Books: General Magic

The Most Important Book On Magic Theory Since Strong Magic!

In Designing Miracles, Darwin Ortiz continues the task he began in Strong Magic: to explore and raise the level of craft in magic. This time he presents a groundbreaking study of how laymen think and what it takes to amaze them.

Darwin has earned...

Illusionworks 4 - Insight Ingenuity and Innovation

This is a NEW book of original illusion concepts from Rand Woodbury.

This is the first new book of original illusions from Rand in 19 years. 34 illusions, 145 illustrations, 100 pages (less than $1.50 per new idea)

Woodbury says, "I love this book. It blows...

In Making Real Magic, Osterlind exhorts mystery entertainers everywhere to take magic beyond the province of tricks and storybook tales and to make it a reality in their own lives and also in the lives of their audiences.

In this major new work, almost twice the length of Making Magic Real, Osterlind encourages magicians to seize...

The Secret Life of Houdini by William Kalush and Larry Sloman is perhaps the most controversial book ever written about Harry Houdini. Experts are still debating the claims put forth in this groundbreaking biography. Did Houdini really work for the Secret Service? Did he sometimes rely on confederates to accomplish his escapes? Were ardent...

The Sense of Wonder is the second installment in Robert E. Neale's eagerly anticipated Trilogy of Magic. In these pages, Bob Neale sets out to expand our understanding of the human capacity to wonder beyond common notions of it. As he uncovers the widely different styles and subjects of wonder, he also shows how magicians...

BILLY McCOMB was a working magician and inventor of magic for more than 50 years. He was a prolific writer, a gifted illustrator, and could invent patter at the drop of a hat for just about any effect or circumstance. Join Billy and his friends Teller, Johnny Thompson, The Amazing Johnathan, Lance Burton, Simon Lovell, John Fisher,...

The Secrets of Conjuring and Magic is one of the classic instructional books on magic. Written by the father of modern magic, Jean Eugne Robert-Houdin. It covers the gamut of the classic and popular illusions of the day. You will be amazed at the effects contained within and the excellent instruction from one of magic's greatest and...

Have you ever wondered how to build your own Substitution trunk?

Well, now you can get the schematics to create this amazing prop.
The trunk can be examined by the audience before the effect is preformed...

Are you ready to take your performance to the next level?

These are Marc Oberon's 2009 lecture notes which are selling very quickly following lectures during his tour. Includes Epic, Offkey, Predict Event, Tom Cat and WhatDoYouSee?

This Deluxe book is limited to 300 copies and each book is numbered.

Biography of the great escape artist and vaudeville entertainer Harry Houdini. Uses newspaper clippings, handbills of his acts and the memories of his friends as source material. Written by the famous magician and author Milbourne Christopher.

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Turn your Bill Tube into more than one trick!

Covering both the single and the double Bill Tube, this 35-page booklet is an excellent introduction to this great magic effect. Though your Bill Tube came with instructions for producing a signed and vanished dollar bill, this booklet will show you MORE variations and MORE baffling...

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

The Basics:
History
Selections
Designs

The Penetrations:
Linking
Unlinking

Routines:
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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.