Books: All Magic Books

As last a big book containing a collection of mind staggering demonstrations of ESP by one of the best creative mentalists. Here are easy to prepare mental feats using playing cards and other easily acquired props. Many of the special items you will need are included in the book for easy removal. This is highly practical and commercial...

From the man who made an unfortunate purchase!

Due to a manufacturing defect (accidental or deliberate), some handkerchiefs won't knot for right-handers. How can you recognize one of these radical rags? Well, unless you know how, it will only submit to left-handed tying!

Pocket-ready for close-up or stage...

Live Kidbiz sold out its 2100-copy first edition, but thanks to Sammy Smith the original Live Kidbiz book is now reprinted and includes a DVD!

Live Kidbiz 1 contains a dozen video cuts with a book explaining them all, as follows: Vanishing Coke Bottle, Magic to Rock Music (canes, silks more), Climax Egg Bag, Radio Rabbit (a production...

• Jungle Warm-up using rope tricks out of Tarbell
• No Bounce Ball with an audience helper
• Disbanded Arm Penetration with a girl from the audience
• Go Fish is a do-it-yourself routine with two children and fish pictures
• Snake Basket with 2 kids from my jungle show
• Easter Egg Count from a pre-school show, 2 kids,...

After ten years and 60 issues, The Magic Menu ceased being "the international journal for professional restaurant and bar magicians" and became for one brief, shining volume "the professional journal for working close-up magicians."

Two hard-bound compendiums were issued that contained the initial 60 issues. It was announced...

Issue 64 is more of a "mixed bag" than previous issues, with various perspectives on a large variety of topics of interest to professional workers.

Coeditor Jim Sisti tackles the thorny issue of just what to call what it is that professional performers do. Alain Nu then begins a new series of columns discussing various ways...

"No recent book on magic . . . reveals so many inside secrets." - Martin Gardner

Known among veteran magicians for his invention of many new tricks and his imaginative twists of old ones, Paul Curry incorporated thoroughly engrossing material with a style that was truly elegant. This book by a "magician's...

From the man who wants close-up magic to be as easy as stage magic!

You can make any deck of cards, yours or borrowed, appear to be a deviously designed device! A trick deck! Close inspection by the untrained eyes of your spectators reveals nothing, but you prove your claim by causing the deck to visibly find a freely selected...

Imagine ... extracting a two-inch contact lens from your eye and changing it into a pair of glasses ... causing a spectator's card to rise completely out of the deck and then hover in mid-air with a life of its own ... having the spectator's selected card develop right before their eyes like a Polaroid picture ... viciously tearing...

The inside buzz on this is very strong. The material here is pure "Kentonism" ranging from the easy and simple to the bold and daring. The material can be performed as very realistic, intense, educational, weird, hypnotic or light if you prefer.

• Stirring - A spectator suddenly cannot make a simple stir straw spin on...

Whit Haydn's comedy cut and restored rope routine, The Mongolian Pop-Knot, was developed on the street corners of New York in the late 1960's. Like his famous comedy routine with the linking rings, this routine of Whit's has become a standard. The routine flows from section to section, with each new part of the routine justified...

The last book written by Karrell Fox, the legendary "King of Korn." Chock full of "goodies," not to mention well-illustrated ideas for kid-show magic, close-up tricks, tradeshow material and stage magic, as well.

Thoroughly illustrated by Ed Harris, and punctuated with countless "Foxy Fotos" taken by Karrell...

In this outstanding new collection, an expert presents step-by-step, foolproof instructions for 65 of his most impressive card tricks, guaranteed to work flawlessly and to delight audiences. Mystifying, entertaining illusions include "Prediction Wallet," in which the card a spectator has chosen and signed is found in the magician's...

This book is highly recommended for beginners and professionals. Bill Tarr presents you with the basics of sleight of hand using cards, balls, thimbles, cigarettes, and other common items. Tricks include Three-Card Monte, Cups and Balls, and much, much more. 224 pages.

The Close-Up Magic Magazine - bound into a series of high-quality clothbound books reproducing every hard-to-find issue of the magazine acclaimed as one of the richest sources of subtle, inventive close-up magic.

Book 1 represents the first 24 issues. Over 300 pages of brilliant modern tricks with cards, coins, ropes, cups...

There is no better way to describe this terrific, hard bound book than to list a small sample of its contents: Cigarette Routines, Thimble Magic, Modern Card Sleights, Card Effects for Stage, Ornamental Sleights with Cards, and lots more. This well illustrated volume should be on your shelf.

The Phoenix was published biweekly from 1942 to 1954 and presented well versed practical tricks. The most talented magicians of the time contributed their best ideas to The Phonix; effects that fooled magicians.

Now for the first time the complete 6 volume set is available on CD ROM. Search through over 1200 pages with the interactive...

Cut Yourself In Half! Anywhere at Anytime! Surrounded by Spectators!

Andrew Mayne's Pocket Sawing In Half booklet contains 6 different ways to apparently perform the classic sawing in half illusion....on yourself! Two of the routines can even be performed surrounded by spectators. The complete 12 page manuscript includes 35 photographs...

Outstanding collection of nearly 200 crowd-pleasing mental magic feats (requiring no special equipment). Author offers insider's tips and expert advice on techniques, presentation, diversions, patter, staging and all else needed to make any trick a foolproof success. Lucidly written, thoroughly diagrammed book by one of magic's...

This series will eventually be the most intensive collection of sponge ball magic ever put on paper. Volume 1 deals mainly with the sleights but does include several killer routines. You'll learn palming plus 12 different vanishes. Sponge balls have alwaysbeen an audience favorite and this book will teach you all the necessary skills....

Literally two books in one!
On one side of this 180-page hardcover is a reprint of H.J. Burlingame's 1907 paperback release How to Read People's Minds which includes some history on muscle reading and how it works along with a fascinating section on training your dog to read minds!

Then give the book a flip end over...

How often do you hear an ad for a magic book say, "This one effect ALONE is worth the price of the book." Well, we could certainly say that several times over. Consider this:

CONSIDER: What would you pay for a virtually sleight free card effect that can play for over 5 minutes, is topical, and can be done virtually under...

In his uniquely casual style, mentalist Andrew Leviss shares insight into some of the most important aspects in the field of mentalism. From choosing material to deciding how to present it, interacting with audience members to how to answer challenges, Andy addresses some of the most important, yet often overlooked factors in becoming a...

The much anticipated sequel to "Rants Into Raves" is finally here! Rants 2 is everything its predecessor was and more. When you are done reading this manuscript, you will have a much greater understanding of yourself as a mystery performer. Your strengths and weaknesses will be exposed, and through this self exploration, you will...