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Hiding the Elephant: How Magicians Invented the Impossible and Learned to Disappear

By Jim Steinmeyer

Book information

Publisher
Da Capo Press
Year
2003
ISBN
0786712260, 9780786712267, 0786714018, 9780786714018
Open Library ID
OL17723762M
Language
english
Format
DJVU
Filesize
7 MB (7413936 bytes)
Edition
3rd Printing
Pages
391\391
Topic
Education
DPI
600
Scanned
no
Time added
2010-05-31 15:29:46

Description

This book provided me with an amazing journey through Steimeyer's world of mirrors and invisibility. The author masterfully conducts a symphony of anecdotes and scientific explanations of magical principles that builds the reader's acumen sufficiently so that they can better understand how Houdini could have made the elephant disappear. Although the book can at times seem confusing and lacking a logical flow (much like a symphony), you will soon realize that it is beautifully logical, and that the book is a glorious composition. This is a major 5-star read. I look forward to reading more of Steimeyer's works.

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