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Mysterious Stranger | 
| Author: David Blaine
Publisher: Macmillan
Category: Book
List Price: $26.85
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Rating:  31 reviews
Media: Paperback
Pages: 248
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.6
Dimensions (in): 9.1 x 7.5 x 0.8
ISBN: 0330413317
Dewey Decimal Number: 790
EAN: 9780330413312
ASIN: 0330413317
Publication Date: September 5, 2003
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 This book is amazing October 25, 2008
Peggy Ridge (Forest Knolls, CA)
This book is a mind-blower. Open it anywhere and start reading (which is how I read a lot, I'm pretty ADD) and you'll have a hard time putting it down. Each time I open the book, I end up sitting there with my jaw dropping open, and saying "Holy @#$%&*! Listen to this!", a lot. Blaine talks about magic in history, about the most astounding magicians and their lives, about the dedication it takes to do this. He talks about his own life, and his travels and some really bizarre stuff he's seen and done. After seeing footage of him on the street, I had come to the conclusion that he was from another planet. Evidently he's not really magic or non-human. One thing I'm getting out of this book is what an extraordinary amount of dedication and passion magicians have, and just how many thousands of hours it takes them to get this good. This book is really fascinating. Plus, who knew the guy could write so well, too?
 Geared more toward young adult fans January 27, 2008
Giamatti fan (United States)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This book was ok. I felt it was really written for young fans who might want to follow his footsteps. There is a bit of history here, as if to show Blaine is respectful of the past masters and not cocky. Not completely dull, I remember he does give a least one simple trick as a bone, but not extremly compelling - perhaps that is part of the point, the craft is not all glamour and is laden with repetitive training & hard work. Try to get it at the public library unless you are a fanatic about this guy.
Amazing book,this guy is awsome September 24, 2007
Dilyan Boyadzhiev (San Diego)
super interesting book, nice jurney in David Blaine mind,and his magik, he is defenatly special
Great Book August 28, 2007
David F. Hoover (Seattle WA USA)
Very cool book, a good buy at a great price
David Blaine is very interesting
Interesting August 15, 2007
GABRIEL CAPPARELLI (LA)
Excellent book, highly recommended. A mix of magic history, biography and tricks. Won't be dissapointed.
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