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Masters of Mystery: The Strange Friendship of Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Hou..
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Item specifics
- Condition
- Like New
- Seller Notes
- “Like new hardcover with DJ. Dust jacket shows very minor shelf wear, otherwise an unblemished copy.”
- ISBN
- 9780230619500
- EAN
- 9780230619500
- Book Title
- Masters of Mystery : the Strange Friendship of Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini
- Item Length
- 9.5in
- Publisher
- Palgrave Macmillan The Limited
- Publication Year
- 2011
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 1.1in
- Genre
- Biography & Autobiography, Literary Criticism, Body, Mind & Spirit
- Topic
- Literary, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Spiritualism, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
- Item Width
- 6.5in
- Item Weight
- 16.6 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 304 Pages
About this product
Product Information
Using previously unpublished material on the murky relationship between Houdini and Conan Doyle, this sometimes macabre, sometimes comic tale tells the fascinating story of the relationship between two of the most loved figures of the 20th Century and their pursuit of magic and lost loved ones.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
Palgrave Macmillan The Limited
ISBN-10
0230619509
ISBN-13
9780230619500
eBay Product ID (ePID)
102911097
Product Key Features
Book Title
Masters of Mystery : the Strange Friendship of Arthur Conan Doyle and Harry Houdini
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Literary, Entertainment & Performing Arts, Spiritualism, European / English, Irish, Scottish, Welsh
Publication Year
2011
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Literary Criticism, Body, Mind & Spirit
Number of Pages
304 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9.5in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
6.5in
Item Weight
16.6 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
Gv1545.H8s26 2011
Reviews
"Absorbing and prodigiously researched... Houdini's and Conan Doyle's life stories, together and separately, have been told before, but Masters of Mystery is a worthy addition to the long shelf of existing work about these remarkable men." -- Seattle Times "Veteran celebrity biographer Sandford brings together two fierce yet mutually respectful antagonists on the subject of spiritualism...A fascinating account of an unlikely relationship." -- Kirkus Reviews "Rivetingly chronicles the eternal persistence of humbug, chicanery and that inextinguishable human trait we call 'hope.'" -- Arthur Magida, author of The Nazi Séance "A must read... a fascinating insight into Houdini's daily life and his unique relationship with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle... provided a great amount of new relevant historical facts and details that have been heretofore hidden from Houdini followers... Sandford's reverse engineering of Houdini's thought process makes the reader feel they are in the company of the Houdini and his contemporaries... I couldn't put the book down." -- Geno Munari, President, Houdini Picture Corporation, Houdini, Houdini Magic., A must read... a fascinating insight into Houdini's daily life and his unique relationship with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle... provided a great amount of new relevant historical facts and details that have been heretofore hidden from Houdini followers... Sandford's reverse engineering of Houdini's thought process makes the reader feel they are in the company of the Houdini and his contemporaries... I couldn't put the book down., "A must read... a fascinating insight into Houdini's daily life and his unique relationship with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle... provided a great amount of new relevant historical facts and details that have been heretofore hidden from Houdini followers... Sandford's reverse engineering of Houdini's thought process makes the reader feel they are in the company of the Houdini and his contemporaries... I couldn't put the book down." --Geno Munari, President, Houdini Picture Corporation, Houdini, Houdini Magic., Absorbing and prodigiously researched... Houdini's and Conan Doyle's life stories, together and separately, have been told before, but Masters of Mystery is a worthy addition to the long shelf of existing work about these remarkable men., "Veteran celebrity biographer Sandford brings together two fierce yet mutually respectful antagonists on the subject of spiritualism…A fascinating account of an unlikely relationship."- Kirkus Reviews Rivetingly chronicles the eternal persistence of humbug, chicanery and that inextinguishable human trait we call 'hope.' "-Arthur Magida, author of The Nazi Séance "A must read… a fascinating insight into Houdini's daily life and his unique relationship with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle… provided a great amount of new relevant historical facts and details that have been heretofore hidden from Houdini followers… Sandford's reverse engineering of Houdini's thought process makes the reader feel they are in the company of the Houdini and his contemporaries… I couldn't put the book down." --Geno Munari, President, Houdini Picture Corporation, Houdini, Houdini Magic., Veteran celebrity biographer Sandford brings together two fierce yet mutually respectful antagonists on the subject of spiritualism...A fascinating account of an unlikely relationship., Rivetingly chronicles the eternal persistence of humbug, chicanery and that inextinguishable human trait we call 'hope.', "Absorbing and prodigiously researched… Houdini's and Conan Doyle's life stories, together and separately, have been told before, but Masters of Mystery is a worthy addition to the long shelf of existing work about these remarkable men."- Seattle Times "Veteran celebrity biographer Sandford brings together two fierce yet mutually respectful antagonists on the subject of spiritualism…A fascinating account of an unlikely relationship."- Kirkus Reviews "Rivetingly chronicles the eternal persistence of humbug, chicanery and that inextinguishable human trait we call 'hope.'"-Arthur Magida, author of The Nazi Séance "A must read… a fascinating insight into Houdini's daily life and his unique relationship with Sir Arthur Conan Doyle… provided a great amount of new relevant historical facts and details that have been heretofore hidden from Houdini followers… Sandford's reverse engineering of Houdini's thought process makes the reader feel they are in the company of the Houdini and his contemporaries… I couldn't put the book down." - Geno Munari, President, Houdini Picture Corporation, Houdini, Houdini Magic.
Copyright Date
2011
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2011-022076
Dewey Decimal
793.8092/2
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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