5 books that need to be on your bookshelf

Card College Volumes 1 - 5 Book Card College Volumes 1 - 5
Book by Roberto Giobbi - $37.00 each

When people tell us they are serious about card magic and want to know what books they should buy, we always tell them the same thing: “Get Card College.” That’s not to say that this acclaimed series is just for beginners. It’s not. It’s an excellent, cumulative course in handling a pack of cards,...

Williamson's Wonders Book Williamson's Wonders
Book by Richard Kaufman - $42.00

The staggering amount of strong material in this thin but dense volume makes it a perennial favorite on EVERYONE’s list. Ask ANYBODY for his or her favorite magic books, and this one will be near the top.   Why? Because Williamson has a rare gift for plot innovations. Take the Card to Pocket...

Card Fictions Book Card Fictions
Book by Pit Hartling - $40.00

Card Fictions has become a modern classic. It's our pick of the best magic book of the last five years and one that you really must read. The book contains these seven amazing fictions: You sense the colors of playing cards through a solid table. You stack four Poker hands in less than ten seconds....

Strong Magic Book Strong Magic
Book by Darwin Ortiz - $45.00

"The book is readable, it's extremely clear, it's clear, it's thrilling in its intellectual adventure. And it's also, clearly, enormously practical. It makes you think. It enriches you as an artist (and therefore as a human being.)" - Juan Tamariz "A wonderful, wonderful book...

The Art of Astonishment Book The Art of Astonishment
Book by Paul Harris - $45.00 each

That Paul Harris has changed the face of close-up magic is undisputed. That Paul Harris continues to be relevant in 2009 is also undisputed. But there’s a lot going on here, so let’s be candid.   Paul Harris burst onto the scene in the mid 70s with a totally new brand of close-up magic. Unlike...