Recommendation for a biography of Houdini

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pnerd
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Recommendation for a biography of Houdini

Postby pnerd » July 25th, 2021, 11:05 am

Does anyone have any recommendation for a good biography (book) of Houdini?

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Re: Recommendation for a biography of Houdini

Postby Richard Kaufman » July 25th, 2021, 2:24 pm

Ken Silverman's "HOUDINI!!!" is hands down the best by far. You can easily find a used copy.
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Re: Recommendation for a biography of Houdini

Postby Bob Farmer » July 25th, 2021, 3:56 pm

Also very interesting is William Lindsay Gresham's book:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/William_Lindsay_Gresham


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