re: Penn & Teller's Bull****
I highly recommend the books by Penn and Teller,
"Penn & Teller's How to Play in Traffic," "Penn and Teller's Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends," and "Penn and Teller's How to Play with Your Food."
Unfortunately, only the first still appears to be in print.
They also have a website worth checking out. (Their original address, sincity.com, has devolved into some porn site.)
Some remarkable articles there if you dig for them.