Miracle Mongers and Their Methods: A Complete Expose - Brossura

Houdini, Harry

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ISBN 10: 1602060770 ISBN 13: 9781602060777

Casa editrice: Cosimo Inc, 2007

Riassunto

Magicians debunking charlatans and revealing secrets of the trade: it's not something that Penn and Teller or James "The Amazing" Randi invented. The legendary Harry Houdini was doing the same thing a century ago, to popular acclaim. In this 1920 book, the master showman-and surprisingly entertaining writer-uncovers the mysteries behind such extraordinary feats as fire-eating, sword-swallowing, snake-charmers, and strong men. More a simple expose of stage trickery, though, this is a brisk history of such oddities throughout history and around the world, from the Middle Ages to the 20th century, from the culture of the Native Americans to that of Japan. This is a fascinating work of the strange and seemingly inexplicable made plain and understandable. Hungarian-American magician and professional skeptic EHRICH WEISS (1874-1926)-aka Harry Houdini, "Handcuff King and Jail Breaker"-also wrote Magical Rope Ties and Escapes (1920) and A Magician Among the Spirits (1924).

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Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Cosimo Inc
• Data di pubblicazione: 2007
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1602060770
• ISBN 13: 9781602060777
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 124
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile