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The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini

Author : Joe Posnanski
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501137255
Total Pages : 325 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini written by Joe Posnanski and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2019-10-22 with total page 325 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Joe Posnanski enters the colorful world of Harry Houdini and his legions of devoted fans to explore the illusionist’s impact on global culture—and why his legacy endures to this day. Nearly a century after Harry Houdini died on Halloween in 1926, he feels as modern and alive as ever. The name Houdini still leaps to mind whenever we witness a daring escape. The baby who frees herself from her crib? Houdini. The dog who vanishes and reappears in the neighbor’s garden? Houdini. Every generation produces new disciples of the magician, from household names in magic like David Copperfield and David Blaine to countless other followers whose lives have been transformed by the power of Houdini. In rural Pennsylvania, a thirteen-year-old girl finds the courage to leave a violent home after learning that Houdini ran away to join the circus; she eventually becomes the first female magician to saw a man in half on television. In Australia, an eight-year-old boy with a learning impediment feels worthless until he sees an old poster of Houdini advertising “Nothing on earth can hold Houdini prisoner,” and begins his path to becoming that nation’s most popular magician. In California, an actor and Vietnam War veteran finds purpose in his life by uncovering the secrets of his hero. But the unique phenomenon of Houdini was always more than his death-defying stunts or his ability to escape handcuffs and straitjackets. It is also about the power of imagination and self-invention. His incredible transformation from Ehrich Weiss, humble Hungarian immigrant and rabbi’s son, into the self-named Harry Houdini has won him a slice of immortality. No one has withstood the test of time quite like Houdini. Fueled by Posnanski’s personal obsession with the magician—and magic itself—The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini is a poignant odyssey of discovery, blending biography, memoir, and first-person reporting to trace Houdini’s metamorphosis into an iconic figure who has inspired millions.

Sherlock Holmes and The Escape Artist

Author : Fred Thursfield
Publisher : Andrews UK Limited
ISBN 13 : 178092593X
Total Pages : 146 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (89 download)

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Download or read book Sherlock Holmes and The Escape Artist written by Fred Thursfield and published by Andrews UK Limited. This book was released on 2016-12-20 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do Spirits Return? Sherlock Holmes, Mary Watson, and Harry Houdini say No and prove it.

Unbound, yet Bound

Author : Zee Mbuluma - The Layman
Publisher : Xlibris Corporation
ISBN 13 : 1543485022
Total Pages : 143 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (434 download)

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Book Synopsis Unbound, yet Bound by : Zee Mbuluma - The Layman

Download or read book Unbound, yet Bound written by Zee Mbuluma - The Layman and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2017-05-10 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Man has been known to be a creature naturally resistant to change. He will resist change of anything that to him constitutes a comfort zone, a niche, a power base, or a strongholdbe it environmental, social, physiological, cultural, spiritual, or whatever else. This resistance can stem from a myriad of causes, but we will discuss one of the major onespride, as equated to arrogance, stubbornness, self-centeredness. This study will be centred on highlighting the causes and effects of this particular vice, and how Romans 12:2, which is an imperative personal prerequisite for any Christian before they can begin to contemplate espousing the great commission or the greatest commandments or even attaining the kingdom of eternal life, is not possible for as long as this pride is present in any man. The importance and relevance of embracing and effecting change as pointed out in Romans 12:2 cannot be overemphasised. And pride is the major stumbling block.

Houdini Unbound

Author : David Saltman
Publisher : Hudson River Books
ISBN 13 : 9780998532950
Total Pages : 426 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (329 download)

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Download or read book Houdini Unbound written by David Saltman and published by Hudson River Books. This book was released on 2017-10-31 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A novel, based on true events. Harry Houdini, after brilliant performances, is invited to become spiritual adviser to Nicholas & Alexandra, emperor and empress of Russia. President Theodore Roosevelt enlists Houdini as a spy. Deceived by the secret police, Houdini loses his position, leaving an opening which is soon filled by Rasputin.

The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Ectoplasmic Man

Author : Daniel Stashower
Publisher : Titan Books (US, CA)
ISBN 13 : 1848569041
Total Pages : 245 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (485 download)

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Download or read book The Further Adventures of Sherlock Holmes: The Ectoplasmic Man written by Daniel Stashower and published by Titan Books (US, CA). This book was released on 2010-12-15 with total page 245 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When Harry Houdini is framed and jailed for espionage, Sherlock Holmes vows to clear his name, with the two joining forces to take on blackmailers who have targeted the Prince of Wales. It’s a case that requires all of their skills — both mental and physical. Can the daring duo solve what people are calling “The Crime of the Century”? Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s timeless creation returns in a new series of handsomely designed detective stories. From the earliest days of Holmes’ career to his astonishing encounters with Martian invaders, the Further Adventures series encapsulates the most varied and thrilling cases of the worlds’ greatest detective.

Through a Glass, Darkly

Author : Stefan Bechtel
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 125007679X
Total Pages : 318 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (5 download)

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Download or read book Through a Glass, Darkly written by Stefan Bechtel and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2017-06-13 with total page 318 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "After the American Civil War, while bodies still littered battlefields, the movement known as Spiritualism began to sweep across America as thousands of people, mostly from shock and grief, tried to make contact with the recently departed. The movement captivated Europe as well, especially England in the aftermath of the Great War and Great Influenza Epidemic ... The movement's most famous spokesman was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Known to the world as the creator of Sherlock Holmes, Doyle underwent what many people at the time considered an enigmatic transformation, turning his back on the hyper-rational Holmes and plunging into the supernatural. What was it that convinced a brilliant man like Doyle, the creator of the great exemplar of cold, objective thought, that there was a reality beyond the reality? ... Using the life of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle as a lens, Bechtel probes this largely unexplored movement, a movement rife with fraud but also full of genuine evidence that is difficult to dismiss ..."--

Houdini Unbound

Author : Alex Dong
Publisher : Hudson River Books
ISBN 13 : 9780998532912
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (329 download)

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Download or read book Houdini Unbound written by Alex Dong and published by Hudson River Books. This book was released on 2017-04-02 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The life of Dong Ying Jie, famous Tai Chi master.

Poems from a Magic Wand

Author : Don Beach
Publisher : iUniverse
ISBN 13 : 0595160751
Total Pages : 162 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (951 download)

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Download or read book Poems from a Magic Wand written by Don Beach and published by iUniverse. This book was released on 2001-01-11 with total page 162 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The poems in this volume of verse are mainly concerned with the conjuring arts, with momentary excursions into the more occult or religious forms of magic or magick, as it is sometimes spelled. This poetry is actually a celebration of magic, and a tribute to all magicians, past and present, who have ennobled the fabulous realm of conjuring.

Unbound Heart

Author : Cameron Garriepy
Publisher : Bannerwing Books
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 172 pages
Book Rating : 4./5 ( download)

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Download or read book Unbound Heart written by Cameron Garriepy and published by Bannerwing Books. This book was released on 2021-06-21 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Samantha Ellis is looking for a fresh start. What she finds is a second chance. After escaping a nightmare marriage, Samantha followed her heart home to Blueberry Hill, Vermont. When she accepted an offer to babysit her young cousins for a week, she never dreamed she’d be bunking with the long-lost– unrequited–love of her life. Will Dryer never stopped thinking about Sam Ellis, even after they both left their hometown behind. Finding her again in Blueberry Hill after all these years just feels right, but Sam is hurting, and her old life in New Orleans still holds her captive. Her ex-mother-in-law’s arrival in town awakens strange feelings in Sam–something that feels a lot like magic. Something she must embrace before she can give Will her unbound heart. UNBOUND HEART is a contemporary romance novella which contains references to witches and supernatural powers, references to physical and sexual violence in a main character’s past, abduction, references to the death of a friend, strong language, alcohol use, and open-door sexual situations.

Houdini

Author : Adam Begley
Publisher : Yale University Press
ISBN 13 : 0300230796
Total Pages : 232 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (2 download)

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Download or read book Houdini written by Adam Begley and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2020-03-17 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, an exuberant biography of the world's greatest escape artist In 1916, the war in Europe having prevented a tour abroad, Harry Houdini wrote a film treatment for a rollicking motion picture. Though the movie was never made, its title, "The Marvelous Adventures of Houdini: The Justly Celebrated Elusive American," provides a succinct summary of the Master Mystifier's life. Born Erik Weisz in Budapest in 1874, Houdini grew up an impoverished Jewish immigrant in the Midwest and became world-famous thanks to talent, industry, and ferocious determination. He concealed as a matter of temperament and professional ethics the secrets of his sensational success. Nobody knows how Houdini performed some of his dazzling, death-defying tricks, and nobody knows, finally, why he felt compelled to punish and imprison himself over and over again. Must a self-liberator also be a self-torturer? Tracking the restless Houdini's wide-ranging exploits, acclaimed biographer Adam Begley asks the essential question: What kind of man was this? About Jewish Lives: Jewish Lives is a prizewinning series of interpretative biography designed to explore the many facets of Jewish identity. Individual volumes illuminate the imprint of Jewish figures upon literature, religion, philosophy, politics, cultural and economic life, and the arts and sciences. Subjects are paired with authors to elicit lively, deeply informed books that explore the range and depth of the Jewish experience from antiquity to the present. In 2014, the Jewish Book Council named Jewish Lives the winner of its Jewish Book of the Year Award, the first series ever to receive this award. More praise for Jewish Lives: "Excellent." - New York times "Exemplary." - Wall St. Journal "Distinguished." - New Yorker "Superb." - The Guardian

Mrs. Houdini

Author : Victoria Kelly
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1501110918
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (11 download)

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Download or read book Mrs. Houdini written by Victoria Kelly and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2017-03-21 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: After her husband Harry dies, Bess Houdini starts noticing everywhere the code he promised hed send her from the great beyond and retraces their remarkable romance, from Coney Island, to Budapest, to Hollywood, in an effort to decipher the urgent message from her husband.

Houdini, Tarzan, and the Perfect Man

Author : John F. Kasson
Publisher : Hill and Wang
ISBN 13 : 1429930039
Total Pages : 373 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (299 download)

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Download or read book Houdini, Tarzan, and the Perfect Man written by John F. Kasson and published by Hill and Wang. This book was released on 2002-07-02 with total page 373 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A remarkable new work from one of our premier historians In his exciting new book, John F. Kasson examines the signs of crisis in American life a century ago, signs that new forces of modernity were affecting men's sense of who and what they really were. When the Prussian-born Eugene Sandow, an international vaudeville star and bodybuilder, toured the United States in the 1890s, Florenz Ziegfeld cannily presented him as the "Perfect Man," representing both an ancient ideal of manhood and a modern commodity extolling self-development and self-fulfillment. Then, when Edgar Rice Burroughs's Tarzan swung down a vine into the public eye in 1912, the fantasy of a perfect white Anglo-Saxon male was taken further, escaping the confines of civilization but reasserting its values, beating his chest and bellowing his triumph to the world. With Harry Houdini, the dream of escape was literally embodied in spectacular performances in which he triumphed over every kind of threat to masculine integrity -- bondage, imprisonment, insanity, and death. Kasson's liberally illustrated and persuasively argued study analyzes the themes linking these figures and places them in their rich historical and cultural context. Concern with the white male body -- with exhibiting it and with the perils to it --reached a climax in World War I, he suggests, and continues with us today.

Gotham Unbound

Author : Theodore Steinberg
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 147674128X
Total Pages : 544 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (767 download)

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Download or read book Gotham Unbound written by Theodore Steinberg and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2014 with total page 544 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Presents the history of New York City as it was transformed over a four-hundred-year period by politicians and developers from a Hudson River estuary with rolling hills, rivers, and forests into the concrete flatland that exists today.

Amazon Unbound

Author : Brad Stone
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1982132620
Total Pages : 512 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (821 download)

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Download or read book Amazon Unbound written by Brad Stone and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2022-05-10 with total page 512 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Portrait of the growth of tech company Amazon and the evolution of its billionaire founder, Jeff Bezos.

Zuckerman Unbound

Author : Philip Roth
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 0593684931
Total Pages : 208 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (936 download)

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Download or read book Zuckerman Unbound written by Philip Roth and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2022-09-21 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Now in his mid-thirties, Nathan Zuckerman, a would-be recluse despite his newfound fame as a bestselling author, ventures onto the streets of Manhattan in the final year of the turbulent sixties. Not only is he assumed by his fans to be his own fictional satyr, Gilbert Carnovsky ("Hey, you do all that stuff in that book?"), but he also finds himself the target of admonishers, advisers, and sidewalk literary critics. The recent murders of Robert Kennedy and Martin Luther King, Jr., lead an unsettled Zuckerman to wonder if "target" may be more than a figure of speech. In Zuckerman Unbound—the second volume of the trilogy and epilogue Zuckerman Bound—the notorious novelist Nathan Zuckerman retreats from his oldest friends, breaks his marriage to a virtuous woman, and damages, perhaps irreparably, his affectionate connection to his younger brother...and all because of his great good fortune!

Christianity Unbound

Author : Kevin Wm. M. Henley Sr.
Publisher : WestBow Press
ISBN 13 : 151272615X
Total Pages : 253 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (127 download)

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Download or read book Christianity Unbound written by Kevin Wm. M. Henley Sr. and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2016-01-20 with total page 253 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Maturity is not based on age but on attitude, life experiences, and expectations. Because of this there are adults who have no maturity; quite often they are the athletes and the celebrities of our society. Society is stunned by their pouting and random acts of immaturity, but it is only because they have not had the opportunity to mature in the face of living catered lives. And unless they are forced to do so, they will not mature. Society has given them this option; God does not give Christian men and women this same option. Gods mandate to Christian men and women is to lead lives that are in constant pursuit of spiritual maturity.

Houdini Exposes the Tricks Used by the Boston Medium "Margery" to Win the $2500 Prize Offered by the Scientific American

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Author : Harry Houdini
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 52 pages
Book Rating : 4.F/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Houdini Exposes the Tricks Used by the Boston Medium "Margery" to Win the $2500 Prize Offered by the Scientific American written by Harry Houdini and published by . This book was released on 1924 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: