Magic is dead : my journey into the world's most secretive society of magicians

Frisch, Ian, 1989- author.

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"Accomplished young journalist Ian Frisch, whose writing has appeared in The New Yorker, Vice, Playboy and The New York Times, threads together a personal story of the sudden death of his father, his mother's escape to the poker tables, and how his fascination with the modern magicians and their swift resurgence in popular culture led him to discover The 52, magic's most brilliant young minds who are gathering in secret and revolutionizing the ar...

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52 (Society)

Frisch, Ian, 1989-

Magic tricks

Magicians

Magicians Societies, etc

Secret societies

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ISBN:

9780062839282
0062839284

Edition:

First edition

Description:

319 pages ; 24 cm

Contents:

Prologue: this is me now
A way of life
Blackpool problems
Magic is dead
Locked in
A break from reality
A vessel for something bigger
Cheat
Happy pilgrims
An actor playing the part of a magician
The rules of the game
Cardsharps
At the table
The two of clubs
Young bloods
Just a simple plan
Spies, snitches, skullduggery, and scheming
By any means necessary
Origins
Not just a female magician
Fooling Bourdain
Behind the scenes
Flipside
Kill the architect

LCCN:

2018048007

Control Number:

2664470

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