Performing Magic

No matter who you are, no matter where you are, no matter what your current circumstances, The Magic is going to change your entire life! Your life will change—as if by magic—with gratitude. In The Magic, Rhonda Byrne reveals life-changing knowledge about the power of gratitude that was...

Continuing the spellbinding saga of Practical Magic, master storyteller Alice Hoffman returns with the stunning second book in the Practical Magic series, brimming with lyric beauty and vivid characters. SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE! For over three-hundred years a curse has kept the Owens...

Available only in audio, Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald - Makers, Mysteries and Magic lifts the lid on the moviemaking secrets behind the latest installment in J.K. Rowling's Fantastic Beasts series. Narrator Dan Fogler (who plays No-Maj Jacob Kowalski) will guide you through the process of creating the magical on-screen world and explore the story, themes, and characters of Fantastic Beasts: The Crimes of Grindelwald.

Today, Telran Whiting is as excited as he’s ever been. It is his eighteenth birthday. This is the day he becomes an adult, so his fate will be determined in his home city’s Sage Tower. There he will get his class. Most people get what’s known as a city class. Those folks will spend their life in a town, or on a farm, doing work that is necessary for civilization to exist. A large minority of people receive what is known as an adventurer class. Those people carry out quests and, in general, protect those with city classes. The world is full of monsters, dangerous beasts, and evil ...

Writing as an ordinary mother as well as a best-selling author and internationally respected literacy expert, Fox explores when and where to read aloud and demonstrates with clear, easy-to-follow examples how to read aloud to best effect and how to get the most value and joy out of a read-aloud session. Filled with practical advice, activities, and inspiring true read-aloud miracles, this audiobook is a must for every parent - and for anyone who would like to know more about how children learn to read.

In this short work by the noted lecturer and mystic, Manly P. Hall explores the differences between black and white magic, guiding fellow occultists away from those practices which damage the spirit and lead to the loss of the soul. An essential part of any occultist's library.

Let's be honest - nobody has more fun than atheists. Don’t believe it? Well, consider this: For nonbelievers, every day you’re alive is a day to celebrate! And no one celebrates life to the fullest like Penn Jillette - the larger, louder half of legendary magic duo Penn & Teller - whose spectacularly witty and sharply observant essays in Every Day Is an Atheist Holiday! will entertain zealots and skeptics alike.

The 4 + 3 Magic Blueprint Book: The Mind Behind the Mastery for Health, Wealth and Happiness by Dr. Stephen Simpson What if the path to success, fulfillment, and peace of mind was not about doing more—but about understanding more deeply who you are? In The 4 + 3 Magic Blueprint Book, renowned performance coach Dr. Stephen Simpson distills decades of insight into a simple yet profound roadmap for transforming your life from the inside out. Drawing from timeless philosophy, modern psychology, and real-world wisdom, Dr. Simpson reveals the seven essential steps—four foundations of clarity ...

Master the Art of Improv: Unleash Your Creativity, Build Confidence, and Transform Your Skills! Does performing in front of others make you nervous, yet you dream of becoming a skilled improviser full of creativity and confidence? Searching for dynamic activities to energize participants of all skill levels? New to improv and need a welcoming guide to get started? If any of these resonate, The Complete Improv Playbook is your comprehensive guide to unlocking creativity and confidence with over 70 games and techniques for every skill level.

“A lively new book.” —The Guardian “Spine-chilling exposé.” —The Daily Mail Draws on firsthand accounts from Elvis’s wife, Priscilla, his friends and family, the Memphis Mafia, and his spiritual advisors Looks at key teachers who influenced him, including Yogananda, H. P...

Cameron Powell has always struggled with goodbyes. On the day his marriage ends, he finds out his mother's cancer has returned, and this time, there may be no escape. Faced with the prospect of more chemo and surgery, his German-born mother, Inge, vows to conquer a 500-mile trek across Spain, and Cameron pushes aside his fears to walk by her side.

Comedy is king. From multimillion-dollar TV specials to sold-out stand-up shows and TikTok stardom, comedy has never been more popular, democratized, or influential. Comedians have become organizing forces across culture—as trusted as politicians and as fawned-over as celebrities—yet comedy as an art form has gone under-considered throughout its history, even as it has ascended as a cultural force.

If you read a standard history of magic, you learn that it begins in ancient Egypt with the resurrection of a goose in front of the Pharaoh. You discover how magicians were tortured and killed during the age of witchcraft. You are told how conjuring tricks were used to quell rebellious colonial natives. The history of magic is full of such stories, which turn out not to be true. Behind the smoke and mirrors, however, lies the real story of magic.

A new anthology celebrating the witches and sorcerers of epic fantasy—featuring stories by George R. R. Martin, Scott Lynch, Megan Lindholm, and many others! Hot on the heels of Gardner Dozois’s acclaimed anthology The Book of Swords comes this companion volume devoted to magic. How could it...

The door to magic is closed, but it’s not locked. And now Joshua Jay, one of the world’s most accomplished magicians, not only opens that door but brings us inside to reveal the artistry and obsessiveness, esoteric history, and long-whispered-about traditions of a subject shrouded in mystery...

If you are interested in becoming a better you introducing magic in your life, then keep reading… Despite many misconceptions, Wicca count 1,5 million practioners in the United States only. Learning the basics of Wicca means learning about love and respect of nature in all forms (included you) This book is an introduction to Wicca and the various practices and spells that you need to know to get started casting spells. “Wicca for Beginners: Discover the Tradition of Witchcraft and Find Your Own Path. Learn the Fundamentals of Wicca, How to Perform a Spell and Bring Love, ...

Ike Baker presents the clearest and most detailed explanation yet of ætheric energy and how you can use it. The æther, the energetic realm at the heart of esoteric traditions and vital to nearly every type of magic, has long been veiled in obscure language and mystery. Now, Baker demystifies the æther and teaches you how to use in your practice.

The best for you. The extraordinary for your partner. Sex? The more you practice the better it stays. It is not an erotic-sensual work; But rather a hybrid work based on Science and White Magic. More efficient than VIAGRA; More effective than CIALIS; MUCH CHEAPER THAN A CARTELINHA OF ANY OF TWO. WITHOUT COLLECTIVE EFFECTS. "Every man fails in 'Hour H'." BUT THAT DOES NOT NEED TO BE NORMAL AND ROTINEIRO FOR YOU, you just have to decide to change that. Although cruel and alarming, the statistics confirm: "More than 20,000,000 (TWO MILLION) of Brazilians suffer or have already suffered, ...

Drawing on decades of research around the world - touching on the first known horoscope, a statue ordered into exile, and the mystical power of tattoos - Gosden shows what magic can offer us today and how we might use it to rethink our relationship with the world. Magic is an original, singular, and sweeping work of scholarship, and its revelations will leave a spell on the listener.

Jonathan Taplin’s extraordinary journey has put him at the crest of every major cultural wave in the past half century. His is a lifetime marked not only by good timing but by impeccable instincts - from the folk scene of Woodstock, to Hollywood’s rebellious film movement and beyond, Taplin is not just a witness but a lifelong producer, the right-hand man to some of the greatest talents of both pop culture and the underground. The Magic Years is both a rock memoir and a work of cultural criticism from a key player who watched a nation turn from idealism to nihilism.