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Author: Houdini, Harry; Teller [Introduction]
ISBN: 9781612191669

by Harry Houdini; Introduction by Teller

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HARRY HOUDINI (born Erik Weisz, 1874–1926) was a Hungarian-born American escapologist, magician, stuntman, actor and film producer, and one of the most iconic figures of the twentieth century. Towards the end of his career he focused his energies on debunking spiritualists and mediums, and on the ethics of magic and illusion.

TELLER (Introduction) is one half of magic and comedy duo Penn & Teller. He is the author of When I’m Dead All This Will Be Yours: Joe Teller—A Portrait By His Kid and, with Penn Jillette, of How to Play in Traffic, How to Play with Your Food and Penn & Teller’s Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends. TV credits include the series Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, in which, like Houdini, the duo set out to debunk common beliefs.

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Title The Right Way to Do Wrong: A Unique Selection of Writings by History's Greatest Escape Artist
Author Harry Houdini; Introduction by Teller
Binding Paperback
Pages 160
Volumes 1
Language ENG
Publisher Melville House Publishing, New York:
Date 2012-10-30
Features Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
ISBN 9781612191669 / 1612191665
Weight 0.35 lbs (0.16 kg)
Dimensions 7.9 x 4.9 x 0.4 in (20.07 x 12.45 x 1.02 cm)
Library of Congress subjects Swindlers and swindling, Criminology
Library of Congress Catalog Number 2012029424
Dewey Decimal Code 364.163

Media reviews

“Houdini was the scourge of spiritualists.” —The Wall Street Journal

“There is no trick of the recognized masters, from Cagliostro’s magic mirror to Kellar’s Hindoo lamp and Maskelyne and Devant’s Haunted Window, that Houdini did not succeed in fathoming and, when he liked, duplicating.” —The New York Times

“He was the wonder of the world in an old world hungry for wonders. . . He was the embodiment of something incredible. . . He came to represent the sum of all amazements.” —The Guardian

"A master of cunning and endurance." —NPR

"He remains a mystery. His naivete and his shrewdness, his shyness and his exhibitionism, his kindness and his unforgiving antagonisms proclaim a complicated and unknowable man." —New York Review of Books

"He seemed to express in his whole being and in his whole deportment: 'I am who I am. I am the greatest. I am Harry Houdini.'" —E.L. Doctorow

"Houdini is a witty writer and writes unselfconsciously about subjects that surely would have scandalized his contemporaries." —Reference and Research Book News

About the author

HARRY HOUDINI (born Erik Weisz, 1874-1926) was a Hungarian-born American escapologist, magician, stuntman, actor and film producer, and one of the most iconic figures of the twentieth century. Towards the end of his career he focused his energies on debunking spiritualists and mediums, and on the ethics of magic and illusion.

TELLER (Introduction) is one half of magic and comedy duo Penn & Teller. He is the author of When I'm Dead All This Will Be Yours: Joe Teller--A Portrait By His Kid and, with Penn Jillette, of How to Play in Traffic, How to Play with Your Food and Penn & Teller's Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends. TV credits include the series Penn & Teller: Bullshit!, in which, like Houdini, the duo set out to debunk common beliefs.