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Dan Meyer grew up bullied, a child of ridicule, who vowed to one day do real magic and change the world.

Today, Meyer is known as the world’s leading expert on sword swallowing as president of the Sword Swallowers Association International, founder of World Sword Swallower’s Day, author of "To The Hilt: A Sword Swallower's History of Sword Swallowing", and winner of the 2007 Ig Nobel Prize in Medicine at Harvard for award-winning medical research on sword swallowing published in the British Medical Journal.

As a performer, Meyer has been called the “world’s top sword swallower” by Guinness World Records and Ripley's Believe It or Not! for his 40 world records and death-defying stunts featured in Ripley’s cartoons, books, and museums, seen by ...more

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	Discovering God: Fresh Vision for Longing Hearts 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	To the Hilt: A Sword Swallower's History of Sword Swallowing by Dan Meyer (Goodreads Author), Marc Hartzman (Goodreads Author) 4.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Account for Your Own Success: Everything You Need to Manage Your Own Business and Personal Finances 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 1993 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Extracorporeal Life Support 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2001	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Roundabout 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — published 2010 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Upside Down: How We Can Avoid Becoming the United States of China 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Chiropractor Notebook: I crack people up, cute funny gift for chiropractors 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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