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The Right Way to Do Wrong Hardcover – October 27, 2011

by Harry Houdini (Author)
3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 44 ratings
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  1. Print length
    98 pages
  2. Language
    English
  3. Publisher
    Amereon Ltd
  4. Publication date
    October 27, 2011
  5. Dimensions
    6 x 0.5 x 8.75 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    0891902597
  7. ISBN-13
    978-0891902591
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Amereon Ltd (October 27, 2011)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 98 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0891902597
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0891902591
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.5 x 8.75 inches
  • Customer Reviews:
    3.9 3.9 out of 5 stars 44 ratings

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3.9 out of 5 stars
44 global ratings

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Jack Dessel
5.0 out of 5 stars The Right Way To Write Wrong.
Reviewed in the United States on January 31, 2012
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Well Written, informative and very interesting. Book is put together well, and pictures are great. Thanks! That should be all the information you need to buy a book but amazon insists that I type a longer review even though I could have not reviewed the item at all.
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ADMurr
4.0 out of 5 stars he certainly had good sources, and it's written in a breezy style
Reviewed in the United States on February 3, 2016
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To make extra cash, Houdini sold copies of this slim tome in the lobbies of the theaters he played. It's unclear how much he knew about crime, but since would cozy up to police chiefs in Europe and America to boost publicity by arranging a jail break for publicity purposes, he certainly had good sources, and it's written in a breezy style.
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Guang Wu
5.0 out of 5 stars Why we cannot learn lessons?
Reviewed in the United States on December 8, 2009
This small book, although it contains many cases in Houdini's time, is less attractive to modern readers.

However, to my surprise, Andrew Carnegie was a victim of a woman swindler, which is new to me.

On the other hand, I asked myself that humans have already know various methods used by criminals such as swindle, but we cannot draw a general conclusion of how to prevent ourselves from being victimized.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Fun read.
Reviewed in the United States on March 7, 2017
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I can't wait to travel back in time to a hundred years ago and embark on a crime spree. This book is full of ye olde scams. Fun!
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John Crewdson
2.0 out of 5 stars Harry Houdini is a great draw, but It's really just marketing hype.
Reviewed in the United States on January 16, 2013
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I thought it would be a kick to read this old book from the great Harry Houdini. It was probably pretty interesting when first written, but gives quite vague and relatively uninteresting information now.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Some photos arent super clear but not awful
Reviewed in the United States on February 7, 2018
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Good little book and a super easy read. Some of the pictures are faded from being photocopied versions of the super old and worn original, but nothing too bad.
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Duane12345
3.0 out of 5 stars Three Stars
Reviewed in the United States on November 28, 2014
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Ho hum
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D E Zuccone
3.0 out of 5 stars It was peripherally useful to read Houdini's peculiar language and have a vague ...
Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2014
I was interested in reading Houdini's writing on criminality in terms of his long relationship with police and jails. It was vague in that area, It was peripherally useful to read Houdini's peculiar language and have a vague feel for his stage voice.
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Graham
4.0 out of 5 stars Don't.........
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 21, 2014
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soft back.96 pages.small print.
written by Harry Houdini around 1906. This is a book of it's time.
'An expose of successful criminals' revealing working secrets of thieves,swindlers and con-artists.
More of a Novelty book now. But the stories are delightfully told, and clearly a lot of time went into
interviewing the chiefs of police and famous detectives of that day.
For the true crime, and Houdini collectors.
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D. Norvell
4.0 out of 5 stars Interesting
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on April 1, 2010
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A very simple but interesting book. Not much relevance to todays criminals but then again, it's not supposed to. I found it very factual and a good read in general. Recommend for anyone who is interested in old crimes
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Mass
1.0 out of 5 stars Not the best read
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 28, 2021
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Didn’t enjoy it
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Smuddy
4.0 out of 5 stars Its OK
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 13, 2014
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Its OK
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