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5) The magician and the spirits: Harry Houdini and the curious pastime of communicating with the dead
Author
Publisher
Viking, Viking Books for Young Readers
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Famed illusionist Harry Houdini embarks on a quest to investigate spiritual phenomena and the possibility of communication with those on the "other side.""--
Author
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Traces the story of dancer-turned-magician's assistant Adelaide Herrmann, placing her achievements against a backdrop of period conventions about women in the arts and her determination to continue her work after the death of her husband.
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Conscious of his own rather mind-boggling ability to deceive others professionally, DelGaudio believed that the artifice in his life was always reserved exclusively for the stage. But when irrefutable evidence to the contrary is found in an old journal, he was forced to question his ability to see through an illusion, something he trained his whole life to do. Here DelGaudio embarks on a soulful, often funny, sometimes dark journey through his own...
10) Dealt
Publisher
Sundance Selects
Pub. Date
[2018]
Language
English
Description
One of the most renowned card magicians of all time, Richard Turner astounds audiences around the world with his legendary sleight of hand. What they may not even realize, and what makes his achievements even more amazing, is that he is completely blind. Charting Turner's colorful life from his tumultuous childhood to the present, it reveals how through determination and force of will, he overcame seemingly insurmountable obstacles to rise to the...
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