Hiding the Elephant: How Magicians Invented the Impossible

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Now in paperback comes Steinmeyer's astonishing chronicle of half a century of illusionary innovation, backstage chicanery, and keen competition within the world of magicians.

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  Hiding the Elephant: How Magicians Invented the Impossible and Learned...

  • 2004
  • 362 pages
  • Paperback
  • Da Capo Press

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