The Memoirs of Robert-Houdin has often been called the best autobiography in magic literature.
Robert-Houdin truly ushered in a new era for magic and conjuring by creating a special dignity for the performer as well as doing effects that were fresh and original and seemed to his audiences as though he was really doing magic.
This book, the same one that created Houdini from Erich Weiss, is a real must read and will not only entertain and inform but can be used as a guide book for the current professional magician wanting to up his or her game.
