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Harry Houdini

Born

in Budapest, Hungary

March 22, 1874

Died

October 31, 1926

Website

http://www.houdini.org/

Genre

Nonfiction, Crafts & Hobbies

Influences

Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin ...more

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Harry Houdini, whose birth name in Hungary was Erik Weisz (which was changed to Ehrich Weiss when he immigrated to the United States), was a Jewish Hungarian American magician, escapologist (widely regarded as one of the greatest ever) and stunt performer, as well as a skeptic and investigator of spiritualists, film producer and actor. Harry Houdini forever changed the world of magic and escapes.

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	The Right Way to Do Wrong: A Unique Selection of Writings by History's Greatest Escape Artist by Harry Houdini, Teller (Introduction) 3.59 avg rating — 444 ratings — published 1906 — 68 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
	Handcuff Secrets 4.52 avg rating — 313 ratings — published 1909 — 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
	Miracle Mongers and Their Methods (The Skeptic's Bookshelf) 3.60 avg rating — 217 ratings — published 1920 — 106 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
	A Magician Among the Spirits 4.11 avg rating — 177 ratings — published 2011 — 50 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
	Houdini on Magic (Dover Magic Books) 3.98 avg rating — 152 ratings — published 1953 — 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
	On Deception (On Series) by Harry Houdini, Derren Brown (Foreword) 3.49 avg rating — 110 ratings — published 2009 — 5 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
	Sherlock Holmes contra Houdini 3.98 avg rating — 41 ratings — published 2014	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
	Weird Tales: Best of the Early Years 1923-25 by Harry Houdini, Justin Criado (Editor) 3.89 avg rating — 27 ratings — 5 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
	The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin 3.59 avg rating — 22 ratings — published 1908 — 51 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
	The Book of Houdini by Harry Houdini, Nevetz Azraz (Contributor) 4.67 avg rating — 6 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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“Magic is the sole science not accepted by scientists, because they can't understand it.”
― Harry Houdini

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“I must fling myself down and writhe; I must strive with every piece of force I possess; I bruise and batter myself against the floor, the walls; I strain and sob and exhaust myself, and begin again, and exhaust myself again; but do I feel pain? Never. How can I feel pain? There is no place for it.”
― Harry Houdini

tags: determination, pain, stoicism

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“I'm tired of fighting, Dash. I guess this thing is going to get me.”
― Harry Houdini

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