Cărți
Brand: Necunoscut
33,97 lei
Magazin: anticexlibris.ro/
Vezi în magazinLink afiliat: Gizmoo poate primi un comision.
"I have escaped out of more handcuffs, manacles, and leg shackles than any other human being living." Harry Houdini mesmerized a generation of Americans when he was alive, and continues to do so over ninety years since his death. This is a snapshot of Houdini's life, centering on one of his most famous feats. As Houdini prepares for a death-defying leap into the icy Charles River in Boston, biographer Jason Lutes and artist Nick Bertozzi reveal Houdini's life and influence: from the anti-Semitism Houdini fought all his life, to the adulation of the American public; from his hounding by the press, to his loving relationship with his wife Bess; from his egoism to his insecurity; from his public persona--to the secret behind his most amazing trick! And it's all in graphic form, so it's fresh, original, and unlike anything previously published about this most fascinating of American showmen.
Between 1900 and 1920 Harry Houdini toured Great Britain, extensively visiting many of its major towns and cities. Whilst there, he escaped from jails, jumped from bridges into rivers whilst bound up in chains, performed amazing escapades, tricks and illusions, and delighted everyone who came to see
Harry Houdini, master magician and covert spy for the United States, has been kidnapped. The only man who can save him is his estranged son Josef, who, like his father, knows the power of magic—and how it can be more than just an illusion. Josef Houdini takes after his father: A gifted escape artist
După emigrarea în SUA, familia lui Ehrich nu și-a mai putut permite să-l trimită la școală. Acest lucru nu l-a împiedicat pe băiat să învețe – a devenit extrem de priceput la trucurile cu cărți de joc și a făcut chiar acrobații la trapez! Dar, în timp ce lucra ca lăcătuș, și-a dat seama că are talen
How did he walk through walls, escape drowning, and shatter iron chains that were tightly wrapped around him? The rare photos in this book might help you figure it out. So might the exclusive update about the rumor that Houdini was poisoned. But just remember, a true magician never reveals his trick
Este posibil ca informațiile să nu mai fie actuale.
