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Ball & Tube by Docc Hilford
Put your audience in a mild trance and they'll actually see what you describe! At last, a handling of the classic Ball & Tube trick that will leave spectators gasping. In this routine, you'll be able to: change a steel ball bearing into a crystal ball without any switches, make the ball shrink without falling through the tube (and without using the gimmick!) and the effect will even happen under close observation and in the spectator's own hands! A truly magical effect, and that's not even the best part-after you have demonstrated the antics of the ball & tube, your audience will be in a mild form of trance, making them ready accept to such suggestions as: "you will be able to FEEL the coin leave your hand," "you will actually SEE the card change before your eyes," etc. and the amazing thing is that they will experience what you're simply suggesting! A hit of Docc's lectures for over 15 years, and now all the details are available in this staplebound, 23-page booklet.
$ 20.00

Bamboozlers by Diamond Jim Tyler
BAMBOOZLERS: The Book of Bankable Bar Betchas, Brain Bogglers, Belly Busters & Bewitchery- Volume One- The book teaches the reader how to do amazing and funny things with common objects found around the house or in a restaurant. It is a collection of bar bets, brain teasers, jokes, puzzles and magic effects that Diamond Jim Tyler has collected over the last 20 years. Many of the classics between these covers have been injected with DJ's own twists and sense of humor. The book measures 3 by 5 inches, has a black faux leather-binding, has silver gilded edges, a black ribbon marker, etc. There are 75 effects, with 128 pages and over 100 illustrations. The foreword of the book was written by the prolific author Martin Gardner. The book was designed as a reference guide to fit in one's shirt or pants pocket when out on a fun night on the town. Pages 128 - Leather Bound (Pocket Sized Book)
$20.00

The Bammo Dekronomicon by Bob Farmer
The Holy Grail of Any Card at Any Number discovered at last! Effect A spectator THINKS of a card, but does not reveal its identity. He doesn't write it down, cut to it or take it from the deck -- he never touches the deck, just gazes at it to form an image in his head. He is the only person in the universe who knows the card. A second spectator THINKS of any number from 1 to 52, but says nothing, writes nothing. He is the only person in the universe who knows the number. The deck is spread face down on the table. The magician knows neither the card nor the number at this point and he never touches the deck again. BEFORE the first spectator reveals his card, the second spectator reveals his number and he -- not the magician -- counts over to that point in the deck (he can count from either end of the spread -- his choice, no force). ONLY AFTER this has been done -- ONLY AFTER the count has finished -- does the first guy reveal the name of his card. The card at the selected position is turned over by the spectator -- IT IS THE THOUGHT CARD! The next card is shown -- an indifferent card – any other number would have ended in failure. FEATURES No sleights. You don't switch the card counted to for the thought card. The spectators can do the counting and turn over the card. No bizarre calculations or formulas to learn. Do the trick 30 minutes after assembling the props – it's that simple. The deck is spread on the table BEFORE the number and the card are named. The magician never touches the cards after he spreads them on the table. Use any cards you want. No specially printed cards required. It is not the same card and number every time (you could perform this hundreds of times and have a different number and card every time). The magician learns the name of the card and the number at the same time as the audience. No particular card or number is forced. No rough and smooth, no short cards, no cards stuck together. No stooges. No assistants. Resets instantly. No special clothing! Do it in a t-shirt, jeans and sneakers (as Bob Farmer does). Works for any conditions: close-up, stage, standing, sitting, begging. Walk-around and no table? One spectator can count the cards into the other spectator's hands. Do it surrounded there are no angles. It really is as described. As purchasers of Bob Farmer's other effects know, the description of the effect is the effect you get – and the method is always diabolical. Bonus Effect: Also included is a brand new deception strategy that can be used in many other effects. Additional notes & observations by David Britland, Matt Field, Pat Page, Ross Johnson & Quentin Reynolds. Rave reviews from people who know like Matt Field, Ross Johnson, Barrie Richardson and Richard Kaufman. Here's an unsolicited email from a happy purchaser: "Hi Bob, Just wanted to let you know that I've been performing the Bammo Dekronomicon over the last few weeks and it is absolutely killing. Brilliant sir!" – M.R. You get the 16 page manuscript and full instructions on how to construct the secret and mysterious inner workings. NOTE: No Cards are included.
$20.00

Banachek - Pre-Thoughts by Steve Shaw (Banachek)
More than a set of lecture notes, this is a complete mentalism act from start to finish as used by Steve Shaw. Excerpts can be used as stand-alone in your show! "I like your thinking. It's clear, fresh, and uncluttered. The emphasis is on entertainment which is precisely where it belongs." Larry Becker "Annemann is still with us. He just waited until Steve Shaw was ready for him to come back." James 'The Amazing' Randi20 page spiral-bound booklet includes detailed illustrations and instructions.
$ 10.00



Band of the Hand by Docc Hilford
Murderous Mentalism That Will Kill Your Audience! This bizarre booklet contains five of Docc's strongest effects, straight from his personal arsenal. These are tricks he's performed for live audiences for years. Band of the Hand is a murderous group of five increibly different and original mental effects, far removed from the "I know what you're thinking" type of mental tricks. Contains: * Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper - a complete seance in your pocket! * A Study in Scarlet - Take your audience through the dark in search of a murderer with the light of a single match! * Swamp Water - Demonstrate control over pure evil contained in a jar of water which reveals things no one knows! * Nightmare Coins - Turn a dream into a tangible nightmare that you can hold! * Murder by Mail - Prove that you possess powers that can actually kill someone! WARNING: You may not want to perform this effect, it's too strong! "The Nightmare Coins routine has found a permanent place in my close-up show." -Allen Zingg-Editor of Vibrations "I can't perform Murder by Mail anymore-it's just too strong!" -Jim Magus "Docc, Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper, take people to the edge of danger and bring them back safely!" -Tony Andruzzi
$ 25.00

Banquet Magician's Handbook by David Charvet
Banquet or "after dinner" shows offer one of the most lucrative fields to the working magician In every town or city, every day, banquets are held where entertainment is needed In this book, David Charvet and a panel of experts share the real secrets of how to succeed in this market. **You Will Learn...** ·Contracts ·Choosing tricks & routines ·Before you arrive ·Pre-contract questions ·Follow-up & repeat bookings ·Audience anticipation ·Advertising and booking ·Using agents ·What clients look for in an act ·Illusions for banquets ·The show site ·At the show ·Theming effects ·Lighting & sound ·Types of banquets and which ones use entertainment ·AND MORE!
$ 19.95

Base Book by Randy Woodbury
The book covers alternative designs for concealing your assistant in a table or staircase. It goes beyond the traditional base by exposing more contemporary designs. The book does not contain specific construction plans but the illustrations are sufficient enough for a competent woodworker to turn the ideas into reality.
$ 35.00

Bauer, Ron #1 Gadabout Coins Revisited
From the man who needs to carry three lucky coins! A whimsical rationalization for carrying three half-dollars. With them, you win an intellectual battle with your audience by using repetition against them! (Of course, you don't reveal there's a battle until you prevail!) Learn how to build to a climax and set-up the payoff so it comes as a complete surprise.
$ 10.00

Bauer, Ron #2 Sudden Death Gypsy Curse
From the man who's ancestor almost invented 3-Card Monte...he was just one card off! This handling and presentation of the "The Gypsy Curse" is so clean and sharp, there's no warning of the sudden and startling outcome! Learn several techniques of powerful direction and misdirection that completely conceal the sleight-of-hand.
$ 10.00

Bauer, Ron #3 Tony Chaudhuri's Feminine Side
From the man who's proud to get in touch with your feminine side! The procedures for this novel item divulge how misdirection, through shrewd subtlety, can alter an audience's perception of sleight-of-hand, making it appear to be completely natural actions. It also demonstrates how topical references can make a card trick seem relevant. Uses any deck of cards.
$ 10.00

Bauer, Ron #4 Butch, Ringo & The Sheep
From the man who can't let the classics rest in peace! Two feckless fellows fearlessly set out to become the heroes of the classic Thieves and Sheep tale. Despite several setbacks, they succedd, but with justifiably unexpected consequences. Could this be a magical morality play? Nah! Learn the right and wrong times to borrow items from audience members. 32-page staplebound booklet.
$ 10.00

Bauer, Ron #5 Hornswoggled Again
From the man who's overconfident enough to be easy prey for any short con! This is an entertaining way to show off your "sure-fire defense against short-change artists." First you take in an innocent bystander by showing him how you were once hornswoggled. Then, when you insist on gloating, he gets his revenge and you're hornswoggled again!
$ 10.00









Bauer, Ron #6 Ode to Poker Dan
Part of the Ron Bauer Private Study series, this super-high quality manuscript contains good, solid magic, expertly routined and written. The magic is logical, clear and most of all, entertaining. The manuscript is supplied complete with performance props! This is a packet trick that makes hilarious and mystifying sense. With the actual hand of cards played by an unfortunate gambler named Poker Dan, you illustrate how he used uncanny skill to win his last Poker game. Charming presentational ploys make this routine unforgettable. And best of all, because of the thoroughness of the manuscript, it's easy to learn.
$ 10.00




















Bauer, Ron #7 Dixie
From the man who carries counterfeit confederate money! Using faux antique keepsakes of the Confederacy, three "Dixie cups" and a completely worthless $1,000,000,000,000,000,000,000+ bill, you demonstrate the last practical use for Confederate money. Then, depending, on the kindness of strangers, you reveal the True Treasure of the Old South.
$ 10.00

Bauer, Ron #8 Cursed Ring
From the man who has left his ring in more than three-hundred restrooms! You can't rid yourself of that ring! It vanishes from a volunteer's hand, and invisibly returns to your finger! Or does it? Even under "test conditions" it happens again! Learn the subtle secret of using one method to throw the audience off the scent of the next.
$ 10.00

Bauer, Ron #9 Fair & Sloppy
From the man who can't tell the difference between the name of the card trick and a weather forecast! Due to the willingness of certain spiteful spectators to take advantage of their magician, you illustrate the value of your magic teacher's admonition that it's always wiser to cut the cards instead of classes. Learn how to turn Ed Marlo's Convincing Control and Sid Lorraine's Slop Shuffle into totally believable illusions.
$ 10.00








Bauer, Ron #10 Charlie Miller's Left Hand Silk
From the man who made an unfortunate purchase! Due to a manufacturing defect (accidental or deliberate), some handkerchiefs won't knot for right-handers. How can you recognize one of these radical rags? Well, unless you know how, it will only submit to left-handed tying! Pocket-ready for close-up or stage work.
$ 10.00

Bauer, Ron #11 Mechanical Deck
From the man who wants close-up magic to be as easy as stage magic! You can make any deck of cards, yours or borrowed, appear to be a deviously designed device! A trick deck! Close inspection by the untrained eyes of your spectators reveals nothing, but you prove your claim by causing the deck to visibly find a freely selected card. A very deceptive and easy-to-do version of the Haunted Pack.
$ 10.00

Bauer, Ron #12 Paul Chosse's Bar & Bill
From the man who will tip his hat, but not his thumb! The old "dollar bill stunt" of folding and unfolding a dollar bill to turn it upside-down gets surrealistic when the magician defies certain secret rules of Origami, which temporarily turns the carefully creased currency inside-out! BONUS: Features Mike Powers' Inverted Bill, so you don't need a Mismade Bill. 36-page staplebound booklet.
$ 10.00








Bauer, Ron #13 Cut-Up Card Trick
From the man who claims credit for spicy peanut butter! Here's your chance to become an instant psychoanalyst! All you need is a deck of cards, a pad of paper, scissors, and this book! (A willingness to make outrageously ridiculous claims in public helps, too!) This was a favorite of Chicago's sardonic sorcerer, Clarke "The Senator" Crandall, and is published here for the first time. Staplebound, 16 pages, includes removable template page.
$ 10.00







Bauer, Ron #14 Four Squares & a Knot
Here's a visually magical and hilarious opening stunt in which the performer uses colors to "psychologically evaluate" the audience. This ultra-clean handling of Al Baker's streamlined Sympathetic Silks plays big for any size crowd, but it is small enough to carry in your pocket! Staplebound, 16 pages.
$ 10.00









Bauer, Ron #15-Siamese Goose Egg Bag
Booklet contains 36 pages of detailed and illustrated instruction plus bonus quick-reference color pull-out!
$ 10.00














Bauer, Ron #16 - Ed Marlo's Time Machine
With Your trusty pack, a few business cards and a pen, you show your audience how it feels to go back in time! This effect is constructed from remarkably economical combination of the ambitious card, oil and water, and triumph, each one fine-tuned to strengthen the other.
$10.00










Bauer, Ron #17 - Second Finger Top Deal
Here is perhaps the easiest way to make people believe you're a master card cheat. First, show that you can get " jacks or better" whether or not you're the dealer. Then, demonstrating an imperceptible "new move", you deal all four jacks to anyone you choose in a four-handed game. Finally, you garner laughter and applause with a surprise payoff!
$10.00









Bauer, Ron #18-Xerox Money
From the man who believes that he can actually get something for nothing! Has Xerox secretly invented paper that copies without a machine? And, is it so good that you can print your own money? It sure will look like it when you illustrate the consequences of crossing Technology with Petty Larceny and Unabashed Greed. There's even a moral to the story...sorta. Includes Everything Required
$ 10.00








Bauer, Ron #19 - Milt Kort's All-Outs Think-Of-A-Card
In addition to being a delightfully direct discovery of a thought of card, this is the ideal way to learn to understand and master the basic principles of "outs" without the usual hazards. Milt Kort invariably used this stunt to secretly reveal the sophistication (if any) of strangers before trying riskier stuff. Use any deck; any time.
$10.00










Bauer, Ron Series: #21 - Brother Hamman's Final(ly) Aces
From the man who often prefers the other guy's high cards! Finally, a Four Ace Trick becomes an absolutely entertaining and intriguing Poker Deal Trick. How? By using it to show how a cunning magician will always overcome a cheating card hustler. And, guess who gets to play BOTH ROLES? (Use any set of Hamman Aces and an ordinary deck of cards.) Pages 40
$10.00

















Bauer, Ron Series: #22 - Jim Bergstrom's Hat Trick
Here's another treat for your audiences! Ron Bauer has just released #22 in his Private Studies series, "Jim Bergstrom's Hat Trick." It's an innovative, colorful comedy version of the Torn Tissue Papers to Hat that's a worthy feature effect for any close-up and stand-up adult audience. (It's not a kids' trick, but it is PG.) Your audiences will be flummoxed in the best way by this action-packed frenzy of bits and pieces of colorful tissue flying in all directions leaving behind a lady's hat in a stunning five-color floral décor and set off with BERGSTROM'S BOUNTIFUL BLOSSOM. What woman wouldn't be proud to wear your crafty creation for the rest of the evening? The Hat Trick is now available with detailed instructions and a complete, annotated performance script. You get all the gags and bits of business Jim has used in thousands of shows for first class audiences from Grosse Pointe to Chicago to Hollywood. Use any of several brands of ART TISSUE and GLUE STICKS plus an inexpensive Seamstress' Tape Measure. Over THIRTY PAGES! Over THIRTY LINE ART ILLUSTRATIONS IN THE TEXT AND SIXTY-FIVE FULL COLOR IN THE REMOVEABLE CENTER SECTION. (There are a couple of interesting COLOR PHOTOS, too!) Pages 32 - Booklet
$10.00



Bauer, Ron - Basic Cups and Balls Technique
This short but sneaky version of the Cups and Balls is a good way to get acquainted with the essential handling and presenting of this classic of magic. Although the following is designed as an introduction to Cups and Balls for the student of magic, it is a complete and audience tested performance piece as well. Ron Bauer has used this act since the very beginning of his magic career, and it is as amusing to the public now as it was back then. You can use it sitting or standing. With the main version of the trick, you never go to your pockets. And, that's just one of the reasons the angles used are so safe. Although this technique takes more than a dozen pages to explain, this entire presentation runs fewer than two minutes. It's slick and quick. You'll have a lot of fun performing it. And, your audiences will, too. Cups and Balls Principles Covered: Secretly Substituting a Duplicate Keeping a ball hidden in a cup as you place it mouth down onto the table Applying a rhythmic pattern for style Occupying the holdout hand to avoid suspicion Surreptitiously making the final load (Innovative Approach)
$10.00

Bauer, Ron - Chick Trick
You and your chick (a really low-maintenance magic assistant), present a tabletop magic show! The Chick's unique location of two selected cards is so charming and baffling, there are invariably a few skeptics who suspect she is getting some help. You both meet the challenge by letting a spectator point to any face-down card, shuffle everything himself and deal the cards onto the table without the magician handling anything, and with the Chick's back turned… it not only finds the selection, but reveals it in a big surprise twist payoff! Includes tutorials of the same style as found in the Ron Bauer Private Studies Series that provide you completely illustrated details and finesses for mastering two no-tell secret maneuvers you’ll find invaluable for years to come. Includes a high-quality imported wind-up metal chick.
$ 24.00




Bauer, Ron - Don Alan's Chop Cup trick booklet
This is a comprehensive depiction of Don Alan's theories, handling, and presentation of the Chop Cup. It's his way of doing it, not merely a replication of a single performance. THE REAL WORK on how Don loaded, got the laughs and set up for doing his classic routine. This is the first time all the subtle work has been published. The 28 pages, with fabulous photos and drawings of "The Complete Don Alan Chop Cup" is all you could ask for and MORE.
$15.00

Bauta by Scott Grossberg
Betraying the Face of Illusion Imagine, as a psychic entertainer or mentalist, being able to give precise and eerily accurate "readings" to people throughout your performances. Imagine, as you perform an effect, noticing a person's hands, and giving them an on-the-spot reading that is based on solid principles rather than cold reading ruses. Imagine, as a mystery performer, being able to offer "readings" as an adjunct to your stage performances. In this book, Scott delivers some tools that will dramatically and successfully change your Tarot readings, palm readings, personality analyses, and mentalism performances, in general. Scott uses some of these same techniques in his "Thinking Magically" seminars because the concepts you will be learning go far beyond the confines of a mere performance. These tools have been used in corporate boardrooms, university classrooms, on cruise ships, and around the world. They are also written about in his book "The Mask of Tarot" which is being released for the new age public, This can help give YOU as a reader/performer as much credibility as possible. The principles presented here are new for the Tarot community and you can instantly refer the curious to popular booksellers, like Amazon, and, in so doing, your clients can learn just a little more about your cutting-edge skills, but not, of course, the secrets found behind THIS mask. The basic Hiding Places system is a diabolically clever technique where the client provides you with all the real information. That is why we say it turns Cold Reading into Hot Reading, where you are literally handed all the inside info by your client! This unique book offers many Special Bonuses for purchasers. The original purchaser of this book is eligible to purchase Scott's book "The Mask of Tarot." Directly from the publisher while supplies last, to be used for Back Of Room sales, and/or as a text should you wish to teach the basics of how you will read for those you entertain. This first edition is limited to 500 copies, signed and numbered. It includes several worksheets that you can use in readings and when teaching. It includes Scott's "Pocket Palm Reader" camera ready art work; this is a hand out and tic sheet that can be used as a fast reference for palm reading or simply allow your audience to follow along when doing group readings. This book also includes 2 Audio Cd's! CD 1 discusses memory queues to make the learning of this sophisticated material easier. There is discussion of the background of the Hiding Places system. Scott begins by setting up some mutual outcomes for the cds and where you will go throughout them. There is much more expansion of ideas only touched on in the text and includes a mini Tarot workshop which teaches exactly how Scott uses this system. Scott also explores how the technique can be used with palmistry, personality profiles, ESP symbols and much more! Scott goes into detail on the "alchemy of human needs" from the book and discusses using these systems in group readings settings. CD 2 goes deeper into the actual process of doing a reading and has several demo readings. You will learn about using the techniques in group readings, small sessions, corporate lectures and more. Scott touches on using an Internal Tarot system, doing readings without using a real deck. This recording goes into detailed discussion and exploration of the sample readings from the book. Palm Reading is discussed as it relates to the Hiding Places system. Scott talks about his Pocket Palm Reader TM , the artwork for which is provided as a free bonus with this book. For those who prefer to do things other than Palms, Tarot or the like, Scott offers a system of ESP Symbol Readings that also flows seamlessly into the rest of the Bauta concept. So- you receive: The Signed, numbered, hard cover, dust jacketed, 180+ page book. 2 audio Cd's featuring the author teaching you further details on the techniques, special secrets and sample readings to help you learn. Purchase rights for Scott's publicly released Tarot book to be used for back of room sales. Art work and reproduction rights for Scott's Pocket Palm Reader (For your personal use). This is a system that can and WILL make you money and help you improve your skills many times over. It is not a free ride, or a gimmick that you will use "with no skill 5 minutes after reading" and the work you put in to it WILL be worth it! I will end with a small warning that this book is NOT for the beginning student. If you are fairly new to doing readings as part of your mentalism presentations, or are trying to learn "cold reading" this is not a good place to begin by itself. On another hand, in reading it I was struck that there ARE indeed many tools that I think all beginners SHOULD have and be exposed to, but if you are new I recommend getting some more basic texts in addition to this one. As your experience grows, you will find new layers of understanding unlock and illuminate within this text. I would consider this a college level equivalent text! "For those who don't know my (Dean, the human who owns Leaping Lizards and helps the lizards with the typing.) background is extensively as a reader. Tarot, Palms, you name it. I don't often come across a book for psychic entertainers on the subject of readings that makes me go wow. This book made me go WOW! Please Make Sure You Read The Warning! Richard Webster, in his Foreword to this book, says "It's a wonderful feeling to start reading a book on a favorite subject and immediately know you're going to learn valuable information." I couldn't put it better. I also agree 100% that this book gave me that same experience! Scott Grossberg, inventor of "Mindcast" and experienced performer and reader has written this master class with the unusual title, "Bauta." A bauta is mask worn in long gone days of Venice to disguise the identity, but allow one to socialize and frolic with freedom and total anonymity. A member of royalty could party bawdily with a peasant or a wash woman could bed a duke with total freedom. It was an equalizer in a way. Herein, Scott teaches you how to remove the masks of your client/spectators during a reading, quickly and easily." - Dean Montalbano
$90.00

Be a Clown by Mark Stolzenberg
If you love to clown around, it's time to get serious about it…serious fun that is. Being a clown means more than merely putting on silly makeup and jumping around: it's a wonderful form of self-expression that brings joy to yourself and to others. Take a look at the world's best jesters and expand your understanding of comedy. Here are the (literal) tricks of the trade: ideas for using cartoon-like imagery, choosing a distinctive costume, finding a comic rhythm, and mastering physical skills that will make people roll in the aisles. Project the right raucous attitude, work in duets, and develop an irresistibly humorous "clown walk." Even say hello in a way that gets your audience giggling. Actual routines unfold in a series of photos and descriptions, with tips on selling them. From the "levitation gag" to "wire walking," to developing your own act, it's the perfect clown school. *8 X 10 *160 pages all in color
$12.99










Be a Mime by Mark Stolzenberg
Perform the illusions that have captivated millions! Everything you need to know about the art of communicating without words is revealed here. Master the mechanisms involved in such famous routines as the traffic cop and robot, each with variations that make the act your own. Detailed coverage of body movements, including sequential photographs that break down every action, plus tips to get you thinking in character, will have you walking in the wind or escaping from boxes in no time. *8 X 10 *220 b/w illus.
$19.99

















Be a Street Magician by David Groves
After performing his own brand of street magic on Friday and Saturday nights at the Third Street Promenade in Santa Monica, CA for three years, David Groves took his act literally "on the road" performing wherever, whenever. Ultimately, David graduated from the streets to more formal venues, but he has distilled his experience into a three part manual on how to survive and even thrive performing on the street. Part One details creating a show that will attract a crowd and generate income. Part Two contains "rules of the street" and deals with picking a location, attracting a crowd, use of tables, use of a sound system, "romance on the street" and legal issues relating to street performing. The final section is devoted to "the best street venues around the world," being a guide to street performance friendly communities worldwide. Street performing is probably the most demanding of all performing environments, but can be rewarding for those with the talent and stamina to overcome its drawbacks.
$ 40.00

Bean, Gordon - Lecture Notes
$10.00

Bertram On Sleight of Hand by Ross Bertram
Ross Bertram has a lifetime reputation as a sleight of hand performer, with the most natural moves of anyone in that field. In this 255 page book, all large size pages, there are numerous photographs on almost all pages, passing on to you the methods of this expert. The first chapter is on Coin Magic (Part one) with a dozen tricks and routines, followed by a second chapter on Coin Magic, with thirteen tricks, and a third, with ten tricks and routines. Chapter 4 is on T. Nelson Downs and the great coin routines he used, including the Miser's Dream and the Coin Star. Chapter 5 contains eighteen manipulative effects in Card Magic, with the next chapter concentrating on "Palming", with eight methods and versions. The Ten Kai chapter includes 23 items, reflecting his fine work. In chapter 8, David Drake profiles Bertram in "Interlude with a Craftsman and a Pioneer". Eight items, including the Card and Wallet, are in the General Magic section. The Welcome Mat chapter gives all the details on the Bertram close up mat and servante, as designed and used by him. An entire chapter is devoted to ten "One Hand Cuts", and another to routines from magicians Bertram admires The final chapter on Tips 'N Hints covers a great many things that go towards making a fine technical performer. There is absolutely no chaff in this book--all the moves and effects are audience tested over the years by Ross Bertram himself. You will find no "cute" tricks to amuse you momentarily and then forget. You will find no impossible or unusable moves or ideas. What you will find is a vast treasure of experience, talent, and magical entertainment! Over 850 photographs and illustrations, provided by Mr. Bertram and his wife, Helen. Additionally, the text is easily read and understood. As you study this book, you will learn more than just tricks--you will learn the art of magic! Possibly the most important book on sleight of hand in the last 50 years, the chapters found here will treat you to the very finest in COIN, CARD, and GENERAL, CLOSE-UP, MANIPULATIVE magic. The most extensive examination of the "Tenkai Palm" ever in print! Introduction by FR. CYPRIAN. Effects by some of Ross Bertram's friends: EARL RAY WILCOX, FAWCETT ROSS, TREVOR LEWIS, PETER WARLOCK, and more. You will revel in the imagination of a magical genius and be taught the true secrets of magic! 255 pages, professionally typeset 8.5"x11" pages, beautifully hardbound and dustjacketed.
$75.00

Best of Close-Up Magic by Walt Lees
$ 30.00

The Best of Mental-Wise compiled by Bill Miesel
This is a book of sensational effects for close-up, club and stage mentalists, with detailed and fully described methods for twenty-nine effects by twenty top mentalists. Truly a unique compilation of superb mentalism. Dedicated to the late Ed Mellon, a foremost exponent in the art of mentalism. The Best of Mental-Wise contains time-tested and audience approved effects. These include work in Impromptu Mentalism, Close-up Mentalism, Club and Stage Mentalism, Metalism with Cards and Two Person Mentalism.
$ 15.00

Best Friends vol.1 by Harry Lorayne
These 560 pages are crammed full of good to great to terrific magic. By great people. Over 120 card effects, routines, ideas-including Ace Sandwich, Future Change, Fast Stack, Sum Hummer, Fascinating Pair, Sweet Four-Card Change, Vanishing Aces, Strategy, Unshuffled, Reversatility, That's Incredible, Miracle Time, Force Feed...from people like Tom Mullica, Martin Nash, Larry Jennings, Charles Hudson, Terry Lagerould, Tom Craven, Ed Marlo, Allan Ackerman, Ken Krenzel, Phil Goldstein, Herb Zarrow, J.K. Hartman, Jim Swain, Paul Gertner, Jon Racherbaumer, Bob Farmer, Bernard Bilis, and many more. You'll even find some effects and routines of my own. And you'll enjoy the short biographies of some of your favorite people. - Harry Lorayne 560 Pages, Hardbound
$ 59.95

Best Of Friends Vol. 3 by Harry Lorayne
20 Years in the making now yields volume 3 of Harry Lorayne's Best of Friends. Some of the contributors in this volume are: Allan Ackerman, Richard Vollmer, Max Maven, J.K. Hartman, Peter Duffie, Michael Ammar, David Regal, Martin Nash, Joshua Jay, Howie Scharzman, Bob Farmer, Simon Lovell, Aldo Colombini, Doug Edwards, Jeff Altman, Nick Pudar, Sol Stone, Paul Gordon, Kostya Kimlat, Gregory Wilson, Ian Baxter, Bob King, Joe Rindfleisch, Justin Higham, Michael Vincent, Steve Cohen, Tony Noice, Tom Craven, Randy Wakeman, Harry Lorayne…and more! Pages 522 - Hardbound
$79.00

Best Of Slydini (Set of 2) by Karl Fulves
Two large hard bound volumes. Volume 1 has 108 pages of text, and volume 2 has 901 photographs to supplement the text. These volumes are a unique learning experience for the Magic of Slydini, acknowledged as one of the greatest masters of close-up magic. Master any of these routines, and you will have a repertoire that will serve you for a lifetime. 15 Chapters cover magic with cards, coins, cigarettes, paper balls, etc. The main feature is the presentation of the routines, which lifts each effect into the miracle class.
$ 55.00

Best of Spellbinder
84 routines from the pages of Spellbinder magazine. Everything from cards and coins to the bizarre, from Stephen Tucker, Bob Ostin, Roy Walton, Jerry Sadowitz, Gordon Bruce, Roger Curzon. 84 routines from the pages of Spellbinder magazine. Everything from cards and coins to the bizarre, from Stephen Tucker, Bob Ostin, Roy Walton, Jerry Sadowitz, Gordon Bruce, Roger Curzon.
$ 20.00

Between 2 Minds Too by Walter Pharr and Ned Rutledge
The combined talents of these two writers bring you thirteen diabolical and simple-to-do mentalism effects in one incredible book! Most of the items use cards, and there is also a rope-tie and an interesting effect using coins. You'll learn Into the Mirror, Superman's Eyes, Bogus and ten other sensational routines! This easy-to-read, easy-to-do mentalism book will be a great addition to your magic library! 51 Pages, Staple-Bound
$ 15.00

Beyond Compare by Terry Seabrooke
This hardbound, 160-page book contains everything you need to know about being a Master of Ceremonies. Step by step explanations are given on many different aspects of Emceeing. Why Be an Emcee? What is the Job all about? Before the Show, The Opening, The Show, The Closing and Emergencies are some of the topics covered. If you ever intend to M C a show the book is a must.
$ 30.00

Beyond Deception by Tobias Beckwith
In Beyond Deception, Tobias Beckwith offers ideas and techniques which performers at all levels can use to create truly original and personalized magic. Drawing on long experience directing and observing world class performers of all kinds, Beckwith has drawn together not only fascinating theories about how a performer creates, but a series of sure-fire techniques and exercises guaranteed to jumpstart each magician's creative process. FROM THE FOREWORD BY BOB FITCH – If you are desperate to create your own special brand of magic, then this book is a must read! It can change your mind about your own abilities. It can motivate you to try harder; to be more freely creative without risking fear of failure; to never say “I can't!” and to have fun doing it. The efforts you put forth following the concepts and exercises in this book will create win-win results for you. So if inspiration and discovery of new ideas are what you're looking for. Look no further! Quotes: "If you are desperate to create your own special brand of magic, then this book is a must read! It can change your mind about your own abilities. It can motivate you to be more freely creative without fear of failure; to never say 'I can't' and to have fun doing it...It is not only conceptual, but practical; giving you exercises that will free your imagination and get you out of your head and into the real world...to increase your awareness and help you to believe, even more in yourself and your creative abilities" -Bob Fitch "There are hundreds of books out there with thousands of tricks - but precious few on how to turn those tricks into meaningful and original entertainment. This book is one of the few, based in Tobias' twenty years of experience directing and nurturing the careers of some of the most innovative acts in magic. If you're serious about taking your magic to the next level, read it and start doing the exercises now!" -Eugene Burger "Inside these pages are practical tools for magicians at all levels. Tobias teaches you how to give more impact to material you already perform. Light your creative bonfire now - read the book!" -Jeff McBride Pages 123 - Hardbound
$32.95

Beyond Secrets by Jay Sankey
"I promise you will see the craft of magic in a WHOLE NEW LIGHT!" - Jay Sankey Beyond the moves, beyond the gimmicks, beyond the patter, there exists a handful of fundamental truths about the performance and creation of magic. After performing for more than a quarter of a century and creating hundreds of innovative magic routines, Jay Sankey has written a book exploring these same truths. This thought-provoking collection of short pieces ranges from the technical and psychological to the philosophical and sociological, while also staying rooted in the heartfelt and practical. After reading just a handful of the passages, you will see the craft of magic in a whole new light. Learn from one of the most creative magicians on the planet and BECOME A BETTER MAGICIAN TODAY! Learn how to: Practice more effectively Connect with your audience Invite wonder Nurture your creativity Add humor to your magic Create "Key Images" Market your unique talents Write powerful scripts Transition between effects Perform new material Choose spectators Avoid "Over Proving" Manage multiple climaxes Orchestrate your magic Simplify your magic Inspire belief ... and much, much more! Foreword by Jon Racherbaumer. 182 pages
$30.00




Beyond Zombie by Joe Karson & By Michael E. Rose
6 x 9 hard bound, gold stamped book, printed on high quality, heavy glossy stock and limited to 500 copies. At 210 pages, the book is divided into two main sections; Karson's biography and Karson's creations (books, tricks and commentary). It has 26 photos, most not seen in many years. Besides extensive research in New England public records, several people who knew Karson were also interviewed, both magicians and laymen. Some of the well known magic personalities interviewed were; John Calvert, Jim Cellini, Ray & Ann Goulet, Jay Marshall, Sidney Radner, Nick Ruggiero, Les Smith, Tony Spina, Ben Stone, Parker Swan, and many others. The book also features a Foreword by Lance Burton, one of the most famous "Zombie" workers alive.
$ 35.00









Big A - Tweeked Out Shells & Pea Routine DVD
Finally someone has discovered something new and amazing that will change and revive the three shells & pea handling. Using your favorite shells and my secret, you will be able to amaze the most experienced shells & pea handler in town. Big_A has just discovered a new shells & pea handling that is going to revolutionize the magic world!!! If you already do a shells & pea routine, you will be amazed of what you can do now using my secret. Easy to do, no need to reset and invisible to the rest of the world, my secret system will transform you into the best shells & pea handler around in less than one hour. My amazing secret technique makes the pea disappear and re-appear under another shell without pushing the shells!!! Have the spectators do the trick themselves and you still end up with the pea. Using my secret, the shells & pea routine becomes magic for real!!! Running Time Approximately 30min
$30.00 DVD






Big Laughs for Little People by Samuel Patrick Smith
"Big Laughs for Little People gives readers an opportunity to go backstage with a real pro and watch the show from behind the scenes. In a word, the book is tremendous." -Fetaque Sanders This book features 15 complete routines of magic and comedy, guaranteed to get great audience reactions. You'll read Sammy Smith's complete patter, word-for-word, from start to finish for each effect. You'll learn how to say the patter -- when to pause and what tone of voice to use -- to get the best response. Of course, you'll want to adapt these routines to fit your own personality, but learning from the author's more than 20 years' experience in entertaining children will save you valuable time and give you crucial information on how to get big laughs from little people. Routines range from original effects to new presentations of classics. You'll read Sammy's handling of time-tested classics such as Cut and Restored Rope, Multiplying Billiard Balls, and Miser's Dream. And you'll find his original effects such as Headband Blendo, all updated from the first edition of Big Laughs for Little People with the latest improvements for the 21st century! In addition to the kid-show routines, Sammy shares his best tips and advice for entertaining children, learned from literally thousands of performances. This is a textbook on entertaining children with comedy and magic which every kid-show performer should own and use. The comments which a prominent children's performer made about the original edition of this book are even more valid with this newly revised and updated edition. Routines include: * Headband Blendo (new version) * Super Frog * Vanishing Candle * Snake Cake Bake * Jasper the Friendly Ghost * Skip It! (Cut and Restored Rope) * The Magic Knot Tube (updated) * The Extra-Celestial (hilarious puppet routine) * Tricky Bottles (updated) * Invisible Flying Silk Scarf * Polar Thermometers * Ball Brothers' Traveling Circus (Strat-O-Sphere) * Maxwell the Monster (Soft Soap) * Multiplying Billiard Balls * Cash Surprises (coin routine) * ...and more!
$ 25.00

Bigger Book of BOO by Lary Kuehn
Here in one concise volume was the off the wall thinking of Larry Baukin, Scott Davis, Linc Darklon, Adrian Devlyn, Joseph Fraher, Maskelyn Ye Mage, Jim Magus, and Terry Tyson all tied together by Everett. Contents Include: The Key from the Past 1982 Encounters 1987 (compilation of three manuscripts The Gathering, Cassandra Potter and Ghosts on the Table) Encounter with Terror 1987 The Big Book of BOO 1988 (including Ye Olde Dictionary of Dark and Arcane Verbage) The Ghost Notebook 1992 Flickers Wood from a Haunted House The Curious Stickpin The Ghostly Message The Stake & The Vampire The Letter All have been carefully updated to reflect the availability of "new" gadgets that hadn't even been invented when the originals were released. And then there are those routines where using the "old ways" are still the best. 220 pages with an introduction by Jim Magus, this is fantastic source for the serious performer of the "unique". Pages 220 - Softbound "I've spent this past week surrounded by ghosts, I tell you. Ghosts of the 1980s to be specific. My doctors keep insisting that these are something called "flashbacks," but they're wrong...It's because of a book that a Traveler showed to me..."The Bigger Book of Boo!" More later. For now I have to go. I promised a little dead girl named Cassandra that I'd play..." - Odes Odhner "What an ABSOLUTE TREASURE this is for anyone seriously interested in developing a theatrical séance. In fact, to my mind (and experience) is ESSENTIAL. It will save you hours of work and months and probably even years of developing your séance." - Larry White
$49.95

Ultimate Bill in Lemon - Robert Olson
A complete routine with the jokes and presentation for Robert Olson's version of this classic effect. It has been honed to a sharp edge by thousands of performances. Basically a dollar bill is borrowed, ripped in half with spectator retaining half of the bill. The other half vanishes and is found inside a lemon which has been in full view the entire time. As a bonus effect, you also receive the signed coin in cut an restored apple. Yes, that's right. A borrowed coin appears in the middle of an apple and then the apple visibly restores itself.
$ 15.00










Billets Naturally by Allen Zingg
This booklet covers every nuance of billet work. Allen Zingg not only covers peeks, but several other billet techniques. Also included with Allen's general explanation of billet work are several routines, so you can get to work right away. Contents Include: - The Natural One-handed switch - Driv-In Movie - Coordinated Two-Hand Switch - The Automatic Fold Switch - The Power of Imagination - Suggestion! - Five Important Questions Bonus Techniques and Routines: - Pivot Billet Switch - The Pivot Pass - Personality Palm - Psychometric Palms
$45.00








Billion Dollar Bunko by Simon Lovell
15 years in writing, rewriting, updating and more, this huge book describes hundreds of cons, scams and cheats that infest our world today. Join Simon, Freddy the Fox and his nefarious gang of chums as they take you by the hand and lead you towards enlightenment. This is not a book of magic tricks but a collection of the exact techniques used to separate you and others from your hard-earned cash. It's a roller-coaster ride through bar bets, street hustles, carnivals, Internet fraud, big and small cons, card and dice games and more. You'll even find the exact frauds that the NYPD regard as the most common and dangerous today! You'll also learn top tips on how to avoid each and every con! The inside information has come from Simon's lifetime of experience in the field along with additional information from both sides of the law. Top FBI expert Bruce Walstead added fabulous information to the carnival section! This isn't just a "here's how the con works" book. No, instead it guides you through the set up, the talk, the sell, everything about the con and how you can get suckered into one. Don't say you can't be conned; if you think that, you could already be half-way towards being so! There's no preaching from a lofty perch here, just a fun, ripping ride through a world that so few know about. You'll meet wild, eccentric and larcenous characters, you'll learn how they work their money-making deeds and all without having to risk a penny of your own money. Magicians who use gambling routines will find this an invaluable resource to make them seem more real. You'll learn how to think, act and talk like a cheat. With beautiful sequential art by Alan Wassilak, hundreds of photographs from Simon's collection along with others from Carl Mercurio and Simon's own fun style of writing, this is a book you'll find impossible to put down. It is full of deeply disturbing material that you may find hard to believe but people are being taken each and every day by these schemes. Don't be one of them. Learn well and you'll be able to avoid them. Neither the publisher or author can be held accountable for any reader who tries these schemes to make money themselves. They will, however, be happy to pity them for their idiocy. Great con men are not made, they are born! Hardcover • 456 pages • Large, 8 1/2 x 11 format Full-Color Dust Jacket • Acid-free Paper Gold-Foil Stamped Cover Illustrations by Alan Wassilak • Hundreds of Photographs What People Are Saying: "I have looked forward with whetted anticipation to the day when this collection would become available. Today is the day and the fruit is tasty." Wesley James - NYC "A joyous romp through the world of conmen, cheats and hustlers—I predict this could well become the bible of these down and dirty topics!" Todd Robbins - President, Coney Island USA "It is a rare treat to be educated as to the workings of these scams by an insider. This book will provide a ready reference to train both law enforcement agencies and civic groups." Vincent Manza - NYPD
$60.00

How to Cheat at Everything (Paperback) by Simon Lovell
A Con Man Reveals the Secrets of the Esoteric Trade of Cheating, Scams and Hustles An uproarious, encyclopedic guide to all things scam: a world-renowned con man reveals the tricks of the trade, from card and dice tricks to bar bets and carnival games, and some useful protection against seedy psychics and Internet fraud. Pages 422 - Softbound
$18.95







Birthday Party Business
With this 208 page 8 1/2" x 11" illustrated book, you will learn to succeed as a birthday party entertainer and enjoy the benefits of owning your own profitable home based business! Everything you need to know to get started in the birthday party business.
$25.00

Birthday Magician's Handbook by Dave Fiscus
The new, revised edition of the Birthday Magician's Handbook-totally redesigned, edited and illustrated, updating Dave's original material as necessary in light of current developments. Completing the final details of this new edition is an up-to-date listing of the best available books, video and cassette tape resources about the business of performing for children, recommended by "whiz-kid" magicians, David Ginn and Samuel Patrick Smith.
$35.00

Bits & Pieces by Bill Goldman
Have you ever been in the middle of a routine and just wish you had a quick zinger to throw in while mentally preparing for your next feat? How about awkward silence or room-full-of-strangers tension? Whatever the reason or no reason at all, this latest offering from the mind of Bill Goldman is sure to get a laugh. This short booklet is packed with gags using extremely simple props (if any) such as an Elmer's glue bottle, or simply snapping one's own fingers!
$ 15.00










Black by Dan Army
WELCOME TO THE DECEPTION Prepare yourself for Black. Black is an insane compilation of all of Dan’s work many years in the making. All of the following effects are practical, direct, and super creative. These effects have been designed and tested for the real world, anytime, anywhere. Dan has been working for nearly a year now on this project, a full, in depth 84 page book. These routines will include: INKED : A card is chosen from a blue backed deck and signed. It is lost back into the deck. The performer places the deck down, and claims he possesses a magical red backed card. He cleanly pulls out his wallet, and takes out a red backed card. Slowly, he reveals that the signature has transposed onto the red backed card that has been in his wallet the entire time. NO CHARGE : A super visual ace production. With no cover whatsoever, four aces visually appear out of nowhere. A great opener for any routine! BURN : A card is signed, and the spectator tears it into several pieces. The performer introduces a lighter, and sets the pieces alight on top of the deck. After the flame dies out, he rubs the ashes against the back of the top card of the deck. He then instructs the spectator to turn over the top card…their signed card! Everything happens in the spectator’s hands, and the book includes several devious handlings behind this wonderful effect. MEMORY : This technique will allow you to memorize the order of a deck shuffled by the spectator! You can name almost any card at any location with ease. With the right presentation, this will kill audiences. INFRARED : Imagine this. A SEALED invisible deck effect…the spectator THINKS of any card. They name it, and the remove the plastic. They break the seal, and spread through in their own hands. One card is flipped over in the middle. It is their chosen card. This routine is devastating, and can be accomplished in one simple setup. AMIDST : This is Dan’s classic three phase sandwich effect. Four aces are visually produced by the “No Charge” production. The aces are removed, and held in one packet. The magician places one red ace back into the deck. As soon as the other red ace is sandwiched between the two black aces, it swaps places with the red ace placed into the middle of the deck. The magician claims he will take it one step further. The spectator shuffles the four aces back in randomly. He claims the black ink is more dense, so it will sandwich the red aces, no matter the location in the deck. To his surprise, two jokers are sandwiching the two red aces. The black aces are nowhere to be found…only to end up in the spectator’s pocket! INFERNAL CHEAT : An amazing revelation involving a borrowed watch, and a deck of cards. The magician has a spectator choose any card. He claims he will reveal it in a very odd way. The value of their card, corresponds with the time on their watch. So if they picked a four, their watch would jump forward to four o’ clock. Anytime, anywhere, and absolutely devastating. ENEMY : This an amazing card stab routine. The spectator points to any card, but the face is never looked at. To keep track of the card, the spectator signs the back of it. It is lost back into the deck, and the cards are spread all around an open table face up. The performer introduces a knife, raises it high, and drives it straight into the table. Low and behold, he has stabbed one single card. The audience knows what’s coming for them. He slowly lifts the knife to reveal their exact signature punctured by the knife. TRANSPORT : Another cards across routine? No. This one blows them all out of the water. Everything happens in the spectator’s hands, and there is no difficult sleights involved. The performer begins with a red deck, but it is somewhat old and clumped up. He continues to have the spectator sign the card, and lose it back in. He claims he will attempt to finish the effect with a new deck. He pulls out a blue deck out of the box, and in the middle, one red backed card is found. Their signed card. SCITHE : Same card in the end. This is Dan’s take on the classic here then there. This is truly an astonishing transposition, as no duplicates are involved. He replaced the duplicate with a new force, making the effect that much stronger. This effect will blow audiences away even in the worst situations. You can do it with a borrowed deck! IMPRESSION : Two insane variations of this effect are taught. A card is signed, and buried in the middle. The magician claims he can make it jump to the top, but the top card is only found to be blank. He walks over to any copy machine, or computer scanner, and makes a fresh copy of the blank card. As it slowly prints out, their chosen card is printed on the paper. A second variation is taught, where the magician snaps a photo of the blank card with a cell phone camera. Right after the picture is taken, you can see the faint outline of their chosen card in the saved photo. An absolutely devastating effect, and an even better method. LIGHTNING MONTE : This effect is based around the classic two card Monte, but Dan took it several steps further. The magician cleanly places one ace in their fingers. At LIGHTNING speed, they instantly switch. The cards could be face up if you wanted them to be! Finally, it ends with the classic transposition of the jokers. This routine will heighten your reactions on any of your Monte routines! No gaffs, duplicates, or gimmicks. This can be done with a borrowed deck. Super practical. TORCHED : This routine is perfect for you devious restaurant magicians out there! The magician takes a straw wrapper, and writes every card in one suit on the wrapper. He then has the spectator choose any card. He introduces a book of matches, and he sets the wrapper alight. It quickly burns up, but the flame instantly extinguishes itself right before one card written on the wrapper. So if they chose a four, it would stop at the four. A truly amazing reveal! Dan also provides awesome advice on how to routine this with a previous effect in the book, Burn. FLAW : Dan saved the best for last. This card to box effect will kill audiences. It is super easy, direct, and practical. He introduces a red deck and blue deck both in their boxes. He removes both decks from their boxes. One spectator chooses one blue card from the blue deck, and the same for the red deck. The cards are lost back into their corresponding decks. After the magician will claim he will make them transpose into the opposite deck. He is quite surprised to find that he screwed up. Both chosen cards have completely vanished. After looking slightly confused, he points to the card boxes. He touches nothing. Again, it all happens in the spectator’s hands. The remove each chosen card from one box, but here is the kicker. The chosen blue card is found inside the red box, and the chosen red card is found inside the blue box. No palms, loads, or gimmicks. This routine CAN and WILL become part of your repertoire. Besides these devastating effects, this amazing book includes many informative articles to help you along the way. Dan also has full spreads about Psychological forcing, Hellstromism, food for thought, scams, and deception. He also covers his ideas on magic, including inspiration, effort, and passion. This information will make you become a much stronger performer, and make you find your true identity as an artist. Purchase this book now, and you will not be disappointed. Guaranteed. You will receive 84 pages of useful information. Pages 81 - Soft Bound
$22.00

Black Art Breakthroughs by Dondrake
Breakthroughs by DondrakeOver 12 New Illustrations Plus a Complete Act! Dondrake, with the help of Gary Darwin and his friends have put together the first complete book on Black Art. For the first time in print, see Dondrake's Wizard's Window, a complete show where miracles happen at your fingertips. See playing cards instantly vanish! Or a paper bird which visibly turns into a live dove. Dondrake also shows you 15 new illusions that are easy to build and startling to the audience. Learn how to visibly push a steel rod through your body! From Gary Darwin's top secret notebook, learn how to pull off the fingers and thumb of one of your hands, and then magically reappear each one! Learn how to build your own black art curtains, wizard's table and flying carpet illusion! All 15 illusions have easy-to-follow instructions and are fully illustrated. Absolutely nothing has been left out! "It's about time that someone has written a book on black art. Anyone could take this book and build a million dollar act." - Lance Burton "Finally a book which details the amazing world of black art." - Jay Scott Berry "I use Dondrake's black art close-up." - Allan Ackerman "Finally a beautifully descriptive book, well illustrated, that has practical, usable ideas in black art for the performing magician!" - Dixie Dooley
$31.25


More Black Art Breakthroughs by Dondrake
"It doesn't take millions to create a miracle. I am a large believer in large ideas achieved by simple means." - Darren Romeo from the foreword of 'More Black Art Breakthroughs' This manuscript contains several effects and ideas that will allow you to take the first steps towards becoming a master of the black arts. Everything from creating a back drop or close-up mat, to high level illusions are covered in this manuscript. With Dondrake's ideas, and your imagination and practice, you will be able to create a knock out routine.
$37.50






Black Moon by Docc Hilford
“Yang is the male. It is white and the sun. But Yin is the woman. It is BLACK and the MOON.” - Lao Tse 660 B.C. For the mentalist, PREDICTING THE FUTURE is where reputations are made. And BEING CONTEMPORARY is where the higher fees are found. The current craze in the New Age world is the Chinese Zodiac and the I Ching. Black Moon provides the modern mentalist with a self-contained method for knowing a person’s Chinese Zodiac sign and accurately predicting their future! And most importantly, you can PROVE YOU KNOW THE SUBJECT’S FUTURE for the next year! Effect On a piece of paper, the mentalist writes what he believes to be the subject’s Chinese Zodiac sign. He also makes a prediction of what I Ching symbol, or trigram, the subject will randomly choose. The subject states the year of her birth and throws three ancient coins to determine a symbol that foretells her future. The paper is shown to have all the same information written on it BEFORE ANYTHING WAS CHOSEN! Docc has added a strong psychological touch that apparently PROVES the mentalist’s accuracy for the next year! This ploy is literally worth its weight in gold! BONUS: The special papers are set for use with the Dance of Shiva or Acidus Novas. So you can do an additional reading with the same paper. There is also a hand made, pocket-sized book on I Ching and Zodiac interpretations. The mentalist can do a full length reading without any knowledge of cold reading, the Chinese Zodiac or I Ching. The interpretations on the paper and in the little book are enough to begin immediately. FEATURES: The sheet of paper used is beautifully designed by an Asian artist with I Ching trigrams and the twelve Zodiac signs. The paper can be marked with the subject’s initials. There are NO GIMMICKS to use or lose. Due to a secret formula, all the mentalist needs is the subject’s birth year and he instantly knows the Zodiac sign EVEN IF THE SUBJECT DOESN’T! This feat alone establishes the mentalist as an expert. METHOD: WHAT?!! Yes, here’s the basic method. Black Moon works on the same principle as the common Swami Gimmick, yet NOTHING IS WORN by the mentalist. The gimmick is built into the pad of papers, so ALL TEN FINGERS of both hands are able to make information appear ANYWHERE on the INITIALED paper. Every individual paper can be examined; it’s given to the subject, so it’s not chemically treated or gimmicked. The secret is old, but has NEVER been utilized like this before. You get the large, 100 sheet, special pads of Chinese Zodiac papers – three ancient Chinese I Ching coins – a pocket-size, hand-made Book of Changes – and complete instructions, along with the Docc touch that makes this effect PROOF POSITIVE that you know the future. Take Black Moon anywhere and you’ll be able to prove you are a living Master of the Mind!
Black Moon Book $45.00
REFILL Black Moon
This is a Black Moon REFILL package. Included are two gimmicked pads for the effect Black Moon. The instructions and other necessary props are NOT included in this refill package.
$15.00

Blackstone: A Magician's Life by Daniel Waldron
Harry Blackstone had one of the great magic shows of the 20th century. Born in Chicago in 1885, he worked steadily to build his show into the fabulous magic extravaganza that traveled the length and breadth of the North American continent. The electricity, humor, beauty and starling illusions of the Blackstone show entertained theatre-goers for 50 seasons. He worked everything from showboats to vaudeville to television. Houdini and Thurston were his contemporaries. His son was Harry Blackstone, Jr., whose 32-year career featured many of the wonders his father had made into classics. Blackstone was called "the Ziegfeld of magic" because of the lavishness of his productions. His presentation of dazzlingly beautiful and excitingly costumed girls was legendary in the days when this was a potent allure. He traveled more miles, gave more shows, played in more places and made more money than any other magician of his time. Yet money meant nothing to him. Magic did. Blacktone's personal life was passionate and stormy, as this book reveals. The writing is based on original sources, including interviews with Harry Blackstone himself and people who were on his show. Two of his principal assistants, George Johnstone and Nick Ruggiero, contribute memoirs written especially for this book.
$ 40.00






The Blackstone Book of Magic & Illusion By Harry Blackstone, Jr. With Charles and Regina Reynolds
Since the turn of the century, the name Blackstone has been synonymous with the world of magical illusion. First harry Blackstone, Sr., known as The Great Blackstone, wowed audiences in the heyday of American's fascination with magic, perfecting such now-classic illusions as the Dancing Handkerchief, the Buzz Saw, and the Floating Light Bulb. Then cam Harry, Jr., who was first billed at the age of six months as the disappearing child in his father's show, and who continued the tradition with an act that was called "the most spectacular traveling illusion show ever" (Newsweek) and "pure magic!" (Time). Now, based on Harry Blackstone Jr.'s lifetime devotion to magic, this book unveils the history, science and art of one of the oldest entertainment arts. Through Blackstone's eyes, you'll explore the long an colorful history of the art of illusion - from the temples of ancient Egypt to the vaudeville stages of the 1920's, to the Broadway, Las Vegas and television shows of today. In addition you'll find profiles of magic's greatest performers, discussion so f the science and psychology of magic, and tales of the fascinating Blackstone story, with revealing anecdotes and rare photographs. This book also includes: >Complete illustrated instructions for performing 20 classic magic routines >Secrets behind the most popular magic tricks, from making a ball disappear to sawing a woman in half with a rope >The method and the psychology behind ten basic magic effects >Appendices of magic societies, organizations, convention and dealers >Annotated bibliography of the best in magic books >Over 250 black and white illustrations and drawings.
$ 24.95

The Blindfolded Car by Devin Knight
Are you ready to take your magic career to the next level? Enhance your magic career with one of the most amazing publicity stunts every created. The Blindfolded-Car Drive is unsurpassed for getting front page publicity. This isn't your normal blindfold drive. Not only do you drive a car blindfolded, but the WINDSHIELD IS COVERED WITH NEWSPAPER at the same time! People may suspect you could see through a blindfold, but how can you drive with the windshield covered? Yes, you can even have a reporter ride in the car with you and have no clue as to how you are driving the car sight unseen. This new book by Devin Knight, who was one of the early innovators of the Blindfolded Car, reveals all the secrets he has used to garner millions of dollars worth of free publicity. (Some which is reproduced in the book.) FOUR DIFFERENT METHODS REVEALED! How to drive a car with its windshield PAINTED solid black. How to drive a car with a sunshade over the windshield blocking the view. Two ways to drive a car with cardboard or newspaper taped over the windshield! The Speedway Drive is taught. Learn how to drive a car with its windshield covered at speeds up to 70MPH around a speedway. This stunt can be sold to a speedway as a pre-race event for hundreds of dollars. Some of these secrets have baffled the smartest minds in magic. Some have never appeared in print before and many of these secrets are revealed for the first time. Devin holds nothing back and reveals how to do this. This book covers all the legalities of doing this. It tells you when and where to do it to prevent problems with the police. Not only is this a great publicity stunt, but this book shows you how to GET PAID HUNDREDS OF DOLLARS FOR DOING IT! The book is full of tips and ideas for adding comedy. The handcuff drive is fully explained in the book adding an element of danger to any blindfold drive. This Blindfolded-Car feat appears totally impossible, but you can learn the secrets just by reading this book. Even if you never do the feat, the secrets will fascinate you and add to your magic knowledge. NO GIMMICKS, NO ELECTRONIC DEVICES ARE USED. No special car is needed. BONUS EFFECT: Stopping A Car With Your Mind. Learn Devin's secret of letting a reporter drive your car and causing the car's engine to stall just by concentrating. Not only that you can make another car passing you STALL in the road. The secret is ingenious and NO DAMAGE will come to either car. It is revealed in print for the first time. It is a great publicity stunt that may garner you front page coverage if you pull it off properly. This is an 8.5 x 11 comb-bound book with 43 pages full of illustrations detailing everything you need to know. Please note these feats should only be done on CLOSED ROADS, Fairgrounds, and parking lots. These feats should never be done on open highways. This book is sold for educational purposes only. You use this information at your own risk. "I found this book to be fascinating as it gives the reader a feeling about what the real work in such feats is like. It is real, nitty gritty stuff. If you are a serious mentalist, it is something you should have in your library. You never know when you may need this information. The practicality of these feats should open your mind up to similar mentalism effects. I DO recommend this book highly." - Richard Osterlind "Devin is tipping 'The Real Work' on this one, and it should be in your library if you are thinking about doing this. A definite keeper. Good work Devin and thank you for adding this to our arsenal." - Tom Jorgenson - Creator of Brazen Blindfold
$30.00

Blister Book by Jack Kent Tillar
Once or twice every century, a new principle is discovered in our mystery field. In 1972, Jack Kent Tillar's Blister Effect was first published in Tarbell Volume 7. Harry Lorayne wrote, "As far as I know, this principle is new to magic." The effect is that a performer mysteriously makes a blister appear on the tip of his or her finger. Since its publication, this unique effect has become well-known and used by most mentalists and magicians. However, most people don't know that Jack Kent Tillar, and Academy Award-winning composer and highly respected mentalist, had an extensive amount of work published in Magick, Genii, Invocation, and other notable publications. He has influenced many of the top professionals in mentalism today. Now, thirty-five years later, this book celebrates all the individual ingenuity that performers have brought to this classic. Included in this volume is Jack Kent Tillar's original unpublished routine for the Blister Effect. It also contains over fifty cherished routines, ideas, wisdom, and secret devices for stage, close-up, and even radio, many of them guarded secrets, from some of today's biggest mentalism talents. Contributors include: Michael Weber, Banachek, Paul Harris, Marc Salem, Richard Osterlind, Barrie Richardson, Alain Nu, Penn & Teller, Richard Busch, Ted Karmilovich, Mark Edward, Larry Becker, Gerard Senehi, Ray Grismer, Newell Unfried, E. Raymond Carlyle, Joseph White, Tony Andruzzi, Richard Mark, Jheff, Loren Tindall, Robin Dewitt, Gerald Blount, Leo Behnke, Burton Sperber, Joe Zabel, Pasqual Perino, Odes Odhner, James Gallivan, Leo Kostka, Michael Selwyn, Alberto, Peter Marucci, Robert Fenton and Bill Herz. Pages 172 - Softbound
$50.00

Bloom, Gaeton - Ideas, A lecture by Gaeton Bloom
Includes effects: Wink, The Lottery, Pinned, Lucky Charm Box, Confetti Bags, Kit Klop, The Watch Trick, The Alarm Clock, The Standing Card, Mac-Fast-Bloom, The Slate, Lasso Rope
$15.00

Bob Ostin - A Lifetime of Magical Inventions by Stephen Tucker
The name Bob Ostin has long been synonymous with creative close-up and card magic, but until now the true depth and breadth of his original effects and methods has remained hidden. No longer! This landmark volume, The Magic of Bob Ostin, will ensure the author his deserved place in history as one of the pre-eminent creators of the 20th Century. Those who prize commercial, practical magic have long praised Bob’s earlier work, Fingertip Fantasies, as a classic in the field. Yet despite that book’s deserved status, and Bob’s underground reputation as creator par excellence, he has remained something of an unknown to the magic community at large. Well all that is about to change! In an era when so many are striving to ‘invent’ tricks that are fresh, novel and commercial, it is a genuine pleasure to see a master at work. Bob Ostin has been devising cutting-edge magic for over half a century and the material he created fifty years ago is as ingenious, practical and fooling as the new material he developed last week! Always thinking, and more importantly always thinking outside-of-the-box. Bob is constantly working on new magical ‘problems’ as he likes to think of them and inevitably he works out a brilliant yet practical solution, resulting in a ‘worker’ that will happily do double-duty and fool the boys at the local magic club as easily as it will stun a lay audience. One of the definitions of genius is someone who creates (music, literature, art and in this instance Magic!) something that would never have been created had that person never lived. Such a definition surely fits Bob Ostin. Even a cursory glance through this volume will be enough to convince the casual reader of Bob’s creative talents; the more diligent student will be amply rewarded by learning tricks and routines which simply seem impossible! Water that turns to beer, origami men that take on a life of their own, cards that just melt through one another Tricks with cards, coins, dice, rubber bands, chop sticks, liquids, matches, paper, plasters, numbers, photographs, torches, fruit, cars the list is almost endless! Think of any object you like and chances are Bob has a trick (or two!) with it. Containing virtually all his published output from the past 50 years, this book includes the material from his limited-circulation lecture notes, rare manuscripts, dozens and dozens of magazine contributions, the full instructions for every single one of his marketed effects as well as the many gems that have remained hidden in his notebooks - until now. This book truly is a truly is a lasting and worthy record of The Magic of Bob Ostin A Lifetime of Magical Inventions. What People Are Saying: "Knowing Bob's reputation amongst magicians, I am delighted to know that his amazing routines will be compiled and made available to those who love fine magic." - Michael Ammar. "Bob was the first real magician I ever met. He's a charming guy with an utterly devious mind when it comes to creating magic effects. And best of all, they’re all wonderfully practical. This book is long overdue." - David Britland. "I met Bob many years ago, at Ken Brooke's magic studio, and still have his interesting book Fingertip Fantasies, from which his routine for the coin through the hanky is my favourite. It is straight, direct and nearly impromptu. I like these kinds of routines, and look forward to reading his latest ideas in his new book - Magic Christian. "One of the happiest periods of my magical life coincided with the heyday back in the late 1960s and early1970s of Ken Brookes Magic Place. Bob was one of a loyal, but unofficial team of backroom boys, spurred on by the redoubtable Ken to keep him in regular supply of new ideas that had to be baffling and commercial to lay audiences but also, of course, saleable to magicians. Bob is an inherently modest man with the result that today his name does not resonate like some of the others in that select creative team, which also included Roy Johnson, Jim Hooper, Dick Koornwinder, Ken Perks, Terry Herbert and the immortal Fred Kaps. However, I shall never forget the mystery and fun generated by inventions carrying the Ostin hallmark like Beam Shot and The Submarine Card, effects that will ensure a distinctive niche in magic’s creative hall of fame for someone I shall always remember as the small kindly wizard with the twinkly eyes. His book, Fingertip Fantasies is a minor classic and long overdue for reprinting. In the meantime this new volume will hopefully bring to an even wider audience due recognition for the magical talent of an engaging man "- John Fisher. "Bob Ostin is one of the best close-quarter magicians in the business. His work has a classic simplicity and directness that can’t be improved upon. His new book is one of the few I will look forward to reading. Bob's work is outstanding and deserves a wide audience." - Karl Fulves. "This book, containing a comprehensive collection of the originations of Bob Ostin, is a very welcome addition to the comparatively small amount of quality magical literature. Bob Ostin is a very amiable person, whose work is clever, original and entertaining." - Roy Walton
$85.00

Bob Wagner's Master Notebook of Magic by Bob Wagner
Hand-lettered by Bob Wagner, the Master Notebook of Magic includes Houdini Seance, Slow Motion Card Through Handkerchief, The Fast Draw Card Index, Emperor's New Cards, Track Record Revised and much more! Hardbound with dust jacket.
$ 32.50

Bobo Magic Show by J.B. Bobo
Written by America's foremost school show performer J.B. Bobo, this large format, spiral bound 188 pages book includes the author's effects and presentations by the dozen - the material that made him popular with youngsters. There are many routines, many photographs, and something for all kids' entertainers. Hardback.
$ 30.00

Body Morphin' Book by Andrew Mayne
This booklet contains cool tricks and effects using only your body! Andrew Mayne presents a collection of tricks, effects and stunts using only your body. Suspend your body vertically from a pole in mid-air. Shrink yourself as you walk down a corridor. Vanish your head. Remove your fingers. Twist your neck in an impossible way. Also included is Footloose * make one leg pass through the other. Never be caught unprepared!
$15.00

Bold and Subtle Miracles of Dr. Faust by David Hoy
Mentalism has become very popular, and nobody knows how to get excitement, applause and publicity out of a mental act like David Hoy does. Nobody can touch him for sensationalism. Now you can do what you may have seen him do, or at least heard about. Get the whole audience spellbound by doing tricks: Improving on Dr. Rhine, It Moved!, Book Tests that Caused Arguments, Dated for Destiny, Tossed Out Deck, Hurling the Headlines, Blindfold Act, etc. All fast, powrful, exciting, dramatic, tested! Used by the author on the Playboy Circuit, on TV, nightclubs, colleges, all kinds of audiences. The "Tossed Out Deck" alone can make you!
$ 10.00

Book of Haunted Magick by Rick Maue
With over 185 pages, The Book Of Haunted Magick contains a total of fifty items, including routines, utility moves and essays. Many of the items can be used for intimate close-up performances or for larger stage shows. Regardless of what type of audience that you perform for, you will find material in The Book Of Haunted Magick that you can add to your working repertoire right away. Contains: * Intersection - A direct prediction that requires no forcing or sleight-of-hand, and it certainly "packs flat and plays big". * Truth Of The Relic - The performer is able to determine who possesses a specific item, without the use of gimmicks, peeks, or sleight-of-hand. * And much, much more! Comb Bound, 185 Pages, Over 90 Photographs
$ 35.00




Book of Oopses by Chan Canasta
Being a Collection of thrilling experiments in which the book itself, plays the part of the mind-reader! This is the first ever book that can mind read. It is based on a completely new and unusual idea - you, the Reader, are the spectator, and the Book is the performer of a series of exciting mind reading tricks. The instructions for each trick are clearly set out on one page, and when you have followed them, you turn to another page and find that the Book knows exactly what you are thinking. Like any mind reader the Book is not successful all the time - and when it fails - OOPS! - it shrugs sadly and admits failure. But when it scores a hit, the effect is nothing short of miraculous, giving you an eerie feeling that it possesses some occult and incredible power. "...an unusual format, a 48-page staple-bound volume with color printing on black pages. It was billed as "a collection of thrilling experiments in which the book itself plays the part of the mind-reader....Each double page spread featured a set of instructions on the left-hand page and a diagram on the right-hand page. Following the instructions you chose one of the items on the opposite page; a playing card, a symbol, a number or a word. When you'd made your decision you turned to the back of the book and looked at Canasta's prediction. Hopefully he would be right. But if he was wrong he offered a humorous and delightful apology and said, 'Oops'." - David Britland (Chan Canasta - A Remarkable Man) Pages 48 - Saddle Stitched with Card Cover, 5 3/4" x 7 3/4" (14.6cm x 19.6cm)
$42.00

Book of Thoth by Stephen Minch
Now you can cash in on the popularity of the occult. Here is a book that shows you how to really impress your audiences and entertain them with fascinating mysteries of the ancient Tarot. Not just card tricks but mysterious sketches, complete with patter, that will establish you as a Mind Reader, Fortune Teller and Magician. When you bring out a deck of Tarot cards, you attract everyone's interest and attention. In addition to the twenty-two effects representing the Major Arcana, the author has provided suggestions for inventing more effects with the Tarot. There are no difficult sleights or indirect handlings. All effects have been streamlined, for directness of effect and simplicity of method. You do not need any previos knowledge of the Tarot deck to start working these myteries right away. Not only will you be adding to your repertoire of interesting effects, but you'll have fun doing it!
$ 20.00

Books of George Anderson by George Anderson
The entire Anderson line of books - bound in one volume in spiral form. Included in:
*Anderson Lecture Notebook
*You Too Can Read Minds
*My Favorit Sucker Card TricksS
*Overcoming Magic Hazards
*Let The Audience Do The Show
*It Must Be Mindreading
*Dynamite Mentalism
*My Favorite Easy Mental Magic
*The Magic Pendulum
$ 40.00

The Books of Wonder Volumes 1 & 2 by Tommy Wonder
Never has there been a more articulate manifesto declaring magic a true art. And never has one man offered a more detailed and coherent plan for achieving art by the practice of magic. Through a series of tricks, routines and essays, Tommy Wonder provides a clear blueprint for an uncompromising brand of magical theater. Along the way he explains his professional routines for Close-up. Stand-up, Walk-around and Stage. Among them are ... The Updated Two Cup Routine; Watch in Nest of Boxes, 3 methods; Wild Card Tamed; The Watch, the Ring & the Wallet; The Well-tempered Birdcage; and 50 other card tricks, routines and sleights. The Books of Wonder is a set of two luxuriously produced, matched volumes, each containing approximately 340 pages of extraordinary material with 630 professional illustrations by Kelly Lyles.
$90.00 complete set of 2 Books




The Book That Doesn't Exist ....And More! CD Book by Greg Webb
Why be a follower? Gregg Webb’s CD-ROM/e-book “The Book That Doesn’t Exist…And More!” shows how to twist ideas into tricks and routines that are completely different from the mainstream -- resulting in an alternate approach to magic. The CD contains nearly 500 pages from magic newsletters Gregg wrote, richly illustrated, and circulated privately over a four-year period. Webb uses personal examples to show you how he creates unique magic. The range of material is staggering! Lots of tricks with cards and coins. Also mentalism effects, magic with bills, tricks with improvised pendulums, mind-reading stunts with soda-pop cans, ESP demonstrations, tricks with children’s jacks, blindfolded poker deals, voodoo, and pure sleight of hand galore. Gimmick enthusiasts will also find new uses for invisible thread, magnets, pulls, postage stamps, and poster putty(!). Included are Gregg’s secrets of billiard ball manipulation -- also complete manipulation routines and advice for other props such as playing cards, linking rings, and rope. And, he includes LOTS of bonus material. A lover and master of sleights, Webb also recognizes the importance of shortening long tricks. He chooses practical subtleties and sleights – rather than rehashing the “latest” moves that might otherwise flash. Readers learn how to break away from the mainstream and not to perform other’s feats exactly as written! Gregg is especially interested in applying dodges and new approaches to clean up – for example, he doesn’t favor lapping and considers it to be impractical in most venues. Learn to think OUTSIDE THE BOX and create NEW BOXES TO THINK IN. Gregg Webb explains the thought process – in a fun and humorous way – of breaking away from the crowd, changing the “conventional wisdom” to fit YOU, and tinkering with your routines. You’ll find your magic is different from the rest, and not just THE SAME! Learn why there is more than one way to skin a black cat from a master manipulator, thinker, and teacher. (CD requires Acrobat Reader.)
$30.00 CD-Rom

Boomerang by Bill Goldman
Effect: The magician writes a prediction on a pice of paper, folds it and gives it to a spectator to hold. He asks her to then name a number less than 52. After she does, he deals the cards one at a time onto the table FACE UP until he reaches the card at the selected number. The spectator opens the paper and reads the prediction -- it is the card at the selected number! There is no pick-a-card aspect to this effect - that is important. It is far more profound. The set-up can be done on the fly! This trick will hit your audience like a freight train, it will be the one that they remember.
'$20.00








BRAIN WAVER by Bill Goldman
Effect Mathematical principles have always existed, waiting to be discovered. For example, if you take any two digit number and subtract the sum of the two digits, e.g. 41-5 or 76-13, you will get an answer divisible by nine. This principle has been used many times in several tricks. Sometimes it has even produced something magical. One of Bill's favorites appears on the internet under the title "The Flash Mindreader," the creation of Wayne Hoffman, magician, mind reader and software designer. Hoffman's creation inspired Randy Malcolm, jet-setting magician. He called Bill and described an effect similar to the Flash Mind reader that placed apparently random playing cards on a numerical list. The card at their number would than be revealed in a sealed envelope. Sealed and revealed. That has a nice ring to it. His effect evolved over the course of a couple of weeks, incorporating a pair of dice and some wonderful nuances. Bill came into the picture when he asked Bill to lay out the list for him. In working on Randy's list, Bill came up with a variation using words. This took several jumps, and in my effort to get as far away from the mathematics and then the words, Bill came up with the following. The results play very big.
$15.00



Brainstorm In My Pajamas by Ron Dayton
Ronald Dayton's newest book, "Brainstorm In My Pajamas" a humorous title for one heck of an idea book. Ron Dayton is one of the most prolific mind in magic, and his alter ego- KOTAH as been popular on the bizarre scene for years as well. Well, Ron has compiled a series of ideas, tricks, improvements for his creations and MUCH MORE. We offer it here as the second in our "Magical Appetizer" series! Within two months the book will be available for preview, but we wanted to share it with you now so you could get excited! Some of the section titles and topics: 15 Tips, A Card By Any Other Name, Aint Nothin Easy (A routine with Mardi Gras coins to verse.), Bees Knees tongue twister mentalism, Card Box variations, How to dust of old chestnuts, Diablo Rope, Enigma, Ideas with a Magic Funnel, Articles on creativity, a huge reference list for the magic inventor, Variations on the Coin Pail, variations on the Egg Bag, essays on Pulls, Essays on Body Magic, Essays on Lapping, Magic off the rack, Chinese Sticks, Card Catching, Magic with Bic pens, 18 effects with rubber cement, Magic with Silks, The Pea Can, Thimbles, The Ball and Vase, The Cerebral Gym, Impromptu Bottle Levitation, Novelty Paper Plate Masks for the children’s entertainer, Psychometric variations, Applications for Shiners, Slates, the Speed Reader Stack, Wands, The Warlock’s Finger, The Rabbit Wringer and MUCH MUCH MORE! This is a book for the inventor, wanna-be, and every day performer who wants a giant resource of ideas they can use PLUS fertilizer for their OWN imaginations. In the true style of the Magical Appetizer’s series, this book is set up much like a buffet or meal to whet and hone your creative appetite! Best of all, this book will include a reprint of the long unavailable Dayton Razor Blade Miracle! Ron's version of the razor blade trick is superb in that it uses only ONE set of razors, and nothing need be concealed in the mouth at the beginning or the end. Yes, the EXACT same razors that go in to the mouth separate, are the exact same ones that emerge strung together at the end! Pages 180 with illustrations - Soft Cover
$40.00

Burn Witch Burn trick booklet by Docc Hilford
A mysterious twist on a classic effect. A borrowed $100 bill is marked with a sigil of protection. It is put in one of 3 envelopes. The other envelopes hold slips of newspaper. Three lighters are proven to operate and are randomly selected by 3 spectators. The envelopes are mixed by the spectators and handed, in order, to each spectator. You claim the sigil will protect the money through the powers of nature. The first spectator ignites his lighter and burns his envelope. The second spectator does the same. The final spectator cannot light his lighter! The remaining envelope is unharmed! When the envelope is opened, it contains the borrowed money. Whew! Finally, the sigil is erased from the $100 bill, and without the sigil to protect it the money starts burning. You quickly extinguish it and take your bows. With a very few props, this is big theatre that packs a punch! Add real meaning to your performance: * It's direct! * It's fun! * The sigil protects the money, even when its location in unknown! * In this act the spectators NEVER fail; in fact, they succeed! * It's fair! * It's spectacular! * There's a completely free choice of envelopes AND lighters. * Three spectators, money, suspense, and FIRE! That's theatrical! * It's safe! * It's simple! * There is no chance of the lighter burning the money or even igniting. This really "packs small and plays big!" You'll be performing this piece right after reading the instructions. What people are saying: "This is a truly wonderful piece. I'm adding it to my show!" - Ted Lesley, International Mentalist "At last some real meaning to the Banknight effect. None of the spectators fail in this marvelous demonstration." - Kenton Knepper, Author of Wonder Words "Here is the way to wager your paycheck without fear. Burn, Witch, Burn is extremely underpriced!" - Richard Webster, Author and performer
$15.00

Bouncing Back Book
Sixty-five pages of ideas, history, handling and effects of the Bounce-No-Bounce Balls. It is well illustrated and a must for novice and professional alike.
Book
$ 12.95
1" Bounce No Bounce Balls $ 9.99
1.5" Bounce No Bounce Balls $ 15.00
Daryl's Bounce Across-Putty $ 25.00

Bound to Please by Simon Aronson
Simon’s collected early works, compiled in one volume. Contains the complete texts of his first three books, The Card Ideas of Simon Aronson (1978), A Stack to Remember (1979) and Shuffle-bored (1980). Includes Red See Passover, Simon’s Favorite Card Trick, Mis-mate, Simon’s underground treatise on the memorized deck principles (that started the current wave of memorized miracles), an entire chapter on subtle uses of the advertising card, Under Cover Four Play, Ad-Jacent, and the original presentation of the Aronson stack (with three different poker deals, a perfect bridge hand, spelling combinations, a blackjack deal, and more). Shuffle-bored presents Simon’s self-working, totally hands-off card miracle: without any questions, outs, gaffs, ambiguities or moves – and without ever touching the cards – the performer announces exactly how many cards are face up, in a spectator freely shuffled deck! plus additional effects published in Kabbala and Hierophant. 183 pages
$35.00

Braco's Floating Ball Manuscipt by Magiceffex
This ball really floats! Braco's Floating Ball surpasses any other floating ball effect in many ways. Just imagine this effect: The performer opens a chest and removes a large, gleaming silver ball. He takes his hands off the ball, yet it remains mysteriously suspended in mid-air! The performer may even walk completely away from the ball while it floats! * Absolutely nothing to hide-you can perform B.F.B. under full lighting with spectator's just inches away! * Absolutely no connections of any kind-that's right, no wires, no threads, nothing at all! * No assistant needed * No cover necessary * Perform the levitation surrounded NOTE: Braco's Floating Ball contains a 20-page, fully-illustrated booklet detailing how you can easily construct the necessary props-No props included.
$ 40.00

Braided Bill (With DVD) by Bob Neale
A dollar bill has been braided. Close examination reveals that it has two lengthwise slits that extend nearly to the ends of the bill, dividing it into three bands. The braiding is real although the bands have never been separate. It looks impossible. The bill can be borrowed, transformed into this impossible object, and returned to the owner in less than two minutes. The result is a distinctive memento. It is, as Michael Weber says, "A bill that cannot be spent." Comes with a companion 20-min DVD demonstrating the step-by-step procedure of how to create the braided bill. Pages 23 - Saddle Stitched
$20.00

BRASS KNUCKLES by Doug Edwards
This is the book everyone is talking about. Get yours now! Doug Edwards is the 'man behind the curtain' for many performers. His sleights, innovations and magical creations are used by leading card men the world over. He is one of the world's best kept secrets when it comes to original and exciting plots. Brass Knuckles DELIVERS a one-two-three punch that is sure to please ANYONE interested in hard-hitting dynamic card work. Nothing held back! Over 60 strong, original effects ranging from new palm techniques, shuffles, shifts, controls, changes, lifts and more. The quality of content is staggering. Doug Edwards delivers lessons that professionals have paid dearly for; offered to you for a mere 81 cents a trick! An incredible bargain at any price. Here is a partial listing of contents: Section 1: Palms-Shuffles and Lifts Section 2: Cuts, Controls and Changes Section 3: Hard Hitting Mysteries Section 4: Bonus Items I honestly can't pick out a favorite among the sixty effects; they are all that good but I know you will use and enjoy many if not all he has to offer. There is something for everyone here. The Bonus section has some great handling for the Haunted Key; Sunshine's Color Vision cube; A great Torn & Restored Bill called 'made in Japan'; Bead-azzled will be something you will carry with you all the time and for those that do the Vanishing Bird Cage, Doug tips some valuable handling and ideas on this amazing effect. I highly recommend this sensational offering. Look what others have to say about Doug Edwards: Harry Lorayne: "Doug Edwards is one of the best close-up people I have known". Charles Reynolds: "Doug Edwards is a top magician and creator". Frank Garcia: " Doug Edwards is a walking compendium in the world of Magic". George Robinson Jr.: "Doug Edwards amazes me with this thinking and his ability to simplify what others complicate". Tony Spina: “Wow!... You have a real winner on your hands with this new book…Doug is one of the most original minds in Magic. All of his ideas are well thought out; original, entertaining and most of all, real foolers. I recommend anything he writes!” Gary Ouellet.: "When I first met Doug Edwards he fooled me with a number of card effects. Then we spent some time discussing the niceties of certain card finesses of which he is most knowledgeable." Aldo Columbini: "Practically a non-stop magic-fest. The plots move at breakneck pace, and the book contains several good twists, which keep the reader turning those pages right up to the final routine. Undeniably entertaining magic.”
$49.00


Brainfood by David Parr
Feed Your Head... Feed Your Magic! Full-time professional David Parr opens his mind to present you with eight complete routines, seven close-up, one stand-up, concocted and refined in the kitchen of real-life, professional performance. Ingredients: Bills, Coins, Cards, Werewolves, Poison, Psychology, Deviousness, Humor, Weirdness, Entertainment Fourteen Thought-Provoking Essays: Experience, Insight, Artistry, Practicality, Sound Advice. This book contains 136 pages of recipes for Great Magic that Your Brain and Your Audience Will Enjoy! Comes in hardcover with 60 illustrations by Kelly Lyles. Includes Introduction and Commentary by Eugene Burger
$ 30.00






Breakthrough Card System by Richard Osterlind 20th Anniversary Edition
Imagine being able to name a card a spectator has chosen without looking at the cards. You just look in their eyes and name it as if you were reading their minds! Or, imagine standing on a stage and allowing a spectator to choose a handful of cards from a jumbo deck and naming the cards he holds one at a time. They'll swear that you're even able to tell which one they're looking at. Or, imagine being able to tell which two cards a spectator has chosen and placed into two pockets...even though he doesn't even know what they are. What's more, you'll even be able to tell which card is in which pocket. These are not pie in the sky ideas. Every one of them is possible with the Osterlind Breakthrough Card System. It's a stacked deck but, unlike other cyclical stacks, defies detection by even the most astute spectators, with absolutely no tell-tale number or color sequences. Even a skilled mathemetician would be unable to unravel its diabolical secret, yet you'll learn it in no time flat and use it for the rest of your performing life. Since the publication of the slim manuscript that originally introduced Richard Osterlind's system to the magic and mentalism communities, he's developed learning aids, performance tips and, most significantly, killer effects that will literally leave your audiences speechless. None of this additional information was in that little book but it's all here now in one place, ready for you to put right into your act. These are the same effects Richard Osterlind uses for corporate audiences all around the world...and now they can be yours. It was a breakthrough in card magic in 1983...and it's only gotten better! Softcover, fully-illustrated manuscript.
$ 15.00

Breslaw's Last Legacy
Based on the number of editions published, Breslaw's Last Legacy ranks as the third most popular antiquarian magic books ever published in English. This 144-page hardbound book is an exact re-print of the original 1975 edition and includes Breslaw's magic with rings, sleeve buttons, purses, swords, cards, dice, thoughts, watches, numbers, even a leg of mutton!
$ 35.00

Buffaloed by Jim Buffaloe
The new 220 page hardbound book on the magic of Jim Buffaloe. Although a general book on close-up magic, the majority of the book is dedicated to coin magic. Routines, productions, concealments, Platform and stage routines, etc. Also included are routines for general magic and children's magic.
$ 45.00









Build Your Own Illusions by Jim Sommers
Jim Sommers is a full time professional magician. He always uses a few illusions in his show, and he has built these himself. His plan in making illusions and writing about them, is based on the theory that many magicians live in small apartments, drive small cars, handle their shows themselves. The tricks in this book will fit into the life-style of these magicians. Contents: About Jim Sommers/The Money Tree/Boy to Rabbit/Flying Carpet Plus/Tabouret/Cargo Cage Vanish/The Girl in the Big Balloon/Rickshaw/Clock Production/Keyhole Illusion/Hardware/Visible Sawing Thru/The Dog's House/Suitcase To Table/Poor Man's Flash Appearance/Volkswagen Sword Basket/Flying Carpet ala Rigid Rope/Hollywood Smoke Machine/Cremation Altar/Fred's Screen/Folding Glass Box/Hinges for Escape Tricks
88 pages-spiral bound-fully illustrated
$20.00



Building A Better Mouse Trap (With CD) by Barry Mitchell
Introducing Barry Mitchell's new book which was released at Kidabra. Building A Better Mouse Trap is volume II to Barry Mitchell's popular "Magic of Thinking Creatively" book. Magicians, Clowns, and Story Tellers around the world have been inspired to higher standards of creative entertainment. Barry raises the bar again with his seven habits of effective magical entertainers. How do you build a better mouse trap? By thinking like a mouse. How do you build a better show? By thinking like an audience. This book will inspire you, motivate you, challenge you, and help you to improve your entertainment. Comes with CD-ROM of Adobe PDF artwork for you to make many effects for personal use. Make your own Dead Eye Duck Story, Fastest Card Trick in the World, Captain Chicken, and Magnet Man T-shirt logo. Pages 103
$35.00 w/CD Rom









Building Blocks by Luke Jermay
Luke Jermay has done it again! He has decided to release more of his awesome material, the routines which he uses to stun audiences around the world. In this important new volume, Luke has tipped the real work on using Suggestion Techniques. Luke covers the Definition = Creation theory along with several other techniques and teachings. This, coupled with his groundbreaking applications of the four Convincers, is enough to transform and amplify your performances right away. But that’s just for starters! Wait until you see some of the effects he teaches. Imagine yourself performing these routines: * A plucked rose visibly wilts and dies as you talk about the fragility of life * An aura reading routine, which climaxes with the spectator genuinely seeing your aura - and you can provide proof! * You cause the spectator’s sense of time to physically slow down (we don’t just mean their watch, although of course that happens as well!). They are almost unable to physically move as they are stuck in a single moment of time. * You perform a version of Out Of This World, with a borrowed deck, with no set-up, no sleights or switches. In fact the spectator’s intuition can even be shown as correct for each individual card as it is dealt! This is the real work on the verbal control of a spectator. * Despite being blindfolded, you can read a selected sentence chosen at random from a borrowed book, with your fingertips! You can even scan through the whole book with your fingertips and comment on the story and characters. Did we mention that the blindfold is real and that you genuinely can’t see a thing and you can do this anywhere anytime?! * Imagine having your spectator actually feel their thought leave their mind and enter yours - imagine no more! With the Burst Bubble suggestion, your spectator will believe they felt the moment of magic happen inside their own mind! These are just a few of the incredible routines that Luke teaches in this new book. Every routine is accompanied by his suggestion techniques as applied to that specific piece, as well as his full performance script, plus many additional touches and ideas. His sensational Out of This World is taken to an even more impossible level with just five un-gimmicked ESP cards. He has shared his personal Book Test, his acclaimed work on PK Touches, his thinking on playing cards in mentalism and so much more. He teaches the techniques of Anchoring and specifically how to apply them to magic performances. By blending up-to-the-minute psychological techniques with some classic conjuring methodology, Luke has created cutting-edge Mentalism and Magick effects that will have your audiences believing that you can do anything! Going far beyond the material in his first release, 7 Deceptions, this new book really does teach you the “Building Blocks” of becoming an expert at previously jealously guarded techniques of suggestion and mind control. What People are Saying: "Luke Jermay's Building Blocks is a brilliant and exhilarating blueprint of magic's tomorrow. Not only a collection of stunning audience-centred wonders, but also a clear and detailed guide to constructing your own. Buy it now! It will change the way you do magic forever." - Caleb Strange " Luke is one of those rare individuals who brings a unique touch of originality to everything he does. Great thinking and great routines! With fresh presentations like these, I look forward to the future of our craft." - Steve Banachek " Unless you want to be left behind, I suggest you get Luke's works. Luke applies Wonder Words, suggestion and psychology in a manner which makes all of us who have gone before very proud indeed. Luke's applications are a must-have for all who would perform the "new magic" and mentalism sweeping the minds and hearts of the public and modern peers. If you wish to continue the journey made popular by some of us, then Luke's offerings are almost required". - Kenton Knepper " Building Blocks is simply SENSATIONAL and I like it very much. If you want to enhance the power of your tricks into real wonders or miracles, YOU NEED A COPY OF THIS BOOK! It contains techniques, which you have never dreamt of, but the best thing is: they really work! I recommend this book highly to every serious performer of our art. It is worth its weight in gold, pure gold!" - Ted Lesley " We have all long wanted to use the power of suggestion in our mentalism routines, but have not quite figured out exactly how to use it. We need want no longer; Luke Jermay is here to fill our desires! In his new book titled Building Blocks, Luke teaches us the missing links to making our suggestive mentalism as good as we have wanted it to be. Luke teaches us, through discussion and example routines, exactly how to use the Building Blocks of suggestive mentalism in our own performances. Luke first describes The Fundamental Building Blocks, followed by The Convincers, and then The Building Block Technique. Luke then gives us many routines using these breakthrough concepts that we can use as is, or adapt to our own personalities. Luke splits these routines up into three categories: Routines that actually use no suggestion, but let us practice using suggestion in a risk free way; Routines that use some suggestion, but have a mechanical method to achieve an effect; Routines that rely completely on suggestion. Building Blocks is destined to become a classic text for mentalists and Luke Jermay has secured his place on the list of thought leaders in our beloved art. Study this book and become the performer you have always dreamed of being!" - Millard Longman Luke Jermay's new book, BUILDING BLOCKS, is the kind of book I Love! In it you will learn techniques and philosophies that will set you apart from the rest. This is the kind of material our art is all about. It is crammed with worthwhile ideas that deserve deep study and practical effects that will stagger. I congratulate Luke for a great contribution!" - Richard Osterlind "I'm blown away by the material in this manuscript. These are techniques and stratagies that will cause people to FEEL the experience of real magic." - Nathan W. Kranzo "From, what I've read of Luke Jermay's latest, Building Blocks, it contains, some ground breaking material. I'd recommend it for those looking to heighten their performance." - Ford Kross
$50.00

Business Card Miracles by Jon Jenson
13 Incredible Routines by * Jon Jensen * Gary Darwin * Paul McVee * Brian Callerame * Phil Kannen * Frank Zak * and a bonus routine by Dan Harlan! Business cards can make a great first impression. It will make a lasting impression if the recipient keeps it and shows it to all his friends! What Jon Jensen has done is collected a whole mess of original business card effects from working professionals so that you can actually entertain people as you give out your card!
$ 14.95









By Darkness Influenced by KOTAH and Ronald J. Dayton
A unique and varied collection of magic, this 121-page book is best described by the following excerpt from the book's Foreword: ... Though oceans of material flood from Mr. Dayton's prolific mind, the magical ideas he puts forth are always sound in method and straightforward in application. With his combination of historical knowledge, concentrated ability to work out magical gimmicks, and a focused creativity which allows wonderful stories to unfold magically, one encounters a rare commodity in the Magical World indeed: A "thinking-magician's magician." You're holding in your hands a thoughtful volume of some of Ron's (and Kotah's) most prized work. In this book you'll find a range of magic you can actually perform... close-up, cabaret, parlor, even on stage. You'll find concepts and ideas that will inspire you and transport your imagination to new places. You'll discover that the magic genre known as "Bizarre Magic" is not just for a chosen or peculiar few, but consists of emotionally satisfying stores, presentations, and magic... each and every magician can incorporate into his repertoire to refresh his show and elevate his art. Like any raging fire, Ron thrives on fuel... and that fuel is often in the comments and feedback he receives from other performers, so if anything... or everything... if this volume moves you, excites you, or motivates you to change and improve the way you do your Magic, write him and let him know. Dear Reader, the future of Magic is yours, and the Art is within your own hands! Magically, Walt Anthony
$35.00


By Forces Unseen - Ernest Earick
Rarely does card magic come along as strikingly original as that found in this book. Its creator, Earnest Earick, has refrained from publishing his groundbreaking material for years - until now! When you flip through the pages of "By Forces Unseen" you will encounter chosen cards that fly from the deck when you clap your hands, cards that materialize at your fingertips when someone concentrates on them, selections that pop from the middle of the pack with the flip of your wrist...and seventeen other extraordinary events.
$35.00

 

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