Sam Fury

The book is divided into six categories:
- Food
- Water
- Fuels
- Alternate Energy
- Heating and Colling
- Health and Hygiene

The book predominantly offers suggestions but states when to weed the garden and how to create a pedal generator, for example, for readers interested in generating a sustainable home on their own. The structure is short and brief in this long book, making it very easy to navigate the context. This is ultimately a very good read for people who want to research ideas but don't know where to start.


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The book provides a timeline when magic was used: from the first recorded magic act in 2700BC in Egypt to the first published book in 1584, then to Harry Houdini in 1874 to The Magic Circle formed in 1905, and all the way to the present, beyond Dynamo in 2011. The book also discusses Magic Theory examples such as Anthropological Theoretics and Psychological Theoretics.

The book delves into the history of magicians as well as their famous acts, separating them into two categories:

The Firsts:
1) Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin
2) John Henry Anderson
3) John Nevil Maskelyne
4) Harry Houdini.

Modern Magicians:
1) David Copperfield
2) James Randi
3) David Blaine
4) Criss Angel
5) Derren Brown
6) Penn & Teller
7) Dynamo

The book is extremely informative, looking into magic and illusion.


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The book is divided into four parts:
- Principles of self-defense
- Basic self-defense techniques
- Advanced strikes and strategies
- Weapon disarms

This is a useful guide to understanding how to demonstrate self-defence and protect themselves from attacks, particularly as a practice. The book is structured well so readers can refer back to certain moves and techniques, such as ground takedown and footwork, with illustrations to visually demonstrate body posture.


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The book is divided into four parts:
- Principles of self-defense
- Basic self-defense techniques
- Advanced strikes and strategies
- Weapon disarms

This is a useful guide to understanding how to demonstrate self-defence and protect themselves from attacks, particularly as a practice. The book is structured well so readers can refer back to certain moves and techniques, such as ground takedown and footwork, with illustrations to visually demonstrate body posture.


I received a free copy of this book via Booksprout and am voluntarily leaving a review.… (más)