Author: SCHIFFMAN, NATHANIEL; GORDON, HENRY (FOREWORD)
Title: Abracadabra! - Secret Methods Magicians & Others Use to Deceive Their Audience
Description: USA: Prometheus, 1998. Second Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1573921637. 441 pages. Bibliography. Footnotes. Index. "An insider's look at what goes on at a magic show, behind the scenes, and in the mind of the magician... Explains the principles of deception, exposing those innocent-seeming motions that conceal vital actions from onlookers... Demonstrates how the conjurer uses misdirection of space and time and simple optical illusions to fool an audience. Also explores off-stage magic, that is, the various techniques used by such 'magicians' as advertisers, politicians, spies, con artists, movie directors, spies, psychics, faith healers, and others use to deceive and influence you." - from dust jacket. Book clean and unmarked with light wear. Moderate wear to dust jacket. A quality copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Abracadabra! - Secret Methods Magicians & Others Use to Deceive Their Audience Magic Tricks Deception principles of deception, exposing those innocent-seeming motions that conceal vital actions from onlookers... Demonstrates how the conjurer uses misdirec. Very Good in Good dust jacket .

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