Kenneth Silverman
Silverman is a Pulitzer Prize winning biographer, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a lifetime member of the Society of American Magicians.
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Silverman is a Pulitzer Prize winning biographer, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, and a lifetime member of the Society of American Magicians.
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Kenneth Silverman's Books
I remember as a kid going into a store and being fascinated by a bunch of cheap magic tricks that looked interesting but once I bought them ultimately became rather boring and hokey. Make a card jump from the deck! Amaze your friends!Speaking of cards, Houdini was the real deal. His name has become ...
This is essentially an exhibition catalogue, so I wasn't expecting an in-depth Houdini biography, which is just as well because this isn't.What it is, is a series of essays on various aspects of Houdini's life and legacy, very well illustrated with many photographs, lobby cards and theatre posters w...