Houdini On Magic
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Harry Houdini's fame is secure as the greatest magician of modern times. Many of his fabulous escapes, indeed, now sound more like legend than history, yet they really happened! Houdini permitted himself to be thrown, manacled, into the Hudson River; to be nailed into packing cases and lowered into the ocean; to be suspended by the ankles, strait-jacketed, hundreds of feet above the ground-and in every case, he escaped easily. This book is Houdini's own account of these exploits, supplemented with rare photographs and posters, first-hand material from periodicals and pamphlets, and behind-the-scenes revelations of some of the master's most prized secrets: how he picked locks, how he sawed a girl in half to become twins, how he walked through a brick wall, how a girl can vanish from a sheet of plate glass without trapdoors, hoists, mirrors or other such apparatus. There are also instructions for performing 44 stage tricks, including the coin and glass, the Indian needle trick, and other standards. These are fully-illustrated with diagram sequences that cover every step in the performance. Finally, of special interest to many readers are Houdini's own accounts of great magicians of history and of Houdini's own battles with spiritualists and fraudulent mediums Pages 288 - Softbound, Illustrated
This is a great book a quality cover seeing as it's soft back and such great value too as there is so much information in this book, as I've only recently received this I haven't read all of this book,but what I have read is very enjoyable, so pleased I got this, there are diagrams in this which also made me smile a lot, to find out how they were performed, and historic photos too,.i do wish there were more diagrams,but still a great book look forward to reading the rest of this.
I liked the book but i am more fan of a faster reading books with maybe some more pictures, but this is a personal preference, its a history of houdini blended into his effects.
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