Books by John Cassidy
Juggling for the Complete Klutz
by John Cassidy, B. C. Rimbeaux
Introduces basic juggling patterns and variations for the beginner
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The Book of Kids Songs 2: A Holler-Along Handbook for Home or on the Range
by Nancy Cassidy, John Cassidy
Features words and music for twenty-two children's songs, from the traditional to the new, from spirituals and folk songs to just plain silly songs.
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The Klutz Book of Knots
by John Cassidy
Knot-tying for the landlubber. Nylon cord, color-coded to the illustrations, is tied through the holes on each heavy-stock page, allowing the reader to practice all 24 knots right there on the premises. A unique gift, intriguing puzzle, practical tool and entertaining book... all tied up together.
Comes With: 5 feet of nylon cord
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The Klutz Book of Magic
by John Cassidy, Michael Stroud
Exposes the secrets of scores of tricks from professional magicians and comes complete with a silk scarf and four other props
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The Klutz Book of Magic
by John Cassidy, Michael Stroud
Presto! The best magic book ever gets even more amazing. Although The Klutz Book of Magic is a beginner's volume, it is not filled with beginner magic. Maybe that's the secret of its success. This is real magic and these are real tricks, the kind you're not supposed to give away. We had to fight to get them and you, gentle reader, will have to take the Magician's Won't-tell Oath on the first page or we won't let you in the book. Comes with a magician's five-piece prop kit. This book includes a latex square that contains Natural Rubber Latex which may cause allergic reactions.
Comes With: silk scarf (imported), chrome ring, nylon string, 2 top-secret props
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Earthsearch
by John Cassidy
More than 50 educators helped develop 21 different interactive "exhibits" on topics such as Trash, Get Lost, Meet the Humans and Earth: A Wet, Dirty, Bumpy Rock for this hands-on geography museum.
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Nancy Cassidy's Kids Songs singalong songbook
by Nancy Cassidy, John Cassidy
KidsSongs offers such favorites as You Gotta Sing, Shake Your Sillies Out, Chicken Lips and Day-O. With the popularity of the KidsSongs series, Nancy Cassidy has gone on to become one of the most popular children's recording artists in the country. For all ages. For more information about Nancy Cassidy, check out her web site at www.nancycassidymusic.com.
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How Markets Fail: The Logic of Economic Calamities
by John Cassidy
For fifty years, economists have been developing elegant theories or how markets facilitate innovation, create wealth, and allocate society's resources efficiently. But what about when they fail, when they lead us to stock market bubbles, glaring inequality, polluted rivers, and credit crunches? In How Markets Fail, John Cassidy describes the rising influence of "utopian economies"―the thinking that is blind to how real people act and that denies the many ways an unregulated free market can bring on disaster. Combining on-the-ground reporting and clear explanations of economic theories Cassidy warns that in today's economic crisis, following old orthodoxies isn't just misguided―it's downright dangerous.
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Drawing: For the Artistically Undiscovered
by John Cassidy, Quentin Blake
This write-right-in-it book of tips, techniques, and shameless cheerleading for every want-to-be artist is like a sketchbook with training wheels. Pages of scribble-starters and what-to-draw ideas created by beloved artist Sir Quentin Blake (himself a master scribbler), create a funny, ridiculously-encouraging kids’ drawing book that proves that you can laugh and draw at the same time.
Comes with: 106 page book, sketch pen, 2 watercolor pencils.
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The Klutz Yo-Yo Book
by John Cassidy
An illustrated history of the yo-yo, plus a complete compendium of tricks, from "Rock the Cradle" to "Shoot the Moon." Packaged, of course, with a spiffy, screw-apart yo-yo designed by yo-yo master Dale Oliver.
Comes With: 1 Rocket Yo-Yo
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The Klutz Book of Animation: Make Your Own Stop Motion Movies
by John Cassidy, Nicholas Berger
The Klutz Book of Animation is a complete how-to treatment of stop-motion magic, from practical instruction to ready-to-shoot scripts. The software you’ll need is available as a free download, ready to use on any computer (PC or Mac). All you need to provide is a video camera, a computer, and a way to connect the two. Attached to the book is a piece of low-tech, non-toxic clay, ready to be molded into a million different heroes starring in your very own fantastic animated films.
Comes With: block of clay and googly eyes
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Magnetic Magic: Magic Tricks Done With Magnets
Nifty magic tricks that rely on the deceptive use of magnets, complete with ten magnets and one magnetizable coin. A seamless blend of Klutz goofballism, MIT physics, and some very sneaky magic.
Comes With: 5 disc magnets, 5 ring magnets, 1 magnetizable coin
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Dot.con: How America Lost Its Mind and Money in the Internet Era
by John Cassidy
The Internet stock bubble wasn't just about goggle-eyed day traderstrying to get rich on the Nasdaq and goateed twenty-five-year-olds playing wannabe Bill Gates. It was also about an America that believed it had discovered the secret of eternal prosperity: it said something about all of us, and what we thought about ourselves, as the twenty-first century dawned. John Cassidy's Dot.con brings this tumultuous episode to life. Moving from the Cold War Pentagon to Silicon Valley to Wall Street and into the homes of millions of Americans, Cassidy tells the story of the great boom and bust in an authoritative and entertaining narrative. Featuring all the iconic figures of the Internet era -- Marc Andreessen, Jeff Bezos, Steve Case, Alan Greenspan, and many others -- and with a new Afterword on the aftermath of the bust, Dot.con is a panoramic and stirring account of human greed and gullibility.
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Capitalism and Its Critics - A History: From the Industrial Revolution to AI
by John Cassidy
Named a Top 10 Book of the Year by Publishers Weekly and a Best Book of the Year by The Washington Post
Now with an updated final chapter
Capitalism has long been understood as a driving force behind the biggest political, economic, and social dislocations of our time. But in this sweeping, kaleidoscopic history of the economic system that has shaped our world, the New Yorker writer John Cassidy adopts a bold new approach: he examines global capitalism through the eyes of its critics. From the English Luddites to early-twentieth-century communists in Germany and Russia, Latin American dependistas, the international Wages for Housework campaign of the 1970s, and the modern degrowth movement, this absorbing narrative traverses the globe. It visits with familiar names, but also focuses on many lesser-known figures whose impact was nonetheless undeniable.
Blending rich biography, panoramic history, and lively exploration of economic theories, Capitalism and Its Critics tells an expansive story that illuminates the deep roots of many of the most urgent issues we face today, from widening inequality and the ecological crisis to technological transformation and resurgent authoritarian politics.
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