Bigger Secrets: More Than 125 Things They Prayed You'd Never Find Out

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Summary: Poundstone Part 2 is as good as Part I
Review: hey Magicians and illusnists young or old boy or girls, men or woman, theses books are acuarte especally the magic the all sawing in half illusions are acuRATE! and David Copperfields! laszy Susan TurnTABLE IS ALSO TRUE Pen Rushel the Magic WHOS BEEN ON WAVYTV 10 TO CUT CAROL HOFFMANS HEAD OFF said he knows for fact its done that way he knows somone in the Copperfield crew :) and leart jet hauled out the back with a lighing scheme with loud music inCHRIST bill :)<>< []xxxxxx[]::::::>Stage MagicAddress:http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/Stage/2766/illussionst.html Changed:9:03 PM on Friday, September 18, 1998Audio:http://www.geocities.com/Broadway/Stage/2766/sound/whataw.midhttp://community.webtv.net/magic-bill

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Summary: Poundstone Part 2 is as good as Part I
Review: In this book,i.e.,Bigger Secrets : More Than 125 Things They Prayed You'd Never Find Out by William Poundstone , William Pounstone continues to reveal more then 125 things they prayed you'd never find out. For instance we are told the secrets of certain clubs and ghastly adolescent rituals, the Omega Psi Phi which brands it new members with an iron placed in dry ice, that there is eggs in certain kind of wine and psychological secrets, i.e., for instance the childrens apperception test which is also known as CAT. Poundstones writing style is clear and easy to follow. I can not to read another Pundstone book in which he will reveal more secrets that one is not supposed to know anyhting about.

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Summary: Poundstone does it again.....and even better this time
Review: Is there anything this man cannot find out? An extremely well-writen book, Pounstone leaves no stone unturned when revealing some of the world's greatest secrets, such as the truth behind subliminal images and how some of the most famous magic tricks were really done. His style of writing is very clear, and often humorous. After reading this volume, you'll want to read the whole set!

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Summary: Poundstone does it again.....and even better this time
Review: The Big, Bigger, and Biggest Secrets are why anyone would buy the sequels after reading the original unless they were foolish enough to buy all three at once as I was. Very deceptive and Poundstone hedges a great deal. Much is not worth knowing and what is comes across as questionable. Spend your money on something else. Amazon has too many GREAT books to waste money on these.

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Summary: Better than Big Secrets
Review: The second book in the "Secrets" series is better and more interesting than the first but I still resist giving more than 3 stars since I know that information in his first book is false and therefore doubt is cast on all his publications.

But nevertheless, this is the best in the series.

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Summary: ok
Review: this book is not worth it you should not bye dont waste money on it get somthing else its bad

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Summary: Bigger and Better
Review: You probably have not read my review of "Big Secrets", so you have no idea of my absolute disdain for that work. So the fact that I have pumped my opinion of this one up to three stars probably will not shock you at all.

It's obvious that Poundstone has learned since releasing "Big Secrets". He's learned to tell a better story, learned to create suspense, learned what information is utterly useless dreck and what is genuinely entertaining. Both he and the reader benefit from this a great deal.

He's still making wildly speculative guesses about food contents, but here we get a nice tale about how he went about obtaining a sample of Oysters Rockefeller and sent it to a lab. He's still giving away magicians' secrets, but now we are amused by the little backstory he gives his investigation. Overall, this book is better written and is a better read.

One complaint I still have is Poundstone's attitude. His tone is snotty throughout the book; he is critical of people who don't know enough to dress for Antoine's restaurant, of Disneyland, of magicians in general. Rather than revel in the fun of discovery and slyly let you in on the joke, he uses his words to puncture secrets and deflate them, like an evil older brother spilling the beans about Santa Claus. If you are a fan of Disneyland's Haunted Mansion, his expose' will seem particularly harsh.

"Secrets" is fun and will definitely entertain you. I hope the author continues to learn and grow with each book. If so, I look forward to "Biggest Secrets"

Rating:
Summary: Bigger and Better
Review: You probably have not read my review of "Big Secrets", so you have no idea of my absolute disdain for that work. So the fact that I have pumped my opinion of this one up to four stars probably will not shock you at all.

It's obvious that Poundstone has learned since releasing "Big Secrets". He's learned to tell a better story, learned to create suspense, learned what information is utterly useless dreck and what is genuinely entertaining. Both he and the reader benefit from this a great deal.

He's still making wildly speculative guesses about food contents, but here we get a nice tale about how he went about obtaining a sample of Oysters Rockefeller and sent it to a lab. He's still giving away magicians' secrets, but now we are amused by the little backstory he gives his investigation. Overall, this book is better written and is a better read.

One complaint I still have is Poundstone's attitude. His tone is snotty throughout the book; he is critical of people who don't know enough to dress for Antoine's restaurant, of Disneyland, of magicians in general. Rather than revel in the fun of discovery and slyly let you in on the joke, he uses his words to puncture secrets and deflate them, like an evil older brother spilling the beans about Santa Claus. If you are a fan of Disneyland's Haunted Mansion, his expose' will seem particularly harsh.

"Secrets" is fun and will definitely entertain you. I hope the author continues to learn and grow with each book. If so, I look forward to "Biggest Secrets"

Rating:
Summary: Bigger and Better
Review: You probably have not read my review of "Big Secrets", so you have no idea of my absolute disdain for that work. So the fact that I have pumped my opinion of this one up to three stars probably will not shock you at all.

It's obvious that Poundstone has learned since releasing "Big Secrets". He's learned to tell a better story, learned to create suspense, learned what information is utterly useless dreck and what is genuinely entertaining. Both he and the reader benefit from this a great deal.

He's still making wildly speculative guesses about food contents, but here we get a nice tale about how he went about obtaining a sample of Oysters Rockefeller and sent it to a lab. He's still giving away magicians' secrets, but now we are amused by the little backstory he gives his investigation. Overall, this book is better written and is a better read.

One complaint I still have is Poundstone's attitude. His tone is snotty throughout the book; he is critical of people who don't know enough to dress for Antoine's restaurant, of Disneyland, of magicians in general. Rather than revel in the fun of discovery and slyly let you in on the joke, he uses his words to puncture secrets and deflate them, like an evil older brother spilling the beans about Santa Claus. If you are a fan of Disneyland's Haunted Mansion, his expose' will seem particularly harsh.

"Secrets" is fun and will definitely entertain you. I hope the author continues to learn and grow with each book. If so, I look forward to "Biggest Secrets"