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Alex Stone
Alex Stone has written for The New York Times, Harper's, Discover, and The Wall Street Journal. He graduated from Harvard University and has a master's degree in physics from Columbia University. He grew up in Wisconsin, Texas, and Spain. He currently lives in New York City. show more
Alex Stone has written for The New York Times, Harper's, Discover, and The Wall Street Journal. He graduated from Harvard University and has a master's degree in physics from Columbia University. He grew up in Wisconsin, Texas, and Spain. He currently lives in New York City.
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Seriously, Read a Book!
Seriously, Read a Book! rated it 10 years ago
The fact that this book was written without a single allusion to everyone's favorite illusionist, Gob Bluth , is basically a crime against humanity (or at least against the laws of pop culture reference-dom). This missed opportunity is especially egregious, given that our author/magician, Alex Stone...
Reflections
Reflections rated it 12 years ago
Fooling Houdini reveals as much about how the brain works and how weakness in perception and attention can be exploited as it does about magic, and while reading it I kept annoying and then intriguing the people around me by interrupting their activities with fascinating bits of information. Like it...
Bright and Shiny Shiny
Bright and Shiny Shiny rated it 12 years ago
3-22-12
Bright and Shiny Shiny
Bright and Shiny Shiny rated it 12 years ago
3-22-12
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