It’s a peek inside the relationship between magician and audience, between the duper and dupee, those with the secrets and those who seek to be wowed. In “Fooling Houdini,” Alex Stone lifts the curtain on the world of magic. I’ve been to the Magic Castle in Los Angeles, love the magic segments on the variety shows when I was a kid (still do) and have perfected one jaw-dropping card trick that works on about 30 percent of the four-year-old population. Okay, if you liked the video and if you have even a mild curiosity, skip the rest of this review. One way or another, the guy has got some cool magic skills and I like his banter, too. I mean, Alex Stone is performing this trick at a Book Expo: hardly turf for a YouTube spoof.

Pretty cool, huh? Come on, how did he do that? Yes, his hands go off screen here and there but most of this magic is right there in full view. Urn:oclc:877893448 Republisher_date 20170120132851 Republisher_operator Republisher_time 350 Scandate 20170116170109 Scanner ’s a quick four-minute test to determine if you want to read “Fooling Houdini.”

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