The complete beginner's guide to anytime, anywhere sleight-of-hand magic. The man who made The Memory Book a #1 national bestseller reveals the secrets of his favorite hobby - Magic! With characteristic wit and directness, Harry Lorayne explains the secrets of a few simple techniques that will enabl...
In the first decades of the twentieth century magicians filled the magic journals with articles on card tricks, giving improvements on classic tricks and inventing new ones. If you could put together a collection of these magazines you would almost have a complete course on card tricks, by some of t...
Richard's Almanac was acclaimed as one of the finest newsletters ever devoted to close-up magic. Its publication from 1982 to 1987 was a highlight in the history of close-up magic periodicals. And now, all four hundred pages of the original newsletter, containing tricks from the greatest close-up ma...
56 Foolproof Tricks Close-up card magic is performed right under the noses of the spectators. It has an immediacy that cannot be duplicated by platform magic. Seasoned professionals agree there is no better way to learn how to handle an audience than when they are inches away. -Karl Fulves Karl Fulv...
The Book of Bankable Bar Betchas, Brain Bogglers, Belly Busters & Bewitchery- Volume Two: Expect the same classy pocket-sized book with a reddish brown faux leather-binding, silver gilt edges, a red ribbon marker, etc. There are 75 more effects full of one-liners, with 136 pages and over 100 ill...
A Handbook for Conjurers Like theatrical presentations, conjuring is an art of illusion. A magician skilled in the craft is able to convince an audience that he or she can read minds, communicate with the spirit world, make objects appear or disappear and perform other acts of of seemingly genuine m...
Luke Jermay, consultant for Criss Angel's Mind Freak show and Derren Brown's Tricks of the Mind has just released a piece from his personal repertoire, 49:SECONDS. Listen as he talks to Alvo Stockman about memory based magic and why it's a different animal. Straight from Luke's repertoire, 49:SECOND...
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...
If you've ever wondered what kinds of things went on at spirit seances during their 19th Century heyday, this amazing performance will illuminate some of those mysteries - and leave you puzzling over how the mediums did it. The history of seances, essays on seance performance, 6 close-up effects wit...
70 Foolproof Tricks For centuries, rope tricks have been staples of the magician's repertoire. Surprisingly, many of the best ones are self-working, meaning they do not require unusual dexterity or long hours of practice. This excellent guidebook, written by one of today's foremost authoritie...