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When ten-year-old orphan Peter Augustus Duchene encounters a fortune teller in the marketplace one day and she tells him that his sister, who is presumed dead, is in fact alive, he embarks on a remarkable series of adventures as he desperately tries to find her.
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[2006]
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English
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A biography of the magician, ghost chaser, aviator, and king of escape artists whose feats are remembered long after his death in 1926. Profiling his early years, personal life, and great accomplishments in show business, the book includes a review of his greatest tricks and most amazing feats, complete with index, photos, and author's notes.
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2016.
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An unconventional weight loss tale from an unconventional personality--magician Penn Jillette tells how he lost 100 pounds with his trademark outrageous sense of humor and biting social commentary that makes this success story anything but ordinary. Topping 330 pounds and saddled with a systolic blood pressure reading over 200, he found himself at a dangerous crossroads: approaching his sixtieth birthday, he needed a drastic lifestyle change if he...
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