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The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero

作者 William Kalush ; Larry Sloman
出版社 Ingram International Inc
商品描述 The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero:HandcuffKing.EscapeArtist.InternationalSuperstar.Sincehisdeatheighty-eightyearsago,HarryHou

內容簡介

內容簡介 Handcuff King. Escape Artist. International Superstar. Since his death eighty-eight years ago, Harry Houdini's life has been chronicled in books, in film, and on television. Now, in this groundbreaking biography, renowned magic expert William Kalush and bestselling writer Larry Sloman team up to find the man behind the myth. Drawing from millions of pages of research, they describe in vivid detail the passions that drove Houdini to perform ever-more-dangerous feats, his secret life as a spy, and a pernicious plot to subvert his legacy. The Secret Life of Houdini traces the arc of the master magician's life from desperate poverty to worldwide fame--his legacy later threatened by a group of fanatical Spiritualists led by esteemed British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Initiating the reader along the way into the arcane world of professional magic, Kalush and Sloman decode a life based on deception, providing an intimate and riveting portrayal of Houdini, the man and the legend.

作者介紹

作者介紹 William Kalush has been a dedicated student of the art of magic for more than twenty-five years. Founder of the Conjuring Arts Research Center and publisher of Gibecière, an esteemed magic history journal, he has helped create several world-famous magic stunts and prime-time network television specials. Larry "Ratso" Sloman is best known as Howard Stern's collaborator on what were then the two fastest selling books in publishing history, Private Parts and Miss America. Sloman's recent collaborations include Mysterious Stranger, with magician David Blaine, and Scar Tissue, the memoir of Red Hot Chili Peppers lead singer Anthony Kiedis--both books were New York Times bestsellers.

商品規格

書名 / The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero
作者 / William Kalush ; Larry Sloman
簡介 / The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero:HandcuffKing.EscapeArtist.InternationalSuperstar.Sincehisdeatheighty-eightyearsago,HarryHou
出版社 / Ingram International Inc
ISBN13 / 9780743272087
ISBN10 /
EAN / 9780743272087
誠品26碼 /
語言 / 3:英文
級別 / N:無
重量(g) / 743.9
尺寸 / 23.3X15.5X2.7CM
頁數 / 608
裝訂 / P:平裝

最佳賣點

最佳賣點 : In this groundbreaking book, renowned magic expert Kalush and bestselling writer Sloman team up to expose Harry Houdinis secret life as a spy, and the stunning plot to murder the magician and destroy his legacy. Photos throughout.

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