Art and Artifice peanuts guide to lifeFrom the author of Hiding the Elephant and The Glorious Deception comes a collection of five essays that shows how the great stage illusions were integrally products of their time, based on the traditions and fashions of the people, and the offspring of the incredible, inventive personalities who brought them to the stage. Like no other author, Jim Steinmeyer gives us insight into the timeless appeal of magic. His human subjects include such
there may be no escape for either of them
So what if Tinsley herself stole a guy out from under their other roommate Brett Messerschmidt's perky little nose
inventors and tycoons—and reveals a dark secret that lies waiting in the mysterious labyrinth beneath the city streets
the voice of ethnic minorities and majorities in a pluralistic society
Mike's frat boy of a little brother
"Moments" and "Eternities
How did the marriage of two people so deeply in love unravel
billionaire sports franchise owners
Age of Assassins reveals its mysteries with the style of a magic show and the artful grace of a gifted storyteller
An outcast from her home -- Shunned after a trip through the galaxy with Abel
Examining ideological trends in academia
Combining intimate human examples with clearly rendered scientific explanations
