Circus

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

Peaking 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...

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 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

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.

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...

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...

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 *...

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...

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...

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 *...

In 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...

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...

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...

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,...

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)...

A Choice Outstanding Academic Title 2019This book documents and discusses the meaning(s) of the creative process at play in the crafting and staging of circus acts. It highlights the experience of circus artists as their skills develop and mature into...

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...

Apologies 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

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...

Apologies 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

Apologies 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) 268gDimensions(mm)...

A 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...

The 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...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781958604021Author Steve WardFormat PaperbackPage Count 248Imprint Modern Vaudeville PressPublisher Modern Vaudeville PressWeight(grams) 435gDimensions(mm)...

Apologies 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

A dip-in, flick-through, quick-fire resource book, part of the bestselling Drama Games series, offering 80 games and exercises to explore the fundamental concepts of clowning and physical comedy, encourage playfulness, curiosity and collaboration, and...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781733971232Author Sam VealeFormat PaperbackPage Count 72Imprint Modern Vaudeville PressPublisher Modern Vaudeville PressWeight(grams) 118g