Leonard Garment was a successful Wall Street attorney when; in 1965; he found himself arguing a Supreme Court case alongside his new law partnermdash;former Vice President Richard Nixon. It was the start of a friendship that lasted more than thirty years. In Crazy Rhythm; which the New York Times Book Review called "an eloquent memoir;" Garment engagingly tells of his boyhood as the child of immigrants; and the beginning of a life-long love affair with jazz. After Brooklyn Law School; Garment went on to Wall Street; where encountering Nixon changed the course of his life. Crazy Rhythm allows us a rare; intimate look at Nixons extraordinary tenure in the White House. More than that; the book tells stories from a life that has included close encounters with characters such as Benny Goodman and Billie Holiday; Henry Kissinger and Alan Greenspan; Golda Meir and Yasser Arafat; Giovanni Agnelli and Marc Rich; and moves like the best jazz; in a writers voice that is truly one-of-a-kind. To quote former U.S. Senator Daniel Patrick Moynihan; "A century from now; I cannot doubt Americans will still be reading Crazy Rhythm. This is a story of our time; written for the ages."
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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. A Really Refreshing View Of How Illusions WorkBy thirdtwinWritten in a somewhat technical/academic style- but covers a lot of material that most books on illusion dont- especially useful in reminding the reader how the audience is distracted- and that often the trick is one of timing- things the audience sees as happening in the moment have actually been set up ahead of time in every detail- and the movements the audience sees have nothing to do at all with the actual secret behind the illusion. This book comes at entertainment from a different angle than the thousands of books that just list sleight of hand and card tricks.1 of 1 people found the following review helpful. An intriguing and very informative guide to magic of the late Victorian period.By CustomerTopnotch guide to illusions of the late 1800s and early 1900s.Illusions are presented at first as they would be perceived by the audience. then explained with the aid of excellent diagrams. They are also organised by type of illusion. making it easy to focus on one particular area - for example. a section on making a person disappear and all the versions and methods used at the time.The most surprising part of this book was that some of these illusions are still being performed today.I thoroughly enjoyed it.0 of 0 people found the following review helpful. Five StarsBy huyenbihocgood book . good information
