Trade of the Tricks: Inside the Magician's Craft

From provocative cabaret performances to engrossing after-hours store talk, Trade of the Tricks offers an unmatched appearance inside the deceptive subculture of contemporary illusionists. Getting in the thriving Paris magic scene as an apprentice, Graham M. Jones gives a firsthand account of just how illusionists find out to execute their amazing deceptions. He complies with the daily lives of several of France's a lot of prominent entertainers, revealing not only just how keys are produced as well as shared, but additionally just how they are stolen as well as destroyed. In a publication overflowing with wit as well as shock, Jones demonstrates how today's illusionists marshal imagination as well as enthusiasm in aiming to raise their amazing ability into classicism. The book's lively cast of characters consists of lady as well as queer entertainers whose work is altering the face of a traditionally manly style.