Stars of Magic - many authors

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One of the all time great magic books. Consisting of many smaller booklets that were originally released one at a time, they are now all bound in one large volume.

Stunning array of classic magic stars including Dai Vernon, Doc Daly, Slydini and many more. This is a must for any serious magic library.

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Apocalypse years 11-15 -- Will you get your money's worth from Apocalypse? Harry Lorayne has always given much more than your money's worth. Listen to a few of the many unsolicited remarks re: Volume II. "I'm the one who wrote to tell you that I would have paid the price of the book for only Two Shuffles Harry (Volume I). Well, I'd do the same for The Sting." "Thanks, Harry, for The Count of Mountie Crystal. I can't wait for Volume III." "I've been in magic for over forty years. I can't remember enjoying any publication more." And many more along the same vein. And in this volume alone there are over 325 card and close to 100 coin effects, routines, ideas, and over 135 more effects: balloon tricks, ring tricks, bill tricks, purse tricks, pen tricks, thumbtip tricks, wristwatch tricks, sugar cube tricks, thimbles, sponge balls, chains, canes, book tests, ice, soda cans, business cards, dice stacking, paper folding/cutting/tearing, paper punches, wallets, credit cards, toothpicks, and more. (Most of them easy to do!) And - about 100 sleights taught within the routines. Plus Harry Lorayne's Lorayne Storms, Editorials, Ellipses(...) and Out To Lunch columns. The card items include: Ask The Deck, Amazing Eights, Earthly Powers (one of the best card tricks ever!), Luck of the Draw, Swell Spell, Transmental, Calculating Deck, The Muleshoe Gambler (worth the price of the book), Oil And Aces, True Triumph, Para-Psychology, Watch Me Work, The Faro Knows, Modern Leaper, Queen's Tour, Roadrunner Aces, Fast Serve Sandwich, How Classics Are Born!, Instant Aces, It's One of These!, Mr. Koenig's Tapestry, Poke Poker, Sequestered Collectors, Real Wild Cards, Rock 'N' Roll Aces, Sandwichange, Variations And Additions, and on and on. The Coin items include: Easy Go, Matchbox Treasury, Pretty Interlude, Cointemplate, Soft-Sleeve Cover, Spellbound-A-Round, Infidel Change, Four-Gone Conclusion, Worth Your Attention, Coin Cascade, No Propellant, "Vanishing" Dust, Coin Favorite, Deeply Proved, Out of Sight-Out of . . .

Constant Fooling #1 -- Volume One contains a collection of powerful card magic utilizing unprepared cards, David’s startling Cups & Balls routine from his Magic Castle Act and a chapter devoted entirely to magic done with neither cards nor coins. Prepare to fool your audiences with the following: Multiple spectators shuffle an ordinary deck, which is then held under a spectator’s hand, yet the magician has correctly predicted the top card. The magician, standing behind the table with empty hands, causes a signed selection to penetrate the tabletop. A selection is placed between four Aces held in the hands, then jumps to the center of a pile of Kings already on the table. The magician pockets four-of-a-kind selected by a spectator, then spreads the Aces in a face-up fan. Visually, in an instant, the cards change places. A spectator cuts the deck multiple times, arriving at his own phone number. Two volunteers cut to and turn over the four aces—a new method for a classic effect. You may fool yourself! A cotton ball is plucked from a spectator’s clothing, then changes into a handkerchief. A card case is turned into a magical box that allows a spectator’s ring to penetrate onto a pencil. A pet mouse terrifies the audience on its way to locating a spectator’s selected playing card. A borrowed ring vanishes and appears threaded on a luggage tag. In addition, there are card effects contributed by William Goodwin, R. Paul Wilson, John Lovick and Gordon Bean, plus, as noted, a fully detailed Cups & Balls routine which possesses a unique wrinkle. Let the fooling begin. Hardbound with full color dustjacket, 232 pages.

Constant Fooling #2 -- The second part of Constant Fooling, contains an assortment of unique card magic utilizing prepared or altered cards, mental mysteries, a chapter dedicated to exceptional card effects which utilize a technological breakthrough, bills and currency, gaffed decks and a standout card routine which tells a story. Continue fooling your audiences with the following: A spectator freely deals down to a “Lucky Card”. . . that happens to match the card in the magician’s wallet. The deck is tossed onto a small but lethal mousetrap which snaps shut—trapping the selection as cards scatter. A late psychic’s scrap of paper predicts the actions of a spectator. A freely-selected card rises from a deck, using a gimmick you can make in one minute. Spectators randomly deal the deck into piles, perfectly separating the four suits in the process. Fifty-one cards are eliminated in the fairest possible manner from an examined deck, leaving a single card that matches a prediction. Mr. Regal’s favorite platform item. A signed playing card changes places with a pocketed Joker—with clean hands and no palming. A signed card rises to the top of a deck that is tied with string. The deck can then be used for further miracles. A borrowed bill cleanly changes into a hundred dollar bill, via a new method that doesn’t utilize a thumb tip. A story of life “after hours” is told with a deck of cards. A showpiece guaranteed to garner applause. Hardbound with full color dustjacket, 239 pages. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- David Regal is a magician and writer. His previous book, Close-Up & Personal (Hermetic Press,1999), was embraced by the magic fraternity, becoming a bestseller. In 1987, he had the honor of having the first book devoted to his magic, Star Quality: The Magic of David Regal, written by Harry Lorayne. His effects are sold around the world, and have entered the repertoires of some of today’s top professionals. . . .

Lolita System by Docc Hilford -- Docc Hilford has devised a simple yet highly effective system that can be applied to any borrowed deck of cards in minutes, making the free selection of any card or pair of cards instantly known! Here are just a few of the effects possible: Two cards and a word are chosen by three spectators. You hypnotize a woman who reveals the names of the cards and the chosen word! You write three different predictions, each with a spectator's initials on them. The spectators freely select cards and your predictions match the selections! A spectator secretly chooses two coins from his pocket. Another freely chooses two cards. The values of the coins and cards are added together. You know the total, the values of the coins, the names of both cards and even the date on one of the coins! This system took years to develop along with the audience-tested routines. Now you can perform miracles without sleight-of-hand or memory techniques.

Magic For Dummies -- I am a great fan of the 'Dummies' books. I have a ton of Computer ones. It was not surprising to find that they had contracted for a 'Magic' book to add to their growing list of catagories outside their computer beginnings. This is WELL WORTH your time and money. It is excellently written with a wealth of informative topics and a fine selection of first class tricks in the beginning to intermediate level. This is a 369 page soft cover book. 19 Chapters and 3 appendixes. Cards, money, restaurant magic. A ton of stuff. Highly recommended!

RedivideR -- It has been a few years since Phil Goldstein's last book of magic, Thabbatical, was released. It is now a sought-after work, out-of-print with secondhand copies hard to obtain. So what has Mr. Goldstein been up to since then? The answer is Redivider, a book containing 24 tricks and routines with cards, including mental feats, a devilish repeat Do-as-I-Do, a detective mystery, a lesson in sexual politics, a Poker demonstration with an historical surprise finish, and more-all based on one fascinating principle (no, not that principle, but a good one, nonetheless), with minimal manipulation. Mr. Goldstein, after giving a clear explanation of the self-working principle underlying all the pieces in the book, leads you from simple applications to ever more clever and confounding tricks and routines, many with full and very entertaining presentations. Paperback, 80 pages.

Scams & Fantasies with Cards by Darwin Ortiz -- Darwin is one of the world’s leading sleight-of-hand performers with cards. He's also the author of some of the most important magic books in recent years: Cardshark, At the Card Table, The Annotated Erdnase and Strong Magic. Scams & Fantasies with Cards is destined to take its place alongside these others as a modern classic. In this new, hardbound 235-page book he reveals thirty of his finest card creations yet. Highlights include: Great new work with a memorized stack. Not just mental effects, but commercial and mind-blowing effects accomplished with your favorite memorized stack. Darwin considers The Zen Master one of the most powerful effects he has ever created. The Color of Money pushes the classic “Follow the Leader” to a new level of impossibility and impact. If you never liked Oil and Water, Ultimate Oil and Water will make you a believer. A show-stopping effect that earns standing ovations. In Impossible Conditions, cards turn over while in a spectator’s hands, cards transform while in a spectator’s pocket, and cards travel to your pockets under the closest scrutiny. Totally original presentations ranging from the humorous to the suspenseful to the dramatic and poetic. Darwin has also created some of the world’s strongest gambling routines and in Scams & Fantasies he shares some of his best yet. Imagine allowing the spectators to thoroughly shuffle the deck, then immediately dealing yourself a royal flush (Raw Deal), or producing any poker hand requested (Shark Attack), or dealing out four pat poker hands (Déjà vu Poker), or four perfect bridge hands (The Professional). For the more formal occasion, there is God of Gamblers, a demonstration of false dealing that takes the concept into the stratosphere. Throughout, Darwin provides psychological insights, presentational angles, performing tips and suggestions based on his extensive experience performing these effects for real audiences. The plots, presentations, methods and handlings . . .

Self-Working Paper Magic -- 160 fun packed pages with 367 useful illustrations. 81 varied tricks with paper of different kinds. A great little book with a ton of classic material for ALL ages.

Tarbell Course in Magic -- This is one of the great classics of magic literature. Truly amazing when you realize that they were originally published in 1920's. They are filled with useful information on tricks, sleights and routines. PLEASE NOTE: IF YOU WISH TO ORDER MORE THAN ONE VOLUME JUST KEEP SELECTING THE ONES YOU WANT FROM THE PULL DOWN SELECTION MENU AT THE TOP AND ADDING THEM TO YOUR SHOPPING CART! Volume 1 19 Lessons 410 Pages 918 Illustrations 1. History of Magic 2. Magic as a Science 3. Sleight of Hand with Coins 4. Coin Tricks 5. More Coin Tricks 6. The Thumb Tip 7. Impromptu Tricks 8. Ball Tricks 9. Mathematical Mysteries 10. Effective Card Mysteries 11. Impromptu Card Mysteries 12. Mental Card Mysteries 13. Card Sleights 14. Novel Card Mysteries 15. Restoring Torn Papers 16. Rope & Tape Principle 17. Handkerchief Tricks 18. Knotty Silks 19. Eggs and Silks Volume 2 14 Lessons 410 Pages 1087 Illustrations 20. How to Please Your Audience 21. Magic with Wands 22. Double Paper Mysteries - many deceptive effects 23. Magic with Coins 24. Cigarette Magic, with lighted and unlighted cigarettes 25. Sleight of Hand with Cards - back palm, seconds, etc. 26. Selected Card Mysteries 27. Rising Cards (17 methods) 28. Egg Magic - Tarbell's Egg Bag - Unbreakable Egg, etc. 29. Billiard Ball Manipulation 30. Handkerchief Magic, Deluxe 31. Rope Magic - new, cleaver 32. "Ghostlite" Mysteries 33. Illusions - low cost effects Volume 3 12 Lessons 418 Pages 1116 Illustrations 34. Routining a Magic Show 35. How to Make People Laugh 36. Intimate Magic 37. Conjuring with Currency 38. Modern Coin Effects 39. Fundamental Card Sleights 40. Card Mysteries 41. Card Stabbing 42. Novelty Handkerchief Magic 43. Color Changing Silks 44. Rabbit and Dove Magic 45. Illusions Volume 4 13 Lessons 418 Pages 1140 Illustrations 46. Novelty Magic, wide variety 47. Thimble Magic - complete act 48. Swallowing Needles & Blades 49. Unique Card Magic 50. Novelty . . .

The Magic Mirror by Robert E. Neale and David Parr -- The Magic Mirror is Robert E. Neale's newest exploration into the innermost workings of performance magic, filtered through the professional sensibilities of co-author David Parr. Dr. Neale insightfully identifies the many kinds of magic, in theatrical, historical and social contexts. From this foundation, he creates a method for classifying magical effects by their psychological roots. Using this system the reader can readily determine the underlying emotional content of an effect and build a powerful presentation around it. The Magic Mirror shows how magic can be comic, serious, thrilling, playful, inspiring. Included is a selection of exceedingly clever effects with full presentations, to illustrate Dr. Neale's points. Among these are: Baffling Borromean Rings—Three permanently interlocked rings change their configuration, even when a spectator holds them to make sure that this is impossible. The Last Dream—With tombstone-shaped cards, the performer takes his audience on a nightmarish trip through mortality. Counting Scarecrows—An origami crow mysteriously outwits a group of "hunters" who are guided in their movements by a spectator. Whatsabox—A simple box of cardboard turns out to be far from simple. First it has an open top and closed bottom, then two tops, then two bottoms-and a ball placed into the box finds itself trapped inside, then just as mysteriously is released. These and nine other effects are taught and amplified by the reflections of Eugene Burger, Max Maven and David Parr, who have peered into Robert E. Neale's astonishing Magic Mirror. Now it is your turn. Hardcover, 182 pages.

Absolute Magic by Derren Brown -- Following the success of Pure Effect, Derren Brown offers a detailed study of the most difficult task facing any close-up magician: how to make magic convincing. This is a rich and witty journey through the thinking of Britain’s foremost current magical performer, whose television specials have revolutionized mentalism and drawn massive viewing figures. Absolute Magic offers the profoundest thinking, expressed in the most memorable and vivid prose, and is a necessary modern classic for the magician or mentalist striving to make his performances more powerful. This is a manifesto for performing excellence, not a mere collection of routines. Those who study it carefully will find much practical information, not only on close-up magic (Derren’s emotion packed presentation for the floating ring, for example) and mentalism, but also his unique approach to theatrical pick-pocketing.Originally privately published by the author, Absolute Magic was only available directly from Derren via his password protected web site. Those fortunate few who were able to negotiate the web site and place their order have cherished their copies. With his performing career no longer affording him the luxury of filling orders, he has authorized its publication and the book is now available. “If the author’s previous book, Pure Effect, was a challenge to the status quo of close-up magic, then Absolute Magic is an outright call to arms… he wants not only to alter the way we do our art and work, but he wants to transform the way we think and feel about it. ...Mr. Brown also possesses considerable experience with pick-pocketing, a subject he explores in some technical as well as theatrical depth. There is some pragmatic contents of the book, which still serves as a vehicle for Mr. Brown’s thoughtful consideration of artistic issues.” -Jamy Ian Swiss, Genii Magazine March 2000 Here is an excerpt from the book, cited in the Genii review, as characteristic of its contents: “Have the courage . . .