The Spectacle of Illusion: Deception, Magic and the Paranormal (Hardcover) journal author of Crossroads and Below

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The Spectacle of Illusion: Deception, Magic and the Paranormal (Hardcover) journal author of Crossroads and BelowIn The Spectacle of Illusion, professional magician turned experimental psychologist Dr. Matthew L. Tompkins investigates the arts of deception as practised and popularised by mesmerists, magicians and psychics since the early 18th century. Organised thematically within a broadly chronological trajectory, this compelling book explores how illusions perpetuated by magicians and fraudulent mystics can not only deceive our senses but also teach us about