Performing Dark Arts

Author : Michael Mangan
Publisher : Intellect Books
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2007-08-01
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781841509853

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Performing Dark Arts by Michael Mangan Pdf

Magic and conjuring inhabit the boundaries and the borderlands of performance. The conjuror’s act of demonstrating the apparently impossible, the uncanny, the marvellous, or the grotesque challenges the spectator’s sense of reality. It brings him or her up against their own assumptions about how the world works; at its most extreme, it asks the spectator to re-evaluate his or her sense of the limits of the human. Performing Dark Arts is an exploration of the paradox of the conjuror, the actor who pretends to be a magician. It aims to illuminate the history of conjuring by examining it in the context of performance studies, and to throw light on aspects of performance studies by testing them against the art of conjuring. The book examines not only the performances of individual magicians from Dedi to David Blaine, but also the broader cultural contexts in which their performances were received, and the meanings which they have attracted.

Author : Leen d'Haenens
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2018
Category : Electronic books
ISBN : 1783209739

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COMPARATIVE MEDIA POLICY, REGULATION AND GOVERNANCE IN EUROPE by Leen d'Haenens Pdf

Author : Insight Editions
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2020-09-29
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781683834595

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Harry Potter: The Dark Arts (Tiny Book) by Insight Editions Pdf

Explore the mysterious and sinister Dark Arts with this collectible tiny art book featuring facts and art from the Harry Potter films. Go behind-the-scenes of the beloved Harry Potter films and learn all about the Dark Arts of the Wizarding World. From basic curses and jinxes to Dark creatures like the Basilisk to the Dark Lord himself, this fascinating little book is filled with fun facts and unique insights on the darker side of the Harry Potter films, illustrated by concept art and unit photography from the set! One of a new line of collectible pocket-size art books on the Harry Potter films, this book on the Dark Arts features exciting artwork and behind-the-scenes facts in a fun, readable miniature size. Fans can choose their favorites or collect them all!

Author : Fiona Starr
Publisher : FS Romance Press
Page : 173 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2023-02-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Dark Arts by Fiona Starr Pdf

Three wolf shifters tormented by a deadly secret. Two worlds torn by a twisted legacy. One girl determined to choose her own fate. They say being called to the world's oldest magic organization is the pinnacle of achievement for a witch. The lottery is done in secret. The names appear by magic. Membership in this exclusive club is like receiving a golden ticket. When you're called—you go, because that's how it has always been. With only a trace of magical ability, I've accepted a different role… a life of service to the witching community. So when the leader of the Society of Ancient Magic arrives at my door to escort me to initiation, I’m convinced there’s been a mistake. My name doesn’t belong on their list. And yet… The first guy I meet makes me feel like a princess. The second one I meet sparks an inferno in my heart. The third feels like the reason I was born. They are the sexiest males I have ever met. Dazzled by the glamour and the fabled history, I let myself fall into a world whose mystery and intrigue are as seductive as they are secretive. But not everything is as it seems within the Society of Ancient Magic. Just because it glitters, doesn't mean it's gold. ★ SERIES COMPLETE ★ ★★★★★ "I can't get enough of Joely and her men!" ★★★★★ "So many twists and turns!" ★★★★★ "Amazing series!" Dark Arts is the first in this 6-book reverse harem paranormal romance series, Society of Ancient Magic. This series features witches, vampires, wolves, ghosts, steamy scenes, language, and death. This is book one in a series and is not a standalone. Mind the cliff! Find out more at https://www.bingeworthyfiction.com Reading Order: Dark Arts Over Hexed Witch Wars Cursed Souls Broken Spells Magic Reclaimed

Author : William Lai
Publisher : Meyer & Meyer Sport
Page : 167 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2020-05-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781782558453

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Football Dark Arts by William Lai Pdf

Football Dark Arts provides detailed knowledge about crafty, deceitful and outrageous gamesmanship that is unnecessary but sometimes helps teams win matches. From the perspective of an experienced referee, this book outlines 80 football tricks, traps and tips used by less sporting players. These 'dark arts' help give ultracompetitive managers and street-smart players an unfair competitive edge that prevents their opponents from performing at their optimal level. Masters of the dark arts know how to bend the rules, to deceive, to con and ultimately to negatively affect their opponents. This book highlights the ugly, unpleasant and unsporting aspects of the Beautiful Game so that you won't be deceived by them. Whether you are a player, coach, match official, fan, commentator, journalist or club director, this book is your defence against the dark arts!

Author : J. R. Thorn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2022-01-19
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1953393071

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Dark Arts Academy by J. R. Thorn Pdf

I'm Ayla Night, a regular girl with some seriously bad luck.When I receive a summons to the elite Dark Arts Academy, I know it has to be a mistake. I'm a human. A nobody. And yet... I have no soul.How the f-- did that happen?Once class starts, I manage to piss off all the major Clans just by breathing.The Pyros, the Necromancers, the Shades, and the Alchemists all want me dead.Because I'm a lost pupil of the Cursed Clan and it seems my luck is just about to turn.

Author : Tony Birch
Publisher : Univ. of Queensland Press
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,6 Mb
Release : 2021-08-03
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780702264900

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Dark as Last Night by Tony Birch Pdf

Dark as Last Night confirms, once again, that Tony Birch is a master of the short story. These exceptional stories capture the importance of human connection at pivotal moments in our lives, whether those occur because of the loss of a loved one or the uncertainties of childhood. In this collection we witness a young girl struggling to protect her mother from her father's violence, two teenagers clumsily getting to know one another by way of a shared love of music, and a man mourning the death of his younger brother, while beset by memories and regrets from their past. Throughout this powerful collection, Birch's concern for the humanity of those who are often marginalised or overlooked shines bright.

Author : Jesse Varsalone,Matthew McFadden
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 413 pages
File Size : 48,7 Mb
Release : 2011-09-07
Category : Art
ISBN : 9781439821220

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Defense against the Black Arts by Jesse Varsalone,Matthew McFadden Pdf

Exposing hacker methodology with concrete examples, this volume shows readers how to outwit computer predators. With screenshots and step by step instructions, the book discusses how to get into a Windows operating system without a username or password and how to hide an IP address to avoid detection. It explains how to find virtually anything on the Internet and explores techniques that hackers can use to exploit physical access, network access, and wireless vectors. The book profiles a variety of attack tools and examines how Facebook and other sites can be used to conduct social networking attacks.

Author : Brian Rappert
Publisher : Open Book Publishers
Page : 143 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2022-05-27
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781800646933

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Performing Deception by Brian Rappert Pdf

In Performing Deception, Brian Rappert reconstructs the practice of entertainment magic by analysing it through the lens of perception, deception and learning, as he goes about studying conjuring himself. Through this novel meditation on reasoning and skill, Rappert elevates magic from the undertaking of mere trickery to an art that offers the basis for rethinking our possibilities for acting in the modern world. Performing Deception covers a wide range of theories in sociology, philosophy, psychology and elsewhere in order to offer a striking assessment of the way secrecy and deception are woven into social interactions, as well as the illusionary and paradoxical status of expertise.

Author : David Mack
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 527 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2018-01-30
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466890848

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The Midnight Front by David Mack Pdf

From New York Times bestselling author David Mack comes a visionary World War II-era adventure. The Midnight Front is the epic first novel in the Dark Arts series. On the eve of World War Two, Nazi sorcerers come gunning for Cade but kill his family instead. His one path of vengeance is to become an apprentice of The Midnight Front—the Allies’ top-secret magickal warfare program—and become a sorcerer himself. Unsure who will kill him first—his allies, his enemies, or the demons he has to use to wield magick—Cade fights his way through occupied Europe and enemy lines. But he learns too late the true price of revenge will be more terrible than just the loss of his soul—and there’s no task harder than doing good with a power born of ultimate evil. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : David Mack
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 415 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2019-01-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466890855

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The Iron Codex by David Mack Pdf

New York Times bestselling author David Mack's Dark Arts series continues as the wizards of World War II become the sorcerers of the Cold War in this globe-spanning spy-thriller sequel to The Midnight Front. Dragon Award Finalist—Best Alternate History Den of Geek—Best New Fantasy Books for Februaray 2019 1954: Cade Martin, hero of the Midnight Front during the war, has been going rogue without warning or explanation, and his mysterious absences are making his MI-6 handlers suspicious. In the United States, Briet Segfrunsdóttir serves as the master karcist of the Pentagon’s top-secret magickal warfare program. And in South America, Anja Kernova hunts fugitive Nazi sorcerers with the help of a powerful magickal tome known as the Iron Codex. In an ever-more dangerous world, a chance encounter sparks an international race to find Anja and steal the Iron Codex. The Vatican, Russians, Jewish Kabbalists, and shadowy players working all angles covet the Codex for the power it promises whoever wields it. As the dominoes start to fall, and one betrayal follows another, Anja goes on the run, hunted by friend and foe alike. The showdown brings our heroes to Bikini Atoll in March 1954: the Castle Bravo nuclear test. But unknown to all of them, a secret magick cabal schemes to turn America and its western allies toward fascism—even if it takes decades... The Dark Arts novels The Midnight Front The Iron Codex At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

Author : Raymond Buckland
Publisher : Llewellyn Worldwide
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780875420509

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Buckland's Complete Book of Witchcraft by Raymond Buckland Pdf

"This complete self-study course in modern Wicca is a treasured classic - an essential and trusted guide that belongs in every witch's library."---Back cover

Author : L. Hass,F. Coppa,J. Peck
Publisher : Springer
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2008-12-08
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9780230617124

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Performing Magic on the Western Stage by L. Hass,F. Coppa,J. Peck Pdf

Performing Magic on the Western Stage examines magic as a performing art and as a meaningful social practice, linking magic to cultural arenas such as religion, finance, gender, and nationality and profiling magicians from Robert-Houdin to Pen& Teller.

Author : Wm. Michael Dunne, Jr.,Carey-Ann D. Burnham
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 335 pages
File Size : 43,6 Mb
Release : 2020-07-15
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781555819828

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Dark Art of Blood Cultures by Wm. Michael Dunne, Jr.,Carey-Ann D. Burnham Pdf

In the clinical microbiology laboratory, blood is a critical diagnostic sample that, in the majority of cases is sterile (or is it?). However, when microbes gain access to and multiply in the bloodstream, it can result in life-threatening illness including sepsis. Mortality rates from bloodstream infection and sepsis range from 25% to 80%, killing millions of people annually. Blood cultures are a vital technology used in the microbiology laboratory to isolate and identify microbes and predict their response to antimicrobial therapy. The Dark Art of Blood Cultures, edited by Wm. Michael Dunne, Jr., and Carey-Ann D. Burnham, surveys the entire field of blood culture technology, providing valuable information about every phase of the process, from drawing samples to culture methods to processing positive cultures. The Dark Art of Blood Cultures is organized around several major topics. History of blood culture methods. Details the timeline of blood culture methods from manual through automated and describes the technological development of the leading automated blood culture systems (Bactec, BacT/Alert, and VersaTREK). Manual and automated blood culture methods. Critiques manual and automated methods for setting up blood cultures for adult and pediatric patients. Detection of pathogens directly from blood specimens. Describes currently available CE marked and FDA-cleared commercial tests using both phenotypic and genotypic markers, including their strengths and limitations. The workflow of culturing blood. Includes best practices from specimen collection to culture system verification, processing positive cultures for microbe identification and antibiotic susceptibility determination, along with the epidemiology of positive blood cultures and the value of postmortem blood cultures. Microorganisms in the blood. Examines the concept of a blood microbiome in healthy and diseased individuals. The Dark Art of Blood Cultures is a resource that clinicians, laboratorians, lab directors, and hospital administrators will find engaging and extremely useful.

Author : David Mack
Publisher : Macmillan + ORM
Page : 376 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2020-08-11
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781466890862

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The Shadow Commission by David Mack Pdf

The wizards of the Cold War must uncover a secret cabal responsible for the Kennedy assassination in The Shadow Commission, New York Times bestselling author David Mack's globe-spanning historical fantasy sequel to The Iron Codex. November 1963. Cade and Anja have lived in hiding for a decade, training new mages. Then the assassination of President Kennedy trigger a series of murders whose victims are all magicians—with Cade, Anja, and their allies as its prime targets. Their only hope of survival: learning how to fight back against the sinister cabal known as the Shadow Commission. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.