The definitive book by Britain's favourite illusionist...
Derren was born in 1971 in Croydon. It was a difficult birth - his
mother was in Devon at the time. A precocious and puzzling only
child, he liked to paint, foster obsessive habits and once set fire
to a neighbour's boat by accident. Derren went on to study Law and
German at Bristol University and fell in love with the city. This
was a time when marriage between man and city was still frowned
upon, so rather than face public derision Derren decided just to
live there forever instead. During this time he began to perform
magic in bars and restaurants, and gave occasional hypnosis shows.
Then in 1999 he was asked by Channel 4 to put a mind-reading
programme together for television, which became Derren Brown- Mind
Control. Mind Controls 2 and 3 followed and then, in October 2003,
Derren caused an international furore by playing Russian Roulette
live on television. This secured his notoriety with the public and
a big apartment in London. Further specials have followed - Derren
Brown- The Seance was the most complained about show in the history
of television. He still receives several letters of complaint a
week from psychics and Christians. He is sensitive to everyone's
objections but knows at least the latter group will forgive
him.
Derren lives in London with a large collection of taxidermy and a
fatalistic parrot.
Tricks of the Mind exposes Derren Brown as a master manipulator,
with not a cauldron or genie in sight
*New Statesman*
Clearly the best dinner party guest in history - he's either a
balls-out con artist or the scariest man in Britain
*Guardian*
If you see anybody with this book, go the other way
*Guardian*
Lifting the lid on some of the darkests secrets from the world of
magic, Derren reveals with brutal honesty how some tricks work, how
to perfect particular techniques and how to spot lies through
people's behaviour. You'll be reading minds in no time! ****
*OK!*
Will delight anyone with an interest in the weirder things people
think and they they think them
*Independent on Sunday*
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