Fooling Houdini: Magicians, Mentalists, Math Geeks, and the Hidden Powers of the Mind Paperback - 2013
by Alex Stone
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When Alex Stone was five years old, his father bought him a magic kit. Years later, in New York City, he plunged headlong into a vibrant underground magic scene populated by a fascinating cast of characters: from his gruff mentor, who holds court in a rundown pizza shop, to one of the world's greatest card cheats, who also happens to be blind. As he navigates this quirky and occasionally hilarious subculture, Stone pulls back the curtain on a secretive community organized around a single need: to prove one's worth by deceiving others. In trying to understand how magic fools us, Stone uncovers a wealth of insights into human nature and the nature of perception. Through his investigation of the lesser-known corners of psychology, neuroscience, history, mathematics, and even crime, all through the lens of trickery and illusion, Fooling Houdini arrives at a host of startling revelations about how the mind works--and why, sometimes, it doesn't.
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- Title Fooling Houdini: Magicians, Mentalists, Math Geeks, and the Hidden Powers of the Mind
- Author Alex Stone
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 320
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper Paperbacks
- Date 2013-06-11
- ISBN 9780061766220 / 0061766224
- Weight 0.5 lbs (0.23 kg)
- Dimensions 7.9 x 5.2 x 1 in (20.07 x 13.21 x 2.54 cm)
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- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Topical:
- Topical: Women's Interest
- Dewey Decimal Code B
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