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

Genres: Nonfiction

441 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1997

Reviews

[Shenanitims · Rating 3 out of 5]

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.