Books: Card Magic

A small dose of strong medicine. First publication anywhere presenting these five new card tricks from the mind of Ryan Matney.

Renumber and Forget: A version of Hofzinser's classic premise that has real impact and its own internal logic.

Slam Bang Universal: Need a quick, deceptive Universal Card routine...

Nick Trost's Subtle Card Creations series of easy-to-do card effects continues with Volume 8. As in the other volumes in the series these routines rely on subtle moves and principles rather than difficult sleight of hand. Once again there are over 100 tricks, this time collected in 13 chapters covering Gambling Tricks,...

"F**k me!!! This is ridiculous! Mate it's so, so, so fooling! Even after knowing the original method and watching it play out countless times"
- Nathan Chandler

"Just watched the demo you sent for the Card At Any Number and I have no idea how it works"
- Dreygon Hibbler

"I can't...

This limited edition, cloth bound set of 2 massive volumes comes in a deluxe cloth bound slipcase.

Finally! Magic Christian's final installments for his long-awaited magnum opus on one of history's greatest magicians, Johann Nepomuk Hofzinser. This set is a must-have for owners of parts one and two, or anyone interested in...

Hardbound, 414 pages, second edition.

A compilation of seven of Lewis' softback booklets:

• Imp Romp 2
• The Spring of 52
• Lusions
• Champagne
• Con Sessions
• Counter Feats
• Cardiogram

A full-length exploration into the creation of miniatures 'sets' of mentalism material using the simplest of props - a box of matches or a handful of coins.

Armed with nothing more than a box of matches or a small handful of coins, you can now entertain your close up audiences with amazing demonstrations of mentalism. It's...

Step right up! Ladies and gentleman, prepare to be amazed, amused, and astounded by the strange and wonderful curiosities found on the inside of a new book, Weird and Awesome Wonders by William V. Rauscher. A spectacular amalgamation of strange and bizarre exhibits has been assembled for your reading pleasure!

• Hardcover
• Color...

Tony Griffith is truly gifted when it comes to routines and presentations. In An Invitation to Mystery, Tony shares some of his greatest effects and routines. Some very deceiving card magic is explained in detail.

Keep in mind, these are far from knuckle busting effects -- as a matter of fact, they are very easy to learn and...

Card College is a modern classic. It is without a doubt the most important work on sleight of hand with cards. This is the first volume in a series of five. The speciality of this electronic book are its 89 video clips, which show how Giobbi executes each and every technique described.

This ebook has also been nominated as a finalist...

Effects with the Card Index is a very hard-to-find publication that is focused around the card index. Weston goes into "out of the box" placements for the index, and readers come away with a new mindset on how and where the index can be used in performance.

Card Caprice contains two of Jack Yates' most coveted effects. Jack's Wallet is a combination Mental effect/Card to Wallet, where a selected card later appears inside an un-gimmicked wallet.

You may never want to purchase another gimmicked wallet after reading this method. Jack's Line Up is the second effect taught....

Jack's Pack is a devious stacking method for finding any card in a deck by way of using: numbers, names, words, etc. Highly Recommended!

This book contains the late Patrick Page's handling and routine for the classic Cards to Pocket. Patrick's take on the effect is extremely direct and fooling. Plays from close-up, walk-around to stage.

This is a very hard-to-find booklet. Very limited quantities available.

"The whole process is incredibly clean and works like a charm. It's a great step forward in prop-less mentalism..."
- Marc Paul

"Wow, what a tome you've created! I never imagined that this could lead to so many things..."
- Greg Arce

Banachek was certainly spot on the money when he said:...

The Immaculate Card Magic of Walt Lees contains truly jaw-dropping effects for the close-up performer. There are four card routines explained in great detail and illustrated with photographs. This book does NOT disappoint. Limited quantities available.

Weston's Ways with Cards contains 37 solid, worker close-up card effects as well as 12 moves, controls, and sleights.

Hardbound
11" X 9"
Limited quantities

The 10 Year Anniversary Edition of If an Octopus Could Palm features all-new cover art illustrated by Jonathan Burton and a foreword by Tony Chang.

Learn over a dozen conceptual palming techniques designed to inspire new ways of thinking about the age-old practice of holding out. Beautifully printed and bound with a foil-stamped...

Boris Wild's new book with his latest creations

The routines explained in this book rest on the shoulders of contemporary or past magicians whose effects made Boris Wild want to create personal variations, whether in terms of method or presentation, with one goal in mind: have maximum magical impact on the audience.

Over...

Inside Out is something special; a deeply personal tour de force of radical new approaches for creating powerful magic. This book will alter your thinking, challenge your assumptions and bring new meaning to the concept of audience involvement.

Told through story and beautiful imagery you will discover 16 effects and techniques...

John Bannon and Liam Montier present THREE absolute killer 'fractal' packet tricks in one small but deadly volume with 'Triabolical'! These are easy, examinable packet tricks at their VERY best!

"Bannon and Montier hit the trifecta with Triabolical. It's scary what you get when you combine Bannon's...

"Resigned to Miracles" by Peter Groning is one of the most exciting card magic books I've read in a long time. I'll never understand how he stumbled upon the brilliant method for obtaining duplicate signed cards - as you know, one of the Holy Grails of card magic. He explores many ways to exploit this concept, which makes new...

There is far more to a trick than its mechanics and presentation. In this book, best-selling author Roberto Giobbi discusses the essential ingredients of artistic magic, the hallmark of all successful magicians.

Never before have these closely guarded secrets been identified, named or explained in such a detailed yet succinct...

Ryan Matney has taken some modern subtleties, concepts, and principles, put them on the boil and simmered them down to their essence.

What's left is pure magic.

It's all new, previously unpublished. This is highly-evolved, professional, self-working card magic from the mind of Ryan Matney.

Featuring:

"Free...

Featuring:

CHOP SHOP. Card trick? Chop cup? Both? Neither? Fractal!

PROXY SHOCK. Performer suddenly nails a truly thought-of card.

CUT AND RUN. An extended running cut finds four Aces (or whatever you desire).

HYBRID HOLDOUT. Participant shuffles and cuts. Top stock: Controlled.

STEALTH ASSEMBLY...

>Inside "Sleightly Out of Order" (a much anticipated second volume of the "Out of Order" series), you'll discover card plots, both classic and new. The magic routines range from spellers to triumphs. Tricks that tell stories to mentalism that messes with the audience's minds. You'll discover gambling demonstrations and...