Books: All Magic Books

This is the book that Richard Osterlind has been writing in his head for five years...and it's available at last.

Metalblast contains not the methods, but the real secrets of metal bending. In this exciting new work, Richard Osterlind discusses the mindset of the metal bender and the key ingredients necessary to make an...

The Very Modern Mindreader - 10th Anniversary Edition

The Very Modern Mindreader was the first publication from Osterlind Mysteries and was a huge success. Over time, Richard has improved on many aspects of the material.

This 10th anniversary edition of our classic work has been enhanced considerably. The line...

In this exciting new book, Richard Osterlind talks about the use of words and language with profound insights into the applications for mentalism. Richard reveals his own methods for talking about our art, using words in mentalism procedures, getting spectators on stage, dealing with the entire audience, applause cues, and so much more....

By Bruce Cervon. 52 prized effects straight form a top performer's routine. Lots and lots of explosive card routines with clear, crisp, black and white photos. Hard bound 178 pages and an absolute must for the close up or parlour performer. Also features pressure fan switches, one card coin matrix, two card controls.

With this 208 page 8 1/2" x 11" illustrated book, you will learn to succeed as a birthday party entertainer and enjoy the benefits of owning your own profitable home based business! Everything you need to know to get started in the birthday party business.

A lifetime of secrets from one of mentalism's underground legends!

Over the last 25 years, Doug Dyment has been performing his unique and powerful mentalism around the world. Yet, for the most part, his material has been kept private - except for a few limited release manuscripts that are long out of print. Now, Vanishing Inc....

In the first half of the previous century, the popularity of Vaudeville, Chautauqua, and Lyceum kept thousands of performers, magicians included, fully employed. These venues, coupled with nightclubs, private dates and clubs produced heady days of success. After the advent of the first motion picture talkies, then later, television, many...

Profit at the Party, by David Hallett, is a fantastic book containing activities and bits of business for Kids Shows. Also included are marketing tips that still stand up in today's world.

If you perform Children's magic, this book really is a must! Limited quantities available.

Classic magic...
legendary magicians...
and they're now all in one place
for the very first time!

L&L Publishing proudly presents:

The Complette Ganson Magic Teach-In Series

Beginning in the late 1970s, Lewis Ganson, one of magic's most respected writers, produced a series of booklets that featured...

Performers kill an audience, slay 'em, knock 'em dead.

These are life and death terms. Are magic and comedy forms of passive aggression?

Magic is a couple letters away from tragic, laughter is only away from slaughter, and when an act fails, it died.

Don't die. Kill. Be an Assassin.

"Regardless...

John Leung is one of the most respected legendary mentalist in China. And he is also a college teacher.

John have performed over 700 hundred shows over the last ten years.

The effects in this book are some of the creations from John's working materials,all of them are tested in real performance to real people. John put...

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 to carry...

Here's everything you ever need to know on how to perform the famous Three Card Monte.

It's a challenge to learn and a challenge to do it without getting caught. Its fundamentals are simple to learn and its performance is difficult to perfect. Everyone knows what it is, but very few can do it really well.

It's...

Camirand Academy's Masters Of Magic Series

This is your chance to learn some classics of magic like a Ring On String routine, the Three Shell Game, Coins Through The Table, a Two Cup & Ball routine, a Torn & Restored Card, and much more magic and sleight of hand with cards and coins.

The Masters Of Magic Series was released...

"As a wise friend sharing love and guidance, Juan brings you into the fold with charm and warm words: showing his heuristic voyage with deep insight into some astonishing routines and philosophy. Each letter arrives with laughs and diverse ideas for the practical wonderworker. Having a pen pal has never been so exciting!"
- Paul...

Ian Adair's Mind Blowing Mentalism features 40 mentalism routines and ideas from the brilliant mind of Ian Adair.

The effects within this 144 page book are published for the first time.

There are some real gems here that are not to be missed.

A FISM-winners lifetime of work compiled into one unbelievable book from Vanishing Inc.

Jean-Pierre Vallarino is one of the most talented magicians to ever live. Throughout his decades-long career, he has continually created some of the most poetic and entertaining magic our community has ever seen. Yet, some magicians may not instantly...

Once again there are 75 bits of business like the previous volumes. This is the biggest volume yet.

Volume One had 128 pages, Two had 136 pages, Three had 144 pages and Four has 188 pages. There's more jokes and longer routines. It is the same high quality with heavy stock pages, a faux purple leather cover, plus a purple silk...

Within the inner circle of advanced coin magic, the work of Giacomo Bertini has been known and respected for years. The depth and breadth of his work, though, has not been recognized for what it is: a radical new system and theory of coin methodology. It leads to a fresh paradigm in the art of magic with coins. Few indeed can claim a body...

"Joe's wit and wisdom will delight and inspire you."
- Jeff McBride, International Star Magician, and creator of the Magic & Mystery School in Las Vegas.

"Joe has done it again and magically filled a book with thousands of unique insights on conjuring. If you love our art, you will undoubtedly have years of...

Sixty different routines compiled by Paul Romhany and TC Tahoe, with additional routines by eighteen other magicians from around the world, including Banachek, Kenton Knepper, Gerard, Richard Webster, Joe Givan, and Wayne Rogers.

This book is a compendium of creative approaches to a single principle, a principle dedicated to...

Written by John Fisher
Edited by Todd Karr
Introduction by Lance Burton

A complete biography of magic’s master!
Step-by-step analysis of Cardini’s act
Almost 600 pages
Over 800 illustrations
350 frame-by-frame shots of his act
Beautiful color section

“Cardini was one of...

The Acidus legacy continues!

Millard Longman has long been one of the moving forces in modern mentalism! His Acidus Novus and Acidus Globus have become classics. There is hardly a mentalist alive who doesn't use one or both of these in actual performances!

Millard doesn't put out material often but when he does, it...

A book you cannot afford to be without!

There are many principles used in mentalism that are ageless. One cannot be a serious mentalist without a thorough knowledge of these subjects. One of these is the use of the crib. Cribs are often an integral part of book tests, expanding anagrams, card effects and a vast amount of mentalism...

"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....