Books: General Magic

This book has been in the making for over 25 YEARS!

450 pages and 52 contributors from all over the world.

"Anyone who want's to be a pro worker and learn from one of the best, this is the bible and you won't get better.Paul has covered everything in detail from A to Z. This is one of the finest books of its kind.Wish...

Slush Powder lets you do the impossible! Armed with this secret weapon, you'll be able to perform miracles. Slush Powder gives you the power to perform tricks that formerly required cumbersome gimmicks and apparatus. Now, miracles can be performed with the greatest of ease.

Inside, you'll learn how to:

• Visibly morph...

"Chris Carey is a positive thinker, a professional communicator and a successful magician. Anyone wanting interesting reading, insightful anecdotes and sound advice will value this book." - Michael Ammar

"Find the Stuff That's You! will help many to shorten the difficult road they must travel for success."...

In this book, Henning Nelms analyzes every phase of conjuring, from sleights, devices, and illusions to misdirection, controlling the audience's attention, incorporating 'patter', and the effective use of assistants. Of particular interest is a chapter on body language, posture, positioning and movement. Also included are some...

Countless magicians achieved success commercially and with their peers - and accomplished this impressive feat by incorporating the classic effect - Linking Rings. One example that comes to mind it would be Viktor Voitko, who took this classic in a completely different direction - and the rest is history. Viktor and others have...

Over 20 years in the making! The FFFF Book is a collection of routines and memories from and about the Fechter's Finger Flicking Frolic convention. Contributors include Paul Gertner, Steve Beam, Pit Hartling, Ray Ben, Dan Garrett, Harrison Carroll, David Lederman, Steve Dushek, Doc Eason, Phil Goldstein, Tom Craven, Ray Mertz, Bill Miesel,...

Romhany shares everything in this book including how to get in to the market, how to get booked on cruise ships as a speaker, selling products, how to write speeches, how to make money from this, putting together an entire package, incorporating magic in to your presentations, PLUS it includes Romhany's own presentation that he has made...

During the first third of the 20th century, London was generally recognized as being the focal point of the magic world. It could be argued that St. George's Hall was largely responsible for this claim. The goal of most magicians was to eventually trod the hallowed boards at Maskelyne's Theatre.

Anne Davenport and John Salisse...

Each month in MAGIC magazine, Mike Caveney selects from the files of the legendary Egyptian Hall Museum a letter of historical importance. Sometimes the writer or recipient (or both) are well-known names while other times the players are totally unknown, but every letter sheds new light on a shadowy corner of magic's fascinating history....

Robert Harbin is a name that towers over the world of magic. His original stage illusions are familiar, even to laymen, in all parts of the world. His incredible output of close-up, cabaret and stage magic continued unabated for over forty years. Today, Robert Harbin is recognized as a rare genius of 20th century magic.

As a writer,...

This is not a reprint of our 1984 edition of Revelations, Dai Vernon's legendary annotations for The Expert at the Card Table by S.W. Erdnase.

This new, over-size book was triggered by the discovery of more than 160 long-lost photographs of Dai Vernon's hands that were taken in 1961 specifically to illustrate this...

The story of the four men who performed under the name Willard the Wizard reads like a roller coaster ride made up of triumphant highs and tragic lows. Working closely with author David Charvet were Harry Willard's grown children, Eugene, Madeline and Frances, who spent many years during their youth traveling with and performing in their...

Here at last, is the whole story behind America's most successful comedy magician. From his early days in the street, to head-lining in night clubs and casino showrooms, to the starring role on TV's hit series, Night Court.

Wise Guy begins with hilarious stories from Harry's apprenticeship as a street entertainer....

The perfect gateway into the world of pickpocketing. Vanishing Inc. and Hector Mancha explore a far-too-often overlooked skill in The Wonderous World Of Pickpocketing.

Learning pickpocketing is something that may intimidate many magicians. Luckily, there is a way to build up your confidence without ever needing to really...

From his mysteriously soiled laptop keyboard, The Great Sebastiano has created a magical work of unprecedented bile and vitriol. Whether you're an embittered professional magician working the corporate scene, or a spunky young scamp aspiring to take that first step into the real art of magic, this book provides some entertaining insight...and...

">"...fascinating and fast-moving biography...Ben takes care to present the story here to appeal to insiders and laymen alike."
- The Washington Post

"A detailed and humanizing portrait of a genius and the age that hailed him as its conquering hero."
- MAGIC Magazine

"This book is a compelling read...

Are you a kids or family entertainer looking for more stage props and illusions beyond the dependable classics such as the square circle, dove pan, tip over trunk, drawer box and Zig Zag Girl? Are you looking for a Harry Potter-themed illusion?

From one of Asia's top professional illusionists, author of three critically acclaimed...

For our friends in Korea here is the entire Tarbell Set (volumes 1 - 8 ) printed entirely in Korean

Professional magician John Kaplan reveals "real world" marketing techniques, tales and insights from a 30+year career in magic.

John has successfully sold his magic services in virtually every market imaginable, including birthday parties, schools, theatres, nightclubs, banquets, tradeshows, television, cruise ships, fairs, festivals,...

What happens in Vegas stays IN YOUR POCKET...
...Take these two beautifully printed books with you and have access to over fifteen... (yes, fifteen!) different effects for close up and stage!

The Las Vegas Gambling Guide books look like they've been picked from the side of any of the strip's dazzling hotels....

8 1/2 by 11 - Cloth Bound - Color Dust Jacket - Over 200 Pages, Over 380 Photos and Illustrations Including 12 Color Pages - A complimentary DVD approx. 206 minutes containing segments of a 1982 Goebel show, film clips, and news interviews plus views inside the Jones Costume Co.

Now that everybody carries a cell phone, magic over the phone can be performed anytime, anywhere. Suddenly the telephone coupled with secret knowledge have become one of the magician's and mentalist's most powerful tools.

In Magic by Phone, Deej makes a careful study of how mysteries can be created over the phone an...

Enter into the fascinating world of the Master Magician, Harry Houdini. Written by the famous magician an author Milbourne Christopher, this 240 page collector's edition, contains hundreds of rare photos, color pages with posters and even includes a bonus pocket part of removable reproduction Houdini memorabilia in which the reader...

With the support of the well-known Swiss magician Christoph Borer, Daniel Arnold presents you in this issue a completely new presentation ideafor the magic square:

The following advantages result from this new idea:

- The demonstration is customizable Create your own personal magic square to any topic that suits you, (e.g....

Effect

One of the main reasons magicians neglect the "acting" part of magic is because magic is such a demanding discipline to learn. A performing magician wears many hats. The magician has to learn sleights, misdirection and technical prowess of the hands. The magician is the choreographer, writer, sound person, booker and...