Jean Eugène Robert-Houdin Elephant", that every magician of the 20th century was "haunted" by Robert-Houdin, "…who cast an enormous shadow over their generation." American magician and escape artist Harry Houdini (born Ehrich Weiss) was so impressed by Robert-Houdin that, after reading his autobiography in 1890, Ehrich adopted the stage name of "Houdini" in honour of Robert-Houdin. He incorrectly believed that an "i" on the end of a name meant "like" in French; but Houdini, his own career and reputation established by that time, later lost his youthful respect for Robert-Houdin, believing that he took undue credit for other magicians' innovations, and wrote "The
Marisa Weiss years. Weiss is the author of four books about breast cancer and breast health, published by Random House. Her Think Pink, Live Green project, a global breast cancer prevention initiative, has been promoted by Breastcancer.org since 2008. Weiss has been a repeat guest on ABC’s "Good Morning America", NBC’s "TODAY", CNN’s medical features, and "The Dr. Oz Show", among others. Weiss has appeared in women’s magazines, including "Elle", "Self", "Redbook", "Marie Claire", "Seventeen", "Cosmopolitan", "Good Housekeeping", "The Oprah Magazine", and "Better Homes and Gardens". Her books and other work has been quoted in a number of publications on the subject