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In the vein of Neil Strauss’ The Game and Joshua Foer’s Moonwalking with Einstein comes the fascinating story of one man’s colorful, mysterious, and personal journey into the world of magic, and his unlikely invitation into an underground secret society of revolutionary magicians from around the world.
Magic Is Dead is Ian Frisch’s head-first dive into a hidden world full of extraordinary characters and highly guarded secrets. It is a story of imagination, deception, and art that spotlights today’s most brilliant young magicians—a mysterious club known as the52, who are revolutionizing an ancient artform under the mantra Magic Is Dead.
Ian brings us with him as he not only gets to know this fascinating world, but also becomes an integral part of it. We meet the52’s founding members—Laura London, Daniel Madison, and Chris Ramsay—and explore their personal demons, professional aspirations, and what drew them to their craft. We join them at private gatherings of the most extraordinary magicians working today, follow them to magic conventions in Las Vegas and England, and discover some of the best tricks of the trade. We also encounter David Blaine; hang out with Penn Jillette; meet Dynamo, the U.K.’s most famous magician; and go behind the scenes of a Netflix magic show. Magic Is Dead is also a chronicle of magic’s rich history and how it has changed in the internet age, as the young guns embrace social media and move away from the old-school take on the craft.
As he tells the story of the52, and his role as its most unlikely member, Ian reveals his own connection with trickery and deceit and how he first learned the elements that make magic work from his poker-playing mother. He recalls their adventures in card rooms and casinos after his father’s sudden death, and shares a touching moment that he had, as a working journalist, with his childhood idol Shaquille O’Neal.
“Magic—the romanticism of the inexplicable, the awe and admiration of the unexpected—is an underlying force in how we view the world and its myriad possibilities,” Ian writes. As his journey continues, Ian not only becomes a performer and creator of magic—even fooling the late Anthony Bourdain during a chance encounter—he also cements a new brotherhood, and begins to understand his relationship with his father, fifteen years after his death. Written with psychological acuity and a keen eye for detail, Magic Is Dead is an engrossing tale full of wonder and surprise.
Read Online Magic Is Dead My Journey into the World Most Secretive Society of Magicians Ian Frisch 9780062839282 Books
"I've been waiting for this book for a few months now. When it finally showed up I immediately spent a few hours in it. After reading the prologue, I was immediately hooked. I expected in the beginning to immediately get hooked into the magic, but with the information on Ian's background, I felt even more connected and eager to continue reading. Highly recommended."
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Magic Is Dead My Journey into the World Most Secretive Society of Magicians Ian Frisch 9780062839282 Books Reviews
- I love magic books and books about magic, so when this one popped up on my recommendations it was an easy decision. It's a memoir of a journalist reporting on magic who becomes obsessed with the art, eventually becoming a magician himself and publishing his own trick.
I liked the introduction to the 'new breed' of magic. I started following magic 20 years ago and still favor reading the classics, but this really made me interested in learning more about some of the new creators out there. The stories about different tricks he witnessed, and even the how-to's, were all really well done. Also, the author did a great job of weaving his personal life story into this work, and all of the personal pieces were some of the best writing.
However, I didn't like a few things about this. The most jarring example is that the dialogue came across as very unnatural at times. Can't put my finger on exactly why, but it was enough to distract from the story. It sounded like someone trying to recall a conversation and just not quite nailing it. I also didn't like the way the book was marketed or the subtitle. Secret society feels like a stretch. the52 was a central part of the book, but I felt like it should have been a side note compared to everything else going on.
Last, I can't imagine that someone who doesn't already really like magic would like this. It's not a great start for the general public. Good book if you already love magic, probably not the best one to start with if you don't. One book that I think bridged that gap well and still told an interesting story was Alex Stone's Fooling Houdini if you are looking for a book to start with.
Impressive story, author did a great job. Recommended if you like magic already. - This isn't the worst book I have ever read, but I would have returned it if the return window on kindle products isn't so small.
I don't know what this book is about. If I was asked to describe it it would be "a year in the life of some guy named Ian, but also about his childhood and parents, and sometimes about his hip magician friends and occasionally about the history of magic, but mostly about some guy named Ian." I started the book curious about what "the52" is, and now that I have finished it I still have no idea what it is other than 52 people with sometimes vague connections to the magic world who have a card tattooed on their finger. Could have learned the same from a photo caption.
The history of magic part, while being the smallest piece of the content pie graph was by far the most interesting. Also I had never heard of any of these magicians and discovering a couple on youtube was cool; Shin Lim in particular was pretty mind-blowing.
I really hated how the author was unable to tell any stories without refocusing the story on himself. Like when he was describing one magician, "She also performed a two-card transposition; a trick that I can also do." Who cares man , you are describing someone else. My favorite was when he is describing browsing comments from his friends' instagrams and that people had begun noticing him in the background. He says, "...people would be asking who I was; some kids even said they thought I was cool." LOL what?
And then I audibly gasped when in the final chapter he described a video his friend released that had he described as having music that was, "A cover of Johnny Cash's 'Hurt'...." Seriously? No one edited this? Johnny Cash covered the Nine Inch Nails song "Hurt," arguably their most famous song after "Closer." How did THAT make it past the screeners?
I was interested in the book because I thought it would be a journey into this new world of magic that I was unfamiliar with but sounded really cool. It ended up basically being part autobiography, part "wacky adventures with Ian & friends," and occasional magic history lesson. Not at ALL what I expected. - This book is fantastic, wether you are a fan of magic or not. Ian paints a vivid picture of this world he got rolled into and takes you with him every step of the way on this "adventure". Getting to know more about some of my favorite people in the Magic industry is just an added benefit. His writing is phenomenal- I don't remember the last time I laughed out loud reading. You feel all the things he wants you to feel- sadness, excitement, humor, accomplishment, ambition... It runs the gammit of the emotional spectrum in the best possible way. I HIGHLY recommend!
- This book is more about the author's exploits with his wacky friends. I found it totally boring.
- I've been waiting for this book for a few months now. When it finally showed up I immediately spent a few hours in it. After reading the prologue, I was immediately hooked. I expected in the beginning to immediately get hooked into the magic, but with the information on Ian's background, I felt even more connected and eager to continue reading. Highly recommended.
- This book details a writer's journey through the mystery and unknown of the underground magic scene. From touching the hearts of the reader through stories of his childhood, to detailing his beginnings as a magician, this book has inspired me to further my knowledge of magic as an art. This book is perfect for magicians and non-magicians. No knowledge in the field of magic is required to understand the contents of this book. In fact, it is perfect for those interested in beginning his or her journey into the world of magic. 10/10 recommend this read.
- I really wanted to like this book but the more I got into it the more I was put off. It was a look way to go for a magic trick!
- If your a fan of Chris Ramsay or magic in gen this is a really interesting story. Even with some of the heart breaking family story parts. If your a fan of Ramsay, Shin Lim, Xavior Spade or any of that crew don't miss this book. It also goes quite into some of the history and stigma of magic.
