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Conjurers' Psychological Secrets

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La fresque dite « du Bon gouvernement », peinte en 1338 par Ambrogio Lorenzetti pour décorer la salle de la Paix du Palais communal de Sienne, est l’une des plus célèbres œuvres peintes de la fin du Moyen Âge en Italie. Elle fascine aujourd’hui par le foisonnement de ses détails et la force de ses allégories. Sur le mur nord siègent les figures allégoriques du « Bon gouvernement » qui a donné son nom à l’œuvre. A l’ouest, une longue paroi de quatorze mètres déploie sa réplique funeste, la cour des vices, et une cité en proie aux flammes de la haine sociale. A l’est, au contraire, s’étale une peinture majestueuse de la ville en paix et de ses campagnes. Richement illustré, le livre offre pour la première fois au public français une vision globale de cette œuvre peinte, qu’il explore également dans ses détails. De ce fait, il propose une réflexion sur la force politique des images.En rendant l’œuvre au climat d’urgence qui l’a suscitée et qui lui donne sens, Patrick Boucheron lui restitue sa fraîcheur et sa puissance, son sens politique et son actualité. Dans les années 1330, la commune de Sienne est menacée par la seigneurie c’est-à-dire par cette forme de gouvernement personnel qui subvertit les principes républicains de la cité. Comment résister à la tyrannie, éteindre le brasier de la guerre et réapprendre l’art de bien vivre ensemble ? Pour survivre dans son intégrité politique, la commune doit persuader de sa légitimité et de ses bienfaits. La fresque de Lorenzetti est le récit fiévreux d’un combat politique qui n’est jamais gagné.

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In 1774, an unusual bird was spotted on Captain Cook’s second expedition to the South Seas. This single specimen was captured, preserved, and brought back to England—and no other bird of its kind was ever seen again. The bird was given to naturalist Joseph Banks, who displayed it proudly in his collection until it too disappeared. Were it not for a colored drawing created by the ship’s artist, it would seem that the Mysterious Bird of Ulieta had never existed.Two hundred years later, naturalist John Fitzgerald gets a call from an old friend asking him to join the search for the bird’s remains. He traces the bird’s history, uncovering surprising details about the role of a woman known only as Miss B in Joseph Banks’s life and career. Could she be the key to solving the mystery—to finally finding the lost Bird of Ulieta?Seamlessly leaping between two time periods, The Conjurer’s Bird is at once the story of Joseph Banks’s secret life and of Fitz’s thrilling and near-impossible race to find the elusive bird.A Book Sense Notable BookTo download free discussion guides, visit NovelThoughts.net. To subscribe to our book group e-newsletter, email NovelThoughts@randomhouse.com.

La fresque dite « du Bon gouvernement », peinte en 1338 par Ambrogio Lorenzetti pour décorer la salle de la Paix du Palais communal de Sienne, est l’une des plus célèbres œuvres peintes de la fin du Moyen Âge en Italie. Elle fascine aujourd’hui par le foisonnement de ses détails et la force de ses allégories. Sur le mur nord siègent les figures allégoriques du « Bon gouvernement » qui a donné son nom à l’œuvre. A l’ouest, une longue paroi de quatorze mètres déploie sa réplique funeste, la cour des vices, et une cité en proie aux flammes de la haine sociale. A l’est, au contraire, s’étale une peinture majestueuse de la ville en paix et de ses campagnes. Richement illustré, le livre offre pour la première fois au public français une vision globale de cette œuvre peinte, qu’il explore également dans ses détails. De ce fait, il propose une réflexion sur la force politique des images.En rendant l’œuvre au climat d’urgence qui l’a suscitée et qui lui donne sens, Patrick Boucheron lui restitue sa fraîcheur et sa puissance, son sens politique et son actualité. Dans les années 1330, la commune de Sienne est menacée par la seigneurie c’est-à-dire par cette forme de gouvernement personnel qui subvertit les principes républicains de la cité. Comment résister à la tyrannie, éteindre le brasier de la guerre et réapprendre l’art de bien vivre ensemble ? Pour survivre dans son intégrité politique, la commune doit persuader de sa légitimité et de ses bienfaits. La fresque de Lorenzetti est le récit fiévreux d’un combat politique qui n’est jamais gagné.

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Tight Binding, Limited Chipping or Tears to Edges, No Markings or Creasing, Covers are Slightly Scarred and Marked Up

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Spells for the lore of Death, Time and Space. 4 new sciences (Alchemy, Astrology, Numerology, and Voodoo). New archetypes and magical artifacts.

Although his accomplishments were substantial-he became a trusted confidante to Queen Elizabeth I, inspired the formation of the British Empire, and plotted voyages to the New World-John Dee's story has been largely lost to history. In The Queen's Conjurer, Benjamin Woolley brings to life the tale of one of the most colorful characters of the Renaissance. In the midst of a pivotal era when the age of superstition collided with the world of science and reason, Dee's mathematics anticipated Newton by nearly a century, and his mapmaking and navigation were critical to exploration. Obsessed with alchemy, astrology, and mysticism, his library was one of the finest in Europe, a vast compendium of thousands of volumes. Yet, despite his powerful position and prodigious intellect, Dee died in poverty and obscurity, reviled and pitied as a madman.Written with flair and vigor, and based on numerous surviving diaries of the period, The Queen's Conjurer is a highly readable account of an extraordinary and nearly forgotten life.

Although his accomplishments were substantial-he became a trusted confidante to Queen Elizabeth I, inspired the formation of the British Empire, and plotted voyages to the New World-John Dee's story has been largely lost to history. In The Queen's Conjurer, Benjamin Woolley brings to life the tale of one of the most colorful characters of the Renaissance. In the midst of a pivotal era when the age of superstition collided with the world of science and reason, Dee's mathematics anticipated Newton by nearly a century, and his mapmaking and navigation were critical to exploration. Obsessed with alchemy, astrology, and mysticism, his library was one of the finest in Europe, a vast compendium of thousands of volumes. Yet, despite his powerful position and prodigious intellect, Dee died in poverty and obscurity, reviled and pitied as a madman.Written with flair and vigor, and based on numerous surviving diaries of the period, The Queen's Conjurer is a highly readable account of an extraordinary and nearly forgotten life.

Spells for the lore of Death, Time and Space. 4 new sciences (Alchemy, Astrology, Numerology, and Voodoo). New archetypes and magical artifacts.

Introducing the Deluxe SS Baritone a semi-hollow conjurer. Pairing its punchy, undersized body shape with two Seymour Duncan D'Angelico Great Dane ...

Introducing the Deluxe SS Baritone a semi-hollow conjurer. Pairing its punchy, undersized body shape with two Seymour Duncan D'Angelico Great Dane ...

Vinyl LP pressing including digital download. Son Little, the singer and songwriter born Aaron Livingston, is the easygoing musical alchemist of our time. He is a conjurer, and much like those of his heroes Stevie Wonder and Jimi Hendrix, his songs are deconstructions of the diaspora of American R&B. Deftly he weaves different eras of the sound blues, soul, gospel, rock and roll through his own unique vision, never forced, always smooth, each note a tributary on the flowing river of rhythm a

Now in paperback comes Jim Steinmeyer's astonishing chronicle of half a century of illusionary innovation, backstage chicanery, and keen competition within the world of magicians. Lauded by today's finest magicians and critics, Hiding the Elephant is a cultural history of the efforts among legendary conjurers to make things materialize, levitate, and disappear. Steinmeyer unveils the secrets and life stories of the fascinating personalities behind optical marvels such as floating ghosts interacting with live actors, disembodied heads, and vanishing ladies. He demystifies Pepper's Ghost, Harry Kellar's Levitation of Princess Karnak, Charles Morritt's Disappearing Donkey, and Houdini's landmark vanishing of Jennie the elephant in 1918. The dramatic mix of science and history, with revealing diagrams, photographs and magicians' portraits by William Stout, provides a glimpse behind the curtain at the backstage story of magic.