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Chapter Overview
Chapter 1: AudiobookHub Recommendation
Chapter 2: Magic shares much with gambling and with the business world.
Chapter 3: Magic isn’t about secrecy; it’s about deception.
Chapter 4: Touch sensitivity is crucial for performing magic tricks.
Chapter 5: Magic takes advantage of the audience’s visual, tactile, and verbal blind spots.
Chapter 6: Magic can be emotional and scary, yet it still requires a comedic element too.
Chapter 7: Magic shares many deep similarities with modern science.
Description
Alex Stone is a magic-enthusiastic and Ph.D. candidate in Physics at Columbia University. He's written for several magazines and newspapers. Fooling Houdini is his first bestselling book.
Who Should Listen
Magicians and mentalists
People who’ve been fooled by magic or mentalism
About the Authors
Fooling Houdini (2012) is about the author's personal journey to learning the art of magic. It outlines the roots and philosophy behind the world's most elusive art form – and explains its inextricable link with science.