Hiding the Elephant by Jim Steinmeyer
Now in paperback comes Jim Steinmeyer's astonishing chronicle of half a century of illusionary innovation, backstage chicanery, and keen competition within the world of magicians. Lauded by today's finest magicians and critics, Hiding the Elephant is a cultural history of the efforts among legendary conjurers to make things materialize, levitate, and disappear. Steinmeyer unveils the secrets and life stories of the fascinating personalities behind optical marvels such as floating ghosts interacting with live actors, disembodied heads, and vanishing ladies. He demystifies Pepper's Ghost, Harry Kellar's Levitation of Princess Karnak, Charles Morritt's Disappearing Donkey, and Houdini's landmark vanishing of Jennie the elephant in 1918. The dramatic mix of science and history, with revealing diagrams, photographs and magicians' portraits by William Stout, provides a glimpse behind the curtain at the backstage story of magic.Jim Steinmeyer is the author of a number of books about magic history and practice, including the New York Times bestseller Hiding the Elephant (2004) and The Glorious Deception (2006), which were both published in 2004. He's designed illusions for Broadway successes Mary Poppins, Beauty and the Beast, and Into the Woods, as well as deceptions for magicians Doug Henning, David Copperfield, and Siegfried and Roy.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780786714018 |
| ISBN 10 | 0786714018 |
| Title | Hiding the Elephant |
| Author | Jim Steinmeyer |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Carroll & Graf Publishers Inc |
| Year published | 2004-09-15 |
| Number of pages | 392 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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