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Harry Houdini / by Factor, Katherine.; Coveney, Eoin.;
You are America's first celebrity superhero, Harry Houdini, "The King of Cuffs." You have enchanted audiences across the United States with your death-defying live escapes. Harry Houdini, become a spy to learn information abroad and help the United States?LSC
Subjects: Spy stories.; Adventure fiction.; Plot-your-own stories.; Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926; Escape artists; Magicians;
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Harry Houdini : the legend of the world's greatest escape artist / by Weaver, Janice.; Lane, Chris(Christopher W. R.),1982-ill.;
Includes bibliography (p. [46-47]), Internet addresses and index.A biography of Harry Houdini and his less famous brother, Dash.LSC
Subjects: Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926; Magicians; Escape artists;
© 2011., Abrams Books for Young Readers,
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The secret life of Houdini : the making of America's first superhero / by Kalush, William; Sloman, Larry.;
Draws on newly uncovered archives to reveal Houdini's secret work as a spy for the United States and England, his post-war efforts to expose the fraudulent activities of spiritualist mediums, and the plot organized by Arthur Conan Doyle to have him murdered.
Subjects: Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926; Escape artists; Magicians; Spiritualism;
© c2006., Atria Books,
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Houdini and me / by Gutman, Dan.;
Eleven-year-old Harry Mancini lives in the house where Houdini spent his final years, so he has always been interested in the famous magician, and has even learned a few simple magic tricks; he just never expected Houdini to contact him from beyond the grave--and what Houdini wants him to do could well cost Harry his own life.LSC
Subjects: Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926; Escape artists; Near-death experiences; Identity (Psychology);
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Houdini [videorecording] / by Berki, Szofi,actor.; Boulton, Carolyn,actor.; Brody, Adrien,actor.; Connolly, Kristen,1980-; Edel, Uli,film director.; Meyer, Nicholas,1945-; Lions Gate Films.;
Extended version (174 min.) -- Original broadcast version (150 min.).Adrien Brody, Kristen Connolly, Caroline Boulton, Szofi Berki.Before David Blaine and David Copperfield, there was one man whose name was synonymous with being the master of illusion and escape - Harry Houdini. It follows the man behind the magic as he finds fame, engages in espionage, battles spiritualists and encounters the greatest names of the era, from U.S. presidents to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and Grigori Rasputin. The drama will chronicle the life of a man who can defy death through his stunts, his visions and his mastery of illusion.PG.DVD, widescreen; 5.1 Dolby digital.
Subjects: Houdini, Harry, 1874-1926; Biographical television programs.; Documentary television programs.; Escape artists; Magicians; Television mini-series.;
© c2014., Lionsgate,
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Xavier Riddle and the Secret Museum. [videorecording] / by Bobiak, Cory,television director.; Bradley, Jennifer,television producer.; Hatz, Zoe,voice actor.; Read, Meghan,screenwriter.; Vissers, Aidan,voice actor.; White, Wyatt,voice actor.; PBS Distribution (Firm),publisher.; PBS for Kids,production company.;
Aidan Vissers, Zoe Hatz, Wyatt White.Follow the adventures of Xavier Riddle, his sister Yadina, and their friend Brad as they face problems and turn to the Secret Museum to help solve them! Watch as Marie Curie shows Brad that he should always follow his dreams, and as George Washington Carver teaches Xavier to take care of the earth. Charles Dickens even shows Yadina that she doesn't need new toys, her imagination is just as fun!G.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; stereophonic.
Subjects: Children's television programs.; Animated television programs.; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Imagination in children; Friendship; History, Modern; Museums;
For private home use only.
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The escape artist / by Meltzer, Brad,author.;
"Who is Nola Brown? Nola is a mystery. Nola is trouble. And Nola is supposed to be dead. Her body was found on a plane that mysteriously fell from the sky as it left a secret military base in the Alaskan wilderness. Her commanding officer verifies she's dead. The US government confirms it. But Jim "Zig" Zigarowski has just found out the truth: Nola is still alive. And on the run. Zig works at Dover Air Force Base, helping put to rest the bodies of those who die on top-secret missions. Nola was a childhood friend of Zig's daughter and someone who once saved his daughter's life. So when Zig realizes Nola is still alive, he's determined to find her. Yet as Zig digs into Nola's past, he learns that trouble follows Nola everywhere she goes. Nola is the US Army's artist-in-residence - a painter and trained soldier who rushes into battle, making art from war's aftermath and sharing observations about today's wars that would otherwise go overlooked. On her last mission, Nola saw something nobody was supposed to see, earning her an enemy unlike any other, one who will do whatever it takes to keep Nola quiet. Together, Nola and Zig will either reveal a sleight of hand being played at the highest levels of power or die trying to uncover the US Army's most mysterious secret-a centuries-old conspiracy that traces back through history to the greatest escape artist of all: Harry Houdini"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); United States. Army; Conspiracies; Women soldiers;
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Strange, spooky and supernatural : curious tales of fascinating people. places and things / by Browne, Mike,author.;
Includes bibliographical references."Strange, Spooky and Supernatural is divided into three sections and recounts stories of unusual and enigmatic people, places and things. The first section explores strange people in history, including the death of escape artist and occult debunker Harry Houdini; BC resident Taylor Grainger, who left a note saying he was leaving on a spaceship and disappeared; and a man known only as Jerome, who was discovered on a Nova Scotia beach in 1863 and was unable to communicate anything about his past. The second section, about strange places, embarks on a journey around the world, touching down in locations cloaked in mystery and steeped in spine-chilling stories of hauntings, unexplained deaths and lost civilizations. This chapter includes stories about the Borley Rectory, which has been labelled the most haunted house in England; Nahanni National Park in the Northwest Territories, which is referred to by many as "the Valley of Headless Men"; and the unexplained occurrences at Old MacDonald's Farm in Caledonia Mills, Nova Scotia. In the final section, Browne explores mysterious things including the Van Meter Visitor, an unidentified nocturnal creature that terrorized citizens of the small town of Van Meter, Iowa, in 1903; the Vampire of Highgate Cemetery, an entity that allegedly haunted the famous cemetery in London during the 1970s; and the Philip Experiment, a 1970s-era parapsychological experiment conducted in Toronto. Strange, Spooky and Supernatural includes a foreword by paranormal researcher Morgan Knudsen, who is also a co-host of the podcast Supernatural Circumstances."--
Subjects: Curiosities and wonders.;
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A Gentleman and a Thief The Daring Jewel Heists of a Jazz Age Rogue [electronic resource] : by Jobb, Dean.aut; cloudLibrary;
Catch Me If You Can meets The Great Gatsby in this Jazz Age tale of a master jewel thief who charmed celebrities and hobnobbed with New York’s millionaires while planning audacious heists to relieve them of their treasures. A skilled con artist and perhaps one of the most charming, audacious burglars in history, Arthur Barry slipped in and out of the bedrooms of New York’s wealthiest residents, even as his victims slept only inches away. He befriended luminaries such as the Prince of Wales and Harry Houdini and became a folk hero, touted in the press as “the greatest jewel thief who ever lived” and an “aristocrat of crime.” In a span of seven years, Barry stole diamonds, pearls, and other gems worth almost $60 million today. Among his victims were a Rockefeller, an heiress to the Woolworth department store fortune, an oil magnate, Wall Street bigwigs, a top executive of automotive giant General Motors, and a famous polo player. Dean Jobb—hailed by Esquire magazine as “a master of narrative nonfiction”—once again delivers a stylishly told, high-speed ride. A Gentleman and a Thief is also a love story. Barry confessed to dozens of burglaries to protect his wife, Anna Blake (and was the prime suspect in scores of others). Sentenced to a twenty-five-year term, he staged a dramatic prison break when Anna became seriously ill so they could be together for a few more years as fugitives. With dozens of historic images, A Gentleman and a Thief is page-turning escapism that sparkles with insight into our fascination with jewel heists and the suave, clever criminals who pull them off.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Hoaxes & Deceptions;
© 2024., HarperCollins Canada,
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Murdoch mysteries. [videorecording] / by Aitken, Paul.; Bisson, Yannick,1969-; Carli, Robert.; Craig, Tom,1962-; Greig, Jean.; Jennings, Maureen.; Joy, Hélène.; McBrearty, Don.; Meyboom, Jan Peter.; Acorn Media (Firm); Granada International (Firm); Shaftesbury Films.;
Disc 1. Mild, mild west -- Snakes and ladders -- Dinosaur feaver -- Houdini whodunit.Disc 2. The green muse -- Shades of grey -- Big murderer on campus.Disc 3. I, Murdoch -- Convalescence -- Murdoch.com.Disc 4. Let us ask the maiden -- Werewolves -- Anything you can do--.Music, Robert Carli.Yannick Bisson, Hélène Joy, Thomas Craig, Jonny Harris.In the 1890's, Detective William Murdoch adopts modern techniques like 'finger marks' and forensics to track Toronto's most sinister killers. Though derided by his skeptical boss, Murdoch finds friends and allies in a lovely pathologist and an eager-to-learn constable. Along the way they cross paths with some of the era's most famous figures, including Nikola Tesla, Arthur Conan Doyle, and Prince Alfred.PG.DVD, widescreen presentation ; Dolby digital stereo.
Subjects: Constables; Criminal investigation; Detective and mystery television programs.; Detectives; Fingerprints; Forensic sciences; Murder; Video recordings for the hearing impaired.; Women pathologists;
© c2010., Acorn Media,
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