The Clumsy Magician Unveils the Secrets to Happiness

The Clumsy Magician has donned his top hat once again. José Manuel Aramendía has done it again, presenting his book "One Trick, Two Tricks, Three Tricks," a manual for happiness that reveals the keys to achieving happiness, one of life's greatest illusions.

Last Saturday, The Clumsy Magician unveiled his new work at the Alicante Book Fair to a packed audience. "I am very happy with all the people who came. Honestly, they made me very happy, which is what I want people to be with this book," José Manuel remarked. This is his second work, following "Clumsy Magician, Cool Magician."

José Manuel is not just a magician but an artist through and through. The book's illustrations are his own, and the tricks are a team effort with his sister Marta.

José Manuel Aramendía Peralta, known as José to family and friends, is a clerk at the Alicante Provincial Council, a fan of Atlético de Madrid, 40 years old, living with a disability, writes and paints, is cheerful, a film enthusiast, and a clumsy yet cool magician.

The Juan Gil-Albert Alicante Institute of Culture published "Clumsy Magician, Cool Magician," a children's story filled with drawings and verses, which didn't claim life was easy, because it isn't, but narrated that after every stumble, one must rise again.

Now, José Manuel has taken a step further, presenting a book filled with energy, positivity, and sprinkles of illusion, so everyone knows and understands that happiness is attainable, and there must be a purpose to reach that goal by leaving behind things that don't contribute.

The Clumsy Magician always maintains a positive attitude. If one stumbles and falls, the only option is to get up. For this, he always has an infallible weapon, the smile that always accompanies him and has made him one of the most beloved people at the Alicante Provincial Council. José Manuel always has a greeting, a good morning, a kind word for everyone he meets. "The smile is magic," he always repeats.

José Manuel's accomplice is Marta, his sister, with whom every summer they devise a charitable initiative, whether it's a storybook or a series of paintings. One of the most beautiful was the one he did of the Explanada de Alicante promenade. José is Clumsy, and José is Cool.

"I love helping. I love seeing people happy, and with these books, that's what I try to do, so people can read, because it's a book for both young and old, with tricks to achieve it," concludes José Manuel, who lives under the top hat of happiness, which currently fills his life following the presentation of his new book.