Author: Peter Doyle Publisher: Verse Chorus Press ISBN: 1891241788 Category : Fiction Languages : en Pages : 207
Book Description
SYDNEY, 1959. Billy Glasheen is flogging mailorder schemes out of a seedy back room in Chinatown. Want to play guitar in 14 days? Learn Italian in your spare time? Win big with an infallible betting system? Master the love secrets of the ancients? Bill’s your man. But there are unsettled accounts in Billy’s past, and they’re coming due. As shadowy factions line up around him, he can’t be sure if he’s the target or caught in someone else’s crossfire. Or is he imagining the whole thing? Finally an ultimatum is delivered: come up with a small fortune in hush money, or cop a bullet and a shallow grave. Six months, and the clock is ticking. It’s time to call in all debts and favours, but right when he needs them most, Bill’s old gang of beatniks, bandits, and hoochie coochie girls seem to have made themselves strangely scarce. He’s on his own. Amaze Your Friends is a dark, wild ride through a city of easy money and sudden falls, of high times and hangovers, of jukebox rock’n’roll and the lowdown flophouse blues.
Author: Martin Gardner Publisher: Courier Corporation ISBN: 048647495X Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 98
Book Description
Offers a collection of math tricks using the magic of numbers in which the marvelous Professor Picanumba can seemingly predict random events in dozens of numerical exercises, along with answers at the end
Author: Thomas Canavan Publisher: Arcturus Publishing ISBN: 1838579354 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 516
Book Description
Hold on to your lab goggles! From a homemade lava lamp to a potato-powered battery, this book is bursting with fantastic experiments to impress your friends and bring science to life. The fun projects have easy-to-follow instructions, and clear explanations of why each one works. Science has never been so much fun!
Author: Jason Scotts Publisher: Speedy Publishing LLC ISBN: 1630221244 Category : Self-Help Languages : en Pages : 25
Book Description
If you're into mental magic tricks and can't get enough of them, "The Secret of Mental Magic Tricks: How To Amaze Your Friends With These Mental Magic Tricks Today" will get you pretty excited. But what if you don't know much about it or are just getting started? This book has you covered on that as well because it explains exactly what mental magic tricks are which includes the various rules. What's really nice is that it goes into detail chapter by chapter on specific tricks such as table magic, card, coin and others. Choose which one you would like to master, or master them all! The instructions are written so that you can become a pro at each one. Even a beginner that's just getting into mental magic can become a pro. By the time you've gone through each chapter, you should be able to master each trick which will impress your friends and make them wonder if you're for real.
Author: Sophie Blackall Publisher: Chronicle Books ISBN: 9780811816595 Category : Entertaining Languages : en Pages : 64
Book Description
Provides instructions for performing such tricks as floating the needle, the rising pushpin, exchanging wine for water, and bottling a hard-boiled egg.
Author: David S. Sholl Publisher: CRC Press ISBN: 1000356868 Category : Technology & Engineering Languages : en Pages : 120
Book Description
Long-term success in scientific research requires skills that go well beyond technical prowess. Success and Creativity in Scientific Research: Amaze Your Friends and Surprise Yourself is based on a popular series of lectures the author has given to PhD students, postdoctoral researchers, and faculty at the Georgia Institute of Technology. Both entertaining and thought-provoking, this essential work supports advanced students and early career professionals across a variety of technical disciplines to thrive as successful and innovative researchers. Features: Discusses habits needed to find deep satisfaction in research, systematic and proven methods for generating good ideas, strategies for effective technical writing, and making compelling presentations Uses a conversational tone, making extensive use of anecdotes from scientific luminaries to engage readers Provides actionable methods to help readers achieve long-term career success Offers memorable examples to illustrate general principles Features topics relevant to researchers in all disciplines of science and engineering This book is aimed at students and early career professionals who want to achieve the satisfaction of performing creative and impactful research in any area of science or engineering.
Author: Steve Mould Publisher: Penguin ISBN: 1465487859 Category : Juvenile Nonfiction Languages : en Pages : 98
Book Description
Packed with over 40 magical science tricks for kids using simple experiments! Join comedian and author Steve Mould, #1 bestselling author of How to be a Scientist, and learn the secrets behind some of the most famous magic tricks and illusions (and learn some of your own). Learn how to bend water with a balloon, turn water into juice, make a glass beaker disappear in oil, and wow your friends with levitating tinsel! Packed with optical illusions, pranks, and fun facts, this ebook is a must-have for any aspiring scientist or magician (the two aren't as different as you might think)! Each trick is explained using step-by-step photographs, and the science behind each one is showcased clearly and simply. Sprinkled throughout the ebook are profiles of famous magicians and illusionists, such as Harry Houdini and David Blaine, and stories of how they used science to create their most famous tricks. Science is Magic is the perfect addition to any family bookshelf or classroom, putting a fresh spin on science for kids. What's fantastic about this kids’ activity ebook is that many of the magic tricks or experiments are something you learn to perform on a friend and require practice. Thus, (the genius bit) it’s not something kids will just do once and then turn the page. Think Magic Is Just An Illusion? Think again! Discover science - REAL magic at your fingertips. Learn some amazing experiments to wow your friends, find out how magicians use science in their most famous tricks, and discover the magic of the world around you. Packed with activities for kids from magic tricks to optical illusions, and peppered with fascinating facts, this educational ebook is a must-have for scientists and magicians alike. Added bonus, each ‘trick’ or experiment in the ebook uses simple items that can be grabbed from home or a hardware store. Get ready to wow your friends with some cool science-backed magic like: - Magnetic fingers - Reading minds - Color changing potion - Guess the coin - Floating ping pong ball and much more! Add other fun-filled Steve Mould titles in the DK collection to your bookshelves, like How To Be A Scientist and The Bacteria Book.
Author: Dynamo Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Ltd. ISBN: 191160063X Category : Games & Activities Languages : en Pages : 192
Book Description
A MASTERCLASS IN MAGIC FROM THE WORLD'S COOLEST MAGICIAN: DYNAMO In this fully illustrated guide to modern magic, Dynamo shows you how you can perform magic yourself. Learn how to make water freeze instantly, read your friends' minds, make chewing gum float 360 degrees around your head, slice a banana without even touching it, discover superhuman strength and many more mind-blowing illusions. The Book of Secrets will be the first step on an exciting journey for budding magicians, providing hours of breathtaking fun for all the family. #BeTheMagic
Author: Peter Doyle
Author: Martin Gardner
Author: Thomas Canavan
Author: Peter Gross
Author: Peter Doyle
Author: Jason Scotts
Author: Sophie Blackall
Author: David S. Sholl
Author: Steve Mould
Author: Dynamo