He was buried alive underground, encased in ice for three days, stood balanced on top of an 83-foot pillar 36 hours, lived in a box suspended above the London Bridge for several weeks, survived a week floating inside a bubble aquarium -and became a worldwide magic sensation for attempting these feats. Promoted as the new Houdini, David Blaine is an inventive street magician as well as a courageous endurance artist. 

In his first fascinating book, Blaine gives you a mix of autobiography, a brief history of the magical arts, actual magic tricks instruction and performance advice.  There are bios of magicians past and present, as well as tips, secrets and techniques revealed for the first time. The final chapters are all about Blaine's comments on his endurance challenges. This book is a MUST for all fans of David Blaine!

Two-color throughout; four-color photo inserts.

224 pages (hardbound). Published in 2002.