{"product_id":"trade-of-the-tricks-graham-jones-9780520270473","title":"Trade of the Tricks: Inside the Magician's Craft","description":"From risqu  cabaret performances to engrossing after-hours shop talk, \u003ci\u003eTrade of the Tricks\u003c\/i\u003e offers an unprecedented look inside the secretive subculture of modern magicians. Entering the flourishing Paris magic scene as an apprentice, Graham M. Jones gives a firsthand account of how magicians learn to perform their astonishing deceptions. He follows the day-to-day lives of some of France's most renowned performers, revealing not only how secrets are created and shared, but also how they are stolen and destroyed. In a book brimming with humor and surprise, Jones shows how today's magicians marshal creativity and passion in striving to elevate their amazing skill into high art. The book's lively cast of characters includes female and queer performers whose work is changing the face of a historically masculine genre.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Graham Jones\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0520270479\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780520270473\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of California Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/14\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 308\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.95lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 6.00w x 0.80d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2012","brand":"Graham Jones","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":44056218763519,"sku":"9780520270473","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_05877324-cfdc-49a1-a0b9-e36f6d30acd8.jpg?v=1685040152","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/trade-of-the-tricks-graham-jones-9780520270473","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}