Learned pigs & fireproof women / Ricky Jay.

A magician himself, the author offers a history of magicians and other performers, including animals trained to do arithmetic and limbless people able to play musical instruments.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Jay, Ricky
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Villard Books, 1986.
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Table of Contents:
  • 1. HARRY KAHNE: THE MULTIPLE MENTAL MARVEL
  • 2. PORCINE PROPHETS AND PIG-FACED LADIES
  • 3. ATTENUATION AS ART: WILLARD, THE MAN WHO GROWS
  • 4. MORE THAN THE SUM OF THEIR PARTS: MATTHEW BUCHINGER, SARAH BIFFIN, AND OTHER ANOMALIES OF NATURE
  • 5. BLIND TOM
  • 6. MAX MALINI: THE LAST OF THE MOUNTEBANKS
  • 7. DATAS: THE MAN WHO KNEW TOO MUCH
  • 8. EQUINE AMUSEMENTS
  • 9. GENIUS OR CHARLATAN? WALFORD BODIE, M.D.
  • 10. BORN TO A DRIER DEATH THAN DIVING: SAMUEL GILBERT SCOTT AND OTHER DAREDEVILS
  • 11. A FEW WORDS ABOUT DEATH AND SHOW BIZ: WASHINGTON IRVING BISHOP, J. RANDALL BROWN, AND THE ORIGINS OF MODERN MIND READING
  • 12. LAROCHE: THE SISYPHUS OF THE CIRCUS WORLD
  • 13. ARTHUR LLOYD: THE HUMOROUS HUMAN CARD INDEX
  • 14. ENTEROLOGY: GETTING INTO BOXES, BOTTLES, AND TROUBLE WITH SEAMUS BURKE AND OTHERS
  • 15. INCOMBUSTIBLE MEN AND FIREPROOF WOMEN
  • 16. STONES, SWORDS, SNAKES, AND OTHER ENTREES
  • 17. LE PETOMANE: THE END.