron's vivid and thoroughly researched narrative, enhanced with first-hand accounts by those who worked on the Blackstone show, presents an unforgettable portrait of a unique showman. Illustrated throughout with photographs. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (1)

Best magician biography in a long while
Unlike many magical biographies, this one has texture.That's probably because much of its content is derived from actual interviews with a great many members of Blackstone's travelling troupe, key among them beingBlackstone's brother Pete and first wife Inez.For this reason, theperspective of Blackstone rendered here isn't from the vantage point of anaudience member who watched him in the theatre, but rather a view fromthose who accompanied him on the road -- and that's refreshing.Vaudevillecomes suprisingly alive with small details here, and Waldron does anunusually fine job of historical contextualization.Probably the bestmagical biography since Bamberg's Illusion Show. ... Read more

Product Description
The December 2006 issue of Dragon Magazine for Dungeons & Dragons Revised 3.5 Edition focuses on magic with new spells and new magic items for your wizards. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by Thomson Gale on January 26, 2007. The length of the article is 969 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: Illusionist gets up close and personal.(Entertainment)(David Copperfield has produced magic's biggest tricks; now, he's out to conjure up people's dreams)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) (Newspaper)
Date: January 26, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Page: E12

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Book Description
This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by The Register Guard on May 15, 2005. The length of the article is 1045 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Let's hope the Force returns to 'Star Wars'.(Entertainment)(The original series had characters and a magic that can never be cloned)
Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) (Newspaper)
Date: May 15, 2005
Publisher: The Register Guard
Page: l1

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Customer Reviews (4)

Poorly put together book
This is not actually a book per se but a collection of poorly written articles. It displays a few of the standard decks, but gives no strategy about deck building. It also does not explain or elaborate on the basic mechanics of the game. So if it is aimed at introducing the game, it fails. For the experienced player it is nothing new or interesting.

Great to get you into Magic: The Gathering
One of the best books I've seen on Magic written for the casual and just starting out player.Gives some great hints and tips on what to look for in a deck, and how to plan and build winning decks and strategies. Goes over main concepts and the ideas behind each color, the best cards to look for and how to build to beat your opponents. Also gives insight into tournaments of all types and what's required. I really liked it and would recommend it highly.

Pretty good for beginners
If you are truly a beginner, then this book is pretty good.

It does a decent job of explaining all the different formats (Type 1, Extended, Type II, Sealed Deck, Booster Drafting ... etc.).If you have no clue what that stuff is, then you should pick this book up.

There's a nice walk-thru of a complete game with preconstructed decks which was pretty cool.And there is also a nice introduction to Magic The Gathering Online, which can be intimidating to newbies as well.

Overall, I give it 5 stars for newbies.If you ain't a newbie, then this book isn't targetted for you, but it still can be fun to read on the can.;-)

Bare Bones Beckoning Beginners
For starters, anyone with any experience might as well avoid this book; there's nothing here for you.

This is a decent book for beginners.It covers the basics well.It mentions a few deck types and frequently seen cards, so that beginners start off with some knowledge.It is also a nice feature to have a short article for parents whose kid have just discovered Magic.

However, this book does have problems.First, it is written in an April 2003 mindset, but it has not seen wide release until August 2003.Much has changed.Beginners should be immersing themselves with 8th Edition, not retrograding themselves back to 7th.Also, it chooses some strange things to cover.For example, beginners don't need much coverage of Type I or Rochester, and they should not even be told about Solomon drafts.Why the heck mention Solomon drafts?In nine years of playing Magic I have only seen one done, and it was unsanctioned and over six years ago.The space dedicated to these topics would have been better served preparing beginners for local tourneys and for trading, giving them advice about how to tell a good trade from a bad trade.This book does a fine job of illustrating why Magic advice has been concentrated on the internet, and not in an hard form like magazines or books.

Those just starting will do OK with this book ... ... Read more

Amazon.com
Playing 3DO's Might and Magic VI is like taking a walk down memory lane. This party-based, classic-style fantasy role-playing game is a wonderful new take on a time-tested gameplay formula.In order to make your way through the rough and tumble world of Enroth, however, you're going to need some help--and Prima's guide to the game is the perfect resource for any would-be adventurer.

The book is chock full of information and statistics on all of the game's monsters, weapons, and magic spells. Ever wonder how many hit points that blasted Longfang Witherhide actually has? You can find out in this book. You'll also find out where you can learn the many basic skills available in the game--and where you can become an expert or master in each. You may need this kind of help when you try to track down the elusive Plate Armor Master. Maps for each region and dungeon are detailed and should prove extremely helpful. The book also thoroughly describes each quest--from the basic promotion quests to those that are essential to the story line. Other useful information, such as the all-important stable and ship schedules, are neatly organized in a series of tables. Whatever you need to know about your travels through Enroth you can find in this book. Don't leave New Sorpigal without it. --Michael RyanBook Description
Complete walkthroughs of all major quests
Complete character stats
Unbeatable strategies for all scenarios
Extensive monster tables
Exhaustive spell and skill lists
Detailed maps

About the Author

Ted Chapman is a freelance writer and technical editor with many years' experience in the gaming industry. He has authored One: The Official Strategy Guide, Politika: The Official Strategy Guide, Take No Prisoners: The Official Strategy Guide, Blood: The Official Strategy Guide and Warlords III: The Official Strategy Guide from Prima. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (14)

The best way to beat the game.
If you are stuck halfway through the game or at the beginning, this guide gives you just enough info to have fun.You still get to figure out how certain things work, but this guide can give you a great head start.It doesn't give too much away (unless you read ahead) but it gives you ways toget things (spells, weapons, training) you might never have gotten before. The equipment descriptions can save you from having to pay to get themidentified.Also, the "Minor Quests" section isn't teallydetailed, but the book would weigh 50 lbs. if it did!Everything you couldever need for Major Quests is here and you get an additional edge on yourenemies.At $15.99, this book is a great addition to your game.

I'm not sure why everyone seems so down on it...
I found it rather useful.Mostly I referred to the maps, and in several cases, was able to locate a section of dungeon I'd missed behind secret doors or stuff like that...The minor quest section could've stood alittle more detail, and as mentioned the item and NPC sections were totallyinane, but other than that I had little to complain about.As for plotspoilers -- if you don't resort to the book until you're truly stumped, youshouldn't be getting plot spoilers, because it's a pretty linear game, so aclue for a section of the game you're in doesn't mention stuff fromsomewhere in the future.At least that was my experience, FWIW, YMMV.

So-So
This is a so-so strategy guide. I'll take it chapter by chapter: Chapter 1: A good description of the history of Might and Magic, but you can't really go wrong with that. Chapter 2: A great instruction on how to build agood party. Chapter 3: An excellent and accurate description of everymonster in the game, save for a few bosses (they're more fun to figure out,anyways) Chapter 4: A good description of all spells in the game, with somescreenshot graphics thrown in. Chapter 5: Not too useful. This item guideshows you the exact same thing as you can see on the screen. Chapter 6: Youcan't really complain about this chapter, it tells you all about the skillswell. Chapter 7: A pretty pointless chapter, you can find out all theinformation by talking to npc's. Chapter 8: Informative information aboutall types of locations in the game. Unfortunately, it does not tell youabout where on the grid each location is, only what grid it is on. Chapter9: A good description of the main part of the game. It spoils very little.Unfortunately, it does not tell you about where you will get ambushed alongthe way. Chapter 10: It shows you about all that is possible about thepromotion quests, and the seer. Chapter 11: Not quite detailed enough.However, it provides adequate information about the minor quests that willbe your lifeblood until you get fairly far. Appendix: The territorial mapsare fairly good. However, they don't tell you where shops are, nor do theysay where important houses are (it can be very frustrating spending hourslooking for the bone-buyer in Free Haven) Overall, this book had guided meto where I am now, midway through the control center, without making it tooeasy for me or spoiling it, but still helping me and preventing me fromgetting stuck. Thanks for reading.

NOTASTRATEGY GUIDE
This guide offers some help but dost tell you where to go or what to do, some quests that you get are too tough for your party to handle. The monsters that you run into are way too many for your party to take on inreal time combat for example it does not tell you about ambushes when youopen chests like the ones in the Temple of Baa.The guide does offer somehelp in spells,weapons,armour,skills and monsters but that about it,it doesnot tell you what party to take. If you want a book with maps and some helpbuy it, but it will not walk you through the game, you will have to run andshoot alot in the dungeons.This book does guide you through quests but itdoes not tell you about what monsters are there waiting for your party. Ibought it for the maps and locations of dungeons,fountains,towns and itemsin the dungeons.It tells you where to go in the dungeons to get what youwhant.This book is addictive so get ready to use it alot happy adventuring.

A nice addition to the game
Loaded with valuable information, quest summaries, strategy tips; this guide is a must for the serious Might and Magic VI gamer. ... Read more

Customer Reviews (1)

A greater book couldn't be written...
This book talks about various aspects of fractals, biomorphs and many other very, very interesting aspects of maths. A book for beginners, intermediate and advanced readers. Algorithms and much more for computer programming. A MUST HAVE for everybody interested on fractals and computer science. ... Read more

Amazon.com
Heroes of Might and Magic II is a rich game with countless paths to victory and even more to defeat. There are no simple formulas to assure a win, so you have to use your head. What Joe Grant Bell gives you is a grasp of basic strategy and a firm knowledge of your resources--as well as those of your enemy. You get guidance on how to create your heroes, detailed information on troops, artifacts, magic, and treasures, plus the ins and outs of the various playing options. That plus guts and brains may get you the crown. Go for it!Book Description
Hero or villain? You decide.

Much has changed in the world of Might and Magic--but one thing remains the same. You Must Win--or You Will Die. This book helps you win. You get:

• Grand strategy--From overall plans to specific opening moves
• Game options--Create the best hero, and maximize your combat efficiency
• The world of Might and Magic--Crucial information on heroes old and new, troop types and monsters, treasure and artifacts
• Spells--A complete list with spell-casting tips
• Gameplay--New player capabilities, single-mission play, campaigns, and multiplayer modes, how scores are figured, and more!

Covers the two new hero archetypes: Wizard and Neromancer! ... Read more

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THE definitive guide to Heros of Might and Magic II !!
Fantastic! This book covers it all! Detailed chapters include hero generation, best and worst creatures, complete artifact tables, castle building tips, troop combat formation/placement, opening move sequences to end game strategies, and an analysis of all standard scenarios plus campaign games.

This is a MUST PURCHASE for any serious HOMMII gamer! ... Read more

Customer Reviews (1)

It's hard to describe the storyline...
The Turtles are at April's apartment and Donatello is playing with some gadgets (as you'd probably expect), when Raphael complains that there's no hot water in the shower. So Don is asked to go & fix the hot waterheater, but he has to watch out for this guy named Kirby, who is rentingthe office in the basement. Don eventually meets Kirby, who is drawingalien-looking characters that come to life because of a little magiccrystal that he tied to the pencil for decoration. He drew a portal &he & Don enter it & step into the world where all the drawn aliencharacters live. There, Kirby & Don fight the evil aliens, & savethe good guys. When they get back to the portal, it's shrinking & onlyDon fits through. He returns to April's apartment where Raph is mad at himsince there's still no hot water.

Basically, it's a fantasy adventurewith a plot that's hard to describe & doesn't really get anywhere inthe end, but it's a cute Don story. A word of warning for parents withyoung children--it shows Raph in a towel, but his shell is still there& nothing's exposed; but kids will probably not stop talking &giggling about it. ... Read more

Book Description
This digital document is an article from The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), published by Thomson Gale on August 3, 2007. The length of the article is 576 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

Citation Details
Title: Pursuit of 'magic' keeps Krall going as an artist.(Entertainment)
Author: Gale Reference Team
Publication: The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR) (Newspaper)
Date: August 3, 2007
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Page: E11

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Book Description
Blaine’s Challenge!
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A never-before-attempted challenge to readers everywhere!
WIN $100,000.00
Hidden throughout the volume now in front of you are secret little signals, clues, and codes that,
once understood and deciphered, will lead to the discovery of a
Treasure!!
Which has been hidden somewhere within the confines of the continental United States of America.
Where is it? Who Will find it?
We Can’t Say!
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This challenge has been created and sponsored by the world’s greatest mystifier . . .
DAVID BLAINE
who was
Buried Alive
For Seven Days and Seven Nights.
The one and same who became
the world’s ONLY LIVING ICE CUBE in world-famous Times Square
and who . . .
stood as still as a statue
10 stories above Manhattan
only to
leap to his life below.
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The book in your hands now
Reveals
Some of David Blaine’s most closely guarded SECRETS. Such as
WHO IS HE?

WHERE DID HE COME FROM?

HOW DOES HE DO IT?

The reader will also
LEARN a multitude of inside SECRETS with which he or she too can mystify anyone.

THE MYSTERIOUS MR. BLAINE
FOR THE FIRST TIME IN RECORDED HISTORY
WILL READ YOUR THOUGHTS THROUGH THE WRITTEN WORD

“A latter-day Houdini.” —The New York Times

“The hottest name in magic.”— USA Today

HIS SECRETS WILL BECOME YOURS
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Customer Reviews (30)

Geared more toward young adult fans
This book was ok. I felt it was really written for young fans who might want to follow his footsteps. There is a bit of history here, as if to show Blaine is respectful of the past masters and not cocky. Not completely dull, I remember he does give a least one simple trick as a bone,but not extremly compelling - perhaps that is part of the point, the craft is not all glamour and is laden with repetitive training & hard work. Try to get it at the public library unless you are a fanatic about this guy.

Amazing book,this guy is awsome
super interesting book, nice jurney in David Blaine mind,and his magik, he is defenatly special

Great Book
Very cool book, a good buy at a great price
David Blaine is very interesting

Interesting
Excellent book, highly recommended. A mix of magic history, biography and tricks. Won't be dissapointed.

Mysterious Stranger
AMAZING BOOK.If you are a David Blaine fan it is a must have.I will keep this review short.He goes into the history of magic, explaining the lifes of many famous magicians.He tells his own story from his childhood to his stunt Frozan in Time.He also explains how he first started in magic to where he is now.He explains a couple of card tricks, which is nice.He explains Buried Alive, Frozen in Time, and Vertigo.All I have to say is the book is amazing, and after I read this book the magic really got into me and I have started practicing and learning magic. ... Read more

Book Description
These classic stories have enchanted millions around the world. Radio Theatre brings them to life in this dramatized audio production. Recorded in London with an all-star cast of England's brightest talent from the stage and screen, an original orchestral score, and cinema-quality digital sound design, this innovative recording provides hours of entertainment for the entire family. All seven stories are available in a single, redesigned slipcase or available individually, and both formats are marked at their lowest prices ever! ... Read more

Customer Reviews (58)

Fantastic audio rendition of the series
My only complaint about the series is that it's abridged, which it clearly states. The characters were so well done that I just wanted more with them. Sometimes it was hard to keep the characters separate (without the usual, "peter said, etc" but it was still great.

Excellent!
The content and the performance of these stories are great!Our girls (3 and 5) both enjoy them and my wife and I enjoy them too!

A Truly Great Work - For the Whole Family
I have listened to this production now at least 3 times. It's a joy each time, and seems to get better every time I listen to it. The cast and effects are spot-on, and I think the intended metaphors and meanings become very clear. Everyone in the family can enjoy this - not just children.

Enchanting way to pass hours on the road
My daughters, ages six and eight, love these well produced radio dramas based on the C.S. Lewis classics. And I must say, my wife and I enjoy them as much or more than the kids.

We've found the series especially enjoyable on long road trips. Being audio-only, it keeps the children entertained, while allowing them to enjoy sights of our cross-country trips.

Now when we take long car trips, it has almost become tradition that we also journey through the enchanted land of Narnia using this great series.

FANTASTIC
Outstanding production, great cast, great music. One of the best audio drama's I have heard, and it was a hoot to see the grandkids sitting around the cd player(taking the place of an Atwater-Kent)getting lost in this fantasy world.Kids dont "need" to watch TV, just give them a great alternative! Highly recommended!! ... Read more

Book Description

Put a little magic in your everyday life!

It's not easy being a teenage witch. So I have a Magic Handbook, full of spells and rules and magic tests to help me.

Now you have a Magic Handbook as well! Full of tricks and do-it-yourself science experiments that will help you understand your world -- the smells, sounds, sights, and other occurrences of "magic" all around us. It's a handbook for your everyday life!

Together we'll discover:
Why does the scent of eucalyptus wake you up, but lavender calms you down [and which will help you on your next big exam]?
Which color makes you work harder and which one makes you happy?
How do we get goose bumps?
What are the real secrets behind brain freeze, photosynthesis, and rising bread?
I'll even show you how to make it rain in your own kitchen!

It'll be fun and simple. Because not everything that looks like magic really is. Sometimes the real magic is how easy something looks!

-- Sabrina ... Read more

Customer Reviews (4)

now u have ur own magic hand book
This book is full of fun and easy science expirements. I even used one for a school science fair and did a very good job. This book is also good for Sabrina fans who want to be like her and now they can cause they have there own magic book and can pretend to make magic of there own. (I know I have!)

The Perfect Handbook for a Preteen GIRL!
This Book is so cool! It tells about aromatherapy, brainfreezes, how to make your own rainstorm and everything else that strikes a preteen girl. I keep the Handbook with me where ever I go!(:

The Magic Handbook was great !
The Magic Handbook Was GREAT !!!!! I learned cool tricks to show my family or my friends ! If you have a magic show coming up in your school ,then buy this book ! It gives you over 40 cool tricks ! Its fantastic !

very cute cover!
I thought this book was very interesting. and the cover was a very clever idea, this is a wonderful book! ... Read more

Book Description
And not only for you, planeswalker. For there are others, fueled by 5,000 years of tireless rivalries and seething hatred. To defeat your opponents you'll require:

Mastery of the duels and the campaigns
Knowledge of every spell
Understanding of the five kinds of mana
Guidance with talking to the other Wizards
Enlightenment is set within the pages of Magic:
The Gathering--BattleMage: Official Strategy Guide. The resourceful planeswalker will utilize it . . . for the battles await.
About the Author

Mark Walker writes military science fiction and contributes to Computer Gaming World's online magazine as well as to Computer Strategy Game Plus. ... Read more