Houdini S Curse
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Young Houdini The Demon Curse
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Author : Simon Nicholson
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press - Children
Release Date : 2015-05-07
Young Houdini The Demon Curse written by Simon Nicholson and has been published by Oxford University Press - Children this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-05-07 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
Young Houdini: The Demon Curse is the second book in the electrifying Young Houdini series. New Orleans, 1886. When the city's mayor is struck down by a terrifying, unexplained illness, whispers of voodoo and demonic magic are everywhere. Could it be that the mayor is the victim of a deadly curse? Harry is about to find out. Along with his best friends Billie and Artie he will travel to the deep, dark heart of the Mississippi river, using his extraordinary skills to investigate the mystery. But evil forces are at work and soon Harry will face his most lethal challenge yet . . . can he unravel the truth before it's too late?
Houdini S Curse
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Author : William Wolfe
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2019-10-31
Houdini S Curse written by William Wolfe and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-10-31 with categories.
The Greatest Escape Artist of All Time is Trapped. And he thinks I have the key... After our adventure with Mark Twain, I'd hoped Bones and I were out of the ghost hunting business for good. But a crafty magician has other plans. Houdini himself is stuck between worlds, and Bones can't wait to help him. When the mysterious Reaper666 is added to our crew and we come up against a powerful vengeful spirit, it's not just Houdini's afterlife on the line. We better have some fantastic tricks up our sleeves, or we're going to all end up imprisoned with Houdini. Or worse.
The Curse Of Pietro Houdini
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Author : Derek B. Miller
language : en
Publisher: Random House
Release Date : 2024-03-21
The Curse Of Pietro Houdini written by Derek B. Miller and has been published by Random House this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-03-21 with Fiction categories.
'A brilliantly imagined World War II saga' Kirkus 'Derek Miller's novels are smart and full of heart and savvy and hilarious' Richard Russo 'Miller juggles each element effortlessly. His character portraits are indelible, often heartbreaking' New York Times _________________ We will lie, cheat, steal, fight, kill, and sin our way to Napoli. We will trust no one but each other, and we will remember that in this place, at this time, there is no way to tell friend from foe. The bombing of Rome in 1943 leaves fourteen-year-old Massimo orphaned and with no choice but to set out on a perilous journey to find his remaining family in Naples. A chance meeting with the mysterious and charismatic Pietro Houdini will deliver both of them to the doors of the monastery of Monte Cassino, a centuries-old haven of contemplation, learning and art. But the abbey is in the path of the relentless Allied advance to Rome. Pietro and Massimo need a plan to survive the coming onslaught and that means out-manoeuvring the Germans who are as interested in the abbey's art collection as in the murder of two of their officers in the town below. For their plan to work, they must dissemble, disguise, and outwit two armies using skills that Pietro has in spades, but as war edges ever closer, it becomes clear that Massimo is not without a surprise or two either... The Curse of Pietro Houdini is a sweeping tale of resilience, hope and survival which is at once an action-packed adventure heist, an imaginative chronicle of forgotten history and a philosophical coming-of-age story.
The Demon Curse
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Author : Simon Nicholson
language : en
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Release Date : 2015-06-02
The Demon Curse written by Simon Nicholson and has been published by Sourcebooks, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-06-02 with Juvenile Fiction categories.
"Action-packed and fast-paced...will appeal to fans of the '39 Clues.'"—School Library Journal on The Magician's Fire Young Harry Houdini is a master magician, an impressive performance artist who dazzles crowds with his daring feats. But when Harry and his friends Billie and Arthur are called to New Orleans by the mysterious Order of the White Crow, the trio is faced with magic of an entirely different kind. Whispers of voodoo and demonic spells rip through the streets as the city's mayor continues to suffer from a strange, zombified coma. What's more, the town is turning blame on the local fisherman—the very community that helped raise Billie. But it soon becomes clear there are other evils at play, and the three friends know something even more sinister is afoot. To save the city from this truly terrifying evil, Harry will be forced to pull off his most spectacular escape yet! Praise for The Magician's Fire: "A fast paced mystery. Middle-grade readers [...] will gallop through this spellbinder."—Kirkus "Nicholson smoothly blends Houdini's prowess as an escape artist with his fictional hero's sleuthing skills as he tracks down a missing elderly magician... A cliffhanger ending will leave readers eager for the next installment."—Publishers Weekly
The Curse Of Pietro Houdini
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Author : Derek B. Miller
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2024-01-16
The Curse Of Pietro Houdini written by Derek B. Miller and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2024-01-16 with Fiction categories.
From the Dagger Award–winning author of Norwegian by Night comes a vivid, thrilling, and moving World War II art-heist-adventure tale where enemies become heroes, allies become villains, and a child learns what it means to become an adult—for fans of All the Light We Cannot See. August, 1943. Fourteen-year-old Massimo is all alone. Newly orphaned and fleeing from Rome after surviving the American bombing raid that killed his parents, Massimo is attacked by thugs and finds himself bloodied at the base of the Montecassino. It is there in the Benedictine abbey’s shadow that a charismatic and cryptic man calling himself Pietro Houdini, the self-proclaimed “Master Artist and confidante of the Vatican,” rescues Massimo and brings him up the mountain to serve as his assistant in preserving the treasures that lay within the monastery walls. But can Massimo believe what Pietro is saying, particularly when Massimo has secrets too? Who is this extraordinary man? When it becomes evident that Montecassino will soon become the front line in the war, Pietro Houdini and Massimo execute a plan to smuggle three priceless Titian paintings to safety down the mountain. They are joined by a nurse concealing a nefarious past, a café owner turned murderer, a wounded but chipper German soldier, and a pair of lovers along with their injured mule, Ferrari. Together they will lie, cheat, steal, fight, kill, and sin their way through battlefields to survive, all while smuggling the Renaissance masterpieces and the bag full of ancient Greek gold they have rescued from the “safe keeping” of the Germans. Heartfelt, powerfully engaging, and in the tradition of City of Thieves by David Benioff, The Curse of Pietro Houdini is a work of storytelling bravado: a thrilling action-packed adventure heist, an imaginative chronicle of forgotten history, and a philosophical coming-of-age epic where a child navigates one of the most enigmatic and morally complex fronts of World War II and lives to tell the tale.
The Secret Life Of Houdini
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Author : William Kalush
language : en
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
Release Date : 2008-09-04
The Secret Life Of Houdini written by William Kalush and has been published by Simon and Schuster this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-04 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Using exclusive access to newly uncovered archives, Kalush and Sloman reveal the clandestine agreements in which the British and Americans recruited Houdini to be an active secret agent. In exchange for his cooperation, the governments of these two countries facilitated his rise to the top of the world stage. The authors give thrilling accounts of his assignments, such as his participation in early aerial surveillance and his use of his own magic magazine to communicate espionage-related information. After the war, Houdini embarked upon what became his most dangerous mission when he took on the Spiritualist movement. Convinced that Spiritualist mediums were frauds, he became obsessed with exposing them. But the Spiritualists were a powerful adversary. An organized network of fanatics, led by Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan Doyle, worked relentlessly to orchestrate a campaign that would silence Houdini forever. Grounded in solid research, but as exciting and dramatic as a good thriller, THE SECRET LIFE OF HOUDINI traces the magician's long and circuitous route from struggling vaudevillian to worldwide legend.
The Curse Of The Western Kingdom
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Author : Angie Korchevskaya
language : en
Publisher: WestBow Press
Release Date : 2012-10
The Curse Of The Western Kingdom written by Angie Korchevskaya and has been published by WestBow Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10 with Fiction categories.
The Castle in the Potomac has stood abandoned for four hundred years. The secret service and the president of the United States got involved in solving the mystery of these ruins due to disapperance of four students in the vicinity. One of the missing students was the daughter of a famous scientist. When Kevin, her boyfriend, hears that she is missing, distraughts he assumes the dangerous quest into Potomac ruins to find his missing love.
The Cambodian Curse And Other Stories
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Author : Gigi Pandian
language : en
Publisher: Gargoyle Girl Productions
Release Date : 2023-04-21
The Cambodian Curse And Other Stories written by Gigi Pandian and has been published by Gargoyle Girl Productions this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-04-21 with Fiction categories.
A treasure trove of nine locked room mysteries from USA Today bestselling and Agatha Award-winning author Gigi Pandian, all set in the Jaya Jones world. Appearing here for the first time, novelette The Cambodian Curse: When an ancient and supposedly cursed Cambodian sculpture disappears from an impenetrable museum, and the carving’s owner is killed by an invisible assailant while a witness is a few feet away, historian Jaya Jones and her old nemesis Henry North team up to solve the baffling crime. Stories included: “The Cambodian Curse,” “The Hindi Houdini,” “The Haunted Room,” “The Library Ghost of Tanglewood Inn,” “The Curse of Cloud Castle,” “Tempest in a Teapot,” “A Dark and Stormy Light,” “The Shadow of the River,” plus bonus novella "Fool’s Gold". With an Introduction from New York Times bestselling author Laurie R. King addressing why we love locked rooms, and a Foreword from impossible crime mystery historian Douglas G. Greene, teasing out the tradition of John Dickson Carr that Pandian is following. This collection is filled with ingenious stories of magic, mystery, and history.
Houdini
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Author : Adam Begley
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2020-03-17
Houdini written by Adam Begley and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-03-17 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, an exuberant biography of the world's greatest escape artist In 1916, the war in Europe having prevented a tour abroad, Harry Houdini wrote a film treatment for a rollicking motion picture. Though the movie was never made, its title, "The Marvelous Adventures of Houdini: The Justly Celebrated Elusive American," provides a succinct summary of the Master Mystifier's life. Born Erik Weisz in Budapest in 1874, Houdini grew up an impoverished Jewish immigrant in the Midwest and became world-famous thanks to talent, industry, and ferocious determination. He concealed as a matter of temperament and professional ethics the secrets of his sensational success. Nobody knows how Houdini performed some of his dazzling, death-defying tricks, and nobody knows, finally, why he felt compelled to punish and imprison himself over and over again. Must a self-liberator also be a self-torturer? Tracking the restless Houdini's wide-ranging exploits, acclaimed biographer Adam Begley asks the essential question: What kind of man was this? About Jewish Lives: Jewish Lives is a prizewinning series of interpretative biography designed to explore the many facets of Jewish identity. Individual volumes illuminate the imprint of Jewish figures upon literature, religion, philosophy, politics, cultural and economic life, and the arts and sciences. Subjects are paired with authors to elicit lively, deeply informed books that explore the range and depth of the Jewish experience from antiquity to the present. In 2014, the Jewish Book Council named Jewish Lives the winner of its Jewish Book of the Year Award, the first series ever to receive this award. More praise for Jewish Lives: "Excellent." - New York times "Exemplary." - Wall St. Journal "Distinguished." - New Yorker "Superb." - The Guardian
Drawing The Past Volume 1
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Author : Dorian L. Alexander
language : en
Publisher: Univ. Press of Mississippi
Release Date : 2022-01-04
Drawing The Past Volume 1 written by Dorian L. Alexander and has been published by Univ. Press of Mississippi this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2022-01-04 with Literary Criticism categories.
Contributions by Lawrence Abrams, Dorian L. Alexander, Max Bledstein, Peter Cullen Bryan, Stephen Connor, Matthew J. Costello, Martin Flanagan, Michael Fuchs, Michael Goodrum, Bridget Keown, Kaleb Knoblach, Christina M. Knopf, Martin Lund, Jordan Newton, Stefan Rabitsch, Maryanne Rhett, and Philip Smith History has always been a matter of arranging evidence into a narrative, but the public debate over the meanings we attach to a given history can seem particularly acute in our current age. Like all artistic mediums, comics possess the power to mold history into shapes that serve its prospective audience and creator both. It makes sense, then, that history, no stranger to the creation of hagiographies, particularly in the service of nationalism and other political ideologies, is so easily summoned to the panelled page. Comics, like statues, museums, and other vehicles for historical narrative, make both monsters and heroes of men while fueling combative beliefs in personal versions of United States history. Drawing the Past, Volume 1: Comics and the Historical Imagination in the United States, the first book in a two-volume series, provides a map of current approaches to comics and their engagement with historical representation. The first section of the book on history and form explores the existence, shape, and influence of comics as a medium. The second section concerns the question of trauma, understood both as individual traumas that can shape the relationship between the narrator and object, and historical traumas that invite a reassessment of existing social, economic, and cultural assumptions. The final section on mythic histories delves into ways in which comics add to the mythology of the US. Together, both volumes bring together a range of different approaches to diverse material and feature remarkable scholars from all over the world.
