Inside the Top Hat
For professional entertainers Joe and Helen Drakeley, stage doors lead to the richest of places and the poorest. Their thresholds reveal joy, sorrow, laughter, life and of course, magic. Helen has often said, "I wish people could see the world through our eyes." Through disappearing inside the top hat they can. Discover why they believe, "The audience makes the real magic happen."
INSIDE THE TOP HAT - We started out to show the world magic and what we discovered was the magic the world showed us is about our audiences. As a self employed magician couple since 1987 who also happen to love to write it was natural to blend those talents to share stories of our audiences from these past almost thirty years.
The feedback and response has been wonderful and it continues to receive positive reviews. In November 2018 we published our next book, MAGICALLY FIT: Journey to a Living Room Gym.
A FEW OF THE BOOK REVIEWS ON AMAZON
A book that will make you smile from the beginning and leave you grinning when you finish...
A book that will make you smile from the beginning and leave you grinning when you finish...
A book that will make you smile from the beginning and leave you grinning when you finish...
A truly delightful read and amazingly captivating as the authors seems to hug you and pull you quickly into their behind the scenes view of their life journey together and together with magic .
Little do we all know about magic and even what draws us all so easily into the magicians hands , however you will gain a very wonderful perspective on life , love and the struggles in between .
You will learn from Joe and Helen, not just about magic and how it can illustrate life's values but you will learn how two loving people lives can together brighten ours.
The secrets of a magical life revealed...
A book that will make you smile from the beginning and leave you grinning when you finish...
A book that will make you smile from the beginning and leave you grinning when you finish...
Joe and Helen Drakeley show and tell stories of their delightful work as professional magicians in this well written collection. They take their readers behind the curtains, as well as out front where their audiences find the joy of being amazed again.
"...They say magic brings an audience into a fantasy world, if just for a few hours. In actuality, magic brings an audience closer to a world of how things ought to be..."
"...Magic, its fascination cuts through most barriers: socioeconomic, racial, international, and the elusive spectrum of age...."
"...Stage doors lead to the richest of places and the poorest. Their thresholds reveal joy, sorrow, grief, laughter, life, and of course, magic. During a show the differences between rich and poor disappear. It isn’t any wonder. A serious catastrophe can level the playing field in an instant...."
The lessons Joe and Helen have learned through this journey are priceless. I am one of their countless followers who recognizes the real magic they provide all of their audiences: whole-hearted love. That's their real magic. Please read this book before you see what comes out of the top hat on stage.
This book was amazing! It made me laugh...
A book that will make you smile from the beginning and leave you grinning when you finish...
This book was amazing! It made me laugh...
This book was AMAZING! It made me laugh, cry and smile all while reading the stories of two AMAZING people.
If I have taken one thing away from this book it is the idea that one needs to persevere through the good and bad. There is a higher power that will get you through whatever you are faced with.
Being able to hear the stories that made two people who they are was an AMAZING adventure.
Now I am waiting for book number two!
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