How Magicians Think, by Joshua Jay

Misdirection, Deception, and Why Magic Matters.

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:00):
Welcome to the WBZ book Club. Jordan Rich here. He's
one of the best magicians around. His name is Joshua Jay,
and he's written a fascinating book called How Magicians Think, Misdirection,
Deception and Why Magic Matters. Certainly, it's a story about
the history of magic, the artistry, and the traditions that
remain mysterious to most of us. But Joshua Jay goes

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one step further and looks into the mind of the magician,
how they think creatively and take delight in leaving their
audiences stunned and amazed. There's insight into how illusions are
created and the way magicians quote unquote play with your mind. Yes,
you'll certainly get answers to your questions like how do
you saw someone in half? But also the definition of
real magic, how the conjuring masters of magic from both

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yesterday and today think about their craft and hone. It
constantly a lot of fun. How Magicians Think, Misdirection, Deception
and Why Magic Matters by Joshua Jay, and that's the
book Club WBZ, Boston's news radio