Title: Conjuring: Being a Definitive Account of the Venerable Arts of Sorcery, Prestidigitation, Wizardry, Deception, Chicanery and of the Mountebanks Scoundrels Who Have Perpetrated These Subterfuges on
Publisher: St Martins Press
Publication Date: 1992
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0312086342
ISBN 13: 9780312086343
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: new

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A history of magic by one of its most renowned contemporary practitioners debunks the fraudulent "physics" and "healers," while discussing the exploits of some of the most notorious magicians in history. By the author of Flim-Flam.

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Drawing on histories, documents and his own contacts, "The Amazing Randy," a magician also known for his work unmasking fraudulent psychics, here provides a broad but ultimately unsatisfying history of magic and its performers. Beginning with tales of Egypt and India, Randi discusses such ancient tricks as the Cups & Balls routine and the role of machines like the automaton. He traces the careers of performers "Chung Ling Soo" (an early 20th-century conjurer who was not in fact Chinese but a disguised American), the famous Blackstone and Houdini. While the many illustrations (75 in color, 115 in black-and-white) are entertaining--especially those of old posters advertising performances--the book becomes tedious as it degenerates into a collection of brief profiles of relatively obscure performers. Worse, Randi's decision not to reveal how any of the tricks were done is frustrating, given his otherwise detailed descriptions of the life and work of conjurers.
Copyright 1992 Reed Business Information, Inc.

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