Explores one of the most successful hoaxes of all time from the mystical East, and why people were so easily fooled.

We assume that the Indian rope trick is a piece of ancient Hindu magic. But think again: it is actually the product of a hoax which appeared in the Chicago Trib

It is the greatest legend of the Orient. A rope is thrown into the air and rises into the sky until it is completely vertical. A boy then climbs the rope, highe

Pull back the curtain on the real history of magic – and discover why magic really matters If you read a standard history of magic, you learn that it begins i

From one of today's foremost experts: a guidebook with clear instructions and over 400 step-by-step illustrations that show readers how to perform 70 of the bes