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Item Details
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FOOLING HOUDINI
ADVENTURES IN THE WORLD OF MAGIC |
| By: |
Alex Stone |
| Format: |
Electronic book text |
| List price:
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£8.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1446473309 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781446473306 |
| Publisher: |
CORNERSTONE |
| Pub. date: |
5 July, 2012 |
| Pages: |
320 |
| Description: |
The author, part of the underground magic circuit, is determined to take his lifelong hobby to the professional level, to reach the pinnacle of this bizarre world and become a master magician. In this book, by pulling back the curtain, he reveals the principles and history of some of the greatest tricks ever performed. |
| Synopsis: |
Alex Stone, part of the underground magic circuit, is determined to take his lifelong hobby to the professional level, to reach the pinnacle of this bizarre world and become a master magician. Combining his passion for magic with his studies in Physics, Stone takes us on a journey through a strange and colourful subculture of brilliant characters - a blind card sharp, street-hustlers, Las Vegas showmen and world-leading scientists - as he seeks answers to the questions about the limits of perception and the psychology of deception and decision-making. By pulling back the curtain, Stone reveals the principles and history of some of the greatest tricks ever performed. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Cornerstone Digital |
| Returns: |
Non-returnable |
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