Miracle Mongers and Their Methods: A complete expose of the modus operandi of fire eaters, heat resisters, poison eaters, Venomous reptile defiers, sword swallowers, human ostriches, strong men, etc.
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| Rating | : | 4.98 (961 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1482595273 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 160 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-11-01 |
| Language | : | English |
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He first attracted notice as "Harry Handcuff Houdini" on a tour of Europe, where he sensationally challenged different police forces to try to keep him locked up. In 1917 he performed a single illusion that has been fiercely debated ever since: Under the bright spotlights of New York's Theatre Hippodrome, he made a live elephant disappear. How was this possible and where did he learn this amazing trick and how did it work? The answers lie in Harry Houdini’s tell-all chronicle of illusionary innovation, backstage chicanery and espionage, elevated showmanship, and impassioned competition within the world of magicians.In Miracle Mongers and their Methods, Harry Houdini turns a critical eye to wonders such as 'The Incombustible Spaniard' or 'Defiers of Poisonous Reptiles'. by Houdini.“No performer should attempt to bite off red-hot iron unless he has a good set of teeth.” - Harry HoudiniHarry Houdini was an American stunt performer, the greatest escape artist in history, yet known to his contemporaries as a terrible stage magician. A complete exposé of the modus operandi of fire eaters, h
Rusty Shacklefurd said I like book. It good book.. For a skeptic this book is pure heaven. I realize how stupid that sounds. Sorry. For a skeptic this book is reallygood. Better? Hmmm. Let me try again. For a skeptic this book is a spectacular example of how far the movement has came and how much we owe to this man. That seems better to me.. A Fascinating Antique Written by Houdini, it's a fascinating look at the odd and bizarre people he shared the stage with in a long ago era. Today these people would be looked at as strange oddities but a hundred years ago they were minor stars. Houdini, (Eric Weiss's) writing is surprisingly contemporary, consid. N. S. Alito said Crude reprint of Houdini's original book. This is a crude reprint of an older book. There are none of the "figures" referred to in the text. I would have been willing to pay more for the complete book.As for the content, several early chapters describe the history of "fire-eating" performers, followed eventually with a chapter that