When Alex Stone was five years old, his father bought him a
magic kit. Years later, in New York City, he plunged headlong into
a vibrant underground magic scene populated by a fascinating cast
of characters: from his gruff mentor, who holds court in a rundown
pizza shop, to one of the world's greatest card cheats, who also
happens to be blind. As he navigates this quirky and occasionally
hilarious subculture, Stone pulls back the curtain on a secretive
community organized around a single need: to prove one's worth by
deceiving others. In trying to understand how magic fools us, Stone
uncovers a wealth of insights into human nature and the nature of
perception. Through his investigation of the lesser-known corners
of psychology, neuroscience, history, mathematics, 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.
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