Circus

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781623172169Author Emily ScherbFormat PaperbackPage Count 128Imprint North Atlantic Books,U.S.Publisher North Atlantic Books,U.S.

JOSSER is the powerful and moving account of Oxford-educated Nell Stroud's life in the circus. It is also the story of the people of the circus: the trapeze artists, the clowns, the high-wire acts, the grooms, the llamas, the elephants - their commitment...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781914198311Author Elisa Shua DusapinFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Daunt BooksPublisher Daunt Books

Philip Astley first pegged out his circular 'ride' on the banks of the Thames in 1768 and so laid down the foundations of the modern circus. Performing feats of trick riding with his wife Patty Jones, little did he realise that before long women would...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781585425303Author Marc HartzmanFormat PaperbackPage Count 304Imprint Jeremy P TarcherPublisher Penguin Putnam IncWeight(grams) 1g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780941599832Author Dr DropoFormat PaperbackPage Count 96Imprint Piccadilly Books,U.S.Publisher Piccadilly Books,U.S.Weight(grams) 170g

Beneath the Big Top is a social history of the circus, from its ancient roots to the rise of the 'modern' tented travelling shows. A performer and founder of a circus group, Steve Ward draws on eye-witness accounts and contemporary interviews to explore...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781909796324Author Gareth H. H. DaviesFormat PaperbackPage Count 130Imprint Poppyland PublishingPublisher Poppyland Publishing

During the last 300 years circus clowns have emerged as powerful cultural icons. This is the first semiotic analysis of the range of make-up and costumes through which the clowns' performing identities have been established and go on developing. It also...

Millions have sat under the "big top," watching as trapeze artists glide and clowns entertain, but few know the captivating stories behind the men whose creativity, ingenuity, and determination created one of our country's most beloved pastimes.In Battle...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781733971256Author Thom WallFormat PaperbackPage Count 228Imprint Modern Vaudeville PressPublisher Modern Vaudeville Press

From the Waterstones Prize-shortlisted author of Our Castle by the Sea comes a gorgeously gothic story, perfect for fans of Emma Carroll and Frances Hardinge ... 'My book of the year. This is storytelling so secure and...

In its heyday, the American circus was the largest showbiz industry the world had ever seen. From the mid-1800s to mid-1900s, traveling circuses performed for audiences of up to 14,000 per show, employed as many as 1,600 men and women, and crisscrossed...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780933316294Author Hilda NelsonFormat PaperbackPage Count 224Imprint Xenophon Press LLCPublisher Xenophon Press LLCWeight(grams) 395gDimensions(mm) 254mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956501387Author Alan StockwellFormat PaperbackPage Count 226Imprint Vesper Hawk PublishingPublisher Vesper Hawk PublishingWeight(grams) 363g

Millions have sat under the "big top," watching as trapeze artists glide and clowns entertain, but few know the captivating stories behind the men who shaped the circus.Battle for the Big Top is the untold story of the battles of the three circus...

'I am very grateful for Carolyn Whitney-Brown's accurate account of my brother Henri's inner feelings, hopes, wishes and despair. You brought Henri very close to me again.' LAURENT NOUWEN, FOUNDER OF THE HENRI NOUWEN FOUNDATION 'Anyone who knew...

One night in 1974, a young Frenchman secretly - and illegally - rigged a tightrope between the twin towers of the World Trade Center. At daybreak, he gave the high-wire performance of all time, making eight crossings over the course of an hour, 110...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780952030058Author Donald GrantFormat PaperbackPage Count 48Imprint CircustuffPublisher Circustuff

Each summer a small and glamorous part of the 1930s comes back to life, recreating magic from an era long past. Evoking a tradition common in the English countryside before the arrival of radio, cinema and television, since 2000 Giffords Circus has...

In Truevine, Virginia, in 1899 everyone the Muse brothers knew was either a former slave, or a child or grandchild of slaves. George and Willie Muse were just six and nine years old, but they worked the fields from dawn to dark. Until a white man...

Living in a time when it was scandalous even to show a bit of ankle, a small number of courageous women covered their bodies in tattoos and traveled the country, performing nearly nude on carnival stages. These gutsy women spun amazing stories for...

This comprehensive guide to clown training invites you into the clown workshop and leads you through a complete clown syllabus - from the first steps in playfulness to the work of devising and creating performable numbers and shows. Exploring key clown...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781735320151Author HimselfFormat PaperbackPage Count 36Imprint Curious PublicationsPublisher Curious PublicationsWeight(grams) 27gDimensions(mm) 152mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781958604113Author Erik AbergFormat HardbackPage Count 116Imprint Modern Vaudeville PressPublisher Modern Vaudeville PressWeight(grams) 231gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780956501394Author Alan StockwellFormat PaperbackPage Count 212Imprint Vesper Hawk PublishingPublisher Vesper Hawk PublishingWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780385496858Author Stewart O'NanFormat PaperbackPage Count 384Imprint Anchor BooksPublisher Random House USA IncWeight(grams) 306gDimensions(mm) 202mm *...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781958604229Author Edward Van WyckFormat PaperbackPage Count 38Imprint Modern Vaudeville PressPublisher Modern Vaudeville PressWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781662911286Author Erdenechimeg-Angelique JFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint Nepko PublishingPublisher Nepko PublishingWeight(grams) 417gDimensions(mm)...

From 1840 until 1940, freak shows by the hundreds crisscrossed the United States, from the smallest towns to the largest cities, exhibiting their casts of dwarfs, giants, Siamese twins, bearded ladies, savages, snake charmers, fire eaters, and other...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781737203643Author Nathan WakefieldFormat PaperbackPage Count 390Imprint Outside Talker PressPublisher Outside Talker PressWeight(grams) 522gDimensions(mm)...

In this volume, twenty-four creators come together with three scholars to discuss Contemporary Circus, bridging the divide between practice and theory. Lavers, Leroux, and Burtt offer conversations across four key themes: Apparatus, Politics, Performers,...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781958604038Author Eric BatesFormat PaperbackPage Count 376Imprint Modern Vaudeville PressPublisher Modern Vaudeville Press

Circesque is a celebration of an idea Christian Tagliavini had in 2008 and resulted in his photographic series of the same title produced in 2019. Exploring the world of the circus, this specially crafted book is a unique invitation for the reader to...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788409248483Author Caroline DreamFormat PaperbackPage Count 244Imprint Ediciones ClownplanetPublisher Ediciones ClownplanetWeight(grams) 286gDimensions(mm)...

An authoritative compendium on sword swallowing, featuring historical biographies, expert insights, rare photos, and behind-the-scenes stories from modern sword swallowers. To the Hilt offers a riveting exploration into the mysterious and...

Amidst epidemics of youth alienation and cultural polarization, community-based artistic practices are sprouting up around the world as antidotes to policies of austerity and social exclusion. Rejecting the radical individualism of the neoliberal era,...

Extraordinary images of the circus in its heyday, from the rediscovered great American photographer This elegant new volume showcases the rediscovered work of the great American photographer Frederick W. Glasier (1866-1950), who made extraordinary...

The nineteenth century saw the American circus move from a reviled and rejected form of entertainment to the "Greatest Show on Earth." Circus Life by Micah D. Childress looks at this transition from the perspective of the people who owned and worked in...

Ringlingville USA is the story of seven brothers who started with next to nothing and became the most famous circus family ever known. This is an extensively illustrated history with many never before published photographs. This history of the Ringling...