Books: All Magic Books

Roberto Giobbi's Acclaimed Course On Sleight-Of-Hand Card Magic! Never before has a course in card magic been so thoroughly illustrated for clarity and ease of learning. Clear, engaging, detailed writing is coupled with over 1,200 professional drawings to aid the student in attaining mastery over a deck in the shortest possible...

"Cards are power; learn to harness that power, and you will be forever rewarded" - From Preface by James Swain.

James Swain's book - 21st Century Card Magic - has stunningly effective simple card routines. Improve your sleight-of-hand card skills immediately and with ease. Thorough instructions with photo illustrated explanations...

The book presents a twelve-step program for developing your own original magical effects. First, the traits and characteristics needed to open your mind to the creative thinking process are discussed.

Then, twelve techniques for creating new ideas and finding solutions to problems are introduced. These techniques are general in nature...

This book by genius creator Jerry Andrus is really a bound republication of two seperate works. First: KURIOUS KARDS In Andrus's own words: "Here is a book replete with many of my ideas on Kurious Kards. Magicdom certainly has its share of 'Take A Card' tricks -- 'Mental Marvels' -- and 'Mathematical Monstrosities.'...

This GIANT 472 page book has it all. It teaches both tricks and sleight of hand using cards, coins, ropes, cups & balls, silks, money, and more. You'll also learn how to construct some large stage illusions. A great book for all skill levels.

Steven Hamilton was a phenomenal magician!

Skillful, passionate, modest, humorous, charismatic... and in his short life, he did it all - cards, close-up, cabaret, table hopping, comedy, books, lectures and his own magazine.

All that, and he held down a day job!

But it was cards and close-up where he truly excelled,...

BAMBOOZLERS: The Book of Bankable Bar Betchas, Brain Bogglers, Belly Busters & Bewitchery: Volume Three- This project took more than three years to assemble. It's yet another bombastic bible of bar bets and bits of business that I've collected over the years through my travels. There's lots of spins on classics and several new...

This candid book clearly explains the techniques of simulating psychic phenomena. It details the presentation skills so essential to making mental magic entertaining and is an indispensable handbook for the aspiring mentalist.

Edward Hutchison is a psychotherapist, professor, and writer. He is a former Regents Scholar who...

Strangely Self-Working Conjuring

This 30-page booklet contains 13 self-working items including interactive tricks which are suitable for television or radio audiences. Contains:

• The Nine Card Problem
• The Full Deck Problem
• Dimes & Pennies
• A Quarter to Nine
• The One O'clock Mystery
• The Three...

This is one of the best books for the beginner of card magic. The sleights taught in thisbook will give you a good foundation for card magic.

The Approach - A Complete Guide to Becoming a Working Magician

Have you ever wanted to make money with your magic? To become a professional Walkaround magician who gets paid to bring people joy and wonder? Well, now is your chance...

Here it is! I actually can't believe it! I set out to do this project YEARS ago...

In the history of magic magazines The Sphinx is special. It was one of America's first and lasted for 50 years. The Sphinx was indisputably the greatest American magic magazine during our Golden Age of magic. The material, history and general gossip about magic from 1902 to 1952 is astounding and cannot be found anywhere else but The...

The change bag is what magicians call a utility prop. It's a piece of magical equipment that can work in a trick where one or more objects have to be produced, changed or vanished.

Change Bags contains information on various types of bags and handling. For the beginner or professional, this is a book that can spark an...

If you do card magic then you know how embarassing a single mistake can be. This can be an error by the performer or by the participant. This book will teach you how to overcome errors and emerge victorious. This 80 page book was published in 1940 and should be a partof every card magician's arsenal.

This is one of the best books for the beginning card magician. Each chapter describes a different sleight followed by a collection of tricks using that skill. A total of 76 carefully chosen card tricks is explained. This book has been the starting point for many card workers.

hardbound

"Fascinating!" -John Bannon

21 killer effects exploring three new techniques by award-winning writer, director and magician Chris Philpott. Intimate Mysteries explores magic done not just in the spectator's hands and minds, but with their lives. These effects are fun, fascinating and often moving to experience while...

This is the eleventh volume in the Library of Magic on Spring Flowers by Magic City. Within its pages you will find knowledge on how to perform quality routines and performances using Spring Flowers.

The Basics:
Care
Storage

The Classic Tricks:
Flowers from a Cone
Gloves...

This effect will get you more publicity than any other headline prediction. It has many features that you cannot do with other headline predictions. THIS NEW METHOD INVOLVES NO SWITCHING OF THE HEADLINE PREDICTION SLIP. There is only one headline prediction slip and it is signed by the VIP! Best of all, no gimmicks are used.

This...

Creative Magic has the formula YOU need to kick start your Magic Creativity AND Career. This book is for the magician who wants to create magic and make money while doing it.

TWO SAMPLES FROM CREATIVE MAGIC FROM BRAD CHRISTIAN AND DANIEL MADISON ON CREATIVITY

"To me, creativity seems to be an expression of letting your...

Over 80 Tricks

Easy to Read Instructions

"Amaze your family and fool your friends!"
"Excite students about reading and mathematics"

"Professional Magicians can now add a calculator to their bag of tricks!"

This book builds a joy for learning and numbers. Whether you are beginning or advanced, "Calculator...

Children Laugh Louder is now back with some of David Ginn's best routines: the Color Changing Shoelaces, Silk Illusion, Popaway Wand, Comedy Bits with Audience Helpers, Trap Door, Magic Words, Purple Puppy Chow, Dog By That Name, Bowing Contest, Shooting Card Trick, Wilting Flower, Ali Bongo Monster Hat, Freaky's Terror, and...

A small wallet is opened to display a Chinese coin and a half dollar on one side and a playing card on the other. The card is removed and placed on the table. A half dollar is removed and placed on the table, and the wallet is closed. The spectator covers the wallet with the Chinese coin. The magician snaps the card against the half dollar...

Over 500 Pages and 1000 Photographs

Bills, beer, socks, envelopes, DVDs, coffee cups, baskets, boxes, borrowed rings, portable darkness, pieces of paper, paperback books, a bulletin board, a glass canister, a wand, a pencil, and a marshmallow...plus Cards & Coins.

Magic for Stand Up, Sit Down, Near and Far. How it Works...

Rarely does card magic come along as strikingly original as that found in this book. Its creator, Earnest Earick, has refrained from publishing his groundbreaking material for years - until now! When you flip through the pages of "By Forces Unseen" you will encounter chosen cards that fly from the deck when you clap your hands, cards that...

Marc Oberon's Way Out is a versatile utility item that enables a single, folded piece of plain paper to contain the outs for anything up to twelve different predictions. It can be instantly opened to reveal only the desired one, with no fumbling or suspicious handling.

Experienced mentalist will readily appreciate its potential,...