HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C., July 2, 2007 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- "A great magician never tells a secret." But author Joseph the Magician shares a special treat for you as he shares some easy-to-learn magic tricks in his whimsical memoir, The Magic Is In You. Read on and discover the road to being a magician through the author's funny, true-life experiences.
The Magic Is In You is part-comic book about Joseph the Magician's life and part how-to-do book on how to be a comedian. It is a hilarious chronicle of the author's odyssey from Germany to America, and his growing-up years in Alabama and Georgia. It also recounts the author's fateful reunion with his biological father on Father's Day of 1996 after forty years of separation. This book pokes fun at all of the experiences he has, some of which are real while some are figments of his imagination. How to tell which ones are real is for the author to know and for the reader to find out.
Filled with amusing jokes and comic strips, The Magic Is In You also features an extensive portion of easy-to-learn magic tricks, as well as tips on how to become a good comedian. Get a copy of this entertaining read and enjoy the humor and laughter as you discover that The Magic Is In You!
About the Author
Joseph Lawski/Longo, also known as "Joseph the Magician," was born and raised in Germany, where he lived from 1948-1960. He was thirteen years old when he moved to America. English is his second language. The author claims that if he can learn to speak English, so can anyone else. He arrived in America in 1960 in Columbus, GA and started to attended American school in the 8th grade. The author was very blessed to have been chosen by American Family Life Assurance president Mr. John Amos to operate their IBM 1401 computer in 1966, when he was only in the 9th grade. After he graduated from high school 1967 AFLAC sent him to Columbus Tech for an associate's degree in Computer Programming. Jospeph the Magician graduated in 1969 and held his position as an operator for about one year and then he was drafted into the Service (Viet Nam). He was honorably discharged from the Navy after a 4-year tour. Then he became a professional magician. In 1996, he found his biological Father on Father's Day, and this is what inspired him to write this comic book about his life.
The Magic is in You * by Joseph the Magician
Publication Date: June 8, 2007
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