science and magic

Budding magicians will be able to follow simple instructions and photos to float orbs, pull objects from thin air, and more.

Readers will learn how famous illusionists trick their audiences, then discover how to create their own illusions, making squares twist, straight lines wiggle, and more.

Readers will follow simple instructions and photos to make cards levitate, coins multiply, and more.

"Read how famous illusionists fooled their audiences. Then learn how to trick an audience . . . follow simple instructions and photos to make squares twist, straight lines wiggle, and more"--Publisher.

"Read how famous illusionists fooled their audiences. Then learn how to trick an audience . . . follow simple instructions and photos to float orbs, pull objects from thin air, and more"--Publisher.

"Read how famous illusionists fooled their audiences. Then learn how to trick an audience of your own! Follow simple instructions and photos to make cups melt, water bend, and more"--Back cover.

"Read how famous illusionists fooled their audiences. Then learn how to trick an audience of your own! Follow simple instructions and photos to read minds, predict choices, and more"--Back cover.

"Read how famous illusionists fooled their audiences. Then learn how to trick an audience of your own! Follow simple instructions and photos to make straws vanish, coffee cups float, and more"--Back cover.

Young scholar Diana Bishop, a descendant in an old and distinguished line of witches, wants nothing to do with sorcery, but while doing research at Oxford's Bodleian Library, she unwittingly calls up a bewitched alchemical manuscript that causes a stirring in the underworld that only she can calm.

Highlights natural phenomena that accounted for dozens of supernatural legends from sunstones and plagues to love potions and firewalkers.