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Chargement... How Magicians Think: Misdirection, Deception, and Why Magic Matters (2021)par Joshua Jay
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HTML:The door to magic is closed, but itâ??s not locked. And now Joshua Jay, one of the worldâ??s most accomplished magicians, not only opens that door but brings us inside to reveal the artistry and obsessiveness, esoteric history, and long-whispered-about traditions of a subject shrouded in mystery. And he goes one step further: Joshua Jay brings us right into the mind of a magicianâ??how they develop their other worldly skills, conjure up illusions, and leave the rest of us slack jawed with delight time after time. Along the way, Jay reveals another kind of secret, one all readers will find meaningful even if they never aspire to perform sleight of hand: What does it take to follow your heart and achieve excellence? In 52 short, compulsively readable essays, Jay describes how he does it, whether itâ??s through the making of illusions, the psychology behind them, or the way technology influences the world of magic. He considers the aesthetics of performance, discusses contemporary masters, including David Copperfield, Penn & Teller, and David Blaine, and details how magicians hone their craft. And answers questions like: Can a magic trick be too good? How do you saw a person in half? Is there real magic in the universe? The answers, like so much in magic and life, depend on you. Aucune description trouvée dans une bibliothèque |
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There are over 50 chapters in the book. Each chapter is supposedly the answer to a question the author, a magician, has been asked in the past. Like I said, much of the material is repeated in numerous chapters. Each chapter is an essay on a different topic.
The book comes in at 310 pages, but in actuality, it is much shorter. Most chapters are only three to four pages long, and often end with just a few sentences or a paragraph at the top of the page, leaving a lot of white space in the book. Also, each chapter begins with a full page illustration with no text other than the name of the chapter. Subtract the white space and wasted title page for each chapter, and the book is really just over 200 pages long. Two chapters are especially short. One chapter is seven words long and another is only one word long. Yes, really. What a waste of paper.
I give the book two stars as some of the material was interesting, but if the author had not repeated so much information, and been more concise in his explanations, it would have been a much better book. ( )