The Secret Life of Houdini
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Adam Grupper
Release:
10/31/2006
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6h 9m
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“Detailed, hugely entertaining…The story of Houdini’s final days is riveting, extraordinary, sad—and has never been better told.”
Los Angeles Times
In The Secret Life of Houdini, magic expert William Kalush and bestselling writer Larry Sloman reveal the man behind the legend, tracing Harry Houdini’s rise from poverty to international fame as a handcuff king, escape artist, illusionist, master magician?, alleged spy, and lifelong skeptic whose legacy was threatened by a bitter battle with Spiritualists and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle.
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 magic history and professional magic, Kalush and Sloman decode a life based on deception, providing an intimate and riveting portrayal of Houdini, the man and the legend.
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 magic history and professional magic, Kalush and Sloman decode a life based on deception, providing an intimate and riveting portrayal of Houdini, the man and the legend.
Release:
2006-10-31
Runtime:
6h 9m
Format:
audio
Weight:
0.0 lb
Language:
English
ISBN:
9780743561938
Publisher:
Simon & Schuster Audio
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