Glorious Deception The Double Life Of William Robinson, Aka Chung Ling Soo, The Marvelous Chinese Conjurer

Jim Steinmeyer has invented many of the famous illusions used by leading magicians from Ricky Jay to Siegfried and Roy. He created David Copperfield's vanish of the Statue of Liberty. Steinmeyer has also designed magic for six Broadway shows and many other productions, including Mary Poppins, currently playing in London's West End. He is the author of Hiding the Elephant: How Magicians Invented the Impossible and Learned to Disappear (also available from Carroll and Graf), the Los Angeles Times bestseller, which Teller hailed as "a radiant celebration of the genius, glamour, and gargantuan egos of stage magic." Steinmeyer lives in Los Angeles with his wife, Frankie Glass, an independent television producer. For more information visit jimsteinmeyer.com.Steinmeyer, Jim is the author of 'Glorious Deception The Double Life Of William Robinson, Aka Chung Ling Soo, The Marvelous Chinese Conjurer', published 2005 under ISBN 9780786715121 and ISBN 078671512X.