claire1757 's review for:

The Secret History of Magic: The True Story of the Deceptive Art by Peter Lamont, Jim Steinmeyer

3.5

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I was really locked and loaded for the first 35%, and then it got a little repetitive. Still interesting, but I could’ve used a little less commentary on the cups and balls trick. I know it’s a classic, but it was a little boring to keep repeating that most magicians know how to do this trick.