There's a reason for the success of any Harry Lorayne book. In the magic world, Harry Lorayne is considered to be the best writer/teacher of, entertainer with, playing cards.

Mr. Lorayne's exalted reputation began with Close-Up Card Magic (1962), which became an instant classic. That reputation grew in leaps and bounds...

You've seen the raves on the internet, and read the reviews. Now available by DEMAND as a beautifully printed booklet to add to your library.

PSI-POKER is the latest creation from Ben Harris (co-creator of 2010's hit "X-RAY").

This new effect is TOTALLY SELF-WORKING, requiring no skill or gaffs. The secret...

A book featuring Meir Yedid's offbeat magic where he uses ordinary playing cards in extraordinary ways. All of these routines are visual, quirky and very memorable. Also taught are all of the techniques used within the routines. Written by Harry Lorayne and illustrated by Fred Kraus. Second edition published by Meir Yedid Magic in 2010....

Whether you are simply curious, an avid card player, or someone interested in dabbling in the darker side of poker, Cheating At Texas Hold’em will be one of the most interesting and enlightening contributions to your game. In these pages you will encounter an unprecedented collection of research and innovation – a comprehensive project...

There has never been a book quite like this before. It is the first-ever encyclopedia collection of card forces. These forces don't make use of gimmicked cards of any kind. Many of them are well off the beaten track, and some are so new that they have never appeared in print before. Contains over 500 forces, 100 illustrations, hardbound...

Beginning with the now out-of-print and much sought-after Card Craft, the release of each new book from J.K. Hartman has been welcomed by discerning card handlers the world over for his direct effects and deviously simple handlings. Now, spurred by an underground handling by Tomas Blomberg and a yearlong correspondence with Gordon Bean,...

Hartman's Card Craft has become a modern day classic of magical literature. After Craft is an excellent sequel and equally fine publication. All cards, all fascinating, and all expertly described and illustrated. A 283 page hardbound book of 85 separately tiled tricks and sleights all illustrated in detail. Sixty-four of these have...

"The whole process is incredibly clean and works like a charm. It's a great step forward in prop-less mentalism..."
- Marc Paul

"Wow, what a tome you've created! I never imagined that this could lead to so many things..."
- Greg Arce

Banachek was certainly spot on the money when...

From the foreword by Daniel Garcia: "Some of the most clever, modern card thinking I have ever seen."

Published by Vanishing Inc. Magic, Above the Fold is the debut collection from one of magic's most exciting new talents: Rich Aviles. In this intelligent, praiseworthy collection of card and close-up material,...

When I was young, my uncle Peter fooled me badly with a simple X-Ray Vision stunt. It played serious havoc with my developing mind. Pete had been using his X-Ray Vision to "see through" the table top in order to identify how many fingers I was holding aloft. He hit it time and time again. I was later crushed, when dad explained that he'd...

"I am excited about this book...This collection oozes style and substance from a true auteur." -John Bannon, from the foreword

John Guastaferro embodies everything one admires in a magician: he is smooth but not flashy, soft-spoken yet in control. And he is an expert at crafting intelligent magic tricks. For the first time...

Ride the Wave...

Seven "Fractal" card tricks from John Bannon:

MEGA WAVE - Hocus Pocus and Mumbo Jumbo Hammers four-card Brainwave.

FRACTAL RE-CALL - JB popular "Call of the Wild" wild-card routine fractalized.

SHORT ATTENTION SCAM - A maximum magic minute. JB's hit "The Royal...

The Legend of Poker Sam

This is the story of the very last hand.
Played by the gambler no one could stand.
Everyone called him Poker Sam.
His winnings were legend, his arrogance the same.
Poker Sam always played a perfect game.

All the players consipred to give Sam his comeuppance.
But they...

Featuring Influenced and the Modern ACAAN

In Meant To Be, we discovered the power and versatility of executing a shift while taking the cards out of the box. This particular project shares a completely different card case shift that is extremely practical, versatile, and deceptive. I have been sitting on this for quite some time,...

Filled with history, stories, and, most of all, magic, Best of All Worlds pays tribute to one of the greatest card tricks of all time: Paul Curry's classic card effect Out of This World.

Best of All Worlds is not just a book about a 'Magic Trick". It is an extensive, in-depth look at what Dai Vernon called "the card...

Three effects using a double face card. These fool bad. Chad uses these tricks in every paid gig.

Contents

Conditioned Transposition
A spectator places a selection in their back pocket. Instantly, the selection transposes with another selection a visual manner. The spectator places and removes the card.

>Chad has devised three simple, easy and effective card controls for walk around and strolling magic.

The spectator squares the card to complete the controls.

Applications; force, switch.

Contents

• Peep Control
• Wonder Control
• Tip Control

Finally, here's how to do all those showy tricks and flourishes that card players are dying to know: how to send a deck cascading from one hand to the other. How to snap open two flawless fans. How to cut a deck with one hand. Choose four aces seemingly at random. Flick a card accurately across the room.

The clearest,...

DE'VO'S SECRET BOOKS Volume 2 ( Second Edition, Hardbound)

De'vo's Secret Books as a project is a 3 volume collection of De'vo's early underground material from the 1970s to current day.

Here is a listing of the contents:

Chapter 1
THE JOURNEY - This...

John Bannon's new lecture booklet:
A deeper, layered kind of surprise. A mathematical drive-by. Poker and more. Go all in.

Counterpunch
The Dunbury Delusion slams into the Biddle trick. It's not just a card trick, it's a con job.

Four Faces North
Bannon's...

The game marked a new generation of Magic Dream

The game marked than you expected ...

"Diabolically hidden and readable in the blink of an eye ..." Gaëtan Bloom

"The game Ultimate is currently the best game scored for the magicians. It manages to be both easy to read and difficult to...