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The Great Illusion is a book by Norman Angell, first published in the United Kingdom in 1909 under the title Europe's Optical Illusion [1] and republished in 1910 and subsequently in various enlarged and revised editions under the title The Great Illusion. [2] It is an influential book in the field of international relations. [3]
La Grande Illusion (French for "The Grand Illusion") is a 1937 French war drama film directed by Jean Renoir, who co-wrote the screenplay with Charles Spaak. The story concerns class relationships among a small group of French officers who are German prisoners of war during World War I and are plotting an escape.
Illusions: The Adventures of a Reluctant Messiah is a novel by writer and pilot Richard Bach. First published in 1977, the story questions the reader's view of reality, proposing that what we call reality is merely an illusion we create for learning and enjoyment. Illusions was the author's follow-up to 1970's Jonathan Livingston Seagull.
Known for his combination of storytelling and illusion, his performance, in a career spanning more than 40 years, have earned 11 Guinness World Records, [3] a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame [4] and a knighthood by the French government. [5] He has been named a Living Legend by the US Library of Congress. [6]
Illusions – The ability to conjure up illusions from one's mind. Inedia – The ability to survive without eating or drinking has resulted in starvation or dehydration in multiple cases. Invisibility – The ability to turn oneself invisible. Levitation or transvection – The ability to float or fly by mystical means. [4] [page needed]
Illusions (also released as Wild) is the third book in the New York Times best-selling Wings series [2] by Aprilynne Pike.It follows Pike's #1 New York Times best-selling debut, Wings, [3] which introduced readers to Laurel Sewell, a faerie sent among humans to guard the gateway to Avalon, and the direct sequel, Spells.
The Book of Illusions is a novel by American writer Paul Auster, published in 2002. It was nominated for the International Dublin Literary Award in 2004. Plot introduction
The performance of tricks of illusion, or magical illusion, and the apparent workings and effects of such acts have often been referred to as "magic" and particularly as magic tricks. One of the earliest known books to explain magic secrets, The Discoverie of Witchcraft, was published in 1584. It was created by Reginald Scot to stop people from ...