Dai Vernon: A Biography by David Ben - Book" fascinating and fast moving biography Ben takes care to present the story here to appeal to insiders and laymen alike." The Washington Post "A detailed and humanizing portrait of a genius and the age that hailed him as its conquering hero." MAGIC Magazine "This book is a compelling read and an example of scholarship that will likely survive as the Vernon biography. It surely ranks among the very best of magic biographies and autobiographies given us