Higginson, Sheila Sweeny

Summary: "Did you know that every time a magician uses sleight of hand, he is secretly tracking your eye movements at the same time? How does a magician make a dove appear out of thin air? Amaze your friends with the secrets you learn in this fun, fact-filled Level 3 Ready-to-Read!"--Provided by publisher.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Simon Spotlight 2015

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Transitional Reader (Blue), Call number: JBR BLUE HIG

Summary: 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...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2013

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC DEC

Archer, C. J.

Summary: "Librarian Sylvia Ashe knows nothing about her past, having grown up without a father and a mother who refused to discuss him. When she stumbles upon a diary that suggests she's descended from magicians, she's skeptical. After all, magicians are special, and she's just an ordinary girl who loves books. She seeks the truth from a member of the most prominent family of magicians, but she quickly...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: C. J. Archer 2022

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 9781922554222

Jay, Joshua

Summary: "Joshua Jay, one of the world's most accomplished magicians, not only opens that door but brings us inside to reveal the artistry and obsessiveness, esoteric history, and long-whispered-about traditions of a subject shrouded in mystery. In 52 short, compulsively readable essays, Jay describes how he does it, whether it's through the making of illusions, the psychology behind them, or the way...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Workman 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 793.8019 JAY

Yamazaki, Kore

Summary: "Chise has been summoned to the Dragon Aerie to begin crafting her very own wand, but her journey has more to offer than she had anticipated: magincal wonders, enlightening visions, and perhaps most importantly, insight into Elias' pas and the secrets he has been reluctant to reveal about himself. Yet while Chise finds some answers about the inhuman mage's history, mysterious beings are...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Seas Entertainment, LLC 2015

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1 available in Manga, Call number: YA FIC YAM

Tobin, Paul

Summary: Multi-Eisner award-winning writer Paul Tobin pens a fantasy epic of the adventures of Geralt of Rivia, a witcher--one of the few remaining monster hunters from the critically acclaimed video game fantasy The Witcher by CD Projekt Red!

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Dark Horse Books 2020

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1 available in Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 TOB

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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 TOB

Poskitt, Kjartan

Summary: Shares the life story of the famous escape artist, including his immigrant origins, how he began his career doing card tricks for extra cash, and how he became the world's most well-known magician.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2019

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HOU

Edmonds, I. G.

Summary: Traces the career of the magician known as the Great Lafayette and his partner, an extraordinary dog named Beauty.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Lodestar Books/Dutton 1982

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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB NEUBERGER EDM

Krull, Kathleen.

Summary: A picture book biography highlighting the life and accomplishments of magician and escape artist, Harry Houdini.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Walker & Co. 2005

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HOU

Sutherland, Tui

Summary: A biography of the famous magician who was also a movie star and a pioneer pilot.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Grosset & Dunlap 2002

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HOU

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1 available in JT Non-Fiction, Call number: JT People Who Houdini

Turnbull, Stephanie.

Summary: This entertaining title helps young readers develop presentation skills and confidence as it describes skills needed for basic magic tricks. Step-by-step, illustrated instructions support activity-based learning, while "What's Next?" sidebars encourage creativity and artistic expression.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Smart Apple Media 2016

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 793 TUR

Weaver, Janice.

Summary: Explores the life of Harry Houdini including his childhood, marriage, and death.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Abrams Books for Young Readers 2011

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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 921 HOU

Goethe, Johann Wolfgang von

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2000

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 832.6 GOE

Kalush, William.

Summary: After years of struggling on the dime museum circuit, Harry Houdini got a break that put him on the front page of a Chicago newspaper. Soon Houdini was performing for royalty, commanding vast sums, and exploring the new power of Hollywood. At a time when spy agencies frequently co-opted amateurs, Houdini developed a relationship with a man who would later run MI-5. For the next several years,...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2006

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1 available in Adult, Call number: 793.8 KAL

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 HOUDINI, HARRY KAL

Lakin, Pat.

Summary: Simple text describes how Harry Houdini, born Ehrich Weiss, worked hard to become a great magician.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin Paperbacks 2002

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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE LAK

Summary: "An Honest Liar tells the story of the world-famous magician, escape artist and enemy of deception, James 'The Amazing' Randi. He devised intricate invesigations exposing the 'miracles' of psychics, faith healers and con-artists. A master deceiver who came out of the the closet [at] 81, Randi created fictional characters, fake psychics, and even turned his partner of 25 years, the artist Jose...

Format: moving image

Publisher / Publication Date: 2014

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1 available in Documentary DVDs, Call number: DVD DOC HON

DelGaudio, Derek

Summary: "A thought-provoking and brilliantly entertaining work of nonfiction, from one of the most acclaimed conjurors and gifted sleight-of-hand artists in a generation, the creator and star of the astonishing one-man show, In and of Itself. Conscious of his ownrather mind-boggling ability to deceive others professionally, Derek DelGaudio believed that the artifice in his life was always reserved...

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Alfred A Knopf 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 DELGAUDIO, DEREK DEL

Lund, Robert.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Historical Society of Michigan 1991

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: MI 793.8 LUN

Marlowe, Christopher

Contents: Christopher Marlowe -- The English Faust book and Doctor Faustus -- Religion and magic -- Appendix one: the date of the English Faust book and of Doctor Faustus -- Appendix two: A-text and B-text -- Suggestions for further reading and other editions of the texts -- A note on the texts -- Doctor Faustus (the A-text) -- The English Faust book.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Hackett Pub. 2005

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 822.3 MAR

Seeger, Pete

Summary: Banished from the town for making mischief, a little boy and his father are welcomed back when they find a way to make the dreaded giant Abiyoyo disappear.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Aladdin Books 1994

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1 available in Juvenile Easy, Call number: JE SEE

Fleischman, Sid

Summary: A biography of the magician, ghost chaser, aviator, and king of escape artists whose amazing feats are remembered long after his death in 1926. Profiling his early years, personal life, and great accomplishments in show business, the story of the famous magician, Harry Houdini, comes to life through a review of his greatest tricks and most amazing feats.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Greenwillow Books 2006

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1 available in Juvenile, Call number: JB HOUDINI FLE

Holmberg, Charlie N.

Summary: Three months after returning Magician Emery Thane’s heart to his body, Ceony Twill is well on her way to becoming a Folder. Unfortunately, not all of Ceony’s thoughts have been focused on paper magic. Though she was promised romance by a fortuity box, Ceony still hasn’t broken the teacher-student barrier with Emery, despite their growing closeness.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: 47North 2014

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HOL

Lalicki, Tom.

Format: text

Publisher / Publication Date: Holiday House 2000

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1 available in Stacks, Call number: JB HOUDINI LAL