This superb guide to magic tricks uncovers and teaches the secrets behind many of the most popular magic routines and stage illusions ever invented. Perfect for beginners and fans of casual performance and stage magic, The Definitive Guide to Magic is an illustrated guidebook which examines and unveils the methods behind magic tricks, optical illusions, conjuring, coin magic and sleight of hand - to highlight just some of this epic book's topics. Reve...

This atlas focuses on selected aspects of cochlear anatomy as illustrated by material prepared by the microdissection technique**,** a three-dimensional perspective not possible with standard histological approaches. Although much of the material in this text was processed by the microdissection method, photomicrographs from conventionally cross sectioned inner ear tissues and scanning electron microscopy, are also presented. Taken together, these technical approaches provide different, co...

Almost thirty years ago, Charles Wright (who teaches at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville and has won both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award for Poetry) began a poetic project of astonishing scope--a series of three trilogies. The first trilogy was collected in Country Music, the second in The World of the Ten Thousand Things, and the third began with Chickamauga and continued with Black Zodiac. Appalachia is the last bo...

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Critics Circle AwardBlack Zodiac offers poems suffused with spiritual longing—lyrical meditations on faith, religion, heritage, and morality. The poems also explore aging and mortality with restless grace. Approaching his vast subjects by way of small moments, Wright magnifies details to reveal truths much larger than the quotidian happenings that engendered them. His is an astonishing, flexible, domestic-yet-universal vers...

The World of Ten Thousand Things gathers The Southern Cross (1981), The Other Side of the River (1984), Zone Journals (1988), and a new group of poems, "Xionia," into one volume, allowing us to see Wright's work of the past decade as, in essence, one long poem, a meditation on self, history, and the metaphysical that is among the most ambitious and resonant creations in contemporary American poetry.

The complete trilogy following the double life of a young black man in mid-twentieth-century New York: "Reading Wright is a steep, stinging pleasure." —Dwight Garner, The New York TimesIn this incisive, satirical collection of three classic American novels by Charles Wright—hailed by the New York Times as "malevolent, bitter, glittering"—a young black intellectual from the South struggles to make it in New York City. This special compilation includ...

The novel follows the story of Kate Meredith, a strong-willed and resourceful woman who inherits her father's business and decides to take on the male-dominated world of finance. Kate is portrayed as intelligent, determined, and unafraid to challenge societal norms. The narrative focuses on her efforts to navigate the complexities of the financial world, manage the business, and secure her position in a field dominated by men.Kate's journey is fraught with challenges, including opposition ...

In 'Honor of Thieves,' Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne crafts a captivating tale of adventure and morality set against a richly woven tapestry of historical narrative. The novel, characterized by its engaging prose and vividly drawn characters, explores themes of loyalty, betrayal, and redemption. Amidst the backdrop of piracy and maritime conflict, Hyne's story unfolds in a style reminiscent of the Victorian adventure novel, combining elements of romance and ethical dilemmas that reson...

In "A Master of Fortune: Being Further Adventures of Captain Kettle," author Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne crafts a vibrant tapestry of swashbuckling adventure and nautical escapades, following the indomitable Captain Kettle through a series of exhilarating adventures. Stylistically, Hyne employs a lively narrative with rich descriptions and sharp dialogue that brings to life the perils and thrills of maritime exploration during the late Victorian period. The novel sits comfortably wi...

Hard to imagine that no one counts,that only things endure.Unlike the seasons, our shirts don't shed,Whatever we see does not see us,however hard we look,The rain in its silver earrings against the oak trunks,The rain in its second skin.--from "Scar Tissue II"In his new collection, the Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Charles Wright investigates the tenuous relationship between description and actuality--"thing is not an image"--but also r...

Negative Blue is the culmination of the cycle that won Wright the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Critics Circle Award.Time will append us like suit coats left out overnightOn a deck chair, loose change dead weight in the right pocket,Silk handkerchief limp with dew,sleeves in a slow dance with the wind.And love will kill us--Love, and the winds from under the earththat grin...

In "Through Arctic Lapland," Charles John Cutcliffe Wright Hyne embarks on a vivid and immersive journey through the ethereal landscapes of Northern Scandinavia. This travel narrative weaves together intricate observations of nature, detailed descriptions of the indigenous Sami culture, and the interplay between humanity and the harsh Arctic environment. Hyne's prose is characterized by lyrical elegance, blending an adventurous spirit with rigorous attention to detail'Äîelements that reson...