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Harry Houdini
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The Adventures of the Ectoplasmic Man
by
Daniel Stashower
Alternate Outlaws
by
Mike Resnick
The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier and Clay
by
Michael Chabon
Anaclysm
by
Zeera P. Charnoe
The Arcanum
by
Thomas Wheeler
Batman & Houdini: The Devil's Workshop
by
Howard Chaykin
Carter Beats the Devil
by
Glen David Gold
Danger in the Dark: A Houdini & Nate Mystery (Houdini and Nate Mysteries)
by
Tom Lalicki
The Dime Museum Murders (Harry Houdini Mysteries)
by
Daniel Stashower
Escapade
by
Walter Satterthwait
Escape!: The Story of the Great Houdini
by
Sid Fleischman
Final Seance: The Strange Friendship Between Houdini and Conan Doyle
by
Massimo Polidoro
The Floating Lady Murder
by
Daniel Stashower
Frame-up on the Bowery: A Houdini & Nate Mystery (Houdini and Nate Mysteries)
by
Tom Lalicki
The Good, the Bad, and the Mad: (Some Weird People in American History)
by
E. Randall Floyd
The Great Houdini
by
Beryl Williams
The Great Houdini: Daring Escape Artist
by
Louis Sabin
GURPS Who's Who 2: More of History's Most Intriguing Characters
by
Phil Masters
Harry Houdini
Harry Houdini (DK Biography)
by
Vicki Cobb
Harry Houdini: Boy Magician
by
and Spelcher Kathryn Kilby Borland, Helen Ross
Harry Houdini: Escape Artist and Master Magician (Historical American Biographies)
by
Zachary Kent
Harry Houdini: Master Of Magic
by
Robert Kraske
Harry Houdini: the man and his magic
Harry Houdini: Young Magician
by
Kathryn Kilby Borland
Houdini
by
Milbourne Christopher
Houdini (Townsend Library)
by
Tanya Savory
Houdini and Other Masters of Magic
by
Janis L. Fortman
The Houdini Box
by
Brian Selznick
Houdini on Magic
by
Harry Houdini
The Houdini Specter
by
Daniel Stashower
Houdini!!!: The Career of Ehrich Weiss
by
Kenneth Silverman
Erik Weiss
Houdini, His Life and Art
by
James Randi
Houdini, Tarzan, and the Perfect Man: The White Male Body and the Challenge of Modernity in America
by
John F. Kasson
Houdini,: His life-story
by
Harold Kellock
Houdini: A definitive bibliography : a description of the literary works of Harry Houdini
by
Manny Weltman
Houdini: A mind in chains : a psychoanalytic portrait
by
Bernard C Meyer
Houdini: A Pictorial Life
by
Milbourne Christopher
Houdini: His Legend and His Magic
by
Doug Henning
Houdini: The Handcuff King
by
Jason Lutes
Houdini: The Man Who Walked Through Walls
by
William Lindsay Gresham
Houdini: The Untold Story
by
Milbourne Christopher
Houdini: World's Greatest Mystery Man and Escape King
by
Kathleen Krull
The Importance of Harry Houdini
by
Adam Woog
Learned Pigs and Fireproof Women
by
Ricky Jay
The Life and Many Deaths of Harry Houdini
by
Ruth Brandon
A magician among the spirits
by
Harry Houdini
The Man Who Killed Houdini
by
Don Bell
Nevermore
by
William Hjortsberg
Notes to Houdini!!!
by
Kenneth Silverman
Ragtime
by
E. L. Doctorow
Ragtime, Vocal Selections
by
Stephen Flaherty
The secret life of Houdini : laid bare sources, notes, and additional material
by
William Kalush
The Secret Life of Houdini: the Making of America's First Superhero
by
William Kalush
Erik Weiss
The Secrets of Houdini
by
J. C. Cannell
Shots at Sea: A Houdini & Nate Mystery (Houdini and Nate Mysteries)
by
Tom Lalicki
Spellbinder: The Life of Harry Houdini
by
Tom Lalicki
The Titanic, End of a Dream
by
Wyn Craig Wade
Vegas Knights
by
Matt Forbeck
Who Was Harry Houdini? (Who Was...?)
by
Tui Sutherland
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Nevermore
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The Magical Life of Long Tack Sam
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Ann Marie Fleming
The Final Solution: A Story of Detection
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Michael Chabon
Billy Bathgate
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E. L. Doctorow
Penn and Teller's How to Play with Your Food
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Penn Jillette
Art and Artifice: And Other Essays of Illusion
by
Jim Steinmeyer
Miracle Mongers and Their Methods: A Complete Exposé
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Harry Houdini
Cards As Weapons
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Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell
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Susanna Clarke
The Prestige
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Wonder Boys
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Don Bell
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and Spelcher Kathryn Kilby Borland, Helen Ross
Ruth Brandon
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Michael Chabon
Zeera P. Charnoe
Howard Chaykin
Milbourne Christopher
Vicki Cobb
E. L. Doctorow
Stephen Flaherty
Sid Fleischman
E. Randall Floyd
Matt Forbeck
Janis L. Fortman
William Lindsay Gresham
Doug Henning
William Hjortsberg
Harry Houdini
Ricky Jay
William Kalush
John F. Kasson
Harold Kellock
Zachary Kent
Robert Kraske
Kathleen Krull
Tom Lalicki
Jason Lutes
Phil Masters
Bernard C Meyer
Massimo Polidoro
James Randi
Mike Resnick
Louis Sabin
Walter Satterthwait
Tanya Savory
Brian Selznick
Kenneth Silverman
Daniel Stashower
Wyn Craig Wade
Manny Weltman
Thomas Wheeler
Beryl Williams
Adam Woog
Glen Gold
Tui T. Sutherland
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Character description
Harry Houdini (born Erik Weisz; March 24, 1874 – October 31, 1926) was a Hungarian-born American magician and escapologist, stunt performer, actor and film producer noted for his sensational escape acts. wikipedia
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