Bücher von Ben Robinson

Die U.S.S. Enterprise ist zweifellos das berühmteste Raumschiff aller Zeiten. Im Laufe der Zeit haben verschiedene Schiffe diesen Namen getragen, gemeinsam ist ihnen aber, dass sie alle die Galaxis unzählige Male gerettet und ihre Crews unsterblich gemacht haben.Wir alle lieben die Enterprise, ihr elegantes Design, ihre Technik und die spannenden Abenteuer, die wir Seite an Seite mit den Helden erleben, die mit ihr das All durchkreuzen. Ben Robinson und Marcus Riley, die Autoren dieses Technischen Handbuches, haben - unterstützt von ihrem Illustratorenteam und von Michael Okuda, dem Technischen Berater der Star-Trek-Serie - ein Stück dieser Magie eingefangen. Und so steckt es nicht nur voller technischer Daten, Grafiken und Spezifikationen zu jedem einzelnen Enterprise-Modell, sondern bettet die einzelnen Schiffe in einen "historischen Kontext" aus vielen unserer Lieblingsepisoden und -filme ein und erweckt sie zu neuem Leben.Von Arschers NX-01 über Kirks NCC-1701 bis Picards NCC-1701-E - Dieses offiziell autorisierte Technische Handbuch informiert anhand zahlreicher neugeschaffener Zeichnungen und Illustrationen detailliert über die technischen Ausstattungen dieser außergewöhnlichen Schiffe und erklärt in Exkursen wichtige Schlüsselsysteme wie Transporter, Warp-Antriebe oder Holodecks - aber auch die Theorien hinter Zeitreisen oder Paralleluniversen.

"Ben Robinson is an internationally acclaimed master magician, he delighted the audience."-The New York Times. Who is Ben Robinson? Author. Master Magician. Knife thrower. Who is The Outlaw Hero? Between 2017 and 2019 audiences in seventy-five cities and several countries gave Ben Robinson standing ovations. For forty-five years he's been spreading wonder, laughter and raising consciousness-now he explains how. Do you covet your dreams; mission impossible success? The Outlaw Hero explodes with secret tales and images regarding love, sex, "the loose affiliation of millionaires and billionaires", magic theatre and the ever-present struggle between Good and Evil. You know Robin Hood, Zorro, Batman and the Lone Ranger-now meet the real thing, The Outlaw Hero. From The Outlaw Hero: "This is intuition, the superhighway of thought. The operative, the outlaw hero, as the finest example of all tradecraft and silent justice, achieves the target, operation or stage show because they went ahead in time, saw what needed to occur and then went back to the so-called "present" and executed what they found in the future. Don't believe me? Check this out."

THE MAGICIAN: John Mulholland's Secret Life is drawn from never-before-seen documents and many unpublished photographs. It will appeal to readers of theatre, magic and war history.It comes with a foreword by the legendary Dr. John N. Booth, who writes:"Ben Robinson has thoughtfully and beautifully synthesized the pile of personal notes and documents which is the legacy passed from John Mulholland to Milbourne Christopher, to Maurine Christopher and finally to author Robinson. No better foundation exists for learning what made John Mulholland into magic's most influential voice in the 20th century. This book tells that story."John Mulholland (1898-1970) edited the magician's magazine "The Sphinx" for 23 years, ending the publication to be consultant to the newly born CIA in 1953. His assignments included working with billionaires and inventors, cracking codes and delving into the clandestine world of ESP research, LSD use and the secret MK-ULTRA world headed by the notorious Dr. Sidney Gottlieb.During this period, CIA Dr. Frank Olson died the day after Thanksgiving, 1953. This book examines Mulholland's role during this dramatic period in the CIA's history and goes against the current trend of accusing Mulholland as having a role in Olson's fatal fall from a hotel window. John Mulholland was "The World's Master Magician." He performed in forty-two countries, authored ten books and performed at the Roosevelt White house eight times. His 90-minute stage show was carried in two suitcases and included impersonations of authentic Hindu and Chinese mysteries. Theatre critics spoke about him as they did a great actor.John Mulholland was an intellectual patriot who provided an essential component of counter espionage during the Cold War's Red Scare.THE MAGICIAN: John Mulholland's Secret Life is the first biography of the man Dr. John N. Booth defines in his Foreword as "the most influential voice of the art of magic in the 20th century."