Books: All Magic Books

Fabulous collection of card magic culled from the pages of The Pentagram, including an excellent chapter by Graham Adams.

Author: Mike Caveney

Mike Caveney Wonders
9 by 11.5 inches
456 pages printed in full color on heavy art matte paper
570 photographs
Foreword by Mac King
Printed end-sheets with a tipped-in color frontis-piece
3-color foil stamping on the cover

The Conference Illusions
9 by 11.5 inches
256...

The guys here at the shop have been performing this routine for customers as well as at strolling gigs. It gets our highest recomendation - Howard Katz

Still using electronics for coin in hand? Think again!

Mark Elsdon's Tequila Hustler is THE game changer.

• No electronics, no gimmicks,...

"Jheff has produced another awesome book which brings the classic magician's choice into the 21st century. It's the closest thing to real mentalism."
- Bob Cassidy

Using only your voice and no special apparatus, can you control participants to make the choices you want them to? Of course, you can! Magicians have always...

Sync is the perfect method for guessing a name completely prop-less.

Fraser Parker recently went back to his notebooks to an older idea of his for guessing a name without the spectator ever having to say a word and after a few days of playing with scripting all of the pieces of the jigsaw finally fell into place.

It is now...

For the last two years, Colin McLeod has been off the radar. He's been working hard behind the scenes on his real world performances, both for TV and stages around the world.

What you'll learn in this book is the material he's been refining during that time. These are the real methods, concepts and ideas that he uses to...

How to create, promote and present a full scale magic show. Everything you need to know about putting a magic show into a theater or similar venue. Twenty-Two chapters with many helpful photographs provide information normally almost impossible to find. As a professional illusionist in his own theater, the author writes from personal experience...

Limited edition reprint of Stephen Hobbs' underground, and fabulous, magazine from the 1990s: Labyrinth. Less than 100 copies of each issue were originally printed, so the material will be new to virtually all of you.

The book is 456 pages, hardcover with a 3-piece binding, printed on acid free paper and Smyth Sewn for lay-flat...

In this long-awaited follow-up to Transformations: Creating Magic Out of Tricks, Lawrence Hass opens a path for magicians to reach toward better magic performances and shows.

Covering many topics of supreme importance to working magicians, Lawrence shares his practical thinking and inspirational ideas in 30 short essays. He...

These are the notes from Scott's Stand Up Guy lecture. In these 25 pages he covers how to construct a commercial stand up act that packs small and plays big. He teaches you tips and tricks the pros use to build connections with the audience and gives you examples and ideas of how to tweak and improve your own act.

Follow the simple,...

It's Scott Alexander's cards across routine!

This is a cards across where the spectators do all the work. Ten cards are dealt out by a spectator. He then seals them in an envelope and hides them in a "safe location." Just like a smuggler, he hides them in his pants. You assure him that there is no way you would be able to...

This is Scott's hilarious routine for Al Wheatley's time honored Chop Cup.

The routine takes you back to the streets of Egypt and the ancient Fakirs in a joyful cavalcade of one liners and double entendre. This presentation was honed over seven years at Caesars Palaces' Secret Pagoda Theatre in Las Vegas and now is featured...

Vincent Hedan has presented his unique approach to mentalism everywhere in the world. In 2008, he received the First Prize in Mentalism at the French National Championship. Your mind is my playground is his first book on the subject.

With these 13 original routines for close-up and parlour, beginners and professionals will...

The wait is over ... now Simon has collected his latest creations, showcasing his unique brand of impossible card magic in a fifth giant book. Art Decko is a large (8.5" x 11") hardbound volume, full-color dust cover, black binding with silver lettering (matching Simon's previous four large books), containing over 325 pages!

Art...

The Nail Writer is, ounce-for-ounce, the most powerful tool in the mentalist's arsenal. The Nail Writer Anthology, compiled and edited by Thomas Baxter, is packed with routines, ideas and uses for this secret device. Many of these come from top name contributors such as Marc Salem, Barrie Richardson, James Randi, Hector Chadwick, Patrick...

The fourth book in the series, features more astonishing self-working effects. The contents include 8 Cards Espial, in which you name the card selected randomly from a packet of eight, Automatic Ace Triumph, a Triumph routine conducted through the telephone or video, Moraskill, a prediction added to Miraskill, and Flummoxed, an amazing...

The late David Alexander performed all over the world as a Stage Pickpocket, Magician and Mentalist. The protégé of famed Spanish Magician José Frakson, David's personality, skills and knowledge made him a popular and successful society entertainer in the Los Angeles area. There he performed for everyone from the stars of the...

If you are looking for a mind-blowing effect that even fools most magicians, then look no further. This is a PK demonstration at its best and looks like the real thing! You can apparently control objects with your mind. This was one of the late Al Mann's favorite PK effects and he fooled the author completely with it.

The principle...

Del Ray was considered the most innovative magician of the 20th century. Secretly intermingling technologies with traditional trickery, he performed miracles of magic that were unlike those of any other magician. Throughout his life, he passionately guarded the secrets of both his professional and personal affairs. Because Del Ray remained...

"Blomberg Laboratories is not as good as I had hoped it would be ... it's even better."
- Michael Weber

Sweden's Tomas Blomberg is not like other magicians. He combines his background in mathematics, physics, and puzzles to create a style of magic that is uniquely his own. Many expert magicians have heralded Blomberg...

Summary

After having lots of magicians and hobbyist's asking Chris how to find bookings, Chris has decided to open up and share with you the seven proven methods he uses to get bookings throughout the years since the age of eighteen.

With a fourteen-year track recorded of performing magic since writing this book,...

For those bitten by the bug, performing magic is far more than a profession. It is a calling. Roger Blakiston's "The Spiritual Stage" is an indispensable guide for anyone who calls the stage home. While some people experience personal happiness and others professional success, it is rare to find someone who has achieved both. Roger is...

"The 80's Called...They Want Their Magic Book Back" - Volume One , with an introduction by David Regal, is the first of a two-part series featuring 22 incredible effects and highly entertaining presentations from the slightly off-kilter mind of Jonathan Friedman. Filled with quirky, visual, and 'retro-istic' flair, Friedman's...

A lifetime's research and experienced gained from working on literally hundreds of different productions condensed and distilled in to one (oversized) book that is essential reading for any serious stage illusionist. Weighing 3kg, comprising 198 full colour A3 pages holding over 19,000 words accompanied by hundred of drawings, diagrams,...

If you are a children's/family entertainer this book is a must have!

Delve into NYC magician Christopher T. Magician's proven and practical techniques for establishing more memorable magic presentations.

You are cordially invited beyond the red velvet rope for an up-close and personal tour through the Art of children's...