Art and Artifice and Other Essays of Illusion

The Glorious Deception: The Double Life of William Robinson, aka Chung Ling Soo, the "Marvelous Chinese Conjurer"

In a biography woven from equal parts enchantment and mystery, master illusion designer and today's foremost magic historian, Jim Steinmeyer, unveils the astonishing secrets behind the enigmatic performer Chung Ling Soo, the "Marvelous Chinese Conjurer" �

Hiding the Elephant: How Magicians Invented the Impossible and Learned to Disappear

Now in paperback comes Jim Steinmeyer's astonishing chronicle of half a century of illusionary innovation, backstage chicanery, and keen competition within the world of magicians. Lauded by today's finest magicians and critics, Hiding the Elephant is a cu

Who Was Dracula?: Bram Stoker's Trail of Blood

An acclaimed historian sleuths out literature’s most famous vampire, uncovering the source material – from folklore and history, to personas including Oscar Wilde and Walt Whitman – behind Bram Stoker’s bloody creation. In more than a century of v

Magic: 1400s–1950s

Magic has enchanted humankind for millennia, evoking terror, laughter, shock, and amazement. Once persecuted as heretics and sorcerers, magicians have always been conduits to a parallel universe of limitless possibility – whether invoking spirits, readi

The Last Greatest Magician in the World: Howard Thurston versus Houdini & the Battles of the American Wizards

Now in paperback, the acclaimed biography of the magician's magician, Howard Thurston.  “There is no greater expert on the history of stage magicians than Jim Steinmeyer. His deep knowledge of the subject, combined with a remarkable mastery of magical

Sandman Midnight Theatre

A one-shot comic book in which two DC comics characters called the Sandman — Dream and Wesley Dodds — encounter each other.

Signal to Noise

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Duran Duran