Litsy

Sleights of Mind: What the Neuroscience of Magic Reveals about Our Everyday Deceptions | Stephen L Macknik, Susana Martinez-Conde

#WickedWhispers #Magic

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Eggs Excellent 👌🏼 1mo

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IMASLOWREADER

Illusions | Janet Dailey

what do you see…i love these…#justsharing

AnnR I see the 2 profiles on the left. 13mo

dabbe On the right you have an old lady, but then if you look at the old lady's mouth, it's also the neck of a young lady looking over her right shoulder. 🤩 13mo

IMASLOWREADER @AnnR do you see the chalice too? 13mo

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IMASLOWREADER @dabbe at first it was hard for me to see the young lady but once i saw it i see both easily 🙌 13mo

dabbe @IMASLOWREADER 🤩🤩🤩 13mo

AnnR @IMASLOWREADER Oh yes, I see the chalice too. 13mo

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Tkgbjenn1

David Copperfield's History of Magic | David Copperfield, Richard Wiseman, David Britland

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I didn‘t know if I‘d like this book. It was an opportunity to acquire a copy sign by Copperfield himself. What I discovered was a book that is a tour of his magic museum. He has collected artifacts from the greatest magicians of history. And with each item is a bio of the magician behind the illusion. An entertaining book.

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JoeMo

Hiding the Elephant: How Magicians Invented the Impossible and Learned to Disappear | Jim Steinmeyer

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This was a comprehensive history of the golden age of magic. At times it read a bit like a dull textbook. It further cemented how much of an ass Houdini was. Yet, I have to admit, the book was always a bit more interesting when profiling him and his massive ego. Most of all, this book made me wish magicians still had TV specials like Copperfield and Henning did when I was a kid! 3.5/5

#bookspinbingo

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TheAromaofBooks Those huge-ego guys are obnoxious, yet sometimes they really do seem to need that ego to accomplish what they do 😂 2y

JoeMo @TheAromaofBooks It‘s so true, and they‘re often the ones that get remembered by history. Like in Houdini‘s case, he was a great escape artist but a so-so magician….but he‘s the most remembered magician ever! It certainly helps he died when relatively young and there have been mysteries surrounding him between the false stories about his death and the Halloween seances his wife held annually to try and make contact with him. (edited) 2y

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Megabooks

David Copperfield's History of Magic | David Copperfield, Richard Wiseman, David Britland

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It was fun when magic was on primetime and not confined to Vegas, and David‘s specials were huge in the US. He has parlayed that into an extraordinary collection of the history of magic in, where else, Vegas. 😂 While it isn‘t open to the public, he takes the reader through highlights of his collection dating back as far as the 1600s. While the #audiobook is certainly enjoyable, it may be worth going print IF there are pictures.

Cinfhen

Cinfhen We saw my husband‘s idol, Criss Angel in Vegas and we were blown away. He did some REALLY crazzzzzzzyyyy shit. David Copperfield is a bit too polished for my taste.. This might be a #BorrowNotBuy down the road (edited) 3y

Megabooks @Cinfhen yeah, Criss is crazy!! So cool that y‘all got to enjoy that!! It was interesting to read this, but I‘m glad it was a library book. 3y

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monalyisha

Art and Artifice: And Other Essays of Illusion | Jim Steinmeyer

Found this artist, Adam Oehler, today while doing a little swap shopping. While his prints proved to be a bit too pricey for me, I thought his work was lovely!

You can find him at:

https://nomadicalley.bigcartel.com/

Soubhiville So beautiful! 3y

Nute This art style appeals to me as well!🙂 3y

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