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Author : Arthur Moses
Publisher : Arthur Moses
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2006
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 0972793887
Author : Arthur Moses
Publisher : CreateSpace
Page : 154 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-04-17
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1511607793
Harry Houdini (1874 - 1926) lived an amazing life. Born into near poverty he became one of the highest paid performers of his era. He was an accomplished magician who could make an elephant disappear before thousands of cheering fans. As the master of escapes, he accepted and triumphed over challenges from people that dared to think that they could restrain him with their iron chains and locks. In later years he toured throughout the United States giving lectures about the deceit of spiritualism and the pall it carried over the public. Any single one of these feats makes an interesting subject to an awaiting readership; the combination of all three makes sensational storylines even years after his death. He was fearless to accept the unknown and the belief in his own abilities to overcome: "my brain is the key that sets me free" was his favorite truism. A magician - an escape artist - a silent movie actor - first man to fly a plane in Australia (1910) - and spiritualism debunker. Houdini always made for a captivating tale. Few legendary men, real or imagined, retain their celebrity nearly 100 years after their passing. However, Harry Houdini was one such man. Covering a time period from 1898 to 2015, this revised bibliography includes 935 individual title listings with over 2500 entries from 46 countries which chronicle all significant articles by or about Houdini in magazines, periodicals, journals, etc. A must for any collector, historian, and researcher of "Houdiniana." There is no greater Houdini literary reference bibliography than this extensive resource. 154 Pages Over 90 B/W and Full Color images.
Author : Joe Posnanski
Publisher : Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-13
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781501137242
Joe Posnanski enters the colorful world of Harry Houdini and his legions of devoted fans to explore the illusionist’s impact on global culture—and why his legacy endures to this day. Nearly a century after Harry Houdini died on Halloween in 1926, he feels as modern and alive as ever. The name Houdini still leaps to mind whenever we witness a daring escape. The baby who frees herself from her crib? Houdini. The dog who vanishes and reappears in the neighbor’s garden? Houdini. Every generation produces new disciples of the magician, from household names in magic like David Copperfield and David Blaine to countless other followers whose lives have been transformed by the power of Houdini. In rural Pennsylvania, a thirteen-year-old girl finds the courage to leave a violent home after learning that Houdini ran away to join the circus; she eventually becomes the first female magician to saw a man in half on television. In Australia, an eight-year-old boy with a learning impediment feels worthless until he sees an old poster of Houdini advertising “Nothing on earth can hold Houdini prisoner,” and begins his path to becoming that nation’s most popular magician. In California, an actor and Vietnam War veteran finds purpose in his life by uncovering the secrets of his hero. But the unique phenomenon of Houdini was always more than his death-defying stunts or his ability to escape handcuffs and straitjackets. It is also about the power of imagination and self-invention. His incredible transformation from Ehrich Weiss, humble Hungarian immigrant and rabbi’s son, into the self-named Harry Houdini has won him a slice of immortality. No one has withstood the test of time quite like Houdini. Fueled by Posnanski’s personal obsession with the magician—and magic itself—The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini is a poignant odyssey of discovery, blending biography, memoir, and first-person reporting to trace Houdini’s metamorphosis into an iconic figure who has inspired millions.
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 336 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2004
Category : Vaudeville
ISBN : STANFORD:36105133505565
Author : Milbourne Christopher
Publisher : Gramercy
Page : 228 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0517189038
A comprehensive pictorial biography of America's legendary master magician and escape artist Houdini. Compiled and written by a renowned magician, this spellbinding book contains more than 250 illustrations of posters, photographs, and other Houdini memorabilia, as well as a facsimile of an autobiographical pamphlet published in 1917 by the master himself.
Author : Adam Begley
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 253 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2020-03-17
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780300252255
From the prizewinning Jewish Lives series, an exuberant biography of the world’s greatest escape artist In 1916, the war in Europe having prevented a tour abroad, Harry Houdini wrote a film treatment for a rollicking motion picture. Though the movie was never made, its title, “The Marvelous Adventures of Houdini: The Justly Celebrated Elusive American,” provides a succinct summary of the Master Mystifier’s life. Born Erik Weisz in Budapest in 1874, Houdini grew up an impoverished Jewish immigrant in the Midwest and became world-famous thanks to talent, industry, and ferocious determination. He concealed as a matter of temperament and professional ethics the secrets of his sensational success. Nobody knows how Houdini performed some of his dazzling, death-defying tricks, and nobody knows, finally, why he felt compelled to punish and imprison himself over and over again. Must a self-liberator also be a self-torturer? Tracking the restless Houdini’s wide-ranging exploits, acclaimed biographer Adam Begley asks the essential question: What kind of man was this?
Author : William Kalush,Larry Sloman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2007-10-02
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780743272087
In this groundbreaking book, renowned magic expert Kalush and bestselling writer Sloman team up to expose Harry Houdinis secret life as a spy, and the stunning plot to murder the magician and destroy his legacy. Photos throughout.
Author : Walter Brown Gibson
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 224 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1976-01-01
Category : Escape artists
ISBN : 0806980508
Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1512 pages
File Size : 47,5 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Periodicals
ISBN : UIUC:30112024871631
A union list of serials commencing publication after Dec. 31, 1949.
Author : Frank Koval
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 36 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1061968183
Author : Matthew Solomon
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2010
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780252076978
This work revisits the golden age of theatrical magic and silent film to reveal how professional magicians shaped the early history of cinema. The author treats cinema and stage magic as overlapping practices that together revise our understanding of the origins of motion pictures and cinematic spectacle.
Author : Ralph Newman Schoolcraft
Publisher : New York : Drama Book Specialists
Page : 786 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 1973
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : UOM:39015020649326
Author : Clinton Cox
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 212 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2001
Category : Escape artists
ISBN : 0439442001
This biography of famed magician and illusionist Harry Houdini explores how he carried out his amazing feats and exposes the secrets behind many of Houdini's tricks. The author cites Houdini's brilliance, physical dexterity, and wild imagination as factors that made him a true master of illusion. Photos.
Author : Tom Lalicki
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : UOM:39015049976296
An engaging biography about the famous magicians and escape artist Harry Houdini's personal life and public exploits. Born Ehrich Weiss, Houdini started performing at an early age and followed his ambitions as they led him around the world, performing amazing stunts and illusions that baffled the crowds. The book recounts many of his most famous tricks. Grades 5-9.
Author : Library of Congress. General Reading Rooms Division
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 96 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1987
Category : Libraries
ISBN : IND:30000044921397
