{"product_id":"trade-of-the-tricks-inside-the-magicians-craft-paperback","title":"Trade of the Tricks: Inside the Magician's Craft - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGraham Jones\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom risqu  cabaret performances to engrossing after-hours shop talk, \u003ci\u003eTrade of the Tricks\u003c\/i\u003e offers an unprecedented look inside the secretive subculture of modern magicians. Entering the flourishing Paris magic scene as an apprentice, Graham M. Jones gives a firsthand account of how magicians learn to perform their astonishing deceptions. He follows the day-to-day lives of some of France's most renowned performers, revealing not only how secrets are created and shared, but also how they are stolen and destroyed. In a book brimming with humor and surprise, Jones shows how today's magicians marshal creativity and passion in striving to elevate their amazing skill into high art. The book's lively cast of characters includes female and queer performers whose work is changing the face of a historically masculine genre.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eAnthropology has always traded on a cachet of romance and exoticism in attracting students, but even I--grizzled veteran that I am--found myself thinking 'how very cool to be hanging out with magicians in Paris!'. There is certainly nothing like this book in the anthropological literature. It is fascinating and thoroughly enjoyable. --Richard Bauman, Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Indiana University, Bloomington\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A witty, learned, engaging trip through the world of French magic, \u003ci\u003eTrade of the Tricks\u003c\/i\u003e builds intriguing ideas on the deep knowledge that comes from prolonged, intensive observation.\" --Howard Becker, author of \u003ci\u003eArt Worlds\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOutsiders\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGraham M. Jones\u003c\/b\u003e is Assistant Professor of Anthropology at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 308\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.8 x 8.9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 14, 2011\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52588607930675,"sku":"9780520270473","price":60.91,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/b0IwSjFMeEs0aEJSdnR1SEpaS0h4QT09.webp?v=1761630926","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/products\/trade-of-the-tricks-inside-the-magicians-craft-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}