I feel that someone like Erik Larson would have done a better job with the material. Dispatched from the UK in 3 business days When will my order arrive? An interesting history of professional magic. In other words, his magic show kinda sucked. Jim Steinmeyer was born and raised just outside of Chicago, Illinois, and graduated in from Loyola University of Chicago, with a major in communications. Another mystery is a disappearing donkey routine created by Charles Morritt — one which stymied the author for many years before he gathered enough clues to solve it and perform it for the first time in a century.
It all led to the final chapter when he explained his discovery of an illusion of a disappearing donkey that no one knew the secret to. Is a GREAT book, not only delightful to read and full of interesting historical facts, but with lots of insight for magicians and mentalists about the mechanical of performance and the meaning of magic.
It turns out that a lot of tricks are all done with mirrors. Would you like to tell us about a lower price? The True Story of the Deceptive Art. Questions about this product. A history of magic fromtold by a modern magician. I would have missed that review entirely. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies.
And non-magicians should like it too. My personal favorite of all the magicians was the Davenports who created a mystical seance where they could contact the deceased without any explanation of how or why or when. Return to Book Page. May 11, Figures such as Robert-Houdin, the Davenports, the Maskelynes, Devant, Kellar, Thurston and Houdini carefully built larger-than-life personas, slephant Steinmeyer humanizes them with behind-the-scenes stories of happy accidents, insecurities, rivalries, alliances, betrayals and successions.
Book ratings by Goodreads. Ben Veteran user Posts. Not only does he give an incredible account of history, Steinmeyer does so with entertaining narrative. Have a question about this product? Account Options Sign in. How Magicians Invented the Impossible. He currently lives in Los Angeles, California with his wife Frankie Glass, an independent television producer who has worked extensively in Great Britain and the U.
Today, we are so blase about seeing live performance. A historical introduction to the famous illusionists. Of course their magic was explained, as was every illusion in the book. If you haven't added shipping yet, please close this box, add shipping, and then view your cart again. When you check out, you will be asked to add the appropriate shipping to your order.
If you do not add the shipping, your order will not be processed and your funds will be returned in PayPal. Please add the appropriate shipping to your order below. Jim's lecture was featured at the Genii Bash in In an opening essay, he dissects some of the worst advice magicians' receive about their professional performances and choices of material. The lecture notes also offer five effects, including Cue Card Mentalism, Tuzo Sensu Mystery, and Dining Out, the amazing prediction of the cost of a meal chosen from an elegant menu.
Frogs fall from the sky. Stones fall in slow motion. Remarkable accounts of blood, fish, and manna from the heavens. Spontaneous human combustion. Fort documented it all in his odd, obsessive way. His research was influential and remarkable.
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