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Fooling Houdini: Magicians, Mentalists, Math Geeks, and the Hidden Powers of the Mind

Paperback • 2013 • English

Fooling Houdini: Magicians, Mentalists, Math Geeks, and the Hidden Powers of the Mind

By Alex Stone

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About the book

From the back rooms of New York City's age-old magic societies to cutting-edge psychology labs, three-card monte games on Canal Street to glossy Las Vegas casinos, Fooling Houdini recounts Alex Stone's quest to join the ranks of master magicians. As he navigates this quirky and occasionally hilarious subculture populated by brilliant eccentrics, Stone pulls back the curtain on a community shrouded in secrecy, fueled by obsession and brilliance, and organized around one overriding need: to prove ...Show more

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ISBN

9780061766220

Publisher

HARPER PAPERBACKS

Published year

2013

Language

English

Original title

Fooling Houdini: Magicians, Mentalists, Math Geeks, and the Hidden Powers of the Mind

Format

Paperback

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