Abracadabra!: Secret Methods Magicians & Others Use to Deceive Their Audience

by Nathaniel Schiffman

Explains the precepts of misdirection, optical illusion, and other techniques used by magicians to manipulate an audience

441 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Shenanitims]

While well researched and (generally) well written, this book has some serious flaws. The biggest being the author's tendency to ramble. This might be a byproduct his decision to take on a subject that's too large to comfortably fit into a 400+ page frame. Part primer, part encyclopedia, the book's all over the place.