Circus books

As Cirque du Soleil celebrates its 30th anniversary, the company opens the doors to a world usually reserved for...  Read More >>

This book provides a new look at the social history of the circus in the UK and Ireland. Using contemporary news...  Read More >>

"Here Is Proof That You Can Be Inspired And Remain Inspired In This Life. Trapeze Legend, World Record Holder And...  Read More >>

By exploring the representations of Africans in circuses, plays, and exhibits in nineteenth- and early twentieth-century...  Read More >>

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During its more than 140 year history The Greatest Show on Earth has changed management twelve times, and each change...  Read More >>

A vivid potrayal of pre-drug-ravaged Mexico through the lens of a small circus.  Read More >>

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This reality was very similar to Earth-616, except that in this universe, the Watcher was named Atau instead of...  Read More >>

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The life of Phineas Taylor Barnum (1810-1891), America's first and foremost showman, burned with an incandescent...  Read More >>

THE CLOWN IN YOU is a clowning manual for students, teachers and practitioners. It contains all kinds of valuable...  Read More >>

Each summer a small and glamorous part of the 1930s comes back to life, recreating magic from an era long past....  Read More >>

"Ward Hall ran across town and joined the circus for a part time gig in 1944 when he was a ""kid"" living in Colorado....  Read More >>

"Ward Hall ran across town and joined the circus for a part time gig in 1944 when he was a ""kid"" living in Colorado....  Read More >>

Now available in paperback, this volume presents a theory of the circus as a secular ritual and introduces a method...  Read More >>

"""A gripping popular history. ... Vivid ... simultaneously fascinating and horrifying"" --St. Louis Post-Dispatch...  Read More >>

Early one evening, a young boy called Olly was taken to see a performing circus as a special treat. For Olly it...  Read More >>

Flying Trapeze has exploded in popularity as a recreational activity in recent years with over 200 schools, clubs...  Read More >>

The Victorian Clown, first published in 2006, is a study of the life and work of two professional Victorian clowns....  Read More >>

"Almost 7,000 fans eagerly packed into the Ringling Brothers big top on July 6, 1944. With a single careless act,...  Read More >>

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"Poetry. Set in the 1930's midwest and adrift in the surreal world of bird girls and sideshow mermaids, GIRL SHOW...  Read More >>

Opens with a true story about a trainer and his horses and follows with the history of performing horses, what breeds...  Read More >>

Opens with a true story about a trainer and his horses and follows with the history of performing horses, what breeds...  Read More >>