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Get kids fired up about physics―fun and easy science experiments for ages 10 to 13What attracts goo to a balloon? Can you cook s'mores using energy from the sun? These at-home science experiments let kids get their hands dirty and find out. Created by...

DESCRIPTIONThe Christmas Tree Angel Radio Drama is a delightful play-within-a-play that's suitable for all ages. It can be produced with minimal rehearsal, a small cast, and a small budget. The story begins on Christmas Eve when the Brown family receives...

Let's talk about what makes people real.   That's what my favorite characters are to me. Real. If you're reading this, I suspect that's what they are to you, too.Characters I love often feel as real to me as people I know in the physical...

Branislav Nusic iza sebe je ostavio impozantan knjizevni opus. Iako je pisao i romane, price, eseje i drame, najprepoznatljiviji je po svojim komedijama. Medju njima znacajno mesto zauzimaju i dve drustvene komedije napisane u trenutku kada se cinilo da...

A collection of fascinating tricks in which water is the chief agent including full descriptions of the ingenius Rice Bowls illusion, the famous Passe-Passe trick and David Devant's classic routine, The Hydrostatic Tube.This remastered and expanded...

Do not ask what is it. Let us go and make our visit. This is an invitation to Kindred Stories. From moonlight surfing to images in a window, from the lamppost that beckons to ivy that insists it has great understanding, from the piano player singing in...

Born plain Keith William Smith on the 17th October 1944, he started life in showbiz with a String Puppet Act, but was to become Famous in the Circus World as The Amazing Etna - The Boy Wonder Yogi and also as Tizzy the Clown.This is the story of one...

In 1958, a down-on-his-luck songwriter with the unlikely name of Ross Bagdasarian (1919-1972), plunged the last of his family's savings on a multi-speed tape recorder and created two beloved and memorable songs: “Witch Doctor” and...

OLD WINE IN NEW BOTTLESSTUART LEEA practical handbook setting out full instructions for a routine of spectacular card tricks. The tricks are classics of card magic revised to produce new and amazing effects.The book is designed to guide the beginner in...

Written by a scholar of satire and politics, Trump Was a Joke explains why satire is an exceptional foil for absurd political times and why it did a particularly good job of making sense of Trump.Covering a range of comedic interventions, Trump Was a...

The book is the first study to investigate the ways in which the creative use of anachronism in historical fictions can allow us to rethink the relationship between past and present.

This book explores stage conjuring during its "Golden Age", from 1860 to 1910.

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

Fucini's family circus has been in the family for decades enthralling families with Lions, Tigers , clowns and the stars of the show Freaks. This was circus was no Barnum and Bailey's as it held a sinister secret that can not get out. Jewel, a kind of...

Many people say that in addition to pills, capsules, ointments, and suppositories, laughter is the best medicine. However, the solemn places that dispense medicaments are often bereft of lively humor. Instead, the field of retail pharmacy can be fraught...

This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature.In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards:1. Type-setting &...

""The Apple Cart: A Political Extravaganza"" by George Bernard Shaw is a satirical play set in a fictional future Britain. It centers on the political power struggle between King Magnus and his Prime Minister, Proteus. Through sharp humor and irony, Shaw...

One Woman's Life" Part fourth, penned by Robert Herrick and published in 1913, delves deeper into the life of Mary Wakefield, the resilient protagonist navigating a changing world at the turn of the 20th century. At its core, the novel explores Mary's...

"The Rivals" is a five-act comedy play written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan. It premiered on January 17, 1775, at the Covent Garden Theatre in London. Known for its witty dialogue, humorous characters, and satirical take on romantic relationships and...

The Old Card part 1 is a novel written by Roland Pertwee in 1919. The story revolves around the life of a wealthy businessman, John Brent, who is known for his love of collecting antique playing cards. The protagonist is a man of great wealth, but he is...

The Old Card part II is a novel written by Roland Pertwee in 1919. The story revolves around the life of a wealthy businessman, John Brent, who is known for his love of collecting antique playing cards. The protagonist is a man of great wealth, but he is...

Au cours d’une fin de semaine passée dans son château du Perche, le richissime parvenu Isidore Lechat, qui dispose d’un grand quotidien indispensable à ses affaires, en traite deux qui sont susceptibles de renforcer encore...

Erica McArthur died in a car accident in 2000 at the age of 23.Through a collection of inspiring stories, moving poems, and lyrical songs by her father, Jake McArthur, this book provides an intimate window into a curious series of experiences that he...

Stand Up Comedy with Spirit, Unbowdlerized is a hilarious and thought-provoking collection of stand-up routines in the spirit of Bill Hicks. From dissecting modern life and social situations to exploring pop culture and everyday absurdities, Jack...

Eight nights of horror! In this audio drama, a Brooklyn family is haunted by ghosts over Hanukkah.Starring Voice Arts® Awards winner Sarah Natochenny, Tony Award nominee Alison Fraser, Mike Pollock, Emily Cramer, Gianmarco Soresi, Barrett Leddy, Terrence...

No fairy tales is about three couples who are different stages in there lives. The couples have to overcome obstacles such as divorce, affairs and health scares. With the help of crazy friends and amazing new ones these couples overcome all the obstacles...

The Shed Grimoire details all known rules that currently exist in the shed game; a playing card game with a satisfyingly complex web of rules. This book is vital for players who wish to learn the rules, and will help to settle rule disputes mid game. In...

The Learn to Play Shed Guide introduces players to all the known rules and magics of the Shed game; a playing card game with a satisfyingly complex web of rules. This book is vital for players who wish to learn the rules in a step-by-step manner, through...

In order to prevent his aged cousin (Old Martin) from leaving his huge estate to charity, Pecksniff travels from London to America to dissuade the dying man from such a mistake. But Old Martin is far from death's door, and is planning from pure spite to...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

Are you an aspiring author, coach, or entrepreneur feeling overwhelmed by the idea of writing a book? Do you struggle with translating your ideas into compelling words or worry about navigating the complex world of self-publishing? Have you...

This book is the first nearly complete (poetry and verse omitted) translation of the only known personal manuscript notes of a Sixteenth Century Commedia dell'Arte performer. This is a very important work for anyone interested in what such actors said...

This book has an intention, or it is better to say that my intention is to make you think more, to question everything, your beliefs, your intentions. To inspire you to take action.. to live, to love.. It is dedicated to all those who need that...

A "domestic phantasmagoria with song and dance," John Crutchfield's My Crazy My Love, set in a small, present-day Southern Appalachian town, in a sprawling house in condemnable disrepair, tells the raucous comic story of one family's failure to know...

A comedy stage play by Kara Emily Krantz.Charlotte and Eugene live a quiet, no-nonsense lifestyle surrounded by sudoku and argyle. Robert and Bella are boisterous and messy and ridiculously in love. Then there's the neighbor, Suzanne, who basically...

Delve into the captivating and sometimes dark history of sideshow geeks and other eccentric acts of the past! With this book, you can explore the realm of forgotten carnival entertainment. Learn all about the rise and fall of the sideshow geek,...

In 411 BC, Greek playwright Aristophanes penned Lysistrata. The play tells the story of a group of courageous women who devise a unique strategy for dealing with their government's fiscal mismanagement and for ending the Peloponnesian War, which had been...

Essays that illustrate how humor transformed 9/11 politics and 9/11 transformed humorWith essays by: Gavin Benke Arthur Asa Berger Ted Gournelos Viveca S. Greene David Gurney David Holloway Lanita Jacobs Giselinde Kuipers Paul Lewis David Monje Michael...

2016 Reprint of 1940 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. The author conceived this work as a treatise on the fundamental principle, theory and practice of picking pockets for Magicians and...