{"product_id":"a-magician-among-the-spirits-harry-houdini-9781918219142","title":"A Magician Among the Spirits - The World's Greatest Showman Exposes the Tricks of Spiritualists \u0026 Mediums","description":"\u003cp\u003eHarry Houdini - the world's greatest magician and escape artist - turns detective of the unseen in A Magician Among the Spirits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Houdini lost his beloved mother, he turned to Spiritualism in search of proof that the dead still live-and to discover whether séance rooms might offer a bridge between worlds. What he found instead was deception on a grand scale.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHoudini takes us behind the veil of spiritualist circles, exposing the tricks, illusions, and fraudulent devices that medium after medium used to dupe grieving souls. Drawing upon years of first-hand investigation, he reveals how spirit raps, slate writing, spirit photography, levitations, and \"ectoplasm\" tricks were executed-and how even prominent scientists and believers fell victim to these deceptions.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith razor-sharp logic, personal anecdotes, and forensic attention to detail, Houdini dismantles the myths spun by spiritualists and challenges us to question what we accept as proof. A fascinating, fearless expose from a brilliant showman, this is a testament to one man's determination to protect reason, even when faced with grief, illusion, and the promise of contact with the beyond.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Harry Houdini\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1918219141\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781918219142\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Cosmic Jive Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/22\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 190\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.58lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.40d","brand":"Harry Houdini","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48242047975679,"sku":"9781918219142","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c0be0453-bd5c-4bf0-a2be-0cca874c1892.jpg?v=1772657239","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/a-magician-among-the-spirits-harry-houdini-9781918219142","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}