MYSTERIOUS STRANGER – DAVID BLAINE
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After the two Stern books I got tons of offers to do other “celebrity” autobiographies. But none of them inspired me. Then one day I was watching TV and I saw this young cool looking guy in t-shirt and jeans doing magic to people in the street. And freaking them out! No suit, no elaborate props, just pure close-up magic that made the wild reactions of the spectators part of the show. It was David Blaine and I knew then that I had my second collaboration. I had my agent reach out to him and a few months later we were putting together a book that included personal autobiography, magic history and tricks that the reader could learn to baffle their friends. We even included clues in the book that when solved would lead the searcher to $100,000 in buried treasure!
Publisher’s Weekly gushed: “He was buried alive for a week in Times Square, encased in ice for three days, also in Times Square, and stood atop an 83-foot pillar in Manhattan’s Bryant Park for 36 hours-and received national TV coverage for all these feats. Often touted as the new Houdini, Blaine is a consummate magician as well as endurance artist and an important force in the field for his advocacy of “street magic.” In this spirited book, his first, Blaine offers readers a magical extravaganza on paper, a mix of autobiography, history of magic, how-to (do magic), interactive magic tricks and self-help advice. This is a very personal volume, with Blaine’s passionate, playful, opinionated, determined personality evident on nearly every page… the final chapters, devoted to Blaine’s endurance challenges, are pure gold. Copious illustrations enliven the already brisk text. Though doubling as major promo for Blaine, this is one of the most thorough and enjoyable introductions to magic in years.”
Hard cover signed and inscribed – out of print
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