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The Glorious Deception: The Double Life Of William Robinson, Aka Chung Ling Soo, The "Marvelous Chinese Conjurer"
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Carroll & Graf Pub
Publication date
May 24, 2005
Pages
451
Binding
Hardcover
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780786715121
ISBN-10
078671512X
Dimensions
1.50 by 6.25 by 9 in.
Weight
1.60 lbs.
Availability§
Out of Print
Original list price
$27.00
§As reported by publisher
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Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A fascinating chronicle of the great Chinese illusionist Chung Ling reveals his mastery of magic and his double life as an American passing himself off as Chinese, which was revealed when he died dodging bullets during his performance of 'Defying the Bullets.'
Editions
Hardcover
The price comparison is for this edition
from Carroll & Graf Pub (May 24, 2005); titled "The Glorious Deception: The Double Life Of William Robinson, Aka Chung Ling Soo, The "Marvelous Chinese Conjurer""
9780786715121 | details & prices | 451 pages | 6.25 × 9.00 × 1.50 in. | 1.60 lbs | List price $27.00
About: A chronicle of Chinese illusionist Chung Ling Soo reveals his mastery of magic and his double life as an American passing himself off as Chinese, which was revealed when he died dodging bullets during his performance of 'Defying the Bullets.
About: A chronicle of Chinese illusionist Chung Ling Soo reveals his mastery of magic and his double life as an American passing himself off as Chinese, which was revealed when he died dodging bullets during his performance of 'Defying the Bullets.
Paperback
1 edition from Da Capo Pr (April 10, 2006); titled "Glorious Deception: The Double Life of William Robinson, Aka Chung Ling Soo, the "marvelous Chinese Conjurer""
9780786717705 | details & prices | 451 pages | 5.50 × 8.25 × 1.25 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $19.99
About: A chronicle of Chinese illusionist Chung Ling Soo reveals his mastery of magic and his double life as an American passing himself off as Chinese, which was revealed when he died dodging bullets during his performance of 'Defying the Bullets.
About: A chronicle of Chinese illusionist Chung Ling Soo reveals his mastery of magic and his double life as an American passing himself off as Chinese, which was revealed when he died dodging bullets during his performance of 'Defying the Bullets.
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