The FAO Schwarz Magic Set Manual is a comprehensive guide intended to assist users in learning and performing various magic tricks. It is available in PDF format, making it easily accessible and convenient for beginners and seasoned magicians alike. The manual provides step-by-step instructions, detailed explanations, and helpful tips to help users master each trick. With clear diagrams and illustrations, it ensures that users can easily follow along and understand the intricacies of the tricks. The manual covers a wide range of magic tricks, including card tricks, coin tricks, and illusions. Moreover, it emphasizes the importance of practice and presentation to enhance the overall impact of the tricks.
*25th Anniversary Edition*--with an Introduction by the Author!
Their elderly aunts almost seemed to encourage the whispers of witchery, with their musty house and their exotic concoctions and their crowd of black cats. And when trouble strikes in the form of a menacing backyard ghost the sisters must not only reunite three generations of Owens women but embrace their magic as a gift and their key to a future of love and passion.
Moreover, it emphasizes the importance of practice and presentation to enhance the overall impact of the tricks. Whether you are interested in learning magic as a hobby or looking to perform professionally, the FAO Schwarz Magic Set Manual is a valuable resource that will help you develop and refine your skills..
Practical Magic - by Alice Hoffman
From the bestselling author of "Blue Diary" comes a novel that reveals what happens when magic competes with real love. At the heart of this work are Gillian and Sally Owens, whose conjuring spinster aunts raised them not with square meals and curfews but with magic spells and respect for the powers of nature.
Book Synopsis
*25th Anniversary Edition*--with an Introduction by the Author!
The Owens sisters confront the challenges of life and love in this bewitching novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Rules of Magic, Magic Lessons, and The Book of Magic.
For more than two hundred years, the Owens women have been blamed for everything that has gone wrong in their Massachusetts town. Gillian and Sally have endured that fate as well: as children, the sisters were forever outsiders, taunted, talked about, pointed at. Their elderly aunts almost seemed to encourage the whispers of witchery, with their musty house and their exotic concoctions and their crowd of black cats. But all Gillian and Sally wanted was to escape. One will do so by marrying, the other by running away. But the bonds they share will bring them back--almost as if by magic.
"Splendid. Practical Magic is one of [Hoffman's] best novels, showing on every page her gift for touching ordinary life as if with a wand, to reveal how extraordinary life really is."--Newsweek
"[A] delicious fantasy of witchcraft and love in a world where gardens smell of lemon verbena and happy endings are possible."--Cosmopolitan
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Praise for Practical Magic
"A beautiful, moving book about the power of love and the desires of the heart."--Denver Post
"Charmingly told, and a good deal of fun."--The New York Times Book Review
"One of her most lyrical works. Hoffman is at her best."--San Francisco Chronicle Book Review
"Written with a light hand and rhythm. Practical Magic has the pace of a fairy tale but with the impact of accomplished fiction."--People
"A sweet, sweet story that like the best fairy tales says more than at first it seems to."--New York Daily News
"[Hoffman] has proved once again her potency as a storyteller, combining the mundane with the fantastic in a totally engaging way."--The Orlando Sentinel
"Hoffman's writing has plenty of power. Her best sentences are like incantations--they won't let you get away."--Kirkus Reviews
"Witches and ghosts, spells and sleight-of-hand weave a fanciful atmosphere in Alice Hoffman's tender comedy about clairvoyance, spells, and family ties."--The Miami Herald
"A cosmic romance leavened with just the right touch of pragmatism and humor."--Booklist
About the Author
Alice Hoffman is the author of more than thirty works of fiction, including The World That We Knew, The Rules of Magic (A Reese's Book Club pick), Practical Magic, The Marriage of Opposites, The Red Garden, the Oprah's Book Club selection Here on Earth, The Museum of Extraordinary Things, and The Dovekeepers. She lives near Boston.
Practical Magic is the first book written in the series, but the timeline is third in the series of books. The time period is approximately 20 years ago when the book was written. This book follows Gillian and Sally as they are suddenly orphaned when their parents die. Gillian finds their aunts, Frannie and Jet, who agree to take them in. Gillian and Sally grow up in their small New England town as pariahs, because everyone knows that the aunts are strange and probably evil. The aunts have cultivated this impression, but it doesn’t help the young sisters as they grow up. Eventually, Gillian leaves town as soon as she can, and Sally stays in town, marries, and has a couple of girls of her own. But, when Gillian comes back, trouble follows her.
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Reviews for "Becoming a master magician: The journey with the FAO Schwarz magic set"
1. Sarah - 2/5 stars - I was really excited to try out the Fao Schwarz Magic Set, but I was ultimately disappointed with the manual. The instructions were confusing and poorly written. It was hard to understand the steps and I found myself constantly having to refer back to previous sections. Additionally, the illustrations were not clear and did not provide enough detail. Overall, I was frustrated and couldn't enjoy the magic tricks because of the difficulty I had with the manual.
2. John - 1/5 stars - I regret purchasing the Fao Schwarz Magic Set mainly because of the manual. It was incredibly complicated and hard to follow. I consider myself a beginner in magic tricks, but the instructions assumed a certain level of knowledge that I just didn't have. The manual lacked clear explanations and the tricks were too advanced for someone like me. I ended up giving up after a few attempts because I couldn't figure out how to perform any of the tricks properly.
3. Emily - 2/5 stars - The Fao Schwarz Magic Set fell short for me due to the poor quality of the manual. The instructions were very brief and lacked important details. I found myself having to search online for more thorough explanations of the tricks. Additionally, the manual didn't offer any troubleshooting tips for when things went wrong, which was frustrating when I encountered difficulties. Overall, I was disappointed with the lack of clarity and guidance provided by the manual.
4. Michael - 2/5 stars - The Fao Schwarz Magic Set had great potential, but the manual left much to be desired. The instructions were vague and difficult to understand at times. The illustrations were not helpful in guiding me through the steps of the tricks, and I often had to resort to trial and error to figure things out. It would have been much more enjoyable if the manual was better written and provided more clear and concise directions. I wouldn't recommend this magic set to beginners looking for a user-friendly manual.