"The Magician's Own Book, or, the Whole Art of Conjuring" is a captivating exploration of the world of magic and illusion, authored by George Arnold and Frank Cahill. This book serves as a comprehensive guide for aspiring magicians, offering a wealth of tricks, techniques, and insights into the art of conjuring. With detailed instructions and illustrations, it empowers readers to master various magical feats, from card tricks to stage illusions, making it an essential resource for both beg...

Magician’s Own Book, The by George Arnold & Frank Cahill offers a concentrated, compelling experience within fiction / fantasy / general. This concise work presents carefully drawn characters and purposeful plotting that together explore themes of choice, consequence, and human connection. The prose is precise and economical, balancing vivid scenes with clear pacing to maintain narrative momentum. Ideal for readers seeking a thoughtful, accessible read, the book is well-suited to book club...

Forty-four-year-old Forrest Alderson isn’t at all sure of his motives for returning from self-imposed exile to Asher Heights, West Virginia, to see his hometown for the first time since he graduated from college. All he knows for certain is it’s something he has to do if he is to find out whether he can break free from the tragedy that compelled him to flee or whether he is forever doomed to be imprisoned by it. He has spent the intervening twenty-three years in sacrificial preparation, st...

Bound, like many other strong words, finds its meaning in the perceptions of those it affects. To the Van Sheltons, it is positive and deep-rooted, defining their ties to a vast amount of land abundant in the timber, cattle, and silver that make them the wealthiest and the most powerful family in the town of Wyandotte and influential throughout the state of Nevada.To J.D. Rohr, who has no money and few prospects, bound is a hopeful force, driving him to Wyandotte, where he assumes ...

WELCOME TO THE BEST-ME CLUBYou are busy, whether it’s work, family, or even enjoying retirement. But whatever it is you’re doing, it’s impossible to enjoy anything when you have to deal with the dreadful symptoms that come with menopause and perimenopause. Nothing’s worse than being unable to focus at work or enjoy family time because of hot flashes or feeling irritable. If you’re not feeling your best, you’re definitely not living your best.Most women put up with so much mor...

Small from the day he was born, Rance Cabell is a natural target for bullies who torment him until he finds a sure way to destroy their advantage by relying on an ally weighing less than an ounce.The son of a gunsmith, Rance practices for years to develop a blazing fast draw and deadly accuracy until his remarkable skills as the star attraction of the Traveling Sharpshooters Exhibition earn him fame, wealth, and a reputation both respected and feared throughout the West.But...

When Sheriff Heath Royal seeks relief for his tormented conscience by attending church services for the first time since his youth, he is beckoned to an empty seat by the wealthy, recently widowed Rebekka Korhenen Brando, and both are immediately, although unwittingly, stirred by an unintentional rekindling of the feelings that almost led to a marriage between them twenty-five years earlier.Gossipy church members and malicious tongue waggers from the small community of Shady Spring...

Stories by american authors volume 5 is a literary anthology, American short story collection, and 19th-century fiction compilation that reflects the diversity and evolution of American literary realism and psychological fiction during a transformative cultural period. The collection presents varied narrative styles, character-driven storytelling, and introspective prose, exploring themes of ambition and identity, social expectations, and personal disillusionment. Through reflective narrat...

Poetry. A form of words that seems so elegantly simple in one verse and so cleverly complex in another. Each poet has a particular style, an individual and unique way with words and yet each of us seems to recognise the path and destination of where the verses lead, even if sometimes the full comprehension may be a little beyond us.Through the centuries every culture has produced verse to symbolize and to describe everything from everyday life, natural wonders, the human condition ...

The language of Poetry is an art that most of us attempt at some point in our lives. Although its commonplace exposure has been somewhat marginalised in today’s often fast-paced lives we all recognise good verse that can empathise with our thoughts or open us up to experience new things in new ways, to better understand and to enjoy the many strands of our lives.But finding a starting point can be overwhelming, even off-putting, so in this series we offer up our Top 10 classic poet...

Poetry. A form of words that seems so elegantly simple in one verse and so cleverly complex in another. Each poet has a particular style, an individual and unique way with words and yet each of us seems to recognise the path and destination of where the verses lead, even if sometimes the full comprehension may be a little beyond us.Through the centuries every culture has produced verse to symbolize and to describe everything from everyday life, natural wonders, the human condition ...

Challenging Concepts in Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology details over 30 challenging cases from a wide area of infectious diseases, medical microbiology and virology and includes topics ranging from typhoid fever to secondary syphilis. This case-based learning book ideal for trainees and speciality registrars. Each case is supported by the commentary of a renowned expert in the field, allowing readers to improve their own management of these patients. As the reader wo...