Tragic Magic
Tragic Magic

Author: Wesley Brown

Publisher: Random House (NY)

Published: 1978

Total Pages: 184

ISBN-13:

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Tragic Magic is the story of Melvin Ellington, a.k.a. Mouth, a black, twenty-something, ex-college radical who has just been released from a five-year prison stretch after being a conscientious objector to the Vietnam War. Brown structures this first-person tale around Ellington's first day on the outside. Although hungry for freedom and desperate for female companionship, Ellington is haunted by a past that drives him to make sense of those choices leading up to this day. Through a filmic series of flashbacks the novel revisits Ellington's prison experiences, where he is forced to play the unwilling patsy to the predatorial Chilly and the callow pupil of the not-so-predatorial Hardknocks; then dips further back to Ellington's college days where again he takes second stage to the hypnotic militarism of the Black Pantheresque Theo, whose antiwar politics incite the impressionable narrator to oppose his parents and to choose imprisonment over conscription; and finally back to his earliest high school days where we meet in Otis the presumed archetype of Ellington's "tragic magic" relationships with magnetic but dangerous avatars of black masculinity in crisis. --biography.jrank.org.

From Tragic to Magic: A Phonological Fairy Tale and Guide to Prepare Children for Literacy
From Tragic to Magic: A Phonological Fairy Tale and Guide to Prepare Children for Literacy

Author: Georgie Cooney

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2021-05-23

Total Pages: 71

ISBN-13: 1000384918

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This engaging and colourful story and guide has been created to prepare children for reading and spelling through the recognition of phonological patterns such as rhyme, syllables and the awareness of phonemes within words. By working on and strengthening language skills, in turn, you are building children’s literacy abilities – together. A prequel to the storybook, Who Put the Spell into Spelling?, From Tragic to Magic tells the story of three siblings who set out to rescue their teacher, Miss Tragic. As they battle with a giant, a witch and a wizard, they encounter three phonological challenges that focus on syllables, rhyming and phonemes. Key features include: Games and prompt questions for each chapter, based on Bloom’s Taxonomy, to assess memory, understanding, application, analysis, evaluation and creativity A selection of additional activities to help to continue developing phonological awareness beyond the story Guidance and support for the adult reader throughout With beautiful accompanying illustrations, this fun fairy tale provides an exciting and imaginative way of preparing children up to 7 years old for phonics, reading and spelling at primary school. It is an essential resource for parents, carers, grandparents and early educators.

Tragic Magic
Tragic Magic

Author: Laura Childs

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2009-10-06

Total Pages: 287

ISBN-13: 1101145161

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A New Orleans mansion is being converted into a haunted house for tourists and scrapbook shop owner Carmela Bertrand has been enlisted to help. No sooner does the project begin than someone winds up dead.

Life Is Magic
Life Is Magic

Author: Jon Dorenbos

Publisher: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster

Published: 2020-11-03

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1982101253

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“Jon Dorenbos is a magical person. Life Is Magic shows how we can all choose happiness in the face of overwhelming odds.” —Ellen DeGeneres An extraordinary and empowering story of resilience, forgiveness, and living a life of purpose in the face of unfathomable obstacles. You may know him as an NFL All-Pro or as a world-class magician who made the finals of America’s Got Talent, but Jon Dorenbos says that what he does is not who he is. He is someone who coached himself, at the most tender of ages, to turn tragedy to triumph. One morning in August 1992, when Jon was twelve years old and living a seemingly idyllic childhood in suburban Seattle, he woke up for baseball camp. His dad waved goodbye. Later that day, Jon heard the news: his father had murdered his mother in the family’s three-car garage. In an instant, his life had shattered. He’d essentially been orphaned. Thrust into foster care while his father stood trial for murder, Jon struggled. Left to himself, he discovered an unlikely escape performing magic tricks. If you found a way to alter your reality, after your dad—your hero—killed your mom, wouldn’t you cling to it too? Then came football, which provided a release for all of his pent-up anger. Together, magic and football saved him, leading to fourteen NFL seasons on the gridiron and raucous sleight of hand performances to packed houses across the globe. In 2017, he was diagnosed with a life-threatening heart condition leaving him with a choice. To either break down or—as he’d by now long taught himself—bounce back. “Life Is Magic shows how we can all choose happiness in the face of overwhelming odds” (Ellen DeGeneres) and provides a roadmap for overcoming even the darkest of times. Jon’s story is poignant and powerful, told by a charismatic and optimistic man who has overcome life-or-death challenges with grace, persistence, a childlike sense of wonder…and jaw-dropping card tricks.

Tragic to Magic
Tragic to Magic

Author: Anthony Gilmour

Publisher:

Published: 2013-11

Total Pages: 168

ISBN-13: 9780975676288

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Everyone will get something from this book. It might be how to break the communication habits that stop one from having a happy relationship or how to improve self-esteem. It could be how to be a better manager of people or how to get over anxiety, trauma, anger, abuse or depression. It's not rocket science. It's about learning to live a happy life. Anthony Gilmour is a psychotherapist who specializes in anxiety and depression. His book, Tragic to Magic, never wavers from the point that our ultimate goal is happiness. The lessons in this book are simple, easy to understand and use. They are born of his studies and successful practice in psychotherapy over the past ten years. Tony Gilmour takes complex theories and turns them into something so simple that most people will say it is just common sense. (But common sense is not that common!) Know your mind and you will understand your problems. From this point, you can overcome them. This book contains simple understandings, tools and techniques to live a happier life. True success in life is being happy, our ultimate goal.

Tragic Magic
Tragic Magic

Author: Dan Ropek

Publisher:

Published: 2015-12-07

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 9781910773192

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Traffic was the most enigmatic British band of their day. Formed in early 1967 by Chris Wood, Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi and Dave Mason, they rejected the bright lights of London in favor of a run-down, supposedly haunted, cottage in the country - a place to live communally and write music. With Chris especially intent on channeling the vibes of England's landscape into their sound, days would be spent getting high, exploring, playing and working in varying proportions. Against all odds, this eccentric model paid off - songs such as "Dear Mr. Fantasy" and "John Barleycorn Must Die" would lift Traffic into the upper echelons of the rock world. As they brushed shoulders with Jimi Hendrix, The Beatles, and the Grateful Dead, and with Dave dropping in and out of the band, Traffic's music evolved from a synthesis of Steve's innate musicality, Jim's atmospheric lyrics and Chris's special brand of congenial mysticism. Record sales boomed and tours carried them back and forth across the Atlantic, everything seemed to be going to plan - a dreamlike fairy tale come true. But for Chris, a toll would be exacted. Amid the clashing egos, wearing road trips, stressful break ups and a complex personal life, he vacillated precariously between bursts of exquisite creativity and torrents of self-destruction; a paradoxical dance which continued until his death in 1983. For a man who found artistic expression everything, and for whom suffering for it was an expectation, Chris would stare fully into the Medusa's face of the music industry, paying a higher price than perhaps any of his contemporaries. Researched and written over a ten-year period, "Tragic Magic" offers the only definitive account of Traffic's story and Chris Wood's quietly extraordinary life.

The Tragic Odes of Jerry Garcia and The Grateful Dead
The Tragic Odes of Jerry Garcia and The Grateful Dead

Author: Brent Wood

Publisher: Routledge

Published: 2020-03-26

Total Pages: 327

ISBN-13: 0429582218

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The Tragic Odes of Jerry Garcia and the Grateful Dead is a multifaceted study of tragedy in the group’s live performances showing how Garcia brought about catharsis through dance by leading songs of grief, mortality, and ironic fate in a collective theatrical context. This musical, literary, and historical analysis of thirty-five songs with tragic dimensions performed by Garcia in concert with the Grateful Dead illustrates the syncretic approach and acute editorial ear he applied in adapting songs of Robert Hunter, Bob Dylan, and folk tradition. Tragically ironic situations in which Garcia found himself when performing these songs are revealed, including those related to his opiate addiction and final decline. This book examines Garcia’s musical craftsmanship and the Grateful Dead’s collective art in terms of the mystery-rites of ancient Greece, Friedrich Nietzsche’s Dionysus, 20th century American music rooted in New Orleans, Hermann Hesse’s Magic Theater, and the Greek Theatre at Berkeley, offering a clear prospect on an often misunderstood phenomenon. Featuring interdisciplinary analysis, close attention to musical and poetic strategies, and historical and critical contexts, this book will be of interest to scholars and researchers of Popular Music, Musicology, Cultural Studies, and American Studies, as well as to the Grateful Dead’s avid listeners.

Twisted Tragedy of Miss Natalie Stewart
Twisted Tragedy of Miss Natalie Stewart

Author: Leanna Renee Hieber

Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.

Published: 2012

Total Pages: 337

ISBN-13: 1402262051

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I'm coming for you. The whispers haunt her dreams and fill her waking hours with dread. Something odd is happening. Something...unnatural. Possession of the living. Resurrection of the dead. And Natalie Stewart is caught right in the middle. Jonathon, the one person she thought she could trust, has become a double agent for the dark side. But he plays the part so well, Natalie has to wonder just how much he's really acting. She can't even see what it is she's fighting. But the cost of losing her heart, her sanity...her soul. Praise for Darker Still, an Indie Next Selection: "Original, haunting, and romantic." -YA Bound "This chilling tale will draw you in and keep you guessing until the very last page." -Seventeen.com

Ruby McCracken: Tragic Without Magic
Ruby McCracken: Tragic Without Magic

Author: Elizabeth Ezra

Publisher: Floris Books

Published: 2017-10-19

Total Pages: 159

ISBN-13: 1782504583

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Ruby McCracken's life is OVER. Her parents have forced her to move to the Ordinary World and that means -- new home, new school and worst of all, no magic! Seriously?! A witch without magic? That's LITERALLY tragic. Ruby has to leave behind her broomstick (and walk everywhere -- YUCK!) and her friends (no more watching Hex Factor together on a Saturday night). She's absolutely STARVING with no snack spell, and there's no way to get revenge on the mean girls at her boring new school without a good curse. Despite her best witching efforts, the Ordinary World remains tragically magic-deprived, until Ruby receives a mysterious hext that seems to offer an answer. That is, if she can figure out what it means and, more importantly, who sent it. Packed with great humour, loveable characters and witty banter, Ruby McCracken: Tragic Without Magic is perfect for fans of Witchworld and The Worst Witch.

Tragic Magic
Tragic Magic

Author: Thal Dixon

Publisher:

Published: 2019-10-31

Total Pages: 66

ISBN-13: 9781943811212

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From award-winning author, Thal Dixon, and award-winning illustrator, Mikey Brooks, comes an all-new book filled with magic like you've never seen before. Curiosity can be a dangerous thing, especially when mixed with magic. After a boy finds an old trunk containing a magical book in the attic, his life is turned upside down--literally. Now his house is filled with waring goblins, rotting zombies, hungry alligators, and even a dragon. To change things back to normal, he must find the magical book, which has mysteriously disappeared, and put it back in the trunk before his house, and possibly the world is destroyed by tragic magic.