The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero
 

The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero

by William Kalush, Larry Sloman

Handcuff King. Escape Artist. International Superstar. Since his death eighty years ago, Harry Houdini's life has been chronicled in books, in film, and on television. Now, in this groundbreaking biography, renowned magic expert William Kalush and best-selling writer Larry Sloman team up to find the man behind the myth. Drawing from millions of pages of research, they describe in vivid detail... (read more)

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Cool biography on Harry Houdini, I loved it because I'm a magician (Betcha didn't know that) It talks about his fame and tragedies and his work on denouncing psychics of his time.

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