Simple Sleight-of-Hand
Author: Paul Zenon
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Published: 2007-12-15
Total Pages: 72
ISBN-13: 9781404210707
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents step-by-step instructions for thirteen card and coin tricks.
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Author: Paul Zenon
Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc
Published: 2007-12-15
Total Pages: 72
ISBN-13: 9781404210707
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPresents step-by-step instructions for thirteen card and coin tricks.
Author: Herbert L. Becker
Publisher:
Published: 1996
Total Pages: 144
ISBN-13: 9780811908221
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDescribes how a variety of magic tricks are performed by leading magicians, including Doug Henning, the Amazing Kreskin, Harry Houdini, Siegfried & Roy, and Mark Wilson.
Author: Herbert L. Becker
Publisher: Citadel Press
Published: 2002
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9780806521541
DOWNLOAD EBOOKLearn how to perform the illusions of levitation and passing through solid walls with the help of this totally accessible, how-to guide. From Houdini to Penn and Teller, the secrets of the world's greatest magicians are revealed by Becker, a.k.a. "The Great Kardeen." 100 photos & line drawings.
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Publisher:
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 2966
ISBN-13: 9780837969756
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: C. W. Leadbeater
Publisher: Book Tree
Published: 2003
Total Pages: 124
ISBN-13: 9781585092178
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThis book is composed of a rare collection of lectures never before published in a volume by itself. Leadbeater was an extremely prolific and respected writer on psychic development and was once a spiritual teacher at the renowned Theosophical Society. This is Leadbeater's "lost book," now found. We gave it this title, "Secrets Revealed", because it is a collection of amazing information and stories on mind power, magic and ghostly apparitions. Those who have spent years delving into these subjects will often wonder why they have never seen or heard of this information before.
Author: Rose Arny
Publisher:
Published: 2003-04
Total Pages: 1190
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Herbert Becker
Publisher:
Published: 2008-07-01
Total Pages: 350
ISBN-13: 9780811912341
DOWNLOAD EBOOKHand is quicker than the eye is not saying enough for master street magician David Blaine. Now, for the first time, all of his tricks and stunts are explained with great detail, illustrations and photographs. Was it a trick or does he have true, amazing powers? All will be revealed in this thrilling new book.
Author: Kal Raustiala
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012-08-15
Total Pages: 281
ISBN-13: 0199911762
DOWNLOAD EBOOKFrom the shopping mall to the corner bistro, knockoffs are everywhere in today's marketplace. Conventional wisdom holds that copying kills creativity, and that laws that protect against copies are essential to innovation--and economic success. But are copyrights and patents always necessary? In The Knockoff Economy, Kal Raustiala and Christopher Sprigman provocatively argue that creativity can not only survive in the face of copying, but can thrive. The Knockoff Economy approaches the question of incentives and innovation in a wholly new way--by exploring creative fields where copying is generally legal, such as fashion, food, and even professional football. By uncovering these important but rarely studied industries, Raustiala and Sprigman reveal a nuanced and fascinating relationship between imitation and innovation. In some creative fields, copying is kept in check through informal industry norms enforced by private sanctions. In others, the freedom to copy actually promotes creativity. High fashion gave rise to the very term "knockoff," yet the freedom to imitate great designs only makes the fashion cycle run faster--and forces the fashion industry to be even more creative. Raustiala and Sprigman carry their analysis from food to font design to football plays to finance, examining how and why each of these vibrant industries remains innovative even when imitation is common. There is an important thread that ties all these instances together--successful creative industries can evolve to the point where they become inoculated against--and even profit from--a world of free and easy copying. And there are important lessons here for copyright-focused industries, like music and film, that have struggled as digital technologies have made copying increasingly widespread and difficult to stop. Raustiala and Sprigman's arguments have been making headlines in The New Yorker, the New York Times, the Financial Times, the Boston Globe, Le Monde, and at the Freakonomics blog, where they are regular contributors. By looking where few had looked before--at markets that fall outside normal IP law--The Knockoff Economy opens up fascinating creative worlds. And it demonstrates that not only is a great deal of innovation possible without intellectual property, but that intellectual property's absence is sometimes better for innovation.
Author: Kal Raustiala (jurist.)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Published: 2012-12-13
Total Pages: 281
ISBN-13: 0195399781
DOWNLOAD EBOOKDriven by a counterintuitive thesis that has been highlighted in both The New Yorker and The New York Times¸ The Knockoff Economy is an engrossing and highly entertaining tour through the economic sectors where piracy both rules and invigorates.
Author: Enrico Bonadio
Publisher: Edward Elgar Publishing
Published: 2018-10-26
Total Pages: 515
ISBN-13: 1786434075
DOWNLOAD EBOOK'Copyright law has always somehow managed to adapt to new technological and social developments as well as to new artistic and creative practices. However, every time such a development occurs, the legitimate question arises if the system is adaptable or if the breakthrough is so gigantic that a new system needs to be elaborated. In any case, new scholarly reflections are needed in regular intervals and that is exactly the purpose of this fascinating edited collection by Enrico Bonadio and Nicola Lucchi on non-conventional copyright, exploring from various angles the copyright issues of all sorts of creations ranging from unconventional art forms, new music and atypical cultural practices to new advances in technology, not forgetting to investigate the delicate issues around copyright on illegal and immoral works.' - Christophe Geiger, University of Strasbourg, France Copyright law constantly evolves to keep up with societal changes and technological advances. Contemporary forms of creativity can threaten the comfortable conceptions of copyright law as creative people continually find new ways of expressing themselves. In this context, Non-Conventional Copyrightidentifies possible new spaces for copyright protection. With current copyright law in mind, the contributions explore if the law should be more flexible as to whether new or unconventional forms of expression - including graffiti, tattoos, land art, conceptual art and bio art, engineered DNA, sport movements, jokes, magic tricks, DJ sets, perfume making, typefaces, or illegal and immoral works - deserve protection. Vitally, the contributors suggest that it may be time to challenge some of the basic tenets of copyright laws by embracing more flexible ways to identify protectable works and interpret the current requirements for protection. Additionally, some contributors cast doubts about whether copyright is the right instrument to address and regulate these forms of expression. Contemporary in topic, this thought-provoking book will be essential reading for intellectual property law scholars, practitioners and policymakers. Creative people and those involved in the creative industries will also find this book an engaging read. Contributors include: E. Bonadio, S. Burke, C. Cronin, T. Dagne, T.W. Dornis, F.J. Dougherty, T.M. Gates, M.P. George, E. Haber, S. Karapapa, Y.M. King, T. Iverson, N. Lucchi, G. Mazziotti, J. McCutcheon, L. McDonagh, M. Maggiore, P. Mezei, M. Mimler, A.G. Scaria, C.Y.N. Smith, X. Tang