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  Title

  Fooling Houdini : magicians, mentalists, math geeks, & the hidden powers of the mind

  Author

  Stone, Alex.  

  Publisher:

  Harper,

  Pub date:

  c2012.

  Pages:

  x, 301 p. :

  ISBN:

  9780061766213

  Item info:

  1 copy available at Aurora Campus.
  

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    Aurora Campus	Copies	Material	Location	Map
    GV1545 .S78 A3 2012	1	Book	Available, On shelf

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  ISBN:

  9780061766213 (hardback)

  ISBN:

  0061766216 (hardback)

  Personal Author:

  Stone, Alex.

  Title:

  Fooling Houdini : magicians, mentalists, math geeks, & the hidden powers of the mind / Alex Stone.

  Edition:

  1st ed.

  Publication info:

  New York : Harper, c2012.

  Physical description:

  x, 301 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

  Summary:

  When Alex Stone was five years old, his father bought him a magic kit, sparking a lifelong love. Years later, living in New York City, he discovered a vibrant underground magic scene populated by a fascinating cast of characters: from his gruff mentor, who holds court in the back of a rundown pizza shop, to one of the world's greatest card cheats, who happens to be blind. From New York City's century-old magic societies to cutting-edge psychology labs, Fooling Houdini recounts Stone's quest to join the ranks of master magicians. But his journey is more than a tale of tricks, gigs, and geeks. In trying to understand how expert magicians manipulate our minds to create their illusions, Stone investigates some of the lesser-known corners of psychology, neuroscience, physics, history, and even crime.--From publisher description.

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  AURORA

  Personal subject:

  Stone, Alex.

  Subject term:

  Magicians--United States--Biography.

  Subject term:

  Magicians--United States.

  Subject term:

  Magic tricks--Psychological aspects.

  Subject term:

  Magic tricks--Social aspects.

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