#hardcover #fiction #magic #fantasy #houdini #retelling 

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Indiana

A tale inspired by the life and sudden death of Harry Houdini interweaves the master magician's story with that of an unknown man whose fate seems tied to Houdini's in ways that reflect the illusory nature of perception. By the author of The Cellist of Sarajevo.

The Confabulist

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Nevada

The Story of the Great Houdini

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 tricks. . . .

Escape!

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Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

Ohio

From the beloved, award-winning, bestselling author of The Cellist of Sarajevo, a beautiful, suspense-filled novel that uses the life and sudden death of Harry Houdini to weave a magical tale of intrigue, love and illusion.

     The Confabulist weaves together the life, loves and murder of the world's greatest magician, Harry Houdini, with the story of the man who killed him (twice): Martin Strauss, an everyday man whose fate was tied to the magician's in unforeseen ways. A cast of memorable characters spins around Houdini's celebrity-driven life, as they did in his time: from the Romanov family soon to be assassinated, to Sir Arthur Conan Doyle and the powerful heads of Scotland Yard, and the Spiritualists who would use whoever they could to establish their religion. A brilliant novel about fame and ambition, reality and illusion, and the ways that love, grief and imagination can alter what we perceive and believe.

#hardcover #history #houdini #nonfiction #witch #magic

Illinois

Séance, Seduction, and Houdini in the Spirit World

In 1924 the wife of a Boston surgeon came to embody the raging national debate over Spiritualism, a movement devoted to communication with the dead. Reporters dubbed her the blonde Witch of Lime Street, but she was known to her followers simply as Margery. Her most vocal advocate was Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, who believed so thoroughly in Margery's powers that he urged her to enter a controversial contest, sponsored by Scientific American. Her supernatural gifts beguiled four of the judges. There was only one left to convince ... the acclaimed escape artist, Harry Houdini. Jaher captures their electric public rivalry and the competition that brought them into each other's orbit.

The Witch of Lime Street

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Paperback (1 to 2 lbs)

Michigan

The Witch of Lime Street (ARC)

Biography. Ex-library copy with typical internal stamps/markings, well-read.

New Jersey

Houdini: Master of Illusion

Tom Lalicki

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Harry Houdini – the world’s greatest escape artist – is in need of a new hat. That is what brings him to Bennett & Son, Gentlemen’s Hatters of Fifth Avenue, where young Nathaniel G. Makeworthy Fuller is working for the summer. A surprising friendship develops between the world-famous daredevil and the boy clerk, and it comes in the nick of time. A suspicious stranger has recently wheedled his way into the confidences of Nate’s wealthy great-aunt, with whom the boy and his widowed mother live. Now their house is filled with spooky late-night gatherings, the purpose of which is kept secret from Nate. Houdini is just the man to tackle this tangled mystery – and help Nate and his family escape the grasp of an interloper more cunning and dangerous than Nate could have imagined. A truly captivating historical adventure, Danger in the Dark launches the Houdini & Nate Mystery series with fast-paced plotting and a colorful blend of fact and fiction. Danger in the Dark is a 2007 Bank Street - Best Children's Book of the Year.

Danger in the Dark

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Slight edge wear. #paperback #brianselznick #famous #history #fiction #magic #houdini #juvenilefiction #childrens #kids 

California

Victor is forever trying to escape from locked trunks, walk through walls, and perform any number of Houdini's astonishing magic tricks...without success. Then -- amazingly -- he actually meets his idol, and begs Houdini to explain himself. A mysterious locked box is the magician's only answer, and Victor is left to wonder: Does the box contain the secrets to the most famous magic tricks ever performed?

The Houdini Box

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Brian Selznick

Arkansas

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Delaware

His Life and Art

Houdini

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New York

Every kid has heard of Harry Houdini, the famous magician who could escape from handcuffs, jail cells, and locked trunks. But do they know that the ever-ambitious and adventurous Houdini was also a famous movie star and the first pilot to fly a plane in Australia? This well-told biography is full of the details of Houdini's life that kids will really want to know about and illustrated throughout with beautiful black-and-white line drawings.

Illustrated by John O'Brien.

Who Was Harry Houdini?

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Alex Stone

Tanned page edges. Rubbing and some wear overall to the jacket. 

Magicians, Mentalists, Math Geeks, and the Hidden Powers of the Mind

From the back rooms of New York City's age-old magic societies to cutting-edge psychology labs, three-card monte games on Canal Street to glossy Las Vegas casinos, Fooling Houdini recounts Alex Stone's quest to join the ranks of master magicians.

As he navigates this quirky and occasionally hilarious subculture populated by brilliant eccentrics, Stone pulls back the curtain on a community shrouded in secrecy, fueled by obsession and brilliance, and organized around one overriding need: to prove one's worth by deceiving others.

But his journey is more than a tale of tricks, gigs, and geeks. By investing some of the lesser-known corners of psychology, neuroscience, physics, history, and even crime, all through the lens of trickery and illusion, Fooling Houdini arrives at a host of startling revelations about how the mind works--and why, sometimes, it doesn't.

Fooling Houdini

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Escape! The Story of the Great Houdini

This is one of my new favorite series!
The book itself has some art by my children ;) the coloring is only on the spine and on the last page. The dust cover is in pristine condition.
 #fiction #youngadult #mystery #youngadultfiction #hardcover #jamespatterson #houdini

The #1 New York Times bestselling series that started with Stalking Jack the Ripper and Hunting Prince Dracula continues in this third bloody installment! A luxurious ocean liner becomes a floating prison of madness and horror when passengers are murdered one by one...with nowhere to run from the killer. Audrey Rose Wadsworth and her partner-in-crime-investigation, Thomas Cresswell, are en route to New York to help solve another blood-soaked mystery. Embarking on a week-long voyage across the Atlantic on the opulent RMS Etruria, they're delighted to discover a traveling troupe of circus performers, fortune tellers, and a certain charismatic young escape artist entertaining the first-class passengers nightly. But then, privileged young women begin to go missing without explanation, and a series of brutal slayings shocks the entire ship. The disturbing influence of the Moonlight Carnival pervades the decks as the murders grow ever more freakish, with nowhere to escape except the unforgiving sea. It's up to Audrey Rose and Thomas to piece together the gruesome investigation as even more passengers die before reaching their destination. But with clues to the next victim pointing to someone she loves, can Audrey Rose unravel the mystery before the killer's horrifying finale?

Escaping from Houdini

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James W. Baker

Carter M. Ayres

Illusion book was a library book. See photos for book condition

A Professional Magic Show for Young Performers

A description of ten illusions, including "Dollar in the Orange, " "The Penetrating Ring, " and "The Thinking Cap, " that together make up a complete magic show with props, patter, and working. Concludes with a ten-minute show of six tricks without props.

Illusions Illustrated (and Harry Houdini Master of Magic)

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Alaska

Harry Houdini and the Curious Pastime of Communicating with the Dead

The Magician and the Spirits

Mary Pope Osborne

"Join Jack and Annie as they as they meet one of the world's most famous illusionists - Harry Houdini!"--

Hurry up, Houdini!

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The #Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick Harris meets #Disney’s #HocusPocus in this rollicking illustrated #middlegrade novel about two aspiring magicians who stumble upon real magic in their small town.

Best friends Duncan Reyes and Emma Gilbert want to be as great as Harry #Houdini someday. But when they discover that their neighborhood #witch is more than just a local legend, their dreams of stardom quickly turn into a nightmare.

Perfect for fans of #NatalieLloyd, #TomAngleberger, and #ChrisGrabenstein, this debut #novel is sure to dazzle young readers and deliver one surprise after another like only the best magic tricks can!

The Magic Misfits by Neil Patrick Harris meets Disney’s Hocus Pocus in this rollicking illustrated middle grade novel about two aspiring magicians who stumble upon real magic in their small town. Best friends Duncan Reyes and Emma Gilbert want to be as great as Harry Houdini someday. But when they discover that their neighborhood witch is more than just a local legend, their dreams of stardom quickly turn into a nightmare. After they (accidentally) steal the witch’s magic wand, the duo uses it to put on an impossible new act—which draws even more dangerous foes to town in search of their secret. How are these two friends supposed to defeat the powerful dark forces threatening their town? Well, it may just take some sleight-of-hand, a bit of magic…and (allegedly) a little destruction of public property. The Magicians of Elephant County is told through alternating chapters of Duncan’s and Emma’s hilarious witness testimony—and is paired with full-page artwork of evidence—as local police try to expose the truth about what really happened in Elephant County. Perfect for fans of Natalie Lloyd, Tom Angleberger, and Chris Grabenstein, this debut novel is sure to dazzle young readers and deliver one surprise after another like only the best magic tricks can!

The Magicians of Elephant County

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All the pages are intact, it’s just well loved.  #paperback #fiction #mystery #rhysbowen #mollymurphy #houdini #historicalfiction 

A Molly Murphy Mystery

Harry Houdini's wife hires Irish immigrant private investigator Molly Murphy to investigate the on-stage death of a magician's assistant, in the hopes of clearing Houdini's name and finding the person truly responsible for the death. By the author of In A Gilded Cage. Reprint. 50,000 first printing.

The Last Illusion

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North Carolina

Houdini and Me

Massachusetts

Haunted Times (magazine)

The great Houdini 

From 1973. Excellent history of magic fully illustrated. 452 pages. 

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Escape!

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Hurry up, Houdini!

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