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af Bruce Feiler ...

Both a great American adventure and a rare entry into asheltered world, Under the Big Top describes one man's pursuit of every child's fantasy: running away to join the circus. Bruce Feiler's unforgettable year as a clown will forever change your view of one of the world's oldest art forms and remind you of how dreams can go horribly wrong -- and then miraculously come true. ... Læs mere

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af John Thurston ...

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af Ellen Bryson ...

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Old World Influences on Afro-Creole Masquerades in the Eastern Caribbean

af Robert Wyndham Nicholls ...

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The Rise and Fall of the Sideshow Geek: Snake Eaters, Human Ostriches, & Other Extreme Entertainments

Capitane delle arene

Artistes of Colour: Ethnic Diversity and Representation in the Victorian Circus

Circus Life and Circus Celebrities

Above & Beyond: An Expert Guide to Running A Successful Pole & Aerial Studio

Games for Circus Educators, Organizers and Innovators

Life Story of the Ringling Brothers

The Century of Deception

The Art of Collectivity

Acrobaddict

Swingin' the Blues - The Virtuosity of Eddie Durham

The Practical Magician and Ventriloquist's Guide

Cirkus- og gøglerslægter. Miljø og stamtavler

Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe

Natural Born! Circus, Sideshow and the Art of Being Human

Applause

Circus and Sideshow in the Long Nineteenth Century: A Documentary History

Techniques of Illusion

Circus for Social Change

Under the Big Top

Applied Anatomy of Aerial Arts

Carnie King

The Transformation of Bartholomew Fortuno

The Jumbies' Playing Ground