Packed with more than 350 techniques, this book delivers what you need to knowon the spot. Its concise presentation of professional techniques is suited to experienced artists whether you are: * Migrating from another visual effects application * Upgrading to Houdini 9 * Seeking a handy reference to raise your...more
More than two decades of research provide the basis for this true-life detective story of the mysterious man who stepped into Harry Houdini's dressing room on an October night in 1926, delivered one fatal sucker punch, and then vanished from the public eye completely. Nine days after the incident, Houdini...more
You didn't know that Houdini was also a writer? Neither did we. But, in addition to being the greatest "escape artist" who ever lived, he was a devout student of his craft -- the art of amazement -- and its history. And a writer who will make you turn (er,...more
Magicians debunking charlatans and revealing secrets of the trade: it's not something that Penn and Teller or James "The Amazing" Randi invented. The legendary Harry Houdini was doing the same thing a century ago, to popular acclaim. In this 1920 book, the master showman-and surprisingly entertaining writer-uncovers the mysteries behind...more
Houdini is a verse drama -- part biography, part fantasy/ Exploring issues of illusion and reality, Rukeyser leads us from Houdini's childhood (picking up pins with his eyelids) to acts under water and onstage, and his congressional testimony against spritual mediums. Dedicated and willed to Rukeyser's longtime companion, Houdini reveals...more
A COMPLETE EXPOSÉ OF THE MODUS OPERANDI OF FIRE EATERS, HEAT RESISTERS, POISON EATERS, VENOMOUS REPTILE DEFIERS, SWORD SWALLOWERS, HUMAN OSTRICHES, STRONG MEN, ETC....more
All wonder,'' said Samuel Johnson, is the effect of novelty on ignorance.'' Yet we are so created that without something to wonder at we should find life scarcely worth living. That fact does not make igno- rance bliss, or make it folly to be wise.'' For the wisest man never...more