Books: All Magic Books

Shall contemporary magic continue on its artless downward spiral or shall we, as magicians, accept and appropriate these gifts which bizarre magick offers us? This, it seems to me, is perhaps the most crucial magical question of our time. How we answer it will determine both the character and quality of magic of the future.
-Eugene...

THE EVENT MAGICIAN Volume 2: THE BUSINESS OF MAGIC FOR SPECIAL EVENTS

The Event Magician is an updated & expanded new release of J C Sum's critically acclaimed "The Event Illusionist" that was first published in 2004 and revised in 2008.

The all-new The Event Magician has been released as two...

THE EVENT MAGICIAN Volume 1: DESIGNING A STAGE SHOW FOR SPECIAL EVENTS

The Event Magician is an updated & expanded new release of J C Sum's critically acclaimed "The Event Illusionist" that was first published in 2004 and revised in 2008.



The all-new The Event Magician...

Wonder and magic surround us, yet we need a guide to see them. Historically, that guide is the magician—and Robert E. Neale is the celebrated mapmaker for this terra incognita.

This new Neale collection explores the sphere of close-up magic without playing cards. In the process, it expands the borders of magic in ways never...

"The moment John showed me this I knew it was comedy GOLD. What makes it a winner in my eyes is that it can be performed under any condition and is easy to do. A wonderful routine for the kids magician to parlor and stage performer."
- Michael Finney

This is a really cool trick. I have seen John Taylor perform...

Big News! Announcing the long-awaited brand new book from Silly Billy. It's called Super Sized Silly. That's because it weighs in at an impressive 400 pages! It contains 75 lessons to make you a better kid show magician, plus 150 routines by 100 different magicians. With 150 routines, you can create 10 completely different one hour...

What makes magic so much fun to watch? Is it the compelling story, the sense of wonder it creates, or perhaps even the beautiful ballet of cards that the magician brings to life? To be honest, all of these things are correct. Magic is an art form and like any art form it depends on what kinds of emotions it evokes from its viewers. The ability...

"52 Memories is one of the most important magic books to be published in the last ten years."
- Tomas Blomberg

Many magic books can be trivialized. They are, after all, just a collection of tricks. But, 52 Memories is more than that; it is the legacy of one of the most promising card magic creators of our time....

At long last the card wonders of underground mentalist Ben Blau have been amassed into a hard-bound volume. Ben has been quietly influencing the mentalism community for years with his meticulously-crafted miracles.

This 355 page, hard-bound and dust-jacketed book reveals many of Ben's most closely-guarded secrets, moves and principles...

Dai Vernon'sTribute to Nate LeipzigOver 200 pages on the finest paper, beautifully bound in cloth with a four-color dust jacket. A real classic for the discerning magical enthusiast. PLUS--a newly added biographical chapter by David Goodsell. A skillful combination of fascinating biographical detail and carefully described magical secrets...

If you're a fan of any card at any number, 51 faces north, or even just simple hard hitting card magic, you'll want a taste of Applesauce. This book includes Patrick's much sought after secret to his Any Thought of Card at Any Thought of Number (Applesauce) along side twelve other routines that include Mind Reading, The Evolution...

Drawing Thoughts is a culmination of work by Christopher Rawlins, centered around Christopher's favorite premise within Mentalism... the drawing duplication.

Inside this fully illustrated, and professionally formatted, pocket book you will find six methods that have been carefully created and thoroughly tested by Christopher....

"Just finished reading.. and I LOVED IT. To me there's hidden information in this book. He takes you through the entire process how to get on stage, what tricks to do, and how to get off. Read every single word."
-Ryan Schlutz

"Card in lemon, and card stab.. worth the price of the book."
-John Guastaferro...

Psychology for the Mentalist is a well referenced graduate course in Social Psychology. The techniques and principles explored in these pages can help turn mere tricks into miracles.

This project is broken down in two sections. The technique and research section and applied applications of these principles in the form of effects....

From a star studded career on the biggest stages. Royal command performances and years in TV, Wayne Dobson finally reveals his top 50 golden rules of stagecraft.

Learn how to transform your performance with tried and tested advice and tips from the master.

An A6 pocket sized booklet containing 50 stagecraft tips that will...

"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. With over...

This is Ultramodern.

A collection of tricks from some of the greatest creative minds in the field of magic. An antidote to current trends. Contemporary, practical, and magical.

All new, previously unpublished, magic from:
Robin Robertson, Martin Lewis, Paul Hallas, Marty Kane, Jozsef Kovacs, Steve Dusheck, John Carey, Al...

Why do card tricks work? How can magicians do astonishing feats of mathematics mentally? Why do stage "mind-reading" tricks work? As a rule we simply accept these tricks as "magic," we seldom recognize that they are really demonstrations of strict laws based on probability, sets, theory of numbers, topology and other branches of mathematics....

Norm includes his stage magic for kids including:

• Snowflake Miser's Dream
• Car Repair Shop
• The Amazing Fleas
• Pirate Treasure Tricks

Want to produce an iPad from an envelope skewered by pencils?

Make a hula-hoop mysteriously float around your body?

Perform a stunt with handcuffs that doesn't require any lockpicking skills or hidden keys?

Then check out Andrew Mayne's new magic book, Magic and Mischief, for all that and more!

Whether...

In this book Luca Volpe will take you on a journey in his mind, presenting a full stage show that will fit in a small box and will play really big! It is a show that Luca Volpe has performed on cruise ships for many years that has been tested through hundreds of performances. He selected his best material from his lectures and repertoire...

This is Britland's disguised version of the torn and restored card which he describes as 'Pure Stephen Tucker'. Fully illustrated 15pp.

A collection of eighty-five tricks selected from Stephen Tucker's magazine by David Britland. Many have been edited and re-written for clarity with additional illustrations. Other contributors include Gordon Bruce, Peter Duffie, Phil Goldstein, Basil Horwitz, Ted Lesley Bob Ostin, Jerry Sadowitz and others.

High quality...

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...