The life and afterlife of Harry Houdini
Joe Posnanski explores Harry Houdini's impact on global culture and the reasons his legacy endures to this day.
| Main Author: | Posnanski, Joe (Author) |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Avid Reader Press,
2019.
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| Edition: | First Avid Reader Press hardcover edition. |
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Table of Contents:
- Los Angeles, November 30, 1915
- The truest believer
- Childhood. Lies and illusions ; The origin story ; The Silverman boxes ; The runaway child ; Bahl Yahn, the strong man
- Metamorphosis. Torrini ; The name ; The early days ; Acid on the dress ; Sideshow ; King of cards ; Magic made easy
- Escape. Beck ; Naked ambition ; Scotland yard ; Not a love match ; The fight of Cologne
- Mirrors. The mirror cuffs ; How he did it (theory one) ; How he did it (theory two) ; How he did it (theories galore) ; My guess
- Miracles. The needles ; The challenges ; Straitjackets ; The bells of the Kremlin ; Life and death
- Copperfield. Epic rap battle I ; Korby's clothing store ; Elephants and statues ; Epic rap battle II
- Torture. Nothing supernatural ; Houdini upside down ; The empathy of escape ; The secret
- Inescapable death. The dutiful son ; Spirits of the night ; The punch ; The end
- The afterlife. There is no death ; The grim game ; The unmasking ; Afterword: Houdini's ghost.