A Slight Trick of the Mind

2006-05-09 Fiction

Author : Mitch Cullin
Release : 2006-05-09
Genre : Fiction
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 229/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book A Slight Trick of the Mind written by Mitch Cullin. This book was released on 2006-05-09. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The basis for the Major Motion Picture Mr. Holmes starring Ian McKellen and Laura Linney and directed by Bill Condon. It is 1947, and the long-retired Sherlock Holmes, now 93, lives in a remote Sussex farmhouse with his housekeeper and her young son. He tends to his bees, writes in his journal, and grapples with the diminishing powers of his mind. But in the twilight of his life, as people continue to look to him for answers, Holmes revisits a case that may provide him with answers of his own to questions he didn’t even know he was asking–about life, about love, and about the limits of the mind’s ability to know. A novel of exceptional grace and literary sensitivity, A Slight Trick of the Mind is a brilliant imagining of our greatest fictional detective and a stunning inquiry into the mysteries of human connection.

Sleights of Mind

2011-02-03 Psychology

Author : Susana Martinez-Conde
Release : 2011-02-03
Genre : Psychology
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Book Rating : 956/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Sleights of Mind written by Susana Martinez-Conde. This book was released on 2011-02-03. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What can magic tell us about ourselves and our daily lives? If you subtly change the subject during an uncomfortable conversation, did you know you're using attentional 'misdirection', a core technique of magic? And if you've ever bought an expensive item you'd sworn never to buy, you were probably unaware that the salesperson was, like an accomplished magician, a master at creating the 'illusion of choice'. Leading neuroscientists Stephen Macknik and Susana Martinez-Conde meet with magicians from all over the world to explain how the magician's art sheds light on consciousness, memory, attention, and belief. As the founders of the new discipline of NeuroMagic, they combine cutting-edge scientific research with startling insights into the tricks of the magic trade. By understanding how magic manipulates the processes in our brains, we can better understand how we work - in fields from law and education to marketing, health and psychology - for good and for ill.

Sherlock Holmes for the 21st Century

2012-08-08 Literary Criticism

Author : Lynnette Porter
Release : 2012-08-08
Genre : Literary Criticism
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Book Rating : 570/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Sherlock Holmes for the 21st Century written by Lynnette Porter. This book was released on 2012-08-08. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The 21st century is a good time to be Sherlock Holmes. He stars in the Guy Ritchie films, with Robert Downey, Jr.; an internationally popular BBC television series featuring Benedict Cumberbatch; a novel sanctioned by the Arthur Conan Doyle Estate; and dozens of additional novels and short stories, including two by Neil Gaiman. Add to this the videogames, comic books, and fan-created works, plus a potent Internet and social media presence. Holmes' London has become a prime destination for cinematic tourists. The evidence is clearly laid out in this collection of 14 new essays: Holmes and Watson are more popular than ever. The detective has been portrayed as hero, and antihero. He's tech savvy, and scientifically detached--even psychologically aberrant. He has been romantically linked to The Woman and bromantically to Watson. Whether Victorian or modern, he continues to fascinate. These essays explain why he is destined to be with us for years to come. Instructors considering this book for use in a course may request an examination copy here.

A Trick of the Mind

2014-09-11 Fiction

Author : Penny Hancock
Release : 2014-09-11
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 097/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book A Trick of the Mind written by Penny Hancock. This book was released on 2014-09-11. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Brilliantly written and totally gripping. I loved it' S J Watson, author of Before I Go to Sleep on Tideline Have you committed a crime ... or are you the victim of one? Driving down to the cottage in Southwold she's newly inherited from her Aunty May, Ellie senses she is on the edge of something new. The life she's always dreamed of living as a successful artist seems as though it is about to begin. So excited is she that she barely notices when the car bumps against something on the road. That evening Ellie hears a news flash on the radio. A man was seriously injured in a hit and run on the very road she was driving down that evening. Then Ellie remembers the thump she heard. Could she have been responsible for putting a man in hospital? Unable to hold the doubts at bay, she decides to visit the victim to lay her mind to rest, little knowing that the consequences of this decision will change her life forever. From the acclaimed author of Tideline, The Darkening Hourand the forthcoming AStranger in my House.

Mr Holmes

2014-05-29 Fiction

Author : Mitch Cullin
Release : 2014-05-29
Genre : Fiction
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Book Rating : 320/5 ( reviews)

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Download or read book Mr Holmes written by Mitch Cullin. This book was released on 2014-05-29. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: It is 1947, and the long-retired Sherlock Holmes lives in a remote Sussex farmhouse with his housekeeper and her young son. He tends to his bees, writes in his journal, and grapples with the diminishing powers of his mind. But in the twilight of his life, as people continue to look to him for answers, Holmes revisits a case that may provide him with answers of his own to questions he didn't even know he was asking - about life, about love, and about the limits of the mind's ability to know. Now a major film starring Sir Ian McKellen, directed by Oscar-winner Bill Condon. Previously published as A Slight Trick of The Mind.

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