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

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

by William Kalush, Larry Sloman
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Availability:In StockContributor:William Kalush, Larry SlomanPublish date:2007-10-02Pages:608
Language:EnglishPublisher:Atria BooksISBN-13:9780743272087ISBN-10:743272080UPC:9780743272087Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Entertainment & Performing Arts, Historical, Rich & FamousSize:9.18 x 6.12 x 1.08 inchesWeight:1.6424Product ID:SCKPTEVH32
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.
Language:EnglishPublisher:Atria BooksISBN-13:9780743272087ISBN-10:743272080UPC:9780743272087Book Category:Biography & AutobiographyBook Subcategory:Entertainment & Performing Arts, Historical, Rich & FamousSize:9.18 x 6.12 x 1.08 inchesWeight:1.6424Product ID:SCKPTEVH32
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.
Publisher: Atria Books

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William Kalush, Larry Sloman

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