Card Illusion
How to perform the world’s greatest card illusion
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Maskelyne a Cooks automaton, Psycho Photo Mugs Maskelyne a Cooks thought-reading, whist playing automaton, Psycho, as demonstrated at the Egyptian Hall in Piccadilly, London. …. |
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Mystery Mug Appearing Magic Trick Easy CloseUp Illusion If you only fill it to the line, it works fine!… |
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Larry Anderson’s Jaw Droppers 4 VHS Tape Set Volumes 1-4 $6.99 … |
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The Mystery Magician Reveals the Secrets of Magic and Illusion (Finding Plausible Explanation for the Seemingly Impossible) $65.00 About to be revealed to you are several sacred secrets of magic and illusion that have been guarded under a code of confidentiality since medieval times. One of the true grand masters of magic, the Mystery Magician, along with his trusty and talented assistants lifts the shroud of secrecy that has long protected several famous optical illusions, anti-gravity illusions and sleight of hand tricks. A… |
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Pokemon – Zoroark: Master of Illusions $11.70 As fans gather in Crown City for the Pokemon Baccer World Cup, Ash, Pikachu, and their pals encounter a never-before-seen Pokemon named Zorua. Together, they must all fight three villains who are working for the notorious Zoroark. Can our heroes band together to save the day? 95 min. Standard; Soundtrack: English Dolby Digital 5.1…. |
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F for Fake (The Criterion Collection) $21.99 Orson Welles used discarded documentary footage to put together a delightful look at deception of all sorts. The question of “what is real?” is posed to a panel of experts, while famous fakers such as Howard Hughes “biographer” Clifford Irving and art forger Elmyr de Hory are profiled, and Welles himself offers commentary on the subject. 88 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English Dolby Dig… |
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Frank and Ollie (Special Edition) $5.94 The lifelong friendship and creative collaboration of Hollywood animators Frank Thomas and Ollie Johnston, who began working together for Walt Disney in the mid-’30s and retired 40 years later as two of the studio’s venerable “Nine Old Men,” are the focus of this acclaimed documentary by Thomas’ son, Theodore. The pair talk about their lives and their art, a history of animation that ranges from “… |
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Houdini Magic UFO Whirling Card Magic Trick and Book Set $15.00 The ultimate floating device! Book with instructions for over twenty tricks. Tricks use many everyday objects – two cards, ring, string, and magicians’ wax included. Impress your friends and family with these great magic tricks/illusions/slights of hand! (UFO Whirling Card Book)… |
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Happy Birthday! (Donkey Elephant Drawing Optical Illusion) Card 5 x 7 inch premium quality folded paper greeting card. Greeting Card Universe offers the largest selection of birthday cards on the web. We have everything from custom cards to professionally designed cards. Allow Greeting Card Universe to handle all your birthday card needs this year. This paper card includes the following themes: Happy Birthday, donkey, and elephant. Other Birthday cards from Gr… |
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Escher Notecards, Dreams and Illusions, 20 cards, Reptiles, Drawing Hands, Ascending Descending, Convex Concave $14.50 This set of 20 notecards (5″ x 7″ blank with envelops) includes four famous drawings by M.C. Escher including Reptiles, Drawing Hands, Ascending and Descending, and Convex and Concave. 5 notecards of each image in a hard sided gift box… |
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Illusion $10 Illusion |
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Innocent Illusion Edt Spray Vial On Card Mini By Thierry Mugler(Pack of 1) $6.48 Innocent Illusion By Thierry Mugler Edt Spray Vial On Card Mini For Women |
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The Illusion of Economic Stability $49.34 In one of the foremost critiques of the widespread view that in marketbased economics the fluctuations of the marketplace are essentially selfregulating, Eli Ginzberg argues the reverse. He asserts that government regulation or intervention to provide stability in the capitalist marketplace is a necessity. In this classic statement of macroeconomic theory, Ginzberg argues that selfdirected stable economies, devoid of an appreciation of social and psychological factors, are essentially illusory. The ability of strong blocscorporate, labor, and agriculturalto control the market in the hope of bettering their economic position places great difficulties in the path of securing a stable economy. For Ginzberg, economic fluctuations in the decade preceding the Great Depression can largely be explained by the interaction of technological, psychological, and monetary factors. Without these factors being subjected to some sort of control, economic stability must remain an illusion. The current period of a significant falloff in earnings, profits, and full employment also followed a decade of unparalleled monetary growth. The concerns Ginzberg raised are relevant once again. It may turn out that the neoliberalism of the present has something to say in response to the free market/free society premises currently in vogue. In a brilliant introductory essay, Nobel Laureate Robert M. Solow offers an impressive report card on The Illusion of Economic Stability The prose is tighter and more aphoristic than late Ginzberg, and the tone is more detached, even sardonic. He concludes by admitting that a volatile stock market is one more reason why automatic economic stability seems as illusory today as it did when the book first appeared. Eli Ginzberg (19112002) was the acknowledged doyen of the Columbia University Department of Economics. He was the author of no fewer than 140 books, and countless articles. Among the most relevant to his work on economics are |
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Optical Illusion Playing Cards $6.98 Enjoy a collection of 54 eye-catching optical illusions while you play your favorite card game on these high-quality playing cards! The illusions will fool your eye and delight your imagination. Colors, shapes and appearances transform themselves magically before your eyes. But don’t worry, it won’t affect your play…well, then again, you might want to hold onto that card for just a couple more seconds… |
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The Illusion $10.95 Already a favorite of theatres throughout the country, Tony Kushner’s free adaptation of Pierre Corneille’s most original, theatrical comedy, L’Illusion Comique, blends magic and truth, obsession and caprice, romance and murder, into an enticing exploration of the greatest illusion–love. |
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Heart Illusion $10 Heart Illusion |
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Optical Illusion $10 Optical Illusion |
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The Zionist Illusion $7.69 The Zionist Illusion |
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Fear Is Illusion $1.49 Fear Is Illusion Vinyl Sticker fear is illusion |
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Illusion(?) $18.1 Michael Wilks began writing poetry on napkins and scraps of paper as a teenager. Over the next two decades, he continued writing, but with periods of dormancy, while pursuing degrees in mathematics and philosophy.Ultimately, he found his passion in teaching, and today, still enjoys his job, even in his third decade of teaching math to young minds.As he does this, his thoughts continue to flow from ink to paper.When Michael’s thoughts flow from ink to paper, he explores pain and triumph from his own experiences. He will tell you that some understanding comes from writing, but not always.Life is never still. Lessons are never learned but being learned. In one moment of clarity, Michael formed the plan for this book and upon reviewing the completed work embarked on the pursuit of a lifelong dream.Seeing his words in print and sharing his private thoughts left him to wonder if anyone reading them would find meaning in life as he did. |
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It’s An Illusion $4.99 We believe it is important to preserve what makes music special, and make it easy to craft listening experiences. At MOG, browse millions songs and play them instantly. Or just turn on radio where you can stop and replay songs. You can also create playlists for any occasion, and even download songs to your mobile. We are dedicated to employing the cleanest but most powerful technology so you can enjoy music as much as ever. |
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This Is An Illusion $4.99 For everything you do, there’s a song that hits the spot. MOG brings them all to you: a world of music on demand, unlimited mobile downloads and ways to discover music free from the limitations of Pandora. The music you love, with you everywhere you go. |
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Your Illusion $6 Your Illusion – Crush |
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ZAGGskins (Optical Illusion 1) $19.99 ZAGGskins (Optical Illusion 1) |
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O’Neill Illusion Boardshort $49.5 O’Neill Illusion Boardshort |
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Optical Illusion Ocean $10 Optical Illusion Ocean |
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Optical Illusion Dots $10 Optical Illusion Dots |
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Optical Illusion Face or Goblet $10 Optical Illusion Face or Goblet |
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Optical Illusion Lines $10 Optical Illusion Lines |
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Optical Illusion Parallel $10 Optical Illusion Parallel |
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Master of Illusion – NDS $14.99 Master of Illusion – NDS |
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L’ illusion Comique $2.39 L’ illusion Comique |
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Wall Of Illusion Book 3 $4.99 Wall Of Illusion Book 3 |
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Street Magic: Street Tricks, Sleight of Hand and Illusion $13.09 Street Magic teaches you the secrets of close-up, under-your-nose, in-your-face magic and shows you how to perform the best tricks made popular by today’s great magicians, so you can amaze and impress everyone you know. The definitive guide to performing amazing magic anytime, anywhere, Street Magic starts with simple but impressive tricks with everyday objects and builds to more sophisticated routines using the skills you pick up along the way. Perform simple yet astounding card and coin magic, convince people you can read their thoughts, and learn possibly the best card trick in the world. And to make your performance even more exciting, Street Magic teaches you how to show off your card-handling skills with expert flourishes, embellish your showmanship with magician’s patter, and perform next-to-impossible tricks with secret gadgets. With step-by-step instructions and helpful photographs, Street Magic reveals the secrets behind some of the most popular and astonishing magic tricks. |
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Foolproof Card Tricks: For the Amateur Magician $6.9 Master the art of illusion with this collection of 183 easy-to-learn card tricks, accompanied by 197 illustrations. Drawn from two popular books by the bestselling magician, it’s perfect for amateurs — and professionals who want to increase their repertoire. Mystify friends with everything from shuffle setups to card telepathy, using coins, telephones, and other props. |
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Trifari Silver 20” Illusion Necklace $24 Silver 20-inch illusion necklace. |
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Antec Three Hundred Illusion Black Computer Case $74.99 Antec combines size, quality, features and low price to deliver a spectacular gaming case. The smallest of Antec’s “Hundredâ€? series is designed for the Do-It-Yourself gamer. It’s equipped to deal with the increased heat of high-performance systems as well as providing a flexible design. Its overall matte-black finish shows that you – and your system – mean business. The front panel includes a pair of USB 2.0 inputs, as well as jacks for a headphone and microphone. The front bezel is perforated for maximum air intake and it has a washable filter to reduce dust within the system. Inside, are a total of nine drive bays – six 3.5â€? internal HDD’s and a trio of 5.25â€? external drives. Seven expansion card slots let you load up on graphic and other options up to – and including – a full height ATX motherboard. A rear-mounted 120mm TriCool fan as well as a top-mounted 140mm fan – both with 3-speed switch control – draw air through the case. The case even has mounted an additional pair of 120mm fans behind the front bezel to cool the HDD’s. If you’d rather put your money into what goes inside the case rather than the case itself, the Antec Three Hundred is for you. With Power Supply: No Power Supply Mounted: Bottom With Side Panel Window: No External 5.25″ Drive Bays: 3 Internal 3.5″ Drive Bays: 6 Front Ports: USB 2.0 / Audio Motherboard Compatibility: ATX Expansion Slots: 7 |
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The Future of an Illusion $11.26 Reprint of the 1928 edition. The Future of an Illusion is a book written by Sigmund Freud in 1927. It describes his interpretation of religion’s origins, development, psychoanalysis, and its future. Freud describes religion as an illusion, as one of the wishes that are the "fulfillments of the oldest, strongest, and most urgent wishes of mankind." This title remains a landmark work of the 20th century. |
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The Illusion of Linearity $109 Linear or proportional relationships are a major topic in mathematics education. However, recent research has shown that secondary school students strongly tend to apply the linear model also in situations wherein it is not applicable. This overgeneralization of linearity is sometimes referred to as the "illusion of linearity" and has a strong negative impact on students??? reasoning and problem solving skills. "The Illusion of Linearity: From Analysis to Improvement" presents the reader with a comprehensive overview of the major findings of the recent research on the illusion of linearity. Although the empirical study of students??? improper linear reasoning clearly constitutes a new line of research, it owes a great deal to prior work in mathematics education research community (such as the work of the scholars of the Freudenthal Institute on realistic mathematics education). Based on both quantitative and qualitative research, "The Illusion of Linearity: From Analysis to Improvement" discusses the following issues: (1) how the illusion of linearity appears in diverse domains of mathematics and science and how it is conceptually related to other more general misconceptions identified in the research literature, (2) what are the crucial psychological, mathematical, and educational factors being responsible for the occurrence and persistence of the phenomenon, and (3) how the illusion of linearity can be remedied by appropriate instruction. "The Illusion of Linearity: From Analysis to Improvement" is essential to those working in mathematics education, particularly teacher educators and curriculum research and development. |
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Card & Magic Tricks $11.71 The world of magic is shrouded in mystery…until now "Little Giant(R) Encyclopedia: Card & Magic Tricks" reveals some of the basic secrets of conjuring and illusion. It begins with 30 pages of card handling methods that any beginner will find worthwhile. The magical card section features 83 mathematical tricks using special props and novelties, and you’ll also find 66 magical sleights of hand using coins, silks and handkerchiefs, string, rope, and paper. There’s even a section on how to get the truly "magical" effects that will have your audience shaking their heads in disbelief and calling for more. |
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The Illusion of the End $45.36 In this book Jean Baudrillard, one of the most celebrated and controversial contemporary social theorists, argues that the notion of the end of history is an illusion, and that we are now engaged in a gigantic process of historical revisionism. |
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HB ILLUSION 12 CUP COFFEEMAKER $44.99 HB ILLUSION 12 CUP COFFEEMAKER |
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The Money Illusion $13.4 2009 reprint of 1928 edition. In economics, money illusion refers to the tendency of people to think of currency in nominal, rather than real, terms. This is a fallacy as modern fiat currencies have no inherent value and their real value is derived from their ability to be exchanged for goods and used for payment of taxes. The term was coined by John Maynard Keynes in the early twentieth century, and Irving Fisher 1928 book, The Money Illusion, is one of the most important works on the subject. |
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Introspection Illusion $71.7 The introspection illusion is a cognitive illusion in which people wrongly think they have direct insight into the origins of their mental states. In certain situations, this illusion leads to people making confident but false explanations of their own behavior or predictions about their future mental states. The illusion has been examined in a number of different psychological experiments, and suggested as a basis for other biases. These experiments have been interpreted as suggesting that, rather than offering direct access to the processes underlying mental states, introspection is a process of construction and inference, much as people indirectly infer others mental states from their behavior. When people mistake unreliable introspection for genuine selfknowledge, the result can be an illusion of superiority over other people, so for example each person thinks they are less biased and less conformist than the rest of the group. Even when experimental subjects are provided with reports of other subjects introspections, in as detailed a form as possible, they still rate those other introspections as unreliable while treating their own as reliable. Author: Miller, Frederic P./ Vandome, Agnes F./ McBrewster, John Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 80 Publication Date: 2010/04/26 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.01 x 0.19 inches |
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Illusion Bodystocking $24.95 So many ways to use your Illusion Bodystocking underneath regular clothing for sexy surprise, or as-is for sophisticated seduction that will have him begging for more! Enjoy the complete look in one easy bodystocking! With an open-crotch, it’s ready when you are! Imported. In black nylon, one size fits 6-12. |
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Illusion Side Table $280 The Illusion table is hand-made, making each piece as unique as the design itself. |
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The Spencers Theatre of Illusion Tickets $198 “Buy Tickets for The Spencers Theatre of Illusion are available. Ticketliquidator.com gets you in!” |
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It’s All an Illusion! $20.01 This book is for all those who are searching for meaning in life. For those who are trying to make sense out of a seemingly meaningless world. For those who ask themselves: What is it all about? This book is also for those who have picked up the self-study course entitled A Course in Miracles (ACIM) and then put it down because what it is saying is just too difficult for them to believe, because what it is saying is unsubstantiated by other belief systems. In writing this book I am hoping to show the reader that the teachings of ACIM are not that inconceivable or far-fetched and that there are many sages around the world whose teachings are very similar. I am a student who has spent many years searching, studying and groping in the dark for a light to switch on that would make it all clear to me. I found that light not so long ago when I began to study A Course in Miracles. If I am able to share some of that light with others then I will be honoured and joyful and my life will finally begin to make sense to me. So this book is about shedding a little light on what to me is the only thing that does make sense in this world around us – illusion It’s All An Illusion is a comparative study of the topic of illusion as expounded in A Course in Miracles, Buddhism, Hinduism and other belief systems. In the book I explore the topic of illusion in great detail and have included numerous quotations from other books and scriptures. I have also included interviews with a Hindu teacher, two Buddhist monks and ACIM teacher I would classify It’s All An Illusion as a self-help/MBS book and it is aimed at people who may have picked up ACIM and thought that it was all too far-fetched to believe. It is also aimed at people who are interested in MBS books but who may know nothing about ACIM. I also think it would be useful to ACIM followers because the teachings of ACIM are simplified and explained in the book. |
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Amazing Card Tricks $5.7 Approximately 50 truly astonishing card tricks are demonstrated and explained in this unusual, beautifully photographed book for young and budding magicians. The distinctive feature of " Amazing Card Tricks " is the series of how-to photos, each close-up picture showing a pair of white-gloved hands in the step-by-step, sleight-of-hand process of manipulating a card deck to perform a magic trick. An opening sequence shows various ways to shuffle a card deckaand then to " false shuffle " in a way that gives the illusion of the real thing. Author Jon Tremain, a professional magician, also teaches his readers how to force a spectatoras choice in selecting a card. He starts his repertory of tricks with a relatively easy one called " X Marks the Spot. " A spectator chooses a card, remembers it, puts it back into the deck, then immediately retrieves it after the deck is thoroughly shuffled. The tricks grow more challengingaand more amazingaas young readers progress through the pages of this vastly entertaining book. Bonus features include the authoras method of fortune-telling with cards, and tips on creating a professional appearance while performing tricks. |
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The Growth Illusion $14.57 Short-listed for 1992 GPA Award. Is economic growth improving our lives? In 1992, when the first edition of The Growth Illusion appeared, most people had little doubt that the answer was ‘Yes’. Today, however, the climate of opinion has changed and there is widespread acceptance that, while growth might be necessary to generate jobs, the development path we are following isn’t making life better for ourselves or our children.This new, revised edition of The Growth Illusion explains what has gone wrong. Douthwaite argues that since the 1950s, governments around the world have made economic growth their primary focus in the belief that by baking the biggest national cake, they are creating the resources needed to fulfill their political goals. Recent research in the USA, Britain, Germany and Australia shows that this ‘growth first, goals later’ strategy isn’t working and that in the past fifteen years the growth process has actually destroyed more resources than it has created on a sustainable basis. As these economies run backwards, their citizens become worse off. So why is growth still paramount? Like an aircraft maintaining a minimum airspeed to stay aloft, so an economy must maintain a minimum growth rate if it is not to plunge into a deep depression. If demand fails to increase in any year, less investment will be made the following year, people will be thrown out of work and the economy will begin to unwind. The Growth Illusion explores this trap and many other topics along the way, asking fundamental questions about economics and the society in which we live. In this revised and reworked edition, case studies and statistics have been brought up to date and amplified by new research. Douthwaite identifies recent changes in public attitudes to growth as the beginnings of an intellectual revolution as far-reaching in its consequences for human survival as those initiated by Copernicus or Darwin in their re-assessment of man’s place in creation. ‘Growth has pushed the economic system beyond safe environmental limits,’ he writes. ‘The present revolution involves our acceptance that Earth is finite and the laws of nature apply to us.’ Press comments about The Growth Illusion: ‘Truly a book for our times: a fierce and unrelenting critique of the failures of laissez-faire capitalism … I commend The Growth Illusion to all.’- The Sunday Tribune — ‘Here’s an economist who can entertain, blowing the whistle on consumer idiocies … After reading Douthwaite’s vivid and convincing case studies it becomes impossible to hear a politician promising ‘recovery’ … without feeling mingled pity and contempt’ — The Independent on Sunday — “The Growth Illusion is simply indispensable for those who wish to empower themselves by getting a grip on an alternative model to the prevailing economics of misery. What is particularly impressive is the quality of the scholarship… The publication of this book is a very significant act in democratizing economi |
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Christ Illusion $81.25 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles Christ Illusion is the tenth studio album by the American thrash metal band Slayer. Released on August 8, 2006, the album received generally favorable critical reviews, and it entered the Billboard 200 at number 5the bands highest U.S. chart position to date. Christ Illusion includes the Grammy Awardwinning songs Eyes of the Insane and Final Six, and is the bands first studio album to feature original drummer Dave Lombardo since 1990s Seasons in the Abyss. Author: Miller, Frederic P./ Vandome, Agnes F./ McBrewster, John Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 120 Publication Date: 2010/12/23 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.28 inches |
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Illusion of Luck $1.29 Greg Tenorly Series – Book 3. Greg was about to marry the woman of his dreams figuring he was the luckiest man in the world. Until the anonymous phone call. Print length: 294 pages. Larry found writing success after he began posting an online fictionalized account of his own downward spiral into depravity and murder. Is luck real or is it an illusion? Some people have to find out the hard way. |
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The Illusion Factory $7.79 "The Illusion Factory " Is a poetry journal that included forty one poems and thirty one daily challenges. Some of the challenges are just for random fun and others purpose are much more meaningful. To help break down sociological barriers in our society and to point out and challenge people to stand up against stereotypical beliefs and images. |
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Everything Is an Illusion $10.23 What is helpful about reading these types of quotes is that the more you can realize that everything is an illusion the better you can ignore everything and turn inward. One of the most significant aspects to this collection of quotes by the Sages is that in addition to pointing out that everything is a dreamlike illusion, the also point out in many of their quotes that upon Self Realization everything disappears. They also state that realizing that the world, etc. is an illusion is essential for Self Realization.The type is Palatino 15 for crisp clear easy reading.This book contains all of the quotes in Chapter (Step) Two from the book The Seven Steps to Awakening. Everything is an Illusion is Book Five in the Self Realization Series. One purpose of the Self Realization Series is to put just one category of quotes into a small book that has the advantage of making it easier to focus, meditate on, grasp and have insight into just one subject at a time. That makes the approach simple, easier and less complicated. The idea is to stay focused on just one subject until you have received everything you need to receive from that one subject. Most people go on to the next subject without ever having learned to apply to their lives the subject they are studying now. The Self Realization series of books are portable practice manuals aimed at helping sincere seekers of Self Realization master one Key to Self Realization at a time.The six titles in the Self Realization Series are: 1.Self Awareness Practice Instructions. 2.The Desire for Liberation.3.The False self.4.Inspiration and Encouragement on the Path to Self Realization. 5.Everything is an Illusion.6.How Not to Get Lost in Concepts. |
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Bricks of Illusion $19.4 Bricks Of Illusion is a moving collection of the best of my poetry to date. The poems cover many subjects and emotions and have been highly praised. If you love poetry that makes you think and reaches your mind, heart and soul then this is the collection for you. Author: StookeVaughan (Stannard), Victoria Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 48 Publication Date: 2008/03/01 Language: English Dimensions: 9.00 x 6.00 x 0.11 inches |
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The Conquest of Illusion the Conquest of Illusion $33.43 1928. Contents: quest of life; from the unreal to the real; intuition and intellect; absolute and the relative; mystery of creation; spirit and matter; phantom of evil; freedom of the will; justice of life; immortality of the soul; in the light of the eternal. |
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Illusion 1915 Illusion 1915 $22.37 1928. The story begins: The French house I sought was seen, as I turned a corner, remote in a diminishing avenue of noble trees. Below the hush of midsummer was the vibration of many wings. The bees were in the limes. I could smell the nectar of that tree; it is full summer when the limes are flowering and the bees get drunk. I found that a pleasant confirmation of the season, for to me that summer was hardly authentic. The house was set deeply in a long perspective of foliage, as though I stood in the June of one year and saw distantly the pale ghost of the old chateau in a silent June of the past. I wanted to reach that house, but it looked as though I could get not nearer to it than the murmuring summer in which I stood. I could only look back to where it was secluded in the silence of a forgotten year. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing. Author: Tomlinson, H. M. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 34 Publication Date: 2010/09/10 Language: English Dimensions: 6.00 x 9.02 x 0.07 inches |
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The Last Illusion $7.99 Irish immigrant and PI Molly Murphy is thrilled to have a ticket to the theater to see a trio of illusionists that are all the rage. Indeed, headlining is Harry Houdini, the most sensational of them all; he has just returned from entertaining European kings and queens for a brief run on Broadway. But before Houdini can even take the stage, the opening act goes horribly wrong and to the crowd’s shock the illusionist saws into his assistant. In the aftermath, the stunned performer accuses Houdini of tampering with the equipment he keeps under lock and key. And he’s not the only one critical of “The King of Handcuffs.” Risking his life every night, Houdini has raised the stakes to such a perilous level that he’s putting lesser acts out of business. With everyone on edge, Houdini’s wife hires Molly to be part investigator/part bodyguard, but how can she protect a man who literally risks his life every night? And how is she going to uncover whether these masters of illusion are simply up to their tricks or if there truly is something much more treacherous going on. With sparkling wit, charming characters, and historic detail, multiple award winner Rhys Bowen brings early-twentieth-century New York City and the fantastic performers of the time vividly to life in The Last Illusion . |
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Last Illusion $6.19 Irish immigrant and PI Molly Murphy is thrilled to have a ticket to the theater to see a trio of illusionists that are all the rage. Indeed, headlining is Harry Houdini, the most sensational of them all; he has just returned from entertaining European kings and queens for a brief run on Broadway. But before Houdini can even take the stage, the opening act goes horribly wrong and to the crowd’s shock the illusionist saws into his assistant. In the aftermath, the stunned performer accuses Houdini of tampering with the equipment he keeps under lock and key. And he’s not the only one critical of "The King of Handcuffs." Risking his life every night, Houdini has raised the stakes to such a perilous level that he’s putting lesser acts out of business. With everyone on edge, Houdini’s wife hires Molly to be part investigator/part bodyguard, but how can she protect a man who literally risks his life every night? And how is she going to uncover whether these masters of illusion are simply up to their tricks or if there truly is something much more treacherous going on. With sparkling wit, charming characters, and historic detail, multiple award winner Rhys Bowen brings early-twentieth-century New York City and the fantastic performers of the time vividly to life in The Last Illusion . |
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The Illusion of Science $96.59 Science has long been regarded as a process of thinking, of pursuing the truth. This quest traditionally has been reserved for an elite group of thinkers, since at least the time of Aristotle, who was considered as the undisputed authority on philosophical truth, including that which we call science. The Scientific Revolution challenged Aristotles authority and paved the way for the new method of evaluating scientific truths developed by Bacon, Descartes, and Galileo. Science became, over time, a process of inquiry open to all social and economic classes and accessible to all. In the twentieth century, the role of science again became hidden from or remote to public view, either because of innate complexity or the necessity of wartime secrecy. One forum on which science has been made available to the public is the stage. A few playwrights of the twentieth century have used science in their works. But more often than not, they primarily wrote about the lives of scientists with only the illusion that the plays are about science. Very few have been able to capture the essence of science and present it to the public in an understanding manner so that its complexities are no longer an illusion. This book is for those who wish to see the science in art and the art in science. Author: Ganapathy, Preethi Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 72 Publication Date: 2008/05/01 Language: English Dimensions: 9.61 x 6.69 x 0.15 inches |
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The Activity Illusion $19.72 Why are we working harder than ever and yet being less effective? Why do we let work bleed into family life and holidays? The Activity Illusion breaks open the vicious circle of hyperactive work practices and shows how to fix it for you and your organisation. You will discover: . how to work less and be more effective in your job. why activity has become the new status. how up to 20% of your organisation’s payroll gets soaked up by ineffective use of email. why we get "addicted" to email and BlackBerry. how to create the virtuous circle of an effective work life and a great life outside the office. |
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The Illusion of Death $23.76 The Illusion of Death is a rational examination of what might happen to us after we die, guided solely by science, reason, and logic. Each consciousness has its own unique combination of "something" that gives rise to it and it alone, and not to a different consciousness. What, then, is there to prevent the same combination from occurring once again after death, causing each person to be conscious and alive anew? Using the most recent research from fields as disparate as psychology, physics, and philosophy, Dr. John Dworetzky examines the possibilities of an afterlife, and comes to a surprising but comforting conclusion. |
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The Illusion of Safety $90.81 High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles The Illusion of Safety is the second album by American rock band Thrice, released in 2002 through Sub City Records. It is the last Thrice album released on the label before it was signed to Island Records. The album was recorded in Beltsville, Maryland. A portion of the proceeds from the release of the album were donated to A Place Called Home, a nonprofit youth center in South Central Los Angeles. Author: Surhone, Lambert M./ Timpledon, Miriam T./ Marseken, Susan F. Binding Type: Paperback Number of Pages: 132 Publication Date: 2010/07/08 Language: English Dimensions: 5.98 x 9.01 x 0.30 inches |
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The Self Illusion $21.95 Most of us believe that we are an independent, coherent self–an individual inside our head who thinks, watches, wonders, dreams, and makes plans for the future. This sense of our self may seem incredibly real but a wealth of recent scientific evidence reveals that it is not what it seems–it is all an illusion.In The Self Illusion, Bruce Hood reveals how the self emerges during childhood and how the architecture of the developing brain enables us to become social animals dependent on each other. Humans spend proportionally the greatest amount of time in childhood compared to any other animal. It's not only to learn from others, Hood notes, but also to learn to become like others. We learn to become our self. Even as adults we are continually developing and elaborating this story, learning to become different selves in different situations–the work self, the home self, the parent self. Moreover, Hood shows that this already fluid process–the construction of self–has dramatically changed in recent years. Social networking activities–such as blogging, Facebook, LinkedIn, and Twitter–are fast becoming socialization on steroids. The speed and ease at which we can form alliances and relationships are outstripping the same selection processes that shaped our self prior to the internet era. Things will never be the same again in the online social world. Hood offers our first glimpse into this unchartered territory.Who we are is, in short, a story of our self–a narrative that our brain creates. Like the science fiction movie, we are living in a matrix that is our mind. But Hood concludes that though the self is an illusion, it is an illusion we must continue to embrace to live happily in human society. |
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Illusion Guide(Pack of 1) $8.49 For complete description of all 67 illusions (LB141-LB199), including routines, etc. Please order our Illusion guide book, Includes detail illustrations on every illusion. This book is free upon request with your order of any illusion plans, or may be pur |
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Michael Stars Illusion $161.85 Michael Stars Illusion Eyeglasses for Women are available at BestBuyEyeglasses.com in the following colors: Black, Brown, Purple. The style is Rectangle and the frame material is Metal. Michael Stars Illusion Metal. These frames accept prescription lenses. |
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Royce International Eyewear Illusion $131.85 Royce International Eyewear Illusion Eyeglasses for Unisex are available at BestBuyEyeglasses.com in the following colors: Black, Blue, Brown, Red. The style is Rectangle and the frame material is Metal. Royce International Eyewear Illusion Metal. These frames accept prescription lenses. |
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The Scorpio Illusion $11.81 Tyrell Hawthorne was a naval intelligence officer – one of the best – until the rain-swept night in Amsterdam when his wife was murdered, an innocent victim of the games spies play. Now Hawthorne has been called out of retirement for one last assignment. For he is the only man alive who can track down the world’s most dangerous terrorist. Amaya Bajaratt is beautiful, elusive, deadly – and she has set in motion a chilling conspiracy that a desperate government cannot stop. With the life of the president hanging in the balance, Hawthorne must follow Amaya’s serpentine trail to uncover the sinister network who exist to help this consummate killer. And Hawthorne must discover the shattering truth behind the Scorpio Illusion . . . |
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The Theatre of Illusion $8.39 Pierre Corneille, in his original dedication for The Theatre of Illusion, described the play as a "strange monster." He first called these five acts a comedy; later, a "caprice" and an "extravagant trifle." Written in 1635 and staged in 1636, the play vanished from the stage for the next three hundred years-to be revived in 1937 by Louis Jouvet and the Comédie Française. Since then it has been widely considered, in Virginia Scott’s words, "Corneille’s baroque masterpiece."Today this brilliant piece of wit and drama is available in a new translation from one of America’s finest poets and translators of French, Richard Wilbur. Widely praised for his translations of plays by Molière and Racine, Wilbur now turns his poetic grace to this work, which remains as much a celebration of the comedy of humanity and the magic of life as it was when Corneille wrote it.   |
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The Illusion of Return $3.95 The nameless narrator of this startling novella believed himself to be under no illuson: a Palestinian refugee, he had escaped the deadly tumult of Lebanon–the roving militias and endlessly complicated religious violence–by having long ago fled to London. He knew he could never go back. But then one day an old friend who had also escaped calls him and asks to meet at the airport on a stop-over on his way back to Lebanon. For the narrator, it summons up everything he thought he had suppressed, both the yearning to go home and the secret reason he can’t. Thus the reunion with his old friend becomes, for the narrator, a disturbing confrnotation. And as they plunge into diverging memories–his friend’s frighteningly unreal, his own even more frighteningly too real–"The Illusion of Return" becomes a revealing and moving study of extremism and its brutalizing effect not only on nations but on the intimate lives of the individuals it touches. |
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The Great Illusion $46.44 First published in 1909, The Great Illusion sets out to answer one of the greatest questions in human history: Why is there war? Specifically, Angell wishes to discuss why there is war between the countries of Europe, which seem to always be at one another’s throats. Angell refutes the belief that military power results in greater wealth and instead proposes that advanced economies based on trade and contract law can only generate value in the absence of military upset. War destroys any wealth that conquerors may have wanted to obtain, making the whole enterprise pointless. A deep understanding of this would, then, end the need for war. Students of history, political science, and peace studies will find much to ponder and much to argue with in this classic text. |
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Grand Illusion $10.99 Rudy Giuliani emerged from the smoke of 9/11 as the unquestioned hero of the day: America’s Mayor, the father figure we could all rely on to be tough, to be wise, to do the right thing. In that uncertain time, it was a comfort to know that he was on the scene and in control, making the best of a dire situation. But was he really? Grand Illusion is the definitive report on Rudy Giuliani’s role in 9/11—the true story of what happened that day and the first clear-eyed evaluation of Giuliani’s role before, during, and after the disaster. While the pictures of a soot-covered Giuliani making his way through the streets became very much a part of his personal mythology, they were also a symbol of one of his greatest failures. The mayor’s performance, though marked by personal courage and grace under fire, followed two terms in office pursuing an utterly wrongheaded approach to the city’s security against terrorism. Turning the mythology on its head, Grand Illusion reveals how Giuliani has revised his own history, casting himself as prescient terror hawk when in fact he ran his administration as if terrorist threats simply did not exist, too distracted by pet projects and turf wars to attend to vital precautions. Authors Wayne Barrett and Dan Collins also provide the first authoritative view of the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, recounting the triumphs and missteps of the city’s efforts to heal itself. With surprising new reporting about the victims, the villains, and the heroes, this is an eye-opening reassessment of one of the pivotal events—and politicians—of our time. |
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The Illusion of Conscious Will $21.61 Selected as a Finalist in the category of Psychology/Mental Health in the 2002 Independent Publisher Book Awards (IPPYs) presented by Independent Publisher Magazine., Silver Award Winner for Philosophy in the 2002 ForeWord Magazine Book of the Year Awards. and Selected as an Outstanding Academic Book for 2002 by Choice Magazine Do we consciously cause our actions, or do they happen to us? Philosophers, psychologists, neuroscientists, theologians, and lawyers have long debated the existence of free will versus determinism. In this book Daniel Wegner offers a novel understanding of the issue. Like actions, he argues, the feeling of conscious will is created by the mind and brain. Yet if psychological and neural mechanisms are responsible for all human behavior, how could we have conscious will? The feeling of conscious will, Wegner shows, helps us to appreciate and remember our authorship of the things our minds and bodies do. Yes, we feel that we consciously will our actions, Wegner says, but at the same time, our actions happen to us. Although conscious will is an illusion, it serves as a guide to understanding ourselves and to developing a sense of responsibility and morality. Approaching conscious will as a topic of psychological study, Wegner examines the issue from a variety of angles. He looks at illusions of the will?-those cases where people feel that they are willing an act that they are not doing or, conversely, are not willing an act that they in fact are doing. He explores conscious will in hypnosis, Ouija board spelling, automatic writing, and facilitated communication, as well as in such phenomena as spirit possession, dissociative identity disorder, and trance channeling. The result is a book that sidesteps endless debates to focus, more fruitfully, on the impact on our lives of the illusion of conscious will. |
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Grand Illusion Side Table $450 The Grand Illusion table is hand-made, making each piece as unique as the design itself. |
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Rusty Illusion Gray Walkshort $41.99 The ladies won’t believe how well you clean up with these Illusion walkshorts featuring a subtle plaid design by Rusty! |
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Roxy Illusion Jacket – Women’s $114.9 Roxy Illusion Jacket – Women’s: The Roxy Illusion Jacket has no tricks up its sleeve when it comes to performance and style. Fully taped seams and 10K waterproof and breathability ratings don’t just give the illusion of keeping you dry and warm. Fleece lining provides an extra layer of comfort, while its long slim fit gives you style on the slopes. The only trick the Roxy Illusion Jacket pulls is it makes you feel like Torah Bright while you cruise the mountain. |
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Naked Illusion $14.99 “This provocative and hard-hitting book strips bare some of the most alarming trends and ungodly thinking that have invaded the church today. The enemy has been allowed to run rampant. Far too many in the church are living a life which is not leading them to the portals of heaven as they suppose, but rather, has them rushing headlong into the bowels of hell. The days of ignorance have passed and the days of reformation are here. We have run out of excuses and we are running out of time. The finishing generation must arise NOW with the truth that will expose every illusion and crush the head of the serpent. The army is being assembled. Your name is being called. What will you do? .” the kingdom of heaven suffers violence, and violent men take it by force.” – Mat 11: 12- R.A. Smith reveals and declares the Word for a ‘now’ generation. Bold and accurate, Ross wields the sword of the Spirit and imparts revelation needed in this hour. Ross and his wife, Karen, pastor Celebration Church in Wellington City, New Zealand. He and his wife have two children, Chantelle and Adam.” |
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Masters of Illusion $50 Many legal theorists and judges agree on one major premise in the field of law and religion: that religion clause jurisprudence is in a state of disarray and has been for some time. In Masters of Illusion , Frank S. Ravitch provocatively contends that both hard originalism (a strict focus on the intent of the Framers) and neutrality are illusory in religion clause jurisprudence, the former because it cannot live up to its promise for either side in the debate and the latter because it is simply impossible in the religion clause context. Yet these two principles have been used in almost every Supreme Court decision addressing religion clause questions. Ravitch unpacks the various principles of religion clause interpretation, drawing on contemporary debates such as school prayer and displaying the Ten Commandments on courthouses, to demonstrate that the neutrality principle does not work in a pluralistic society. When defined by large, overarching principles of equality and liberty, neutrality fails to account for differences between groups and individuals. If, however, the Court drew on a variety of principles instead of a single notion of neutrality to decide whether or not laws facilitated or discouraged religious practices, the result could be a more equitable approach to religion clause cases. |
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Theater of Illusion $4.99 Combining elements of mystery, history, and romance, this compelling narrative explores the river frontier of West Virginia to the Midwest in the 1900s. Unconventional for her time, Sarah Perkins is driven to excel and be successful in a man’s world despite her traumatic childhood under an abusive father who strictly enforced traditional gender roles. Dreaming of one day being a riverboat pilot, Sara embarks on an adventure aboard the Spirit of the River , a premier paddleboat on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers. She’s spent hours behind the wheel under the supervision of the captain, Jeremy Smith—her friendly rival and romantic interest—and longs to prove her worth. When a traveling troupe of entertainers, Le Théatre d’Illusion, discovers that a cast member has suspiciously disappeared while a mysterious and deadly illness afflicts the rest of the passengers, Sarah will find herself tested in unimaginable ways. Suspenseful and thrilling, this dynamic novel of hidden secrets offers an unflinching look at serious issues such as alcoholism, suicide, and gender, while maintaining a lively storyline full of adventure, independence, and life on the river wild. |
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An Illusion of Sun $28.03 An Illusion of Sun is the first of John Fraser’s 14 novels (12 published, two forthcoming). ‘I wanted to do a novel that smelled of fascism (I hope not a fascist novel ) -’ Fraser says ‘- the slaughterhouse, the canals, the fruit – every kind of South and Central European fascism, from Franco to Tiso and Dolfuss, its impregnation of other discourses, from "democracy" to "socialism." It was intended to show how that virus had penetrated the bourgeoisie, its philosophy and its theorists, the ornamental style itself the modesty veil thrown over.’The novel is located in a Slavonic Venice, a city in a state of decline. Perrina attempts to salvage her decaying palazzo both from the depradations of time and the ambiguous bureaucrats who seem to have designs on her as well as on the mansion. Torgano establishes a difficult and masochistic relation with Perrina, her concerns – and the city itself. A liberation seems to lie in leaving her and the city, but will this resolve anything? Of Fraser’s unique writing, the distinguished poet John Fuller has commented: ‘In Fraser’s fiction the reader rides as on a switchback or luge of impetuous attention, with effects flashing by at virtuoso speeds. The characters seem to be unwitting agents of chaos, however much wise reflection Fraser bestows upon them; they move with shrugging self-assurance through circumstances as richly detailed and as without reliable compass-points as a Chinese scroll.’ |
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50 Optical Illusions $7.7 New – This title includes fifty cards featuring mind-bending illusions to surprise your eyes, taken from the personal collection of Al Seckel, world expert on visual illusions. An optical illusion on each card is accompanied by text on the reverse explaining how the illusion works in tricking the eye. This title comes with a ‘revealer’ card, which can be used to measure and check the illustrations to increase understanding of how each illusion works. |
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Birthday Girl With Possum $15 Welcome to the party. We”re about to unleash the presents.Known for his dreamy abstraction and the emotional ferocity of his work both on the page and on the stage, Constantine has helped to shape the poetry scenes of Southern California. In his second collection, Birthday Girl With Possum, the poet continues to explore the illusion of knowledge and the facts of magic.Utilizing a dynamic blend of classic & colloquial diction, pop culture & historical references, this collection examines the invisible lines between wonder & disappointment, ecstasy & crime, savagery & innocence.No approach to writing (odes, codes, lectures, letters, tests & attendance sheets) is left unexploited as a means to poetry. It is a birthday card from the phenomenal world to our wildest selves. |
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Card & Magic Tricks $4.28 The world of magic is shrouded in mystery…until now! Little Giant(R) Encyclopedia: Card & Magic Tricks reveals some of the basic secrets of conjuring and illusion. It begins with 30 pages of card handling methods that any beginner will find worthwhile. The magical card section features 83 mathematical tricks using special props and novelties, and you”ll also find 66 magical sleights of hand using coins, silks and handkerchiefs, string, rope, and paper. There”s even a section on how to get the truly magical effects that will have your audience shaking their heads in disbelief and calling for more. |
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Cardcaptor Sakura – Clow Cards: The Arrow, the Big, the Bubbles, the Change, the Cloud, the Create, the Dark, the Dash, the Dream, the Earthy, the Erase, the Fight, the Firey, the Float, the Flower, the Fly, the Freeze, the Glow, the Hope, the Illusion, T $23.99 Used – Source: Wikia. Pages: 63. Chapters: The Arrow, The Big, The Bubbles, The Change, The Cloud, The Create, The Dark, The Dash, The Dream, The Earthy, The Erase, The Fight, The Firey, The Float, The Flower, The Fly, The Freeze, The Glow, The Hope, The Illusion, The Jump, The Libra, The Light, The Little, The Lock, The Loop, The Maze, The Mirror, The Mist, The Move, The Nameless Card, The Nothing, The Power, The Rain, The Return, The Sand, The Shadow, The Shield, The Shot, The Silent, The Slee |
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Edmark 1441 Thinkin Things Collection 2 $4.94 Imaginative Tools and Toys to Strengthen Kids Thinking! Product Information In this rapidly changing world kids with strong thinking skills will thrive and excel. A powerful set of tools and toys that strengthen observation and analysis develop spatial awareness improve memory and foster creativity. With a strong grasp of these skills your child is ready to succeed! Skills Learned Patterns Spatial Awareness Visual Memory Observation and Analysis Auditory Discrimination Musical and Visual Creativity Product Features Did you see it? Hear it? Concentrate. Were those two Fripples wearing the same hat? Speaking the same language? Frippletration develops observation and memory skills. Learn Tunes with Toony Build listening skills and auditory memory as you learn all-time favorite songs on one of our wacky xylophones! Strengthen Visual Thinking with Moving Art Use a masking tool to separate pictures into foreground and background layers then direct a snake of shapes under over and through your amazing designs. Listen. Which line did Crocker play? Kids explore rhythmic notation on their own high-tech jammin machine and match the band members to the rhythm lines they played. New dimensions for Thinking Explore 3-dimensional visualization and optical illusion! Draw or erase on the 2D workspace and watch as your picture is instantly mapped onto a spinning 3D image. Windows Requirements Win 95/98 or Me 486/33 MHz Pentium or better Hard disk with 12 MB free 8 MB RAM 640×480 256 colors Double speed (2X) or faster CD-ROM drive Windows-compatible output sound card Macintosh Requirements System 7.5.6 – 9.x 68040 PowerPC or later 8 MB RAM (RAM) 640×480 256 colors Double speed (2X) or faster CD-ROM drive |
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Fantastic Greeting Cards with Peel-offs $19.24 Used – We have all used stickers on cards, but did you know that stickers can also be the main item on a card? For example, you can combine contour stickers with attractive paper – such as mother-of-pearl paper, fantasy paper and illusion paper – to create an unusual result. |
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Fantastic Greeting Cards with Peel-offs $21.75 New – We have all used stickers on cards, but did you know that stickers can also be the main item on a card? For example, you can combine contour stickers with attractive paper – such as mother-of-pearl paper, fantasy paper and illusion paper – to create an unusual result. |
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Fifty-two Ways to Magic America $49.95 New – A wry story of illusion and deception from the fading coastal resorts of England. Marty has been practising magic since he was eight. He loves the attention, not least at school where his deft card tricks offer him a way round the embarrassment of actually talking to girls. But how can any serious magician who dreams of following his heroes Siegfried & Roy to the glittering lights of Las Vegas, still be employing his little sister as his assistant ? A post-show drinks party at the Young |
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Fifty-two Ways to Magic America $48.95 New – A wry story of illusion and deception from the fading coastal resorts of England. Marty has been practising magic since he was eight. He loves the attention, not least at school where his deft card tricks offer him a way round the embarrassment of actually talking to girls. But how can any serious magician who dreams of following his heroes Siegfried & Roy to the glittering lights of Las Vegas, still be employing his little sister as his assistant ? A post-show drinks party at the Young |
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Fifty-two Ways to Magic America $1.99 Used – A wry story of illusion and deception from the fading coastal resorts of England. Marty has been practising magic since he was eight. He loves the attention, not least at school where his deft card tricks offer him a way round the embarrassment of actually talking to girls. But how can any serious magician who dreams of following his heroes Siegfried & Roy to the glittering lights of Las Vegas, still be employing his little sister as his assistant ? A post-show drinks party at the Young |
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Foolproof Card Tricks for the Amateur Magician $11.95 Master the art of illusion with 183 easy-to-learn tricks from the bestselling magician, plus 197 step-by-step illustrations. Includes everything from shuffle setups to card telepathy with coins, telephones, and other props. |
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Gilbert’s Mysto Magic Tricks: Book of Instructions $21.88 New – Includes Multiplying Corks, The Great Buddha Money Mystery, The Hiding Chessman, Galloping Dime, The Vanishing Handkerchief, The Phantom Card Trick, The Photoplasmic Mystery, Spiral Wire Illusion, And The Great Paper Ribbon Enigma. |
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Gilbert’s Mysto Magic Tricks: Book of Instructions $33.81 Includes Multiplying Corks, The Great Buddha Money Mystery, The Hiding Chessman, Galloping Dime, The Vanishing Handkerchief, The Phantom Card Trick, The Photoplasmic Mystery, Spiral Wire Illusion, And The Great Paper Ribbon Enigma. |
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Gilbert’s Mysto Magic Tricks: Book of Instructions $21.88 Used – Includes Multiplying Corks, The Great Buddha Money Mystery, The Hiding Chessman, Galloping Dime, The Vanishing Handkerchief, The Phantom Card Trick, The Photoplasmic Mystery, Spiral Wire Illusion, And The Great Paper Ribbon Enigma. |
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Gilbert’s Mysto Magic Tricks: Book of Instructions $12.76 New – Includes Multiplying Corks, The Great Buddha Money Mystery, The Hiding Chessman, Galloping Dime, The Vanishing Handkerchief, The Phantom Card Trick, The Photoplasmic Mystery, Spiral Wire Illusion, And The Great Paper Ribbon Enigma. |
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Gilbert’s Mysto Magic Tricks: Book of Instructions $12.7 Used – Includes Multiplying Corks, The Great Buddha Money Mystery, The Hiding Chessman, Galloping Dime, The Vanishing Handkerchief, The Phantom Card Trick, The Photoplasmic Mystery, Spiral Wire Illusion, And The Great Paper Ribbon Enigma. |
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Illusio $17.49 1896: As the pioneers of magic compete against each other to amaze the public the most spectacular magic show of all times will soon happen and YOU want to win it! To achieve that you’ll portray one of the ten magicians in competition and challenge your competitors with prestigious tricks. Illusio takes place at the great ages of magic and illusions where the mysterious magic arts were as much science as mystery. Through this lively card game you’re one of the ten magicians who compete to become the master of illusion. You may be Savano the magnificent lord of animals or the amazing Shaozu who modifies things or even the hypnotic Miss Domina who subjugates the crowds… whoever you are magic will no longer be a mystery for you! You gather various types of components (accessories animals tricks formulas etc.) that you store in your backstage until the time comes to use them. In the meantime you collect action cards to make your turns even more fantastic or at the opposite cheapen your opponents show. Objectives to achieve are placed in a common contest for all magicians and there is variety here: from close-up to illusion through evasion or mentalism. The fastest magician (the first one who has the required components) will be the first one to put his hands on the magic tricks he wishes to achieve. But beware! Your opponents will also know how to use magic against you and it is likely that your backstage will quickly turn into some kind of a mess… Remember: in the search of prestige everything is allowed! Only the most gifted magician will win this race for spectacular and impress the public at first to become the master of illusion! |
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Little Giant Encyclopedia: Card & Magic Tricks $4.11 New – The world of magic is shrouded in mystery…until now! “Little Giant(R) Encyclopedia: Card & Magic Tricks” reveals some of the basic secrets of conjuring and illusion. It begins with 30 pages of card handling methods that any beginner will find worthwhile. The magical card section features 83 mathematical tricks using special props and novelties, and you’ll also find 66 magical sleights of hand using coins, silks and handkerchiefs, string, rope, and paper. There’s even a section on how to |
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Little Giant Encyclopedia: Card & Magic Tricks $2.51 Used – The world of magic is shrouded in mystery…until now! “Little Giant(R) Encyclopedia: Card & Magic Tricks” reveals some of the basic secrets of conjuring and illusion. It begins with 30 pages of card handling methods that any beginner will find worthwhile. The magical card section features 83 mathematical tricks using special props and novelties, and you’ll also find 66 magical sleights of hand using coins, silks and handkerchiefs, string, rope, and paper. There’s even a section on how to |
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Loaded Dice $7.59 For ex-cop Tony Valentine, life in balmy Florida provides little R&R. In fact, he’s in demand now more than ever. Armed with a special grift sense, Valentine can spot card cheats and even bigger game whose sole purpose on earth is to relieve a casino of its cash. But when his son, who was going to card-counting school, goes missing, Valentine jets to Las Vegas. Once in town, he is pressed into service–and lands inside a treacherous game with higher stakes than he has ever encountered before. There’s a new casino in town, aptly named Sin, the largest on The Strip: three thousand guest rooms and a gambling floor as big as an airport terminal. The owners of Sin want Valentine to show them how the scams are done. But these powerful men harbor ulterior motives: They want to use their newfound skills to put a rival casino out of business. Sin’s competition is the Acropolis, run by Valentine’s longtime pal. Nick taps Tony to figure out how an amateur won $50,000 at his blackjack tables. But the small job is full of landmines. For starters, the suspect bears a strong resemblance to his late wife. What’s more, Valentine’s son is still M.I.A. Upping the ante, a dead stripper is found with Valentine’s calling card–and her grief-stricken boyfriend is vowing revenge. Yet in a city where barracudas wear pinstripes, time seems motionless even while it flies, and reality and illusion shift depending on the neon light, a greater threat maneuvers through the streets: an all-new breed of criminal with an agenda propelled by fury that will shake not just Valentine, but the city of Las Vegas. From the Hardcover edition. |
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Mac King’s Campfire Magic: 50 Amazing, Easy-To-Learn Tricks and Mind-Blowing Stunts Using Cards, String, Pencils, and Other Stuff from Your Knapsack $2.45 Used – Renowned magician/comedian Mac King presents amazing tricks and astounding (and often hilarious) feats of illusion that are perfect for any youngster aged 9 to 12 years, whether out on a camping expedition or stuck indoors! The book features fifty easy-to-learn, absolutely amazing magic tricks (including card tricks) but focuses on tricks that can be performed with rope, backpacks, hats, bandanas, knives, coins, twigs and anything else that might be found around a campfire. |
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Mac King’s Campfire Magic: 50 Amazing, Easy-To-Learn Tricks and Mind-Blowing Stunts Using Cards, String, Pencils, and Other Stuff from Your Knapsack $2.45 New – Renowned magician/comedian Mac King presents amazing tricks and astounding (and often hilarious) feats of illusion that are perfect for any youngster aged 9 to 12 years, whether out on a camping expedition or stuck indoors! The book features fifty easy-to-learn, absolutely amazing magic tricks (including card tricks) but focuses on tricks that can be performed with rope, backpacks, hats, bandanas, knives, coins, twigs and anything else that might be found around a campfire. |
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Master of Illusion $29.99 Master of Illusion puts an entire magic show in the palm of your hand. Master of Illusion contains step-by-step tutorials on more than 20 different tricks, allowing budding magicians to master the nuances of performance long before show time. Tricks use all facets of Nintendo DS magicians will draw faces that speak the name of the audience's card, or audibly instruct a dog to fetch a selected item. There are also several solitaire games for downtime between performances. |
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Master of Illusion $19.99 Master of Illusion puts an entire magic show in the palm of your hand. Master of Illusion contains step-by-step tutorials on more than 20 different tricks, allowing budding magicians to master the nuances of performance long before show time. Tricks use all facets of Nintendo DS ? magicians will draw faces that speak the name of the audience’s card, or audibly instruct a dog to fetch a selected item. There are also several solitaire games for downtime between performances. |
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Master of Illusion (includes cards!) $32.99 Master of Illusion teaches users how to perform magic and card tricks, then acts as an assistant as they perform for others. Once users learn how to secretly read the enclosed cards, they’ll become master magicians in no time. MOI puts an entire magic show in the palm of your hand. There are step-by-step tutorials on more than 20 different tricks, allowing budding magicians to master the nuances of performance long before show time. Tricks use all facets of the Nintendo DS: magicians will draw faces that speak the name of the audience’s card, or audibly instruct a dog to fetch a selected item. There are also several solitaire games for downtime between performances. Many of the tricks are auto-performing, so users will be wowed long before they learn how it’s done. Once they do, they can hand the DS off and watch others be amazed as well. Did you know Nintendo DS was magic? It is now, as Master of Illusion first teaches users how to perform incredible magic and card tricks, then acts as an assistant as they perform for others. You’ll meet a magic store clerk named Barbara who’ll walks you through various modes as you learn and perform tricks. Only a small percentage of the tricks are open at the beginning of the game, but as you practice and master tricks, more and more will open with the help of Barbara and a host of guest magicians who teach and perform for you! Master of Illusion contains step-by-step tutorials on more than 20 different tricks, allowing budding magicians to master the nuances of performance long before show time. Tricks use all facets of Nintendo DS – magicians will draw faces that speak the name of the audience’s card, or audibly instruct a dog to fetch a selected item. There are also several solitaire games for downtime between performances. Many of the tricks are auto-performing, so users will be wowed long before they learn how it’s done. Once they do, they can hand the DS off and watch others be amazed as well. Pick up Master of Illusio |
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Master of Illusion – Nintendo DS $26.87 Did you know Nintendo DS was magic? It is now, as Master of Illusion first teaches users how to perform incredible magic and card tricks, then acts as an assistant as they perform for others. You’ll meet a magic store clerk named Barbara who’ll walks you through various modes as you learn and perform tricks. Only a small percentage of the tricks are open at the beginning of the game, but as you practice and master tricks, more and more will open with the help of Barbara and a host of guest magicians who teach and perform for you! Master of Illusion contains step-by-step tutorials on more than 20 different tricks, allowing budding magicians to master the nuances of performance long before show time. Tricks use all facets of Nintendo DS ? magicians will draw faces that speak the name of the audience’s card, or audibly instruct a dog to fetch a selected item. There are also several solitaire games for downtime between performances. Many of the tricks are auto-performing, so users will be wowed long before they learn how it’s done. Once they do, they can hand the DS off and watch others be amazed as well. Pick up Master of Illusion and discover an entire magic show in the palm of your hand!–Learn the art of card reading and amaze your friends!-Step-by-step tutorials for more than 20 tricks-Practice and master initial tricks to learn new ones-Solitaire games for Personal enjoyment-Comes with its own special pack of marked cards-ESRB Rated E for Everyone |
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Master of Illusion – Used $24.99 Master of Illusion puts an entire magic show in the palm of your hand. Master of Illusion contains step-by-step tutorials on more than 20 different tricks, allowing budding magicians to master the nuances of performance long before show time. Tricks use all facets of Nintendo DS magicians will draw faces that speak the name of the audience's card, or audibly instruct a dog to fetch a selected item. There are also several solitaire games for downtime between performances. |
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Optical Illusion Playing Cards $6.98 Enjoy a collection of 54 eye-catching optical illusions while you play your favorite card game on these high-quality playing cards! The illusions will fool your eye and delight your imagination. Colors, shapes and appearances transform themselves magically before your eyes. But don’t worry, it won’t affect your play…well, then again, you might want to hold onto that card for just a couple more seconds… |
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Pok Mon: Pok Mon Trading Card Game, Pok Walker, Denn Senshi Porygon, Treinador Pok Mon, Jogabilidade de Pok Mon, Gera O, Missingno. $16.97 New – Fonte: Wikipedia. P ginas: 28. Cap tulos: Pok mon Trading Card Game, Pok walker, Denn Senshi Porygon, Treinador Pok mon, Jogabilidade de Pok mon, Gera o, MissingNo., Pokemon World Online, Pok bola, The Pok mon Company, Coordenador Pok mon, The Ruler of Illusion: Zoroark, Pok mon Legends of World, My Pok mon Ranch, Pokemop lis, Ken Sugimori, 5 Gera o de Pok mon, Takeshi Shudo, Equipe Galactica, Victini and the Black Hero, Kaster. Excerto: Pok mon: O Filme – Mewtwo Contra-Ataca (1998)Pok mon |
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Pok Mon: Pok Mon Trading Card Game, Pok Walker, Denn Senshi Porygon, Treinador Pok Mon, Jogabilidade de Pok Mon, Gera O, Missingno. $16.97 Used – Fonte: Wikipedia. P ginas: 28. Cap tulos: Pok mon Trading Card Game, Pok walker, Denn Senshi Porygon, Treinador Pok mon, Jogabilidade de Pok mon, Gera o, MissingNo., Pokemon World Online, Pok bola, The Pok mon Company, Coordenador Pok mon, The Ruler of Illusion: Zoroark, Pok mon Legends of World, My Pok mon Ranch, Pokemop lis, Ken Sugimori, 5 Gera o de Pok mon, Takeshi Shudo, Equipe Galactica, Victini and the Black Hero, Kaster. Excerto: Pok mon: O Filme – Mewtwo Contra-Ataca (1998)Pok mo |
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Princess Strapless Pleated Bodice Tea Length Organza Satin Junior Bridesmaid Dress $80.99 “This kind of bridesmaid dress features its pleated satin bodice with organza tea length skirt.Strapless neckline,adding the princess illusion.This dress is available in other colors shown on the color card,and available from size 2 to size 28.Please select the color,and if you don’t,the one shown on the picture will be your choice.We also offer a made-to-measurement service if you need. Category: Wedding Apparel Bridesmaid Dresses” |
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Princess White Short Sleeves Satin Organza Flower Girl Dress $44.99 White flower girl dress~~features short sleeves design.Made of satin and organza.Create a princess illusion.This dress is available in other colors shown on the color card~~and available from size 2 to size 14.Please select the color~~and if you don’t~~the one shown on the picture will be your choice.We also offer a made-to-measurement service if you need. Category: / Wedding / Wedding Party Dresses / Flower Girl Dresses |
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Reflection $24.95 2011 Parents’ Choice Recommended Award Winner! Things are not always as they appear. Unlike any game you’ve seen or played before. Reflection is an intelligent journey into the another dimension. Illusion insight intuition and imagination combine for a unique experience where players must think in multiple dimensions and use foresight to predict the outcome and score the most points. Reflection is a game of spheres axis and mirrors. Players display a card and carefully observe it while determining the axis on which to place the mirror and the score the most points. The challenge? Players must think and see ahead while remembering that green spheres score points while red spheres subtract points. In the middle are blue and yellow where points are awarded as the difference between the two colors. Created by famed puzzle writer author and inventor Ivan Moscovich Reflection is the game that will test the outer limits of your imagination and give insight into the power of illusion. 2 to 4 players Ages 8 and up. |
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Snowy Winter Cottage 3D $7 Enjoy a peaceful snowy winter night in 3D! Product Information Leave the stress and cares of the world behind as you relax among snow-covered cottages in a peaceful winter paradise. Soft snowflakes, curling smoke from chimneys and relaxing music complete the illusion and transport you far away. Product Features High-Quality Animation Realistic Color Graphics Relaxing Music Evocative Sound Effects Lifelike Environmental Effects Digital 12- or 24-Hour Clock FPS Counter Actual Screenshots Windows Requirements Windows Vista, XP Pentium III or higher processor 64 MB of RAM (128 MB recommended) 30 MB free Hard Disk space 800 x 600 monitor, 16-bit color DirectX 8.1 or higher 32 MB Video Card DirectX compatible Sound Card and speakers 8X CD-ROM or DVD-ROM drive |
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The Ararat Illusion $13.97 New – Santa Barbara, California, 1973: Rookie cop Michael Page responds to a seaside hotel shooting and finds himself at the center of an international incident-the assassination of two Turkish diplomats to avenge the Armenian Genocide.Thirteen years later, history begins to repeat itself when America’s ambassador to Turkey is murdered at a Santa Barbara restaurant. The assassin calls himself “Antranik,” after a legendary Armenian war hero, and leaves a calling card-a picture of Mount Ararat, Ar |
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The Ararat Illusion $13.97 Used – Santa Barbara, California, 1973: Rookie cop Michael Page responds to a seaside hotel shooting and finds himself at the center of an international incident-the assassination of two Turkish diplomats to avenge the Armenian Genocide.Thirteen years later, history begins to repeat itself when America’s ambassador to Turkey is murdered at a Santa Barbara restaurant. The assassin calls himself “Antranik,” after a legendary Armenian war hero, and leaves a calling card-a picture of Mount Ararat, A |
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The Magic Book $167.86 New – This is the ideal introduction to the fascinating world of illusion. Learn classic card tricks, escapology, even how to pull a rabbit out of a hat, through detailed descriptions and illustrations. |
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The Magic Book $291.53 New – This is the ideal introduction to the fascinating world of illusion. Learn classic card tricks, escapology, even how to pull a rabbit out of a hat, through detailed descriptions and illustrations. |
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The Magic Book $142.13 New – This is the ideal introduction to the fascinating world of illusion. Learn classic card tricks, escapology, even how to pull a rabbit out of a hat, through detailed descriptions and illustrations. |
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Toshiba Satellite A665-3DV10X 15.6 Notebook PC with NVIDIA 3D Vision Kit $1199.99 The Toshiba Satellite A665-3DV10X has a 15.6-inch display and a Blu-Ray Disc drive with support for 3D movies. The Notebook is based on an Intel Core i5-2410M Processor and the NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M with 1GB GDDR3 Discrete graphics memory. NVidia’s “3D Vision” kit includes NVIDIA 3D VISION active shutter glasses, Integrated 3D Vision IR emitter, USB 2.0 type A to 5-pin mini-B cable. Active-shutter glasses flicker on and off 60 times per second in sync with the image being displayed on the screen. The screen shows 120 images per second with alternate frames for the right and left eye and the glasses help separate these and direct the relevant image to the correct eye. In this way the view gets an illusion of depth in the image.-Box Contents: Toshiba Satellite A665-3DV10X Notebook PC, 6-Cell Lithium-Ion Battery, 90W AC Adapter, NVIDIA 3D Vision Kit; Pre-installed Software Bundle: Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit, Microsoft Office Starter 2010, Norton Internet Security 2011 30-Day Trial, Intervideo WinDVD BD with 3D Blu-ray Support, 1-Year Limited Warranty-Intel Core i5-2410M 2.3GHz Processor with Turbo Boost Technology up to 2.9GHz-3MB Smart Cache-6GB DDR3 RAM (8GB max.)-640GB (5400RPM) SATA Hard Drive with Impact Sensor (3D sensor)-15.6″ diagonal widescreen HD TruBrite TFT LED Backlit LCD display at 1366×768 native Resolution (3-D Ready)-NVIDIA GeForce GT 540M with 1GB GDDR3 discrete graphics memory-Blu-ray Reader and DVD SuperMulti DVD?R/RW Drive with Labelflash-Intel 802.11a/g/n Wireless LAN-10/100/1000 Ethernet LAN-Intel 4G WiMax-webcam and Microphone-Memory Card Reader SD, SDHC, MS, MS PRO, xD, Mini SD, SDXC, There are many notebooks to choose from. Every now and then, there’s a special opportunity. It’s knocking! Read on and see what we mean. -With exceptional power, features and room, the Toshiba 15.6″ Satellite A665 notebook makes a great portable alternative to a Desktop computer, giving you the freedom to work and create, or super-size your entertainment. If y |
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Wizards, Inc. $0.99 Used – From a boy who discovers life can be an illusion to a man who maintains company security through enchantment, this collection contains 15 imaginative tales of those who earn their living through wizardly professions. Includes stories by Orson Scott Card, Mike Resnick, Steve Perry, and others. Original. |
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