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You are trippin man. I would say as a general rule a book is usually better than a movie but I have found three exceptions to the rule
1-Fear and loathing
2-Fight Club
3-The Godfather
all three movies are much better than their respective books
As for recommendations;
1- Atlas Shrugged
2 - Stranger in a Strange Land
or Nonfiction
Freakonomics was pretty interesting.
1-Fear and loathing
2-Fight Club
3-The Godfather
all three movies are much better than their respective books
As for recommendations;
1- Atlas Shrugged
2 - Stranger in a Strange Land
or Nonfiction
Freakonomics was pretty interesting.
The Secret Life of Houdini: The Making of America's First Superhero
Book Description
Handcuff King. Escape Artist. International Superstar. Since his death eighty years ago, Harry Houdini's life has been chronicled in books, in film, and on television. Now, in this groundbreaking biography, renowned magic expert William Kalush and best-selling writer Larry Sloman team up to find the man behind the myth. Drawing from millions of pages of research, they describe in vivid detail the passions that drove Houdini to perform ever-more-dangerous feats, his secret life as a spy, and a pernicious plot to subvert his legacy.
After years of struggling on the dime museum circuit, Harry Houdini got a break that put him on the front page of a Chicago newspaper. He never looked back. Soon Houdini was performing for royalty, commanding vast sums, and exploring the new power of Hollywood to expand on his legend.
At a time when spy agencies frequently co-opted amateurs, Houdini went to London and developed a relationship with a man who would run MI-5. For the next several years, the world's most famous magician traveled to Germany and Russia and routinely reported his findings.
After World War I was successfully concluded, Houdini embarked on a battle of his own. He created a group of disguised field operatives to infiltrate the seamy world of fake spirit mediums. In doing so, Houdini triggered the wrath of fanatical Spiritualists, led by the esteemed British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Death threats became an everyday occurrence, but the group would pose an even greater danger to Houdini's legacy.
Rigorously researched, and as exciting as a good thriller, The Secret Life of Houdini traces the arc of the master magician's life from desperate poverty to worldwide legend, initiating the reader along the way into the arcane world of professional magic. In this remarkable book, Kalush and Sloman decode a life based on deception, providing an intimate and riveting portrayal of Houdini, the man and the legend.
Book Description
Handcuff King. Escape Artist. International Superstar. Since his death eighty years ago, Harry Houdini's life has been chronicled in books, in film, and on television. Now, in this groundbreaking biography, renowned magic expert William Kalush and best-selling writer Larry Sloman team up to find the man behind the myth. Drawing from millions of pages of research, they describe in vivid detail the passions that drove Houdini to perform ever-more-dangerous feats, his secret life as a spy, and a pernicious plot to subvert his legacy.
After years of struggling on the dime museum circuit, Harry Houdini got a break that put him on the front page of a Chicago newspaper. He never looked back. Soon Houdini was performing for royalty, commanding vast sums, and exploring the new power of Hollywood to expand on his legend.
At a time when spy agencies frequently co-opted amateurs, Houdini went to London and developed a relationship with a man who would run MI-5. For the next several years, the world's most famous magician traveled to Germany and Russia and routinely reported his findings.
After World War I was successfully concluded, Houdini embarked on a battle of his own. He created a group of disguised field operatives to infiltrate the seamy world of fake spirit mediums. In doing so, Houdini triggered the wrath of fanatical Spiritualists, led by the esteemed British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Death threats became an everyday occurrence, but the group would pose an even greater danger to Houdini's legacy.
Rigorously researched, and as exciting as a good thriller, The Secret Life of Houdini traces the arc of the master magician's life from desperate poverty to worldwide legend, initiating the reader along the way into the arcane world of professional magic. In this remarkable book, Kalush and Sloman decode a life based on deception, providing an intimate and riveting portrayal of Houdini, the man and the legend.
Generation Ecstasy by Simon Reynolds is a great book ...tells the history of the rave scene from its very beginning to where it is now and the different music,people and places it came to be a part of...and also try....
The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien....this is the history of the world before the lord of the rings saga....great book
The Silmarillion by J. R. R. Tolkien....this is the history of the world before the lord of the rings saga....great book
Anyone ever read any of Harry Turtledove's books? He writes "alternate history" books.
By far his best work IMO is the Timeline-191 series.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline-191
I'm up to Return Engagment so far. What's so dope is the amount of research the man made into these subjects and what went on and how he twists them around.
By far his best work IMO is the Timeline-191 series.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline-191
I'm up to Return Engagment so far. What's so dope is the amount of research the man made into these subjects and what went on and how he twists them around.
my buddy recommended this to me
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under_the_Banner_of_Heaven
Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Under_the_Banner_of_Heaven