{"product_id":"bb18-12","title":"Shattering Illusions by Jamy Iam Swiss - Copyright 2002","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis is from a Private Estate in \u003cstrong\u003eLike New Condition\u003c\/strong\u003e. This is a hardcover book with original dust jacket.  The dust jacket has some wrinkles near the top of the front cover.  The hardcover and pages are in great shape.  \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch1\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCopyright 2002\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eTwenty insightful and occasionally incendiary essays on the topics of: why magicians have failed to stop the exposure of secrets to the public; why magic is held in low esteem by much of show business and the public, and what can be done about it; intellectual property rights in magic; the problems of presentation for mentalists (and one solution); should you learn magic from books or from videos; how to tell a good trick from a bad one; the fallacy of “naturalness” in sleight-of-hand; commercialism, its benefits and pitfalls; discovering an on-stage character and a style that can lead to success-and an answer to the troubling question, “Why do we love magic?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cb data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eContents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eForeword (Patrick Watton)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCannon Fodder\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhy Magic Sucks\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMentalism Grows Up\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOdometer Ethics\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDecent Exposure\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMagic in the Age of Information\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eYesterdays\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReal Secrets\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Brief History of Magic Bar\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Writing on the Wall\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Magician Prepares\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAudience Members and Other Props\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOld, New, Borrowed, and Blue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSleights, Lies, and Videotape\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFirst Do No Harm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGood Trick, Bad Trick\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Too-Perfect Theory in Action\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIn Defense of Technique\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eUnnatural Acts: Invoking the Supra-natural\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Commercial Message\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLessons and Learning\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Elements of Style\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Search for Mystery\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Magic Shop San Diego","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":40425017933917,"sku":"BB18 SIJIS","price":250.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1120\/5962\/files\/LDK_8808.jpg?v=1711193117","url":"https:\/\/magicshopsandiego.com\/products\/bb18-12","provider":"Magic Shop San Diego","version":"1.0","type":"link"}