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Magic and Showmanship: A Handbook for Conjurers
Henning Nelms - Dover Publications
Format: Paperback
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In this instructive book, Helms analyzes every phase of conjuring - from sleights, devices, and illusions to misdirection, controlling the audience's attention, incorporating "patter," and the effective use of assistants. Of particular interest is a chapter on body language, posture, positioning,... |
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The Approach : A Guide to Becoming a Working Walkaround Magician
Jamie D. Grant
Format: Paperback
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Jamie D. Grant is a professional magician who, for over a decade, has entertained thousands of people from all walks of life. From billionaires to celebrities to the person next door, Jamie has been asked, and paid, to bring people joy and wonder. In this book, Jamie provides insider knowledge... |
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A Card Merely Thought Of...
Thomas Baxter - Thomas Baxter
Format: Book
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Notes on the "Think of a Card" Theme. Includes sections on The Erdnase Methods, The Fan Force, The Spread Force and other Routines.
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Kids' Magic Secrets: Simple Magic Tricks & Why They Work
Loris G Bree - Marlor Press, Inc.
Format: Paperback
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Using everyday items found in most homes, aspiring young magicians can dazzle friends and family with this best-selling kid's guide to performing magic tricks. With the help of this book, young magicians can magically make things appear and disappear, make rubber bands seem to go
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Thirteen Steps to Mentalism
Tony Corinda - D. Robbins & Co., Inc.
Format: Book
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A book written with the support of nearly every professional Mentalist in the world, Corinda set out to compile The Thirteen Steps to Mentalism. Corinda succeeded in producing the only real encyclopedia of mental magic.
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Modern Coin Magic: 116 Coin Sleights and 236 Coin Tricks
J. B. Bobo - Dover Publications
Format: Paperback
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This book is the most compete treatise ever written on sleight-of-hand coin conjuring. J. B. Bobo has gathered here the bet and most useful of all coin tricks - not only his own, but those of some four dozen notable prestidigitators, including such greats as Robert-Houdin, Professor Hoffmann,... |
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A Book of Magic for Young Magicians: The Secrets of Alkazar
Allan Zola Kronzek - Dover Publications
Format: Paperback
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Simple directions and clearly drawn diagrams enable beginners to master a host of dazzling deceptions: passing objects through solid barriers, cutting and restoring a length of rope, card tricks featuring the "magnetic touch" and many more. With this book and a bit of practice,... |
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The Original Tarbell Lessons in Magic
Harlan Tarbell - Magic Makers, Inc.
Format: Book
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Tarbell's original lessons just as they appeared in the 1920's with very few modifications. Contains 60 in depth magic lessons that are taught and illustrated to give you the largest variety of magic possible in one book. |
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More Self-Working Card Tricks
Karl Fulves - Dover Publications
Format: Paperback
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A new treasury of foolproof card tricks, the definitive sequel to Fulves' popular Self-Working Card Tricks. The book contains a wealth of new material - captivating and baffling card wizardry that will amaze your audience and astonish even accomplished magicians.
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Big Magic for Little Hands: 25 Astounding Illusions for Young Magicians
Joshua Jay - Workman Pub Co
Format: Hardcover
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Kids love magic. They love to see it, and they love to do it. Enter Joshua Jay, who started doing magic when he was 7 and was named champion at the World Magic Seminar (the Olympics of magic) by the time he was 16. His Big Magic for Little Hands is packed with 25 astonishing illusions for kids... |
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Magic: The Complete Course
Joshua Jay - Workman Publishing Company; Pap/DVD edition
Format: Paperback
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Magic is everywhere, from the big spectacle celebrity of David Copperfield and Siegfried and Roy to the quirky Penn and Teller to the spooky David Blaine and Criss Angel to the endless material on YouTube. But until now, learning it has never been easy—that's all about to change... |
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The Last Greatest Magician in the World
Jim Steinmeyer - Penguin Group
Format: Paperback
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The seminal biography of the magician's magician, Howard Thurston, a man who surpassed Houdini in the eyes of showmen and fans, and set the standard for how stage magic is performed today.
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Mark Wilson's Complete Course in Magic
Mark Wilson
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From one of the world's premier practitioners of classic magic, with years of experience instructing younger readers in the magical arts, comes this new revision of his complete guide to learning and performing fantastic feats of prestidigitation. Acclaimed by the Los Angeles T |
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Self-Working Handkerchief Magic: 61 Foolproof Tricks
Karl Fulves
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"A great deal. The book is smartly organized. A great resource for any magician." - My Lovely Assistant. Sixty-one great tricks: pass objects through a handkerchief, dissolve handkerchief knots, make handkerchiefs appear and disappear, transform a handkerchief into |
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Now You See It, Now You Don't!: Lessons in Sleight of Hand
Bill Tarr - Vintage; English Language edition
Format: Paperback
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A new and simple learn-by-picture method that makes it easy for anyone aged twelve and up to perform all the classic sleights just as they are done by the world's greatest professional magicians. Long-time magician Bill Tarr has teamed up with Barry Ross, an illustrator famous for his instructional... |
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Self-Working Mental Magic
Karl Fulves
Format: Paperback
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"An excellent introduction to mentalism and mental magic. It covers a broad range of mentalism methods, tools, and techniques. Also, each chapter moves at a good progression from the simplest to the most advanced. Yet even the most advanced stuff is not beyond the reach of |
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Escape!: The Story of the Great Houdini
Sid Fleischman - Greenwillow Books
Format: Hardcover
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Who was this man who could walk through brick walls and with a snap of his fingers vanish elephants In these pages you will meet the astonishing Houdinimagician ghost chaser daredevil pioneer aviator and king of escape artists No jail cell or straitjacket could hold him He shucked off handcuffs... |
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The Royal Road to Card Magic
Jean Hugard
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Would you like to confound your friends, amaze your acquaintances, amuse and dazzle crowds at parties and gatherings? Mastering a few card tricks will allow you to do all that and more. With the help of this book, anyone can develop a versatile repertoire of first-rate card tricks |
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Magic For Dummies
David Pogue - Wiley
Format: Paperback
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"A book that all magicians of any age and level of experience will cherish and refer to for years to come!" Lance Burton, World-Renowned Magician "A wonderful introduction, not only to how its done, but also to how and why You can do it!" Tobias Beckwith, Magic Producer... |
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Card Magic for Amateurs and Professionals
William Simon
Format: Paperback
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Basic text on modern card conjuring describes for specialists and amateurs alike exact methods for perfecting the Instant Reverse, Three Queens Monte, The Ambitious Card, and many other sleights of hand. Also includes advice on manipulation, the art of presentation, audience parti |
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Mindfreak: Secret Revelations
Criss Angel
Format: Paperback
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The star of Mindfreak - the most astonishing and provocative mystifier of the twenty-first century - Criss Angel shares his philosophy of life and magic, goes behind the scenes of his groundbreaking TV series, and reveals the secrets to forty mind-blowing illusions that you can |
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Professional Magic for Amateurs
Walter Brown Gibson
Format: Paperback
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This book is for the amateur magician who wants to learn (and start performing) well-known tricks that professionals use. Fifty easy yet effective tricks are presented, offering a well-rounded repertoire on which the beginner can draw while developing further interests and skills |
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The Illustrated History of Magic
Milbourne Christopher
Format: Book
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Follow the fascinating stories of the world's greatest necromancers, from sorcerer-priests in ancient Egypt to such modern miracle workers as Houdini and David Copperfield. |
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The Complete Idiot's Guide to Magic Tricks
Tom Ogden
Format: Paperback
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You're no idiot, of course. You know the gift of magic isn't borne on faeries'wings or bestowed a birth by a touch of Merlin's staff--it takes lots of practice to perfect the tricks that will astound audiences. But where do you learn the secrets behind those tricks, so you ca |
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Magic 1400s-1950s
Noel Daniel - Taschen
Format: Book
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The art of magicMagic has enchanted humankind for millennia, evoking terror, laughter, shock, and amazement. Once persecuted as heretics and sorcerers, magicians have always been conduits to a parallel universe of limitless possibility whether invoking spirits, reading minds, or inverting... |
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200 Magic Tricks Anyone Can Do by the Great Blackstone
Harry Blackstone
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Demonstrates two hundred magic tricks for the apprentice magician, and includes an array of card tricks, rope tricks, and slight-of-hand teasers that can be easily performed with everyday household items. |
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Buried Alive Every Afternoon, Burned Alive Every Evening : The Life of Lester Lake
Julie A. Schlesselman - 1878 Press Company
Format: Book
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Buried Alive Every Afternoon Burned Alive Every Evening: The Life of Lester Lake - By Julie A. Schlesselman The Story of Lester Lake "Marvelo" magician, inventor, showman and daredevil performer! Hardcover Foreword by Ken Klosterman 12 chapters 352 pages Many photographs Appendices... |
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The Practical Encyclopedia of Magic
Nicholas Einhorn - Hermes House
Format: Paperback
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With over 100 magic tricks with step by step instructions and more than 1000 color photos, this is an indispensable guide for anyone interested in magic. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. |
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The Definitive Guide To Restaurant Magic
Wayne Goodman
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Wayne is the go-to-guy for getting a residency as a paid magician. His help and advice has earned me three long term residencies that has brought in thousands of pounds worth of income. Christian Fletcher Restaurant magic is something that is completely unique in this business. Ap |
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Harry Houdini for Kids: His Life and Adventures with 21 Magic Tricks and Illusions
Laurie M Carlson - Chicago Review Press
Format: Paperback
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Illusionist, escape artist, movie star, aviator, and spy - Harry Houdini was all these and an international celebrity and the world's most famous magician. This fascinating biography looks at all the facets of Houdini's amazing life and includes 21 magic tricks and illusions for a hands-on... |
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Close-Up Magic Secrets
Diamond Jim Tyler - Dover Publications
Format: Paperback
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Move objects with your mind, pass coins through tables, escape police restraints, and reveal other people's thoughts Diamond Jim Tyler shows how to transform an ordinary act into a truly entertaining show. Learn 29 routines that include several original tricks as well as many tried-and-true... |
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Easy-to-Do Magic Tricks for Children
Karl Fulves
Format: Paperback
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With this easy-to-follow guide, it's easy to master a host of mystifying maneuvers and clever conjurings. Includes clear diagrams and step-by-step instructions for performing 18 simple feats of prestidigitation: Strength Test, Untangled, Elastic Lock, Mystic Spinner, Rollaway, Hea
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Easy-to-Do Card Tricks for Children
Karl Fulves
Format: Paperback
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Children love card tricks, and with this book by an expert in magic and card conjuring, youngsters will be able to master a host of tricks especially designed for them.
Tricks are arranged in order of difficulty, with the simplest at the beginning of the book. Clearly written,
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793.8: Where is the Magic?
Jeff Stone - Stone Cold Magic, LLC
Format: Paperback
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A fresh and powerful book about presentation for magicians. Over a dozen effects. More than 20 essays and thought experiments. Nearly 270 pages of madness. You're sure to find the answer to the question...Where is the Magic?
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101 Easy-to-Do Magic Tricks
Bill Tarr
Format: Paperback
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This abundantly illustrated, easy-to-follow guide offers beginning magicians expert advice for successfully performing over 100 tricks, each graded according to difficulty. Requiring neither sleight of hand nor complex props, these fascinating tricks can all be performed with e
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Houdini Book: Collector's Edition by Milbourne Christopher - Book by Zanadu
Jere and Emilee Gettle
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Enter into the fascinating world of the Master Magician, Harry Houdini. Written by the famous magician an author Milbourne Christopher, this 240 page collector's edition, contains hundreds of rare photos, color pages with posters and even includes a bonus pocket part of removab |
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Houdini Book: Collector's Edition by Milbourne Christopher - Book by Zanadu
Jere and Emilee Gettle
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Enter into the fascinating world of the Master Magician, Harry Houdini. Written by the famous magician an author Milbourne Christopher, this 240 page collector's edition, contains hundreds of rare photos, color pages with posters and even includes a bonus pocket part of removab |
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Houdini Book: Collector's Edition by Milbourne Christopher - Book by Zanadu
Jere and Emilee Gettle
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Enter into the fascinating world of the Master Magician, Harry Houdini. Written by the famous magician an author Milbourne Christopher, this 240 page collector's edition, contains hundreds of rare photos, color pages with posters and even includes a bonus pocket part of removab |
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