Welcome to our book review site www.go-pdf.online!
You may have to Search all our reviewed books and magazines, click the sign up button below to create a free account.
The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin
In "The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin," Harry Houdini meticulously dissects the mythology surrounding Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin, often hailed as the father of modern magic. Through a blend of biographical narrative and rigorous investigation, Houdini argues against the romanticized legacy of Robert-Houdin, revealing the man behind the illusions. The book melds elements of memoir and critical analysis, employing a direct and engaging prose style that invites readers to question the veracity of established narratives in magical history. With the turn of the 20th century as a backdrop, Houdini's work situates itself within the broader discourse of performance and deception, illuminating the theat...
The Great Green Diamond; Or, Thief Against Thief
Can I serve you in any way?" asked the detective. "I trust you can." "What do you require?" "That you save my life." Burt looked at his visitor in considerable surprise. Was the man crazy? That thought struck him at once. Having seen Stolburst on the lecture platform, he knew his visitor to be none other than the explorer.
Five Lives in Music
A century later, Josephine Lang, a prodigiously talented pianist and dedicated composer, participated at various times in the German Romantic world of lieder through her important arts salon. Lastly, the twentieth century brought forth two exceptional women: Baroness Maria Bach, a composer and pianist of twentieth-century Vienna's upper bourgeoisie and its brilliant musical milieu in the era of Gustav Mahler, Richard Strauss, Arnold Schoenberg, and Erich Korngold; and Ann Schein, a brilliant and dauntless American piano prodigy whose career, ongoing today though only partially recognized, led her to study with the legendary virtuosos Arthur Rubinstein and Myra Hess.
Androids in the Enlightenment
The eighteenth century saw the creation of a number of remarkable mechanical androids: at least ten prominent automata were built between 1735 and 1810 by clockmakers, court mechanics, and other artisans from France, Switzerland, Austria, and the German lands. Designed to perform sophisticated activities such as writing, drawing, or music making, these “Enlightenment automata” have attracted continuous critical attention from the time they were made to the present, often as harbingers of the modern industrial age, an era during which human bodies and souls supposedly became mechanized. In Androids in the Enlightenment, Adelheid Voskuhl investigates two such automata—both depicting pian...
Agriculture and Development
The book highlights proceedings from the Berlin 2008: Agriculture and Development conference held in preparation for the World Development Report 2008.
