Would you like to have in your repertoire some killer mentalism effects that you can perform anytime, any place and without any props? Well good news! Conversation As Mentalism by Mark Elsdon contains tried and tested material that you can start to use immediately. The participant's...

The top card men in the world disagree on many things. One thing they all agree on is that no other book in the history of card manipulation deserves careful study more than The Expert at the Card Table. After one hundred years, it is still considered the foundation upon which modern card magic...

For almost a century, this book has been considered indispensable to attaining the highest level of card mastery. In it, S.W. Erdnase, a supreme master of card manipulation, teaches card enthusiasts how to perform the dazzling tricks and sleights-many of them how own creations-that made him...

There’s a price to pay for everything in card magic. A move may be technically perfect and logical, but require a positioning of the body or special choreography to get into it, thereby creating limitations. It may need years of practice and still never achieve 100% deceptiveness. Many of the...

The strongest card tricks most often depend on a stack or special deck. Unfortunately, if you start with a gaffed deck, as soon as you have accomplished the impossible feat, its very strength causes audiences to say, "Let me see those cards!" With a deck switch, they can, because you just switched...

Hot off the heels of his best-selling book, One Degree, John Guastaferro is back! This new book contains an all-new collection of close-up magic from John Guastaferro. There are nine card effects, which can be done anytime, anywhere with a borrowed deck—and two non-card effects using a borrowed...

The story deck is a classic demonstration in card magic. It has stood the test of time. From the famous Sam The Bellhop (brought to life by Bill Malone's rendition) to story decks from memorized stacks, the plot has become a classic, yet underused idea in magic. Unlike other story...

The performer shows an envelope he says contains a prediction. This envelope is left on the table the ENTIRE time. The spectator shuffles and cuts his own deck and with obvious freedom selects a card. Upon looking in the envelope, you show a picture of a '52 on 1' card and point to their card....

Among Darwin Ortiz' many fans, the only question is which of his card books is the best: Darwin Ortiz at the Card Table, Cardshark (both out of print), or Scams & Fantasies with Cards. Now there is a new candidate: the aptly-named Lessons in Card Mastery. This time the accent is...

Roberto Giobbi, recipient of the Academy of Magical Arts' Literary Fellowship of 2012-2013, is known worldwide as the preeminent teacher of card magic. He is also one of Europe's most sought-after performers of close-up magic. Reading Confidences is like having an ear next to Giobbi's lips as...