Here Is Real Magic: A Magician's Search for Wonder in the Modern World
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| Rating | : | 4.55 (989 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 163286424X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 256 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-07-28 |
| Language | : | English |
DESCRIPTION:
Nate Staniforth is a magician, performer, writer, traveler, and former host of the Discovery Channel's international hit TV show Breaking Magic. college circuit as one of the busiest working magicians in the country and shared the philosophical underpinnings of his work through both a TEDx Talk and a lecture at the world-famous Oxford Union. For over a decade, Nate has toured the U.S. . He lives in Iowa City
If you haven't, you will be." - Cultural Corridor. "The Bob Dylan of Magic." - Ozy"If magic has a poet, it's Nate Staniforth." - Brian Brushwood, author of SCAM SCHOOL"On par with David Blaine." - Artscene"If you've seen this guy, you're a fan
An extraordinary memoir about finding wonder in everyday life, from magician Nate Staniforth.Nate Staniforth has spent most of his life and all of his professional career trying to understand wonder--what it is, where to find it, and how to share it with others. He became a magician because he learned at a young age that magic tricks don't have to be frivolous. Magic doesn't have to be about sequins and smoke machines--rather, it can create a moment of genuine astonishment. Here Is Real Magic is a call to all of us--to welcome awe back into our lives, to marvel in the everyday, and to seek magic all around us.. It tells the story of his rediscovery of astonishment--and the importance of wonder in everyday life--during his trip to the slums of India, where he infiltrated a three-thousand-year-old clan of street magicians. Instead, he went to India in search of magic. Here Is Real Ma