Conjuring (book)

Conjuring
Author(s)	James Randi
Publisher	St. Martin's Press
Publication date	1992
Media type	Hardcover
Pages	336
ISBN	ISBN 0312097719
OCLC Number	232493168

Conjuring is a book by James Randi. Randi gives a detailed history of conjuring, more commonly known as magic. Said to be the world's second oldest profession, Randi's illustrated volume tells the story of magic and its bizarre history. Using detailed portraits of the conjurers themselves, including the Harry Blackstone, Sr., Harry Blackstone, Jr., Harry Houdini and his entourage, Howard Thurston, Robert Heller, Joe Berg, and others.

Randi also explains the history of the more famous magic tricks like the Rabbit from a hat, Bullet catch, and the Indian rope trick.

External links

• As Life's Questions Get Harder, Magic Casts a Wider Spell New York Times, June 13, 1994.