David Saltman has been performing magic since he was eleven years old. As The Great Saltini he made magic history by being the first ever to saw a lady in half with a chain saw! He wrote a column on illusion for Francis Ford Coppola's weekly magazine City, and has written on a wide range of subjects for The New York Times, Rolling Stone and many other publications. As a producer-director he made more than 200 documentary films for the major television networks. In the course of researching this book David has become recognized as one of the world's pre-eminent experts on Houdini. His weekly web magazine, The Houdini File, has upended traditional Houdini historical research with a wealth of new discoveries about the man, the magician and his origins. The Library of Congress has enlisted David as a consultant on their most difficult inquiries about Houdini.
"David Saltman brings magic to the page in Houdini Unbound -- both the world of stage magic that he knows so well, and the magic of his own unbounded imagination. How could one not admire a book whose characters, in addition to Houdini himself, include Teddy Roosevelt, Anton Chekhov, and Rasputin?"--DANIEL OKRENT, author, Last Call, Great Fortune, Nine Innings; Pulitzer Prize finalist; Public Editor, The New York Times "Who could do better in this day and age than Russia and espionage? David Saltman can, and has, in Houdini Unbound, his new novel that adds Houdini to that already roiling stew to masterful effect! A page turner deluxe!"--LUCIAN K. TRUSCOTT IV, author, Dress Gray; feature writer, Salon "What an exciting romp through history Saltman has conjured. Houdini Unbound is a very personal introduction to history's A-list (heads of state -- elected and otherwise, authors and artists and aficionados) that is packed with fine and accurate details of international intrigue, the sensual pleasures of food and travel and a pleasing hint of occult mystery. Best of all this gripping yarn is teeming with the tradecraft of spies and politicians and, of course, magicians." -- MANNY HOWARD, author, My Empire of Dirt; Executive Editor, Salon "True events, beautifully dramatized. Awesome!" -- JOHN COX, Houdini historian, www.WildAboutHoudini.com "Triumphant! Houdini's adventures from a century ago make him and the historical figures of his time come alive."-- ARTHUR MOSES, historian, collector, author, Houdini Speaks Out "Finally the story can be told of Houdini's grand work as a spy for Theodore Roosevelt. Together, they prevented war!"--[NAME REDACTED] CIA Russia analyst
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