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Life advice from harry houdini the art of manliness. The author cites houdini s brilliance, physical dexterity, and wild imagination as factors that made him a true master of illusion. Harry houdini master of illusions is about harry houdini ehrich weiss and his life as a magician or escape artist. Almost a century has passed since his death, and houdini, who was the most. Clinton cox author of houdini meet your next favorite book. The site navigation utilizes tab and enter key commands. Spaghetti book club harry houdini master of illusions.
Master of illusion scholastic biography by cox, clinton abebooks. This biography of famed magician and illusionist harry houdini explores how he carried out his amazing feats and exposes the secrets behind many of houdini s tricks. Best sellers gift ideas prime new releases customer service electronics home books. Houdini clinton cox 6 x 8 laminated hardcover with dustjacket 194 pages illustrated with 16 black and white photographs 2001. Master of illusion by clinton cox 2001, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Spine creases, wear to binding and pages from reading. Best sellers gift ideas prime new releases customer service. Born ehrich weiss in budapest, hungary, in 1874, houdini and his family moved to the us in 1876. He reveals an unbiased view of the unusual and often shocking feats of houdini, also known as erich weiss, and his eccentricities. Master of illusion by clinton cox was an interesting read. The book houdini by clinton cox is about the very famous magician. Clinton cox covers the entire life, work, and death of the famed houdini, a famous escape artist and magician. This book will tell you about his poverty stricken childhood until his death. Books select your cookie preferences we use cookies and similar tools to enhance your shopping experience, to provide our services, understand how customers use our services so we can make improvements, and display ads.
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