Written in 1948, "The Royal Road to Card Magic" by Jean Hugard and Frederick Braué, is an important and classic beginner's guide to over 100 different card tricks. Jean Hugard, born John Gerard Rodney Boyce in Queensland, Australia in 1872, began his professional career as a magician in 1896, eventually moving to America in 1915, where he worked in vaudeville and as a stage magician. He retired from performing professionally around 1930 and began...

Superior introduction to most demanding part of chess. Basic concepts of middle game play are systematically and logically presented. Every significant idea is illustrated by well-chosen excerpts from master play, including games by Alekhine, Capablanca, Lasker, Reshevsky, Botvinnik, Marshall, Pillsbury, and other prominent players. 80 illustrations.

"Expert Card Technique" by Jean Hugard and Frederick Braue is a detailed and instructive guide on how to master the manipulation of cards. Jean Hugard, born John Gerard Rodney Boyce in Queensland, Australia in 1872, began his professional career as a magician in 1896 and eventually moved to America in 1915 where he worked in vaudeville and as a stage magician. He retired from performing professionally around 1930 and began a prolific and successful...

Cheats Unlimited are the specialists when it comes to video game cheats, tips and walkthrough guides. Fronted by the glamorous and gorgeous Cheatmistress, Cheats Unlimited has helped over seven million gamers worldwide over the last 12 years. Through phone lines, fax machines, the Web and WAP sites and now eBooks, we have been there for gamers when they've needed us the most. With EZ Cheats: Video Game Cheats, Tips and Secrets: Nintendo Wii & DS,...

"What in the world? That's what you'll say when you open this amazing large-format photo book, full of real-life riddles and puzzling pictures. Patterns, colors, shapes, hidden animals, optical illusions, double-take photo comparisons, and much more will give your brain a workout and keep you coming back for more!"--Provided by publisher. Offers a series of diverse types of picture puzzles intended to strengthen visual skills, cognitive skills, and...

The purpose of this book is to show how someone could specify a video game more or less and have the computer create the rest. The code is much shorter, but you can specify a game more with more code. Anyone can take this book and think of as many creative video games as they want! Humans and hard physics and chemistry are not explicitly covered. The components necessary to make all video games are map, motion, appearance and related, lighting,...

A dynamic, fast-paced account that provides game show buffs with a fascinating inside look at America's favorite quiz show.--the JEOPARDY. A revealing look inside TV's Top Quiz Show; Contestants and Question; and Selection Process Unveiled!

For Rectitude and Glory follows the journey of Jamel Frederick, the top-rated amateur middleweight in the world, from the deadly streets of Overtown to the Olympic boxing tournament in Rio de Janeiro Brazil. Boxing is Jamel's escape from the violence and poverty that plague his neighborhood. After enduring a tragic loss, Jamel joins his team for training camp where he's expected to be a leader. There, he is reunited with his estranged father, Orlando...

Money. Gobs of it. In the blink of an eye - or the drop of a ball- it's all yours. Everyone dreams about striking it rich by winning a lottery. We all feverishly line up to purchase our tickets, and watch TV or scan the newspapers to see if we have won, even though the odds are better that we will be struck by lightning. Still, we perservere, because no matter what else happens this week, you can be sure that someone, somewhere, will win the big one....

Una importante selección de lo más destacado de nuestro folclor poético, recopilado por la reconocida educadora Verónica Herrera por más de 30 años. Rimas, juegos de palmas para saltar y bailar, refranes y dichos, adivinanzas, trabalenguas, canciones, acompañadas de sus partituras y muchas otras manifestaciones de la tradición oral, llegan a los lectores para difundir, en especial en la primera infancia, el gusto por las palabras, la literatura...