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Magic Circles
by Lana ParkerDid you ever think about how many things in your life would vanish if there were no wheels?
Magic City Nights: Birmingham’s Rock ’n’ Roll Years
by Andre MillardThis exploration of rock ’n’ roll music and culture in Birmingham, Alabama, is based on the oral histories of musicians, their fans and professionals in the popular music industry. Collected over a twenty-year period, their stories describe the coming of rock ’n’ roll in the 1950s, the rise of the garage bands in the 1960s, of southern rock in the 1970s, and of alternative music in the 1980s and 1990s. Told in the words of the musicians themselves, Magic City Nights provides an insider’s view of the dramatic changes in the business and status of popular music from the era of the vacuum tube to twenty-first-century digital technology. These collective memories offer a unique perspective on the impact of a subversive and racially integrated music culture in one of the most conservative and racially divided cities in the country.
Magic City: A Novel
by Jewell Parker Rhodes"A compelling page-turner that will keep readers hoping against hope that everything will somehow, magically, turn out for the best." — Atlanta Journal-ConstitutionWith a new Afterword from the author reflecting on the 100th anniversary of one of the most heinous tragedies in American history—the 1921 burning of Greenwood, an affluent black section of Tulsa, Oklahoma, known as the "Negro Wall Street"—Jewell Parker Rhodes’ powerful and unforgettable novel of racism, vigilantism, and injustice, weaves history, mysticism, and murder into a harrowing tale of dreams and violence gone awry. Tulsa, Oklahoma, 1921. A white woman and a black man are alone in an elevator. Suddenly, the woman screams, the man flees, and the chase to capture and lynch him begins.When Joe Samuels, a young Black man with dreams of becoming the next Houdini, is accused of rape, he must perform his greatest escape by eluding a bloodthirsty mob. Meanwhile, Mary Keane, the white, motherless daughter of a farmer who wants to marry her off to the farmhand who viciously raped her, must find the courage to help exonerate the man she accused with her panicked cry.Magic City evokes one of the darkest chapters of twentieth century, Jim Crow America, painting an intimate portrait of the heroic but doomed stand that pitted the National Guard against a small band of black men determined to defend the prosperous town they had built.
Magic Lantern Empire: Colonialism and Society in Germany
by John Phillip ShortMagic Lantern Empire examines German colonialism as a mass cultural and political phenomenon unfolding at the center of a nascent, conflicted German modernity. John Phillip Short draws together strands of propaganda and visual culture, science and fantasy to show how colonialism developed as a contested form of knowledge that both reproduced and blurred class difference in Germany, initiating the masses into a modern market worldview. A nuanced account of how ordinary Germans understood and articulated the idea of empire, this book draws on a diverse range of sources: police files, spy reports, pulp novels, popular science writing, daily newspapers, and both official and private archives.In Short's historical narrative-peopled by fantasists and fabulists, by impresarios and amateur photographers, by ex-soldiers and rank-and-file socialists, by the luckless and bored along the margins of German society-colonialism emerges in metropolitan Germany through a dialectic of science and enchantment within the context of sharp class conflict. He begins with the organized colonial movement, with its expert scientific and associational structures and emphatic exclusion of the "masses." He then turns to the grassroots colonialism that thrived among the lower classes, who experienced empire through dime novels, wax museums, and panoramas. Finally, he examines the ambivalent posture of Germany's socialists, who mounted a trenchant critique of colonialism, while in their reading rooms workers spun imperial fantasies. It was from these conflicts, Short argues, that there first emerged in the early twentieth century a modern German sense of the global.
Magic Lessons: A Prequel to Practical Magic (The Practical Magic Series #1)
by Alice HoffmanThe extraordinary new novel from the author of Practical Magic and The Dovekeepers We first met the Owens in the glorious novel Practical Magic. We discovered the tragedy of the Owens siblings in The Rules of Magic. Now we learn how it all began ... with a baby abandoned in a snowy English field in the 1600s. Under the care of gentle Hannah Owens, little Maria learns about the &‘Unnamed Arts&’. Maria has a gift for them – a gift that may well prove her undoing. When Maria is abandoned by the man who has declared his love for her, she follows him to Salem, Massachusetts. Here she invokes the curse that will haunt her family. And it&’s here that she learns the rules of magic and the lesson that she will carry with her for the rest of her life. Love is the only thing that matters.Magic Lessons is a celebration of life and love, and a showcase of Alice Hoffman&’s masterful storytelling.
Magic Lessons: A Prequel to Practical Magic (The Practical Magic Series #1)
by Alice HoffmanThe extraordinary new novel from the author of PRACTICAL MAGIC and THE DOVEKEEPERS We first met the Owens in the glorious novel Practical Magic. We discovered the tragedy of the Owens siblings in Rules of Magic. Now we learn how it all began... with a baby abandoned in a snowy English field in the 1600s. Under the care of gentle Hannah Owens, little Maria learns about the 'Unnamed Arts'. Maria has a gift for them - a gift that may well prove her undoing. When Maria is abandoned by the man she loves, she invokes the curse that will haunt her family for centuries. Because magic has rules, and they must be followed. This is the lesson that Maria will carry with her for the rest of her life, and pass on to her children and her children's children. PRAISE for ALICE HOFFMAN &‘Beautiful, harrowing, a major contribution to twenty-first century literature&’Toni Morrison, Nobel Laureate in Literature, on The Dovekeepers &‘I am still reeling from The Dovekeepers – from the history Alice Hoffman illuminates, from the language she uses to bring these women to life. This novel is a testament to the human spirit and to love rising from the ashes of war. But most of all, this novel is one that will never be forgotten by a reader.&’Jodi Picoult &‘In her remarkable new novel, Alice Hoffman holds a mirror to our ancient past as she explores the contemporary themes of sexual desire, women&’s solidarity in the face of strife, and the magic that&’s quietly present in our day-to-day living. Put The Dovekeepers at the pinnacle of Hoffman&’s extraordinary body of work. I was blown away.&’Wally Lamb, author of She&’s Come Undone &‘Alice Hoffman takes seemingly ordinary lives and lets us see and feel extraordinary things.&’Amy Tan &‘Miss Hoffman heals wounds with the gentle touch of an angel&’Joseph Heller
Magic Lessons: The Prequel to Practical Magic (The Practical Magic Series #3)
by Alice HoffmanIn an unforgettable novel that traces a centuries-old curse to its source, beloved author Alice Hoffman unveils the story of Maria Owens, accused of witchcraft in Salem, and matriarch of a line of the amazing Owens women and men featured in Practical Magic and The Rules of Magic.Where does the story of the Owens bloodline begin? <P><P>With Maria Owens, in the 1600s, when she’s abandoned in a snowy field in rural England as a baby. Under the care of Hannah Owens, Maria learns about the “Unnamed Arts.” Hannah recognizes that Maria has a gift and she teaches the girl all she knows. It is here that she learns her first important lesson: Always love someone who will love you back. <P><P>When Maria is abandoned by the man who has declared his love for her, she follows him to Salem, Massachusetts. Here she invokes the curse that will haunt her family. And it’s here that she learns the rules of magic and the lesson that she will carry with her for the rest of her life. Love is the only thing that matters. Magic Lessons is a celebration of life and love and a showcase of Alice Hoffman’s masterful storytelling. <P><P><b>A New York Times Bestseller</b>
Magic Man
by Patricia RiceHe's a Lonely Highland Lord... Aidan Dougal is deadly, and he knows it. His self-imposed isolation is to keep others out of harm's way. However, it also makes any kind of intimacy impossible...and certainly not marriage! Asking for help is beyond him until a woman unlike any he's ever met slips into his life like an answered prayer. She's a Complication He Never Expected Mora Abbott has been trained in patience, prudence, and practicality. But all those virtues fly out the window the moment she meets Aidan. She has a gift for saving people, but the more time she spends with the dark Scottish lord, the more she realizes she's the one in danger...of completely losing herself to his wicked ways.
Magic Mountain (Images of Modern America)
by Robert MclaughlinNestled in the foothills of Golden, Colorado, construction started on Magic Mountain just two years after Disneyland's opening season. Through never-before-seen photographs, Magic Mountain tells the exciting story of the first attempt in America to spread the Disneyland model. The dream of a theme park in Colorado was conceived by Walter F. Cobb and designed by Marco Engineering of Los Angeles. The park saw tens of thousands of visitors, even during the construction period. They witnessed live gunfights and playhouse melodramas and took a ride on the Magic Mountain Railroad. Unfortunately, the park closed at the end of its premier season in 1960, but it would eventually evolve into Heritage Square. For over 40 years, this venue brought fun and entertainment to the young and young at heart, following Cobb's vision of a clean, entertaining, and educational park for the whole family.
Magic Quirt, The
by L. Ron HubbardWelcome to the wild, wild west. Old Laramie, cook for the cowpunchers at the Lazy G Ranch, happens to be in the right place at the right time to stop bandits from attacking a Spanish-speaking family with Aztec roots. The family offers Laramie a silver-mounted quirt as thanks, telling him the small horsewhip will make him a big man.Though he'd never really thought of himself as anything other than old, Laramie accepts the idea that the mysterious quirt holds special Aztec magic; in fact, he thinks, with the quirt in his hands, he's now invincible. To prove this claim, Laramie sets out on a series of adventures showing that the quirt has given him extraordinary newfound bravery and skill--or has it? ALSO INCLUDES THE WESTERN STORIES "VENGEANCE IS MINE!" AND "STACKED BULLETS""...is pure entertainment from first page to last with that L. Ron Hubbard touch giving this tale an enduring reading engagement from beginning to end."--Midwest Book Review
Magic Realism in Holocaust Literature
by Jenni AdamsA major contribution to Holocaust studies, the book examines the capacity of supernatural elements to dramatize the ethical and representational difficulties of Holocaust fiction. Exploring texts by such writers as D. M. Thomas and Markus Zusak it will appeal to scholars and students of Holocaust literature, magic realism, and contemporary fiction.
Magic Tree House #2: The Knight at Dawn (Magic Tree House (R) #2)
by Mary Pope Osborne Sal MurdoccaJack and Annie are ready for their next fantasy adventure in the bestselling middle-grade series--the Magic Tree House! A castle with a secret passage!That's what Jack and Annie find when the Magic Tree House whisks them back to the Middle Ages for another wild adventure. In the Great Hall of the castle, a feast is under way. But Jack and Annie aren't exactly welcome guests! Visit the Magic Tree House website! MagicTreeHouse.comFrom the Trade Paperback edition.
Magic Tree House Fact & Fiction: Charles Dickens (Magic Tree House (R))
by Mary Pope Osborne Sal Murdocca Natalie Pope BoyceRead the adventure and track the facts--it's two great ebooks in one! Join Jack and Annie as they travel to Victorian London to help Charles Dickens in Magic Tree House® #44: A Ghost Tale for Christmas Time. Then uncover the facts behind the fiction in Magic Tree House® Fact Tracker: Rags and Riches: Kids in the Time of Charles Dickens. It's two favorite ebooks in one! Find out why Mary Pope Osborne's #1 New York Times bestselling series is such a hit with kids, parents, and teachers around the world.
Magic Tree House Fact & Fiction: Dinosaurs (Magic Tree House (R))
by Mary Pope Osborne Will Osborne Sal MurdoccaRead the adventure and track the facts--it's two great ebooks in one! Join Jack and Annie as they travel to the time of dinosaurs in Magic Tree House® #1: Dinosaurs Before Dark. Then uncover the facts behind the fiction in Magic Tree House® Fact Tracker: Dinosaurs. It's two favorite ebooks in one! Find out why Mary Pope Osborne's #1 New York Times bestselling series is such a hit with kids, parents, and teachers around the world.
Magic Tree House Fact & Fiction: Ghosts (Magic Tree House (R))
by Mary Pope Osborne Will Osborne Sal MurdoccaRead the adventure and track the facts--it's two great ebooks in one! Join Jack and Annie as they travel to New Orleans in 1915 on the eve of All Saints' Day in Magic Tree House® #42: A Good Night for Ghosts. Then uncover the facts behind the fiction in Magic Tree House® Fact Tracker: Ghosts. It's two favorite ebooks in one! Find out why Mary Pope Osborne's #1 New York Times bestselling series is such a hit with kids, parents, and teachers around the world.
Magic Tree House Fact & Fiction: Horses (Magic Tree House (R))
by Mary Pope Osborne Sal Murdocca Natalie Pope BoyceRead the adventure and track the facts--it's two great ebooks in one! Join Jack and Annie as they travel to ancient Greece to meet Alexander the Great and his famous horse in Magic Tree House® #49: Stallion by Starlight. Then uncover the facts behind the fiction in Magic Tree House® Fact Tracker: Horse Heroes. It's two favorite ebooks in one! Find out why Mary Pope Osborne's #1 New York Times bestselling series is such a hit with kids, parents, and teachers around the world.
Magic Tree House Fact & Fiction: Knights (Magic Tree House (R))
by Mary Pope Osborne Sal Murdocca Natalie Pope BoyceRead the adventure and track the facts--it's two great ebooks in one! Join Jack and Annie as they travel to the Middle Ages in Magic Tree House® #2: The Knight at Dawn. Then uncover the facts behind the fiction in Magic Tree House® Fact Tracker: Knights and Castles. It's two favorite ebooks in one! Find out why Mary Pope Osborne's #1 New York Times bestselling series is such a hit with kids, parents, and teachers around the world.
Magic Tree House Fact & Fiction: Mummies (Magic Tree House (R))
by Mary Pope Osborne Will Osborne Sal MurdoccaRead the adventure and track the facts--it's two great ebooks in one! Join Jack and Annie as they travel to ancient Egypt in Magic Tree House® #3: Mummies in the Morning. Then uncover the facts behind the fiction in Magic Tree House® Fact Tracker: Mummies. It's two favorite ebooks in one! Find out why Mary Pope Osborne's #1 New York Times bestselling series is such a hit with kids, parents, and teachers around the world.
Magic Tree House Fact & Fiction: Ninjas (Magic Tree House (R))
by Mary Pope Osborne Will Osborne Sal MurdoccaRead the adventure and track the facts--it's two great ebooks in one! Join Jack and Annie as they travel to ancient Japan in Magic Tree House® #5: Night of the Ninjas. Then uncover the facts behind the fiction in Magic Tree House® Fact Tracker: Ninjas and Samurai. It's two favorite ebooks in one! Find out why Mary Pope Osborne's #1 New York Times bestselling series is such a hit with kids, parents, and teachers around the world.
Magic Tree House Fact & Fiction: Penguins (Magic Tree House (R))
by Mary Pope Osborne Sal Murdocca Natalie Pope BoyceRead the adventure and track the facts--it's two great ebooks in one! Join Jack and Annie as they travel to Antarctica in Magic Tree House® #40: Eve of the Emperor Penguin. Then uncover the facts behind the fiction in Magic Tree House® Fact Tracker: Penguins and Antarctica. It's two favorite ebooks in one! Find out why Mary Pope Osborne's #1 New York Times bestselling series is such a hit with kids, parents, and teachers around the world.
Magic Tree House Fact & Fiction: Pirates (Magic Tree House (R))
by Mary Pope Osborne Will Osborne Sal MurdoccaRead the adventure and track the facts--it's two great ebooks in one! Join Jack and Annie as they travel to the time of pirates and treasure maps in Magic Tree House® #4: Pirates Past Noon. Then uncover the facts behind the fiction in Magic Tree House® Fact Tracker: Pirates. It's two favorite ebooks in one! Find out why Mary Pope Osborne's #1 New York Times bestselling series is such a hit with kids, parents, and teachers around the world.
Magic Tree House Fact & Fiction: Soccer (Magic Tree House (R))
by Mary Pope Osborne Sal Murdocca Natalie Pope BoyceRead the adventure and track the facts--it's two great ebooks in one! Join Jack and Annie as they travel to Mexico City for the 1970 World Cup in Magic Tree House® #52: Soccer on Sunday. Then uncover the facts behind the fiction in Magic Tree House® Fact Tracker: Soccer. It's two favorite ebooks in one! Find out why Mary Pope Osborne's #1 New York Times bestselling series is such a hit with kids, parents, and teachers around the world.
Magic Tree House Fact & Fiction: Thanksgiving (Magic Tree House (R))
by Mary Pope Osborne Sal Murdocca Natalie Pope BoyceRead the adventure and track the facts--it's two great ebooks in one! Join Jack and Annie as they travel back to the first Thanksgiving in Magic Tree House® #27: Thanksgiving on Thursday. Then uncover the facts behind the fiction in Magic Tree House® Fact Tracker: Pilgrims. It's two favorite ebooks in one! Find out why Mary Pope Osborne's #1 New York Times bestselling series is such a hit with kids, parents, and teachers around the world.
Magic Tree House Fact & Fiction: Titanic (Magic Tree House (R))
by Mary Pope Osborne Sal Murdocca Natalie Pope BoyceRead the adventure and track the facts--it's two great ebooks in one! Join Jack and Annie as they travel to 1912 and on the maiden voyage of the Titanic in Magic Tree House® #17: Tonight on the Titanic. Then uncover the facts behind the fiction in Magic Tree House® Fact Tracker: Titanic. It's two favorite ebooks in one! Find out why Mary Pope Osborne's #1 New York Times bestselling series is such a hit with kids, parents, and teachers around the world.
Magic Tree House Fact Tracker #11: American Revolution (Magic Tree House (R) Fact Tracker #11)
by Mary Pope Osborne Sal Murdocca Natalie Pope BoyceMagic Tree House Research Guides are now Magic Tree House Fact Trackers! Track the facts with Jack and Annie! When Jack and Annie got back from their adventure in Magic Tree House #22: Revolutionary War on Wednesday, they had lots of questions. What was it like to live in colonial times? Why did the stamp Act make the colonists so angry? Who were the Minutemen? What happened at the Boston Tea Party? Find out the answers to these questions and more as Jack and Annie track the facts. Filled with up-to-date information, photos, illustrations, and fun tidbits from Jack and Annie, the Magic Tree House Fact Trackers are the perfect way for kids to find out more about the topics they discovered in their favorite Magic Tree House adventures.From the Trade Paperback edition.