Hiding the Elephant: How Magicians Invented the Impossible and Learned to Disappear Larry Edell Matthew Barney

Matthew Barney

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Hiding the Elephant: How Magicians Invented the Impossible and Learned to Disappear Larry Edell Matthew BarneyNow in paperback comes Jim Steinmeyer's astonishing chronicle of half a century of illusionary innovation, backstage chicanery, and keen competition within the world of magicians. Lauded by today's finest magicians and critics, Hiding the Elephant is a cultural history of the efforts among legendary conjurers to make things materialize, levitate, and disappear. Steinmeyer unveils the secrets and life stories of the fascinating personalities behind