"I remember finding a Houdini book at the library and seeing an image of him chained on the side of a building. He looked so intense and scary, and I couldn’t get that image out of my head. That started building up my love of magic."
- David BlaineRenowned endurance performer and magician David Blaine has enthralled audiences worldwide with his distinct style of performance art. Finding a book about Harry Houdini at the local library when he was young was one of the turning points in his path to becoming a magician. A photograph of Houdini ch…