In The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini, award-winning journalist and #1 New York Times bestselling author Joe Posnanski enters Houdini World to understand why the magician still enthralls people. Every generation produces new disciples of the magician, from household names in magic like David Copperfield and David Blaine to countless other followers whose lives have been transformed by the power of Houdini. The dog who vanishes and reappears in the neighbor's garden? Houdini. The baby who frees herself from her crib? Houdini. The name Houdini still leaps to mind whenever we witness a daring escape. Nearly a century after Harry Houdini died on Halloween in 1926, he feels as modern and alive as ever. Award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author Joe Posnanski enters the world of Harry Houdini and his legions of devoted fans in an immersive, entertaining, and magical work on the illusionist's impact on American culture-and why his legacy endures to this day.
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