Orson Welles: The Man Who Was Magic by Barton Whaley

This Orson Welles ebook is a case study of an individual that was able to think "out of the box". Each small fact presented leads to the whole of a thinking process that will always provide an unexpected Third Option. The process that is presented here is the kernel of all deception theory. It's why Bart is called the "defining expert" of deception and counterdeception (the detection of deception) by the intelligence communities of many countries.

Not only does it personify the Whaley Deception Theory it presents the genius of Orson Welles through all his creative work, not just Citizen Kane. Orson Welles was not the pitiful individual that some biographers present. This unique presentation of Orson Welles not only buries many of the old myths but, for the first time, presents him not just as a stage and film celebrity but as the extraordinarily multi-talented and creative thinker that he was.

About The Author: Editor's Notes
The I Of The Beholder
Part I: The Making Of A Magus (1915-1934)
Sorceror's Apprentice
Thurston, Houdini, & Mr. Long
Boy Magician
Young Machiavelli
The Dublin Gate
Atlantic City Swami
Part II: New York!, New York! (1934-1939)
Broadway Unlimited
Harlem Nights And Stage Voodoo
The Magic Of Sound & The Sound Of Music
Playing Faust And Loose
Bull In The Afternoon
Mercurial Moments
The Shadow Knows!
Mindreaders Extraordinary
The Vaudevillian And His Unholy Five
Part III: Early Hollywood (1939-1941)
Westward Ho! Ho! Ho!
Manky Panky
The Camera As Magic Box
"A Touch Of Rhinestones"
Native Son
The Trade Of The Tricks
Part IV: Hollywood After Kane (1941-1947)
Ambersons And The Magic Of Light
The Mysterious Orange Tree
Journey Into Fear And Loathing
Sessions With Fu-Manchú
Rita Maid: How To Recruit A Magician's Assistant
Framing The Mercury Wonder Show
The Wonder Show Opens
The Show Must Go On
Follow The Boys
Magical Medley
Mexican Melodrama
Special Services
Film And Life
Jokers Wild
Around The World From Boston To Broadway
Town Skryer
Lady From Shanghai
Jazz Man
Part V: World Vagabond (1947-1956)
Black Magic In Rome
The Moor Of Morocco And Venice
"An Evening With Eartha Kitt"
Harry Lime Meets Winston Churchill
With The Oliviers At Notley Abbey
The Moor Of London And Cannes
Masquerade
Moby Shtick
Part VI: American Interludes (1956-1966)
Las Vegas Magic - "Horsin' With Orson"
I Love Lucy And Desi
TV Magic
How To Predict Presidential Elections
Touch Of Evil
Return Of The Bullfighter
In Kafkaland
Falstaff In Quixoteland
Orson Welles Versus James Bond
Part VII: Auld Lang Sang (1966-1972)
The Great One And A Mis-Made Lady
Shazzam!
How To Recruit Orson Welles
Of Rabbits And Men
F For Fake - Deception Pure And Simple
Part VIII: The USA (1972-1985)
Back To The USA
Carefree In Arizona
An Artist's Eye: Set And Costume Design
Director's Cut
How To Con A Con
In A Magic Castle
The Last Magic Show
Business And Pleasure At Ma Maison
On The Magic Set With Orson Welles
More Magical Appearances
Picks & Pans - The Magician As Critic
A Rather Bizarre Magickian
Into The Mind Of A Magician
Mr. Memory
Tricks No Treats
Time & Chance
Final Cut
Conclusion: Two Questions, Two Answers
The Big Brass Ring
An Open Book
Appendices:
A. Magic Voice, Wonder Words
B. When The Credits Roll
C. Auteur! Auteur!: Welles And Auteur Theory
D. The Great Manipulator
Bibliography
Cast Of Characters
1st edition 2006; 663 pages.
word count: 340314 which is equivalent to 1361 standard pages of text