Houdini Unbound

THE BLURB:
Over 2500 pages of material! Convenient PDF format on two
CDs Ten complete books by Houdini The complete Houdini's
Conjurers' Monthly Magazine Hundreds of Houdini's secrets of
escapes and magic Rare historic illustrations A must for the
Houdini fan and serious magic student!

Uncover Houdini's secrets and the story of his life and
death in these essential works, previously scarce and
expensive, now collected on two CDs!

Volume One: Houdini's Pen

Ten of Harry Houdini's hard-to-find books, now digitized:

The Right Way to Do Wrong (1906): Houdini's eye-raising
inquiry into the ways of criminals and swindlers

The Unmasking of Robert-Houdin (1908): One of the best
collections of historical magic illustrations, wrapped in
Houdini's controversial viewpoints

Handcuff Secrets (1910): Houdini's personal secrets of
picking locks and escaping from handcuffs, straitjackets,
and chains

Magical Rope Ties and Escapes (1915): The secrets of 36 of
Houdini's most puzzling escapes, from simple rope ties to
spectacular stunts.

Miracle Mongers and Their Methods (1920): A fascinating look
at "fire eaters, heat resisters, poison eaters, venomous
reptile defiers, sword swallowers, human ostriches, strong
men, etc."

The Adventurous Life of a Versatile Artist (1922): The rare
booklet of tales on Houdini's life and most famous escapes

Houdini's Paper Magic (1922): A compendium of magic effects
including the beautiful Japanese Butterflies and tricks from
masters like Felicien Trewey

Elliott's Last Legacy: Secrets of the King of All Kard Kings
(1923): 150 card sleights and magic effects from Houdini's
one-time rival as world-champion card magician

A Magician Among the Spirits (1924): Houdini's exposé of
fraudulent spirit mediums, psychics, slate writers,
spiritualistic photographers, ectoplasm producers, and the
like

Houdini Exposes the Tricks Used by the Boston Medium
"Margery" (1924): The clever methods of Houdini's
frustrating nemesis, the charming spirit medium Margery.

Volume Two: Houdini's Conjurers' Monthly Magazine

All 24 issues of Houdini's Conjurers' Monthly Magazine
(1906-1908) on fully searchable PDFs containing handcuff
secrets, historical articles, biographies, news, and
Houdini's writings. A priceless historical treasure trove!

MY COMMENTS:
This is offered more for historical purposes. Houdini
wasn't a mentalist but he certainly was involved in seances
and psychic work, though he wasn't an advocate of it. I
think most know that Harry spent many years after his mother
died trying to contact her in the spirit world and debunking
all those who had false claims of abilities of speaking to
the dead. There are techniques exposed and, as I said, it
does make fascinating reading from a historical perspective.
Especially interesting for mentalists would be the "Miracle
Mongers," "A Magician Among the Spirits," and "Houdini
Exposes the Tricks Used by the Boston Medium 'Margery'."