tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post5171852049602919313..comments2024-03-28T08:03:31.442-07:00Comments on WILD ABOUT HARRY: The gateway biographyJohn Coxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-90802802453811558242018-03-12T13:49:24.429-07:002018-03-12T13:49:24.429-07:00Sorry, Andrew, I have other projects that are fill...Sorry, Andrew, I have other projects that are filling my time, and I don't even know how to research copyright. But the idea of bringing this book back is noble one, even though I think we have some newer Houdini bios for kids that might be doing the job just as well.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-20905161292232451382018-03-12T13:00:50.313-07:002018-03-12T13:00:50.313-07:00Can you please research the copywrite status of th...Can you please research the copywrite status of the 1950 edition -- including the artwork. I want a new generation to discover this beloved book via digitally. Thank you for posting my story as very few people understand or appreciate what I did as a boy. Sadly my parents failed to take pictures of my shows. All I have now is a slightly blurry pic of me doing a show at Camp Ballibay in the 70s. Andrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13269658124355670149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-16649418443651077722018-03-12T08:57:16.621-07:002018-03-12T08:57:16.621-07:00Great story, Andrew. Thanks for sharing.Great story, Andrew. Thanks for sharing.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-66020332257198911392018-03-11T19:37:05.965-07:002018-03-11T19:37:05.965-07:00At age 9.5, my mother read this book to me while r...At age 9.5, my mother read this book to me while recovering in the hospital for several weeks. Understand I was born with various disabilities from Rubella -- legally blind, legally deaf, some brain damage, and other "gifts." I already was doing magic on my own then to develop dexterity. But this book deeply inspired me to master my mind and body much more, leading to mastery, as best IAndrewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13269658124355670149noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-86834314530289533402016-09-21T23:51:26.072-07:002016-09-21T23:51:26.072-07:00I remember being amazed seeing someone in my homer...I remember being amazed seeing someone in my homeroom class in Jr. High School, reading this book, (with the great illustrations on the front and back)I had no idea this title existed. The english teacher would have the students order a book from the scholastic book list and have to do a book report on it. I remember asking the guy with the book to finish his book report, so I could read it Diegohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12379490800174666211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-31082468340389980542016-09-20T15:56:17.717-07:002016-09-20T15:56:17.717-07:00A sudden wave of traffic on this post today. Alway...A sudden wave of traffic on this post today. Always curious why this sometimes happens on old posts. Anyone out there want to tell me how and why they've come to this post today?John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-24854865689446382262014-01-26T10:44:39.219-08:002014-01-26T10:44:39.219-08:00That is true, Eric. I sometimes wonder if this boo...That is true, Eric. I sometimes wonder if this book was originally written to be a children's bio. Certainly Gibson's intro doesn't feel written for children.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-20797142630716162992014-01-22T10:30:38.116-08:002014-01-22T10:30:38.116-08:00It's interesting to compare the vocabulary and...It's interesting to compare the vocabulary and sentence complexity in this book from the 1950s with children's biographies of Houdini published recently. Big drop in text complexity. Ericnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-69773704967110581772014-01-18T18:03:46.708-08:002014-01-18T18:03:46.708-08:00I actually still have this book.....the same one t...I actually still have this book.....the same one that introduced me to Houdini 40 years ago.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-41555071950639346732014-01-18T12:42:16.953-08:002014-01-18T12:42:16.953-08:00You and many others! Several on the WAH Facebook p...You and many others! Several on the <a href="https://www.facebook.com/wildabouthoudini" rel="nofollow">WAH Facebook page</a> are saying the same.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-1849783232115107602014-01-18T12:38:51.411-08:002014-01-18T12:38:51.411-08:00The soft cover edition was my introduction to Houd...The soft cover edition was my introduction to Houdini back in the early 70's. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-63590937934443394492014-01-18T11:46:55.561-08:002014-01-18T11:46:55.561-08:00It really is, isn't it? I've always loved ...It really is, isn't it? I've always loved it.John Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04391313393222271260noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4732721553418878547.post-17514535578695595662014-01-18T11:34:43.202-08:002014-01-18T11:34:43.202-08:00The illustration of Houdini in chains underwater i...The illustration of Houdini in chains underwater is really great.Mantoonoreply@blogger.com