These are fully-illustrated with diagram sequences that cover every step in the performance. There are also instructions for performing 44 stage tricks, including the coin and glass, the Indian needle trick, and other standards. This book is Houdini's own account of these exploits, supplemented with rare photographs and posters, first-hand material from periodicals and pamphlets, and behind-the-scenes revelations of some of the master's most prized secrets: how he picked locks, how he sawed a girl in half to become twins, how he walked through a brick wall, how a girl can vanish from a sheet of plate glass without trapdoors, hoists, mirrors or other such apparatus. Houdini permitted himself to be thrown, manacled, into the Hudson River to be nailed into packing cases and lowered into the ocean to be suspended by the ankles, strait-jacketed, hundreds of feet above the ground-and in every case, he escaped easily. Harry Houdini (born Erik Weisz, March 24, 1874) was a Hungarian-born American magician and escapologist, stunt performer, actor and film producer noted for. Heres an elaborate and beautifully designed paper assembly magic kit created by Platt & Munk. Many of his fabulous escapes, indeed, now sound more like legend than history, yet they really happened! Will Cunningham began his trek by studying both traditional art subjects and 3D computer software at the Academy of Entertainment and Technology. Harry Houdini's fame is secure as the greatest magician of modern times. Boston, MA: Thomson Course Technology, 2006.
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