Editing Harry Houdini (section)

==Further reading==
* "Why Is Houdini?" by [[Fred Lockley]], ''[[Photoplay]]'', June 1920, p.&nbsp;50.
* "[http://ladailymirror.com/2015/06/01/harry-houdini-an-interview-by-marcet-haldeman-julius-october-1925/ An Interview with Harry Houdini]" by [[Marcet Haldeman-Julius]], ''Haldeman-Julius Monthly'' Vol. 2.5 (October 1925), pp.&nbsp;387–397.
* ''Houdini's Escapes and Magic'' by [[Walter B. Gibson]], ''Prepared from Houdini's private notebooks'' Blue Ribbon Books, Inc., 1930. Reveals some of Houdini's magic and escape methods (also released in two separate volumes: ''Houdini's Magic'' and ''Houdini's Escapes'').
* ''The Secrets of Houdini'' by J.C. Cannell, Hutchinson & Co., London, 1931. Reveals some of Houdini's escape methods.
* ''Houdini and Conan Doyle: The Story of a Strange Friendship'' by Bernard M. L. Ernst, Albert & Charles Boni, Inc., NY, 1932.
* ''Sixty Years of Psychical Research'' by [[Joseph Rinn]], Truth Seeker Co., 1950, Rinn was a long time close friend of Houdini. Contains detailed information about the last Houdini message (there are 3) and its disclosure.
* ''Houdini's Fabulous Magic'' by [[Walter B. Gibson]] and Morris N. Young. Chilton, NY, 1960. Excellent reference for Houdini's escapes and some methods (includes the Water Torture Cell).
* ''The Houdini Birth Research Committee's Report'', Magico Magazine (reprint of report by The Society of American Magicians), 1972. Concludes Houdini was born March 24, 1874, in Budapest.
* ''Arthur Ford: The Man Who Talked with the Dead'' by Allen Spraggett with William V. Rauscher, 1973, pp.&nbsp;152–165, Chapter 7, "The Houdini Affair" contains detailed information about the Houdini messages and their disclosure.
* ''Mediums, Mystics and the Occult'' by [[Milbourne Christopher]], Thomas T. Crowell Co., 1975, pp.&nbsp;122–145, ''Arthur Ford-Messages from the Dead'', contains detailed information about the Houdini messages and their disclosure.
* ''Houdini: A Definitive Bibliography'' by Manny Weltman, Finders/Seekers Enterprises, Los Angeles, 1991. A Description of the Literary Works of Houdini, includes pamphlets from Weltman's collection
* ''Believe'' by William Shatner and Michael Charles Tobias, Berkeley Books, NY, 1992.
* ''Houdini: Escape into Legend, The Early Years: 1862–1900'' by Manny Weltman, Finders/Seekers Enterprises, Los Angeles, 1993. Examination of Houdini's childhood and early career.
* ''Houdini Comes to America'' by Ronald J. Hilgert, The Houdini Historical Center, 1996. Documents the Weiss family's immigration to the United States on July 3, 1878 (when Ehrich was 4).
* ''Houdini Unlocked'' by Patrick Culliton, Two volume box set: ''The Tao of Houdini'' and ''The Secret Confessions of Houdini'', Kieran Press, 1997.
* ''The Houdini Code Mystery: A Spirit Secret Solved'' by William V. Rauscher, Magic Words, 2000.
* ''Final Séance: The Strange Friendship Between Houdini and Conan Doyle'' by [[Massimo Polidoro]], Prometheus Books, 2001.
* ''The Man Who Killed Houdini'' by Don Bell, Vehicle Press, 2004. Investigates J. Gordon Whitehead and the events surrounding Houdini's death.
* ''Disappearing Tricks: Silent Film, Houdini, and the New Magic of the Twentieth Century'' by Matthew Solomon, [[University of Illinois Press]], 2010. Contains new information about Houdini's early movie career.
* ''Houdini Art and Magic'' by Brooke Kamin Rapaport, Jewish Museum, 2010. Essays on Houdini's life and work are accompanied by interviews with novelist E. L. Doctorow, Teller, Kenneth Silverman, and more.
* ''Houdini—the Key'' by Patrick Culliton, Kieran Press, 2010. Reveals the authentic working methods of many of Houdini effects, including the Milk Can and Water Torture Cell. Limited to 278 copies.
* ''The Life and Afterlife of Harry Houdini'' by [[Joe Posnanski]], [[Avid Reader Press]], 2019.
* ''Harry and the Highwire''. A fun and inspirational children's book about the young Harry Houdini's attempts to walk the tightrope. Green Bean Books, 2024.