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Few books can blow your mind on every page. This is one of those books. If you've ever
thought you're seeing the world as it really is, get ready to think again."

— David Eagleman, neuroscientist at Stanford University, and New York Times bestselling author of Incognito
and Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives.

Seeing is believing…even when it shouldn’t be! This fascinating and delightful new book
shows how the eye and brain conspire to make us see what isn’t so."

— Daniel Gilbert, Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, and author of New York Times bestseller
Stumbling on Happiness

Susana & Stephen are explorers of the cognitive wonderland. This collection of brain
games & perceptual artifice showcases the gaps in our maps of reality.”

— Apollo Robbins, performer and world leading expert on deception and pickpockets

Every illusion is a mind-bending experience and every explanation riveting.
I could not put this book down.”

— Michael Gazzaniga, Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and author
of Tales from Both Sides of the Brain

Prepare to be amazed by your own brain! A fun-filled journey through the amazing way
your visual system works described expertly by Martinez-Conde and Macknik.”

— Wendy Suzuki, Professor of Neural Science and Psychology at New York university, author of Healthy Brain Happy Life

— Earl Miller, Picower Professor of Neuroscience at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Illusions are a window into how the brain generates our perceptions. Nowhere is this
better illustrated and explained than Champions of Illusion. Highly recommended!"

— Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, and bestselling author of
How the Mind Works and The Better Angels of Our Nature

Delightful, addictive, shareable—and an invaluable window on the functioning
of the human brain.”

— Daniel Simons, Professor of Psychology at the University of Illinois and author
of New York Times bestseller The Invisible Gorilla

In this beautiful book, Martinez-Conde and Macknik compile some of the most
surprising, compelling, and elegant visual illusions of the new millennium
and explain how and why they work. You'll be amazed.”

— Mac King, champion of comedy magic and headliner at Harrah’s Las Vegas

As a magician, I’ve always been fascinated by illusions… This beautiful book from
Stephen and Susana not only collects many of these new and innovative illusions, it also
has straightforward explanations for why they work that even a non-neurologist like
me can understand.”

— Mahzarin Banaji, Richard Clarke Cabot Professor of Social Ethics
at Harvard University, and author of Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People

This collection represents the best of a yearly competition to discover the most
impressive visual illusions that the best minds amongst us can create. Martinez-Conde
and Macknik bring us face-to-face with our evolutionary history and our aspirations for
who we might be. A feast for your eyes!”

— VS Ramachandran, Director, Center for Brain and Cognition at University of California, San Diego,
and bestselling author of Phantoms in the Brain and The Tell-Tale Brain

Our perception of the world—despite its appearance of coherence, stability and
authenticity—is in fact evanescent and transitory, and the authors
—two leaders in the field—use cleverly contrived illusions to make the point.”

Pre-order now !

Connect with us:

Few books can blow your mind on every page. This is one of those books. If you've ever
thought you're seeing the world as it really is, get ready to think again."

— David Eagleman, neuroscientist at Stanford University, and New York Times bestselling author of Incognito
and Sum: Forty Tales from the Afterlives.

Seeing is believing…even when it shouldn’t be! This fascinating and delightful new book
shows how the eye and brain conspire to make us see what isn’t so."

— Daniel Gilbert, Edgar Pierce Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, and author of New York Times bestseller
Stumbling on Happiness

Susana & Stephen are explorers of the cognitive wonderland. This collection of brain
games & perceptual artifice showcases the gaps in our maps of reality.”

— Apollo Robbins, performer and world leading expert on deception and pickpockets

Every illusion is a mind-bending experience and every explanation riveting.
I could not put this book down.”

— Michael Gazzaniga, Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and author
of Tales from Both Sides of the Brain

Prepare to be amazed by your own brain! A fun-filled journey through the amazing way
your visual system works described expertly by Martinez-Conde and Macknik.”

— Wendy Suzuki, Professor of Neural Science and Psychology at New York university, author of Healthy Brain Happy Life

— Earl Miller, Picower Professor of Neuroscience at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Illusions are a window into how the brain generates our perceptions. Nowhere is this
better illustrated and explained than Champions of Illusion. Highly recommended!"

— Steven Pinker, Johnstone Professor of Psychology at Harvard University, and bestselling author of
How the Mind Works and The Better Angels of Our Nature

Delightful, addictive, shareable—and an invaluable window on the functioning
of the human brain.”

— Daniel Simons, Professor of Psychology at the University of Illinois and author
of New York Times bestseller The Invisible Gorilla

In this beautiful book, Martinez-Conde and Macknik compile some of the most
surprising, compelling, and elegant visual illusions of the new millennium
and explain how and why they work. You'll be amazed.”

— Mac King, champion of comedy magic and headliner at Harrah’s Las Vegas

As a magician, I’ve always been fascinated by illusions… This beautiful book from
Stephen and Susana not only collects many of these new and innovative illusions, it also
has straightforward explanations for why they work that even a non-neurologist like
me can understand.”

— Mahzarin Banaji, Richard Clarke Cabot Professor of Social Ethics
at Harvard University, and author of Blindspot: Hidden Biases of Good People

This collection represents the best of a yearly competition to discover the most
impressive visual illusions that the best minds amongst us can create. Martinez-Conde
and Macknik bring us face-to-face with our evolutionary history and our aspirations for
who we might be. A feast for your eyes!”

— VS Ramachandran, Director, Center for Brain and Cognition at University of California, San Diego,
and bestselling author of Phantoms in the Brain and The Tell-Tale Brain

Our perception of the world—despite its appearance of coherence, stability and
authenticity—is in fact evanescent and transitory, and the authors
—two leaders in the field—use cleverly contrived illusions to make the point.”