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Applied Anatomy of Aerial Arts: An Illustrated Guide to Strength, Flexibility, Training, and Injury Prevention by Emily Scherb
RRP: $23.21$16.18Apologies 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. -
To Reach the Clouds: The Walk film tie in by Philippe Petit
RRP: $11.60$2.92One 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... -
Flying, Falling, Catching: An Unlikely Story of Finding Freedom by Henri Nouwen
RRP: $18.05$12.58'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... -
Pop Art by Klaus Honnef
RRP: $19.35$15.43Peaking in the 1960s, Pop Art began as a revolt against mainstream approaches to art and culture and evolved into a wholesale interrogation of modern society, consumer culture, the role of the artist, and of what constituted an artwork. Focusing on... -
Balloon Sculpting: A Fun & Easy Guide to Making Balloon Animals, Toys & Games by Dr. Dropo
RRP: $14.18$9.53Apologies 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 -
The Clown Egg Register by Luke Stephenson
RRP: $19.34$14.13For over 70 years, Clowns International - the oldest established clowning organization - has been painting the faces of its members on eggs. Each one is a record of a clown's unique identity, preserving the unwritten rule that no clown should copy... -
Circesque Christian Tagliavini 9783961715374
RRP: $58.05$39.02Circesque 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... -
Josser: The Secret Life of a Circus Girl by Nell Stroud
RRP: $14.18$9.55JOSSER 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... -
Sisters of the Lost Marsh by Lucy Strange 9781913322373
RRP: $10.31$7.51From 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... -
Giffords Circus: The First Ten Years by Nell Gifford
RRP: $32.25$25.21Each 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... -
Beneath the Big Top: A Social History of the Circus in Britain by Steve Ward 9781783030491
RRP: $19.34$14.98Beneath 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... -
The Circus Fire by Stewart O'Nan 9780385496858
RRP: $21.87$14.93Apologies 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 *... -
Juggling - From Antiquity to the Middle Ages: The forgotten history of throwing and catching by Thom Wall 9780578410845
RRP: $25.80$22.73Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578410845Author Thom WallFormat PaperbackPage Count 178Imprint Modern Vaudeville PressPublisher Modern Vaudeville PressWeight(grams) 268g -
Contemporary Circus Katie Lavers (Skadada, Australia) 9781138680722
RRP: $47.72$41.96In 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,... -
In the Shadow of the Big Top: The Life of Ringling's Unlikely Circus Savior by Maureen Brunsdale 9781538172100
RRP: $38.70$36.15A thrilling behind-the-scenes biography of the Ringling brothers' chief henchman.Art Concello wasn't born into the circus. But he was in the right place at the right time, becoming one of the world's best trapeze artists before transforming himself into... -
Circus Psychology: An Applied Guide to Thriving Under the Big Top Fleur van Rens 9781032266343
RRP: $64.49$56.12The lives of circus artists can be mentally and physically demanding. Circus Psychology: An Applied Guide to Thriving Under the Big Top is an evidence-based guide to nurturing the mental health of circus artists while enabling them to perform at the peak... -
Midget Exhibit: Images from the Heyday of Dwarf Display by Mary L. Martin
RRP: $18.05$11.98In the mid-1800s, inveterate showman/salesman P. T. Barnum introduced a real-life Tom Thumb and spawned a huge movement of midget exhibits. Little people were paraded en masse throughout Europe and the New World, earning fame and fortune as the central... -
Freak Show: Presenting Human Oddities for Amusement and Profit Robert Bogdan (Syracuse University) 9780226063126
RRP: $36.12$35.33From 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... -
Battle for the Big Top: P.T. Barnum, James Bailey, John Ringling, and the Death-Defying Saga of the American Circus by Les Standiford
RRP: $19.34$13.11Millions 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... -
American Sideshow: An Encyclopedia of History's Most Wondrous and Curiously Strange Performers by Marc Hartzman
RRP: $21.92$15.09Apologies 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 -
Circus Mania: The Ultimate Book for Anyone Who Dreamed of Running Away with the Circus by Douglas McPherson 9780720613520
RRP: $25.74$16.50Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780720613520Author Douglas McPhersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Peter Owen PublishersPublisher Peter Owen Publishers -
Clown Yourself by Caroline Dream 9788409248483
RRP: $29.03$22.30Apologies 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)... -
Circus Mania: The Ultimate Book for Anyone Who Ever Dreamed of Running Away with the Circus by Douglas McPherson 9780720619874
RRP: $19.34$17.40Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780720619874Author Douglas McPhersonFormat PaperbackPage Count 256Imprint Peter Owen PublishersPublisher Peter Owen Publishers -
Seeing Is Believing: America's Side Shows by A W Stencell 9781550225297
RRP: $27.08$20.64Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781550225297Author A W StencellFormat PaperbackPage Count 300Imprint ECW Press,CanadaPublisher ECW Press,CanadaWeight(grams) 774g -
Professor Risley and the Imperial Japanese Troupe: How an American Acrobat Introduced Circus to Japan--and Japan to the West by Frederik L. Schodt 9781611720099
RRP: $32.24$28.92"Frederik L. Schodt has at long last unveiled the fascinating story of 'Professor Risley.' Circus scholars, history buffs, and anyone with an ounce of curiosity should be grateful to him."-Dominique Jando, Circopedia.org "Professor" Risley (Richard... -
Circus And Carnival Ballyhoo: Side Shock Circus Freaks, Carnival Jabbers and Blade Box Queens by Al Stencell 9781550228809
$23.71Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781550228809Author Al StencellFormat PaperbackPage Count 389Imprint ECW Press,CanadaPublisher ECW Press,CanadaWeight(grams) 1146g -
Circus by Mark St Leon
RRP: $48.38$40.89Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781877096501Author Mark St LeonFormat HardbackPage Count 288Imprint Melbourne BooksPublisher Melbourne BooksWeight(grams) 1260g -
The Clown Manifesto by P. Nalle Laanela
$20.58Part clown manual, part storytelling and part rant - The Clown Manifesto covers the experiences, philosophies and methods of the clown performer/director/teacher Nalleslavski. A book for clowns, physical comedians, actors, musicians, jugglers,... -
Clown Through Mask: The Pioneering Work of Richard Pochinko as Practiced by Sue Morrison by Veronica Coburn
RRP: $83.79$79.32Richard Pochinko (1946-89) played a pioneering role in North American clown theater through the creation of an original pedagogy synthesizing modern European and indigenous Native American techniques. In Clown Through Mask, Veronica Coburn and onetime... -
Clown Scenes by Tristan Remy
RRP: $24.50$20.87The intimacy of the one-ring circus produced the classic clown routines that flourished until the mid-twentieth century and then disappeared with the rise of the grand circus. They have been lost until now. By seeking out the little band of surviving... -
Sideshow U.S.A: Freaks and the American Cultural Imagination by Rachel Adams
RRP: $34.83$34.15A staple of American popular culture during the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries, the freak show seemed to vanish after the Second World War. But as Rachel Adams reveals in Sideshow U.S.A., images of the freak show, with its combination of the... -
The Circus and Victorian Society by Brenda Assael 9780813923406 [USED COPY]
RRP: $43.80$32.84It was during the Victorian era that the circus, whose origins lay in the fairground world, emerged as a commercialized entertainment that we would recognize today. This development was intricately tied to a widespread demand for circus acts by a broad... -
The Circus and Victorian Society by Brenda Assael 9780813923406
RRP: $43.80$39.07It was during the Victorian era that the circus, whose origins lay in the fairground world, emerged as a commercialized entertainment that we would recognize today. This development was intricately tied to a widespread demand for circus acts by a broad... -
The Tattooed Lady: A History by Amelia Klem Osterud 9781589799967
RRP: $19.34$18.16Living 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... -
Costume and Design for Devised and Physical Theatre by Tina Bicat
RRP: $19.34$17.03Costumes designed and made for devised or physical drama, for contemporary circus or for dance, differ radically from the more traditional costume work produced for naturalistic performance. For those working in the field - whether professional or... -
Under the Big Top: A Season with the Circus by Bruce Feiler 9780060527020 [USED COPY]
RRP: $23.21$5.68Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060527020Author Bruce FeilerFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams)... -
Under the Big Top: A Season with the Circus by Bruce Feiler 9780060527020
RRP: $23.21$16.33Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780060527020Author Bruce FeilerFormat PaperbackPage Count 288Imprint HarperCollins PublishersPublisher HarperCollins Publishers IncWeight(grams)... -
The Routledge Circus Studies Reader Peta Tait 9781138125353
RRP: $63.20$55.55The Routledge Circus Studies Reader offers an absorbing critical introduction to this diverse and emerging field. It brings together the work of over 30 scholars in this discipline, including Janet Davis, Helen Stoddart and Peta Tait, to highlight and... -
Freaks of Sideshow and Film by Mary Brett 9780764348457
RRP: $41.27$27.86Explore the lives of over 150 of the top sideshow performers of by-gone days, as well as the history of the circus and sideshow. Take a look behind the scenes at the banner artists, gaff artists, photographers, and showmen who made the freak show as... -
Rose's Royal Midgets and Other Little People of Vaudeville by Trav Sd 9780578762524
RRP: $12.89$9.78Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578762524Author Trav SdFormat PaperbackPage Count 122Imprint VaudevisualsPublisher VaudevisualsWeight(grams) 152g