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Wonder-Workers! How They Perform the Impossible
by Joe Nickell
ISBN: 0879756888
ISBN-13: 9780879756888
Format: Paperback
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Bibliographic Details
Publisher: Prometheus Books
Published date: 1991
Size: 6.25 x 9.25 inches
Weight: 0.35 pounds
Synopses
Biographies of apparent wonder-workers, some of whom were masters of illusion and some of whom actually claimed to have psychic powers, including Daniel Home, Harry Houdini, and Edgar Cayce.
Publisher's Notes
Biographies of apparent wonder-workers, some of whom were masters of illusion and some of whom actually claimed to have psychic powers, including Daniel Home, Harry Houdini, and Edgar Cayce.
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Wonder-Workers! How They Perform the Impossible
Nickell, Joe
Amherst, New York, U.S.A.: Prometheus Books, 1991. ALMOST NEW, light shelfwear.. ISBN: 0879756888. Soft Cover. Very Good +. ( more information) Offered by QUANTUM (Canada)
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Wonder Workers
Illustrated, Nickell
New York: Prometheus Books, 1991. First Printing. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. ILLUSTRATED SOFT COVER. INTERIOR PAGES CLEAN, BRIGHT AND TIGHT. ( more information) Offered by Mybooklocator (United States)
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Wonder Workers
Illustrated, Nickell
New York: Prometheus Books, 1991. First Printing. Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket. ILLUSTRATED SOFT COVER. INTERIOR PAGES CLEAN, BRIGHT AND TIGHT. ( more information) Offered by Mybooklocator (United States)
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Wonder-Workers! How They Perform the Impossible
Nickell, Joe
Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books, 1991. Clean and tight - unused copy - BRAND NEW!!. Trade Paperback. New. ( more information) Offered by Scholar and Poet Books (United States)
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WONDER-WORKERS! PB (Qty: 3)
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