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1	Masters of Deception: Escher, Dali & the Artists of Optical Illusion more books like this by Al Seckel, Douglas R Hofstadter (Foreword by) add to wishlist The definitive book of optical illusions featuring works by Escher and Dali. With delightful trickery and visual puns, this book features: colour illustrations throughout; astonishing creations by masters of the art, such as Escher, Dali, and Archimbolo; amazing visual trickery; and an illuminating foreword by the Pulitzer Prize-winning author ... see all copies from $9.98! new only from $11.05! \| first editions \| SVS
2	The Big Book of Brain Games: 1,000 Playthinks of Art, Mathematics & Science more books like this by Ivan Moscovich, Ian Stewart add to wishlist About the original 1000 Playthinks, Will Shortz of the "New York Times" said it best: "The most wide ranging, visually appealing, entertaining, gigantic collection of brainteasers since Sam Loyd's "Cyclopedia of Puzzles" almost a century ago." Now comes the same great Playthinks, but in a package that makes it an amazing value: "The Big Book of ... see all copies from $6.61! new only from $13.40! \| SVS
3	The Ultimate Book of Optical Illusions more books like this by Al Seckel add to wishlist Inside the covers of this incredible, colourful collection are hundreds of the world's most powerful optical illusions. Some of the mind-boggling images seem to spring into action, vibrating, pulsing, and spinning like a hula hoop. Other ambiguous illusions feature two subjects in one and images like "The Impossible Terrace," which couldn't exist ... see all copies from $5.59! new only from $8.61! \| SVS
4	The Magic Eye, Volume I: A New Way of Looking at the World more books like this by Magic Eye Inc, Inc Magic Eye, Marc Grossman add to wishlist Magic Eye fans--veterans and newcomers alike--will relish delving into this brand-new collection of original, mind-bending, 3D creations. As always, no funny glasses are required to experience this magical and breathtaking visual adventure. Full color throughout. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Optical Illusions: The Science of Visual Perception more books like this by Al Seckel add to wishlist 275 optical illusions are rendered in photography, artwork and computer imaging, and individually explained. The visual illusions illustrated are from both historic and modern sources and the book includes notes about the science of visual perception. see all copies from $4.65! new only from $12.46! \| SVS
6	Magic Eye, Volume II more books like this by Magic Eye Inc, Marc Grossman, Inc Magic Eye add to wishlist In this exciting second book of 3D illusions by N.E. Thing Enterprises, readers will be facinated by the new collection of colorful 3D images that shift and change before their eyes. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.95! \| first editions \| SVS
7	The Magic Eye, Volume III more books like this by Magic Eye Inc, Inc Magic Eye, Marc Grossman add to wishlist "Magic Eye" books are an explosive phenomenon! After less than one year, the first book, a #1 New York Times bestseller, has 750,000 copies in print--and the sequel is also selling like hotcakes! Now, Magic Eye III presents 23 all-new 3D images--at first hidden--that suddenly leap out at ga zers! see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.00! \| first editions \| SVS
8	Magic Eye Beyond 3D: Improve Your Vision more books like this by Marc Grossman, Magic Eye Inc add to wishlist When Magic Eye images hit the publishing world in the 1990s, the response was as magical as the 3D images popping from their colorful backgrounds. Viewers couldnt get these best-selling books fast enough. In fact, Magic Eye I, II, and III rode the New York Times best-seller list for 34 weeks and eventually sold more than 20 million copies. Now ... see all copies from $6.00! new only from $6.32! \| SVS
9	Magic Eye Gallery: A Showing of 88 Images more books like this by Magic Eye Inc add to wishlist This collection of art from Magic Eye calenders has never appeared in book form before. Its proportions are the same as the bestselling Magic Eye hardcover books, the paper is the same high-quality stock, and it contains three times as many images--88 in all. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.50!
10	The Optical Unconscious more books like this by Rosalind E Krauss add to wishlist "The Optical Unconscious" is a pointed protest against the official story of modernism and against the critical tradition that attempted to define modern art according to certain sacred commandments and self-fulfilling truths. The account of modernism presented here challenges the vaunted principle of "vision itself". And it is a very different ... see all copies from $17.00! new only from $23.52! \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	The psychedelic experience; a manual based on the Tibetan book of the dead more books like this by Timothy Francis Leary add to wishlist see all copies from $7.04! new only from $7.04! \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Drawing in 3-D with Mark Kistler: From Amazing Androids to Zesty Zephyrs, 333 Neat Things to Draw in 3-D more books like this by Mark Kistler, Dennis Dawson (Foreword by) add to wishlist The third book in Kistler's ever-popular series takes children to a new level of adventure and creativity as they join public television's favorite drawing teacher on an A-to-Z journey through the art and fun of making 3-D cartoons. 1,000+ illustrations. see all copies from $3.97! new only from $5.81! \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Magic Eye:: A New Bag of Tricks more books like this by Magic Eye Inc add to wishlist Magic Eye fans--veterans and newcomers alike--will relish delving into this brand-new collection of original, mind-bending, 3D creations. As always, no funny glasses are required to experience this magical and breathtaking visual adventure. Full color throughout. see all copies from $3.95! new only from $6.32!
14	The day of St Anthony's Fire more books like this by John G Fuller add to wishlist see all copies from $4.64! signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
15 view cover	Walter Wick's Optical Tricks more books like this by Walter Wick add to wishlist Presents a series of optical illustions and explains what is seen. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.50! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Psychedelic Prayers: And Other Meditations more books like this by Timothy Leary (Francis) add to wishlist Written while Leary was visiting India in 1965 and finished the following year, "Psychedelic Prayers" is an adaptation of Book 1 of the "Tao Te Ching". With a new Introduction by Ralph Metzner, Leary's Harvard colleague, this book of poetry and meditations is being published in its first new edition in 25 years. Illustrations/photos. see all copies from $2.35! new only from $3.18! \| SVS
17 view cover	My lover's lover more books like this by Maggie O'Farrell add to wishlist Lily and Marcus become roommates and then lovers, living in Marcus's posh loft--a place that seems haunted with the absence of Marcus's ex-roommate Sinead, a woman Marcus refuses to discuss. Lily knows she needs to know the truth--and when she finds out, quite unexpectedly, what really happened between Marcus and Sinead, it changes everything. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.79! \| signed copies \| first editions
18	The Three Christs of Ypsilanti: A Psychological Study more books like this by Milton Rokeach add to wishlist see all copies from $34.00! first editions
19 view cover	Disney's Magic Eye more books like this by Walt Disney Productions, Disney Studios, & McMeel Andrews add to wishlist Here's your opportunity to see your favorite Disney characters in a whole new dimension. This wonderful collection weds the timeless magic of Disney with the latest in 3D imaging technology. You'll find all of your favorite Disney characters, from Mickey Mouse to Donald Duck to Goofy. Plus you'll see images from great Disney movies. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $17.95! \| first editions
20 view cover	The little giant book of optical tricks more books like this by Keith Kay add to wishlist Welcome to the magical world of optical illusions. This is a book that will put you to the test to see if you can believe your own eyes. What you see is not what you get! What do your see - two ducks or two rabbits? Is that balloon really spinning? Try rotating the page! See a bird that seems to "fly" into a cage! A boy that turns into a monkey ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.47!
21 view cover	Geometric Optical Illusions more books like this by Al Seckel add to wishlist It defies logic! At least, that's what puzzle-doers will think as they work their way through this largest-ever compendium of geometric conundrums. When you look at these images - some classic, others never-before published - you'll have a hard time believing what the captions say about their size, shape, or other geometric aspect. For example, ... see all copies from $2.31! new only from $2.31! \| SVS
22 view cover	Memoirs of extraordinary popular delusions and the madness of crowds more books like this by Charles MacKay add to wishlist In reading the history of nations, we find that, like individuals, they have their whims and their peculiarities; their seasons of excitement and recklessness, when they care not what they do. We find that whole communities suddenly fix their minds upon one object, and go mad in its pursuit... -from the Preface The satanic child-abuse mania of the ... see all copies from $13.77! new only from $13.77!
23 view cover	Optical Illusions Coloring Book more books like this by Koichi Sato add to wishlist With this book you can enter a realm of 30 dazzlingly deceptive designs that offer wonderful opportunities for imaginative and inventive coloring. You'll find a host of ingeniously contrived constructions, strange, interlocking shapes and mind-boggling arrangements. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.21! \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Wisdom of crocodiles more books like this by Paul Hoffman add to wishlist When Steven Grlscz saves a young woman from throwing herself in front of a train he finds himself consumed by a love affair which transforms her from a suicidal, angry anorexic into a happy and beautiful young woman. Then she vanishes without trace. Across the Thames on the morning George Winnicott, former head of the Anti-Terrorist Squad, is to ... see all copies from $2.53! new only from $11.99!
25 view cover	Now You See It, Now You Don't: The Amazing World of Optical Illusions more books like this by Seymour Simon add to wishlist This classic book allows readers to explore dozens of visual riddles, perform amazing optical experiments, and learn how artists use optical illusions to make their work more life-like--or create original worlds. Illustrations, many in color. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $10.76! \| SVS

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