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

Name: Secret Life of Houdini The Making of America's First Superhero
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ISBN: 9780743272087

ISBN-10: 0743272080

ISBN-13: 9780743272087

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Authors: William Kalush, Larry Sloman

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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 bestselling writer Larry Sloman team up to find the man behind the myth. Drawing from millions of pages of research, they describe in vivid detail the passions that drove Houdini to perform ever-more-dangerous feats, his secret life as a spy, and a pernicious plot to subvert his legacy. The Secret Life of Houdinitraces the arc of the master magician's life from desperate poverty to worldwide fame -- his legacy later threatened by a group of…

Book details

List price: $21.99
Publisher: Atria Books
Publication date: 10/2/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 608
Size: 6.13" wide x 9.25" long x 1.20" tall
Weight: 1.672
Language: English

Larry "Ratso" Sloman is best known as Howard Stern's collaborator on what were then the two fastest selling books in publishing history, Private Parts and Miss America. Sloman's recent collaborations include Mysterious Stranger, with magician David Blaine, and Scar Tissue, the memoir of Red Hot Chili Peppers lead singer Anthony Kiedis-both books werenbsp;New York Times bestsellers.



Foreword


Introduction



The Oath



Starving for a Living



The Celebrated Clairvoyants



Quid Pro Quo



The King of Handcuffs



M



Police State



Taming the Bear



The Challenge of the Mirror



Leap of Faith



Kill Thy Father



Death Visits the Stage



Above the Down Under



The Emperor of Sympathy-Enlisters



Chinese Water Torture



Forgive



Fighting Our Way to the Grave



Death by Misadventure



Art Imitates Life



Saul Among the Prophets



Little Sister Will Do Exactly as Big Brother Says



Margery's Box



My Own Secret Service



I...Am a Fake



An Eye for an Eye



There is No Death


Epilogue


Acknowledgments


Index


About the Authors