Robert Orben's book of 600 hilarious One Line gags suitable for all occasions. Good material, for amateur and professional comedians, magicians and emceees.

Written by Jim Mydlach, Jim Lavery, Louis Mydlach, Lou Mydlach, Henrietta Tiefenthaler

Biography & Autobiography - 247 pages Hard Back with many colour photos.

A behind-the-scenes look at the personal and professional lives of the magical duo known for their performances featuring exotic cats, describes the childhoods of the two men, their alcohol- and drug-fueled rise to fame, and the tiger attack that ended their fort.

This book is comprised of modern ideas for modern magicians. Contains lots of comedy for any age group with new patter and routines with apparatus which you may already own. Entertaining kiddies is generally known to be one of the most lucrative branches of magic - and this contains plenty of kid stuff. Also includes Gospel Lessons, Mental Effects, Escape Ideas. Everything with a novel setting for some of our most popular standard effects: The Milk Pitcher, Egg Bag, Dove Pan, Bang Gun and more!

22 items in all!

A great book containing 10 individual tricks using magician's wax. Great compliment to any close-up routine.

Ron Frost is a seasoned performer, but he is also an inventor, writer, and lecturer of Magic as well. This new booklet is a compilation of some of his favorite effects from his lecture utilizing wax. Unfortunately, many magicians overlook the many applications of wax in magic. It is probably the most useful of all the accessories that are available to magicians. This new booklet makes an exciting contribution toward exploring the endless possibilities using wax in magic.

This is one of the most concise books on how to be a ventriloquist. It is a step-by-step training program that gets the beginner started right. Includes how to perform the different voices, sound effects, animal imitations, etc. Lots of advice on presentation, creating your character and choosing the proper dialogue material. Paul makes ventriloquism fun and exciting to learn. This book is a must for anyone interested in this unique art form. Large format 8 1/2" x 11" book. 86 pages.

Self-published by the famous ventriloquist Paul Stadelman. In 1939 Windy (his dummy) made headlines by filing and entered the race for the Governor of Kentucky. (He won 143 votes!) The booklet is printed on glossy stock and contains chapters on every aspect of ventriloquism as well as reprints of news articles about Windy and the famous politial campaign.


Topics include:

Origin of Ventriloquism.
Value of Ventriloquism.
The Near Voice.
The Near Distant Voice.
The Distant Voice.
The Difficult Letters
Developing the Vent Voice
Manipulation.
Animation.
Presenting the Act.
The Dummy Talks & Sings.
Tricks of the Trade.
Creating a Character
Selecting Material.
The Art of Polyphony.
Impromptu Ventriloquism.
The Path to Perfection.

40 powerful yet subtle card and mentalism effects from the master himself, Ted Annemann.

This booklet is jam packed with material that you will be able to put to immediate use. Contents include a number of super subtle methods for locating chosen cards, including the $1,000 Test Card Location; The New Deal Card Code (which shows you how you can transmit the identity of any card to another person in seconds and without uttering a word!); A Thought is Fathomed Book Test; The Five Card Thought (a version of the Princess Card Trick without gimmicked cards); The Mindreader's Dream (a Q&A act); and more. Here's a complete list…

Odd or Even, Which?
The Alternate Detection
A New Kink
Anemann’s Eight-in-a-Row
Red or Black
The Challenge Of The Year
The Mind In Retrospect
The Five Thought Effect
The Guessing Contest
The Two Person Location
Another Sympathetic Mystery
Triplets By Chance
The Last of The Think Stop Tricks
Your Card
The Tune Detective
The Mindreader’s Dream
Music In The Air
A Quaint Happening
The Prophecy of Occurrence
The 203rd Force
Nickles On The Brain
Despair Of The Devil
The Lady And The Gentleman
The Bell Mystery
Three Cards—The Three No.s
The $1000 Test Card Location
Dead Men Tell No Tales!
Call Me Up Sometime
The Borrowed Deck Tragedy
Help Wanted In The Dark
A Thought Is Fathomed
Your Nose Knows
A Rule Of The Thumb
A Handkerchief Is Selected
A Card Is Found Once More
A Couple of Cards Get Together
The New Deal Card Code
The Perfect Club Slate Routine
Fair and Square
Dual Sympathy

This well illustrated vintage book is perhaps the best source of thumb tie methods ever published! THIS IS A CLASSIC!
Contains:

* Comedy Stunts

* The Tape Tie

* The Gimmick Method

* The Dunninger Tie

* The Thumb Stocks

* The Thumb Screws

and much more!

"10 out of 10...buy this and buy this now. You won't regret it." Online Visions.

"Hugely impressive...it won't be long before his reputation is made...
unusual plots, simple methods, great ideas - why aren't you ordering this book right now?" Magicseen.

"Buy this book! Highly recommended." Genii Online.

"An astounding collection" Gary Jones, Magicbunny & The Magic Cafe.

"Buy it. He's got some great ideas." Tim Trono, creator of Branded.

"[The effects] are all practical and easy to handle...a breath of fresh air" Peter Duffie, MAGIC.

"I rarely get so much inspiration from one book" Andi Gladwin.

"Excellently written...very well-produced...each time [I flick through] I find something, which becomes my new favourite...For less than the price of a one trick DVD this really is an excellent purchase. Highly recommended!" Magicweek.

Magicians experience a torrent of new methods but just a trickle of new plots. It's time for a change. And the change starts here!

22 fresh plots with everything from bottles to bubbles and photos to false teeth, including:
Invisible Man: Convince a spectator that they've vanished.
Flaming Voodoo: A spectator stares at a piece of paper he is holding and it bursts into flames.
Touching Transposition: Forget sight, fool their sense of touch.
X-ray Coin: A spectator swallows an initialed coin and it appears on an X-ray of their stomach.
Secret Service Load: Divine the serial number of a bill in the spectator's wallet without ever going near it. Plus 17 more impossibilities.

Some you'll perform every night. Others you'll save for special occasions. All you'll enjoy learning as much as performing. The book alone is worth the price of the book!

87 large format pages. 86 photo illustrations. Perfect bound with a glossy cover.

Mike Danata Comments:

This is a breath of fresh air, even Paul Harris would be proud of some of the plots!!!

One of Jay's "earliest" sets of lecture notes.

Including:

The Tragicomic Keys-two keys change places in a series of startling moments!
The Price of Admission-an astonishing torn & restored movie ticket. A real magician fooler!
Sugarless Gum-a gum wrapper comes to life and wraps itself around a chewed lump of chewing gum!
A Match By Any Other Name-an offbeat routine with a book of matches and a burnt matches!

Read about the great illusions of magic and actually build them once you have this 2 volume set of books by Byron G. Wels. The first volume talks about each illusion as it is presented to the audience, with an outline of how the illusion words. The second volume contains actual working drawings of the illusion for building. Included are: Substitution Trunk, The Buzz Saw, The Monster Guillotine - 107 illusions and plans in all. Vol 1 - 308 pages, Vol 2 - 107 sets of plans.

The companion volume to 'Levitation Secrets' and in a similar format. The author, in this soft cover large size 24 page tape bound book, profusely illustrated by Soumya Deb has compiled the secrets of over a dozen ways of performing another of the most famous magic illusions.
Contents include 'Sawing A woman In Halves' (Selbit's method, and two Horace Goldin methods), Abbott's method (using circular saw and a plank), Vertical Sawing Illusion plus an improved method suggested by the author, Miss Boots - another vertical sawing by Ovette, One Man Sawing illusion, Sawing Illusion (Abbott's method), Thin Model Sawing (two versions), Buzz Saw Illusion, Super Magician's Self Sawing (as performed by David Copperfield), Homicide Illusion and the Torrini's method of Sawing A Woman In Halves.

This is not a book of illusion blue prints and is certainly not intended to be a complete source for the sawing illusions. Most magicians will find this an excellent source for knowing different methods and their pros and cons before selecting one for their use. The intelligent performer will find the information provided sufficient to make or get made any of these illusions. A recommended book for anyone interested in large illusion magic.

Effect:

You stand in the middle of a room. Without any cover, totally away from any objects, your body completely levitates 4 - 5 inches off the ground, putting you heads above the competition!

Complete step-by-step instructions.

The contents are a compilation of different practical methods of Levitation or Floating created and performed by magicians of repute around the world.
The author, in this soft cover large size 18 pages tape bound book, illustrated by Soumya Deb has collected the secrets of different ways of performing what is possibly the most mystifying magic illusion of all times.

The book includes Indian Levitation, Floating a Girl, Mystery of Lhasa, Aga, Sword Aerial, Bed of Arrows, Fan Illusion, Walking on Swords, Flying Carpet, One Man Levitation, Chair Suspension, Bamboo Aerial, Trilby Couch, Goldston Aga, Night Club Levitation, Another Asrah, Asrah, Kellar's Asrah.

This is not a book of illusion blue prints and is certainly not intended to be a complete source for the Levitation Secrets. As the title suggests, it is a book of 'secrets', illustrating how each Levitation is performed. The intelligent performer will find the information sufficient to construct some, if not all of these items from the information provided, adapting the details and measurements to his requirements. For the others, ''Levitation secret'' will give a reasonable idea of what is involved, so you could get a more complete blue print or additional details to make the item. A good and informative book for anyone interested in large illusion magic.

Conjunction is a remarkable effect with a very simple description. You take one of your business cards, give it a series of folds and tears, and in the process transform it into an impossible object: two unbroken cardboard rings that end up linked through one another.

So, you may ask, what sets Conjunction apart from the multitude of other effects that have bits of card linking together? Simple: You do it for real. The rings are given away in their genuinely linked state, from which they can't be unlinked without ripping them. They can be examined indefinitely with no danger of anyone finding any seams, joins or tears, because there aren't any. Furthermore, no glue, tape, or adhesive of any kind is used. Only one card is involved, with no gaffs, gimmicks or extra pieces, and nothing to ring in, ditch or switch. And naturally, if you've set it up correctly, the rings will still have your name and contact information on them, intact, at the end.

Even among those who know a thing or two about linking card effects, common sense dictates that what I've just described -- taking nothing but a single, ungimmicked card and genuinely turning it into two solid linked rings -- is utterly impossible. In fact I've received a number of incredulous emails insisting that there must be something left out of my description, because under the conditions I've listed, it simply can't be done. All I can say is, the more impossible it seems to you, the more you will love Conjunction.

Pages 48 - Soft Bound


Reviews

"The effect is as astonishing as anything in the close-up repertoire. The method is, if anything, even more astonishing still. Conjunction represents a significant leap forward in the art and science of 'impossible' linkage."
-Ian Rowland

"I truly love your linking card creation. I've been chasing this effect for years and you've done something with it that I thought was impossible."
-Paul Harris

"This really is beyond brilliant! The excitement I felt after I made my first one was something rare. I am truly impressed with Mr. Quinn's ability to think outside the box; he really has brought something special to the table with this one."
-Sean Fields

For almost 50 years, Irving Desfor has captured the history of magic with his camera. His photos are the best! Here is your chance to catch a glimpse of moments in magic that are gone forever, except in the memories of a few! See Dai Vernon perform the fabled Harlequin Act, watch Okito at the very moment he produces a huge bowl of water from nowhere. The list of photos is staggering. All beautifully produced in rich black and white (some color). Each photo is accompanied by explanatory text. A beautiful book. One you will treasure forever.

With over 150 magicians captured in this book including: Dai Vernon, Carl Ballantine, Blackstone jr., Blackstone sr., Baker, Bobo, Calvert, Harbin, Hardeen, Henning, Horowitz, Wilson, Roy, Slydini, Kaps, Tarbell, McComb, Dunninger, Dante, Flosso, Fox, LeRoy, Scarne, Shimada, Pat Page,Alan Alan and many many more!

Mike Danata Comments:

A very interesting & beautiful book!

Pages 208 - Hardbound

By Ralph Wichmann. This is a most unusual book! there is nothing else like it in print! It is an authoritative work on Floating Routines for table and stage utilizing our old friend INVISIBLE THREAD. The table of contents includes chapters entitled: Basic Facts Relating to Effect, Guide to Floatation -Using Thread and Balls, and Routines Using Thread Link Ups. The author gives routines for both One Point Thread and Two Point Thread. A must for those who want the real dope on the use of thread in magic.Soft Bound 82 pages. Many of these routines have been included in PRIZEWINNING performances!

A must for any magician who performs with silks. One excellent effect contained between the covers is Matchbook to Silk, a great effect that can be performed close up and surrounded. Other effects are Double Knot, Silk Shower, Silks From Silk and Rainbow Cascade. There are 19 silk effects in all. 53 pages with illustrations.

By Merlyn T. Shute. If you own a Chop Cup, don't pass this book by! No matter what style of cup you have or routine you are now using, this book will give you new ideas, moves, and techniques. Many different kinds of loads are discussed as well as history, paraphernalia and routining. Plastic spiral bound for easy reference while you are practicing. 32 pages.

The Reel is a prop that should be in every magician's possession, and can be purchased at your favorite magic shop. Reel Magic is a book that gives you a myriad of routines using the Reel. Cards will rise, silks will come to life, small items will vanish, all under your control.

Cocktail Card Magic by Bill Abbott (BOOK)

Bill Abbott's "Professional Man of Mystery Collection" Presents...

Cocktail Card Magic

All around you are people that seem to know each other. They're laughing, engrossed in conversation, busy eating and drinking. You on the other hand are hired to 'entertain' these busy people with your magic, and at that precise moment you wish you could be anywhere else. One thing is keeping you from disappearing from the party.

You've been paid to be there.

Walk-around magic, strolling magic, roving magic, mingling sorcery, cocktail conjuring, etc. It has been given many names but it all boils down to the same thing, crashing people's otherwise meaningful conversations and consummation of expensive food and alcohol, with your magic.

Contents:

Forward - by David Acer
The Art Of Cocktail Magic
Blockbuster
Autograph
CTRL+ALT+DELETE
Invisible Origins Revealed
Ultra-Mental Mingling
Pages - 26 -Black and White photos and full color cover - Saddle Stitched

Praise For Cocktail Card Magic...

"Bill Abbott's Cocktail Card Magic gets my highest recommendation. Bill's objective is to entertain his audiences, use methods that work under fire and he takes the responsibility of making magic fun very seriously. His advice about working walk-around gigs is advice I think everyone should read. It's worth much more than the price of the book. The routines are all top notch and it's easy to see that they have been polished over thousands of performances. The one issue I have with the book is that Bill decided to dedicate it to Bob Sheets and not me. If you can overlook that, buy this book."
- Bill Malone - CEO Of Comedy Magic

"I love this book. Bill has nailed the essence of that often awkward position we have to fill. His words of advice on how to handle yourself in that (sometimes) uncomfortable situation of cocktail magic, is worth the price of the book and the routines are inspired. I love it that Bill has figured out that the trick is not the thing... but that it is the 'ringmaster of fun' that is the real reason for us being there. I hope that this way of thinking inspires more of the workers out there to pack lots of visual and fun magic into a short window."
- Doc Eason - 2004 Bar Magician of the Year

"Bill Abbott has finally drawn important distinctions regarding performing in cocktail-party settings, doing it succinctly, concisely, and with clarity and good humor. The way this book looks and reads immediately draws you in and makes you care about the 'right stuff' for the ‘right people' in the 'right places.' Add "sharp focus" (your own), stir gently, and serve."
- Jon Racherbaumer - Author and Cocktail-Party Crasher

"Bill Abbott's "Cocktail Magic" is one of the finest values available today for the working, walk around performer. Bill's theory on performing in a cocktail environment is worth ten times the price of the booklet. I have been working cocktails for over 15 years and I still learned some very valuable information from Bill's book that I will apply directly to my craft. The effects in the manual are absolute killers. Each effect contains a script, funny lines, great bits of business and smart psychology. The effects are all instantly repeatable with little or no reset, which is of prime importance for the working pro. Bottom line, if you are at all interested in the field of Cocktail Magic, either as a beginner or as a seasoned pro...GET THIS BOOK!"
- Richard Sanders - Canada's Other Favorite Magician

One of the finest books on mentalism ever written! It contains a total 36 outstanding mental miracles. The methods for accomplishing these bafflers is sheer simplicity. No complicated sleights. Learning effects like PSI-Stebbins, Snakes Alive, and Bell, Book & Candle. Over 200 pages packed with easy to do, extraordinary mental effects with cards, coins, books and more. They will fool the most sophisticated audience!

This booklet contains material by Corinda and Ralph W. Read. Corinda's mentalism is "clean" and requires no complicated props. The ideas in this 46 page book can make you a master mentalist.

Three acclaimed books now together in one deluxe volume!

Thousands have read Richard Osterlind's e-books Making Magic Real, Making Real Magic and Essays and many have reported that the way they approached their magic—and even their lives—was changed forever.

Now, for the first time, these three ground-breaking books have been assembled into one beautifully-bound softcover volume that can change your life and magic.

You’ll find the secrets to what really makes magic not only memorable but relevant to today's sophisticated audiences. In a recent survey, Richard Osterlind was named the most influential mentalist of all time and in these pages, you’ll discover the exact methods that have made him one of the world’s most successful mystery entertainers.

Also included are three powerful effects, including the original Osterlind Design Duplication System, Osterlind’s Amazing Memory Demonstration and a wonderful handling for the classic Haunted Key.

If you’re ready to take your magic and mentalism to the next level, The Osterlind Trilogy is now ready to help you there.

If you thought the orginal two book version of Flashback was great, wait until you see the ultimate version! Included are four new and examinable paperback novels. Plus a copy of an unprepared Webster's Dictionary. And a fifth paperback designed exclusively to perform the "Hoy Book Test" without having to miscall the selected page number.

Here's a brief description of some of the incredible effects you'll be able to perform:

*A spectator selects and concentrates on the first word on any page in any of the five paperbacks provided. Instantly the performer can reveal the word the spectator is thinking of.

*The spectator can point to any word in a paragraph on the page selected and you can proceed to discern it!

*The spectator concentrates on a name elsewhere on the page and you can immediately reveal it.

*The spectator merely thinks of a word on the next line and you've predicted its location in an unprepared dictionary!

*You and the spectator freely select identical words in each others book!

*Three spectators each think of a word in their freely selected book and you instantly reveal all three words.

*Plus, the greatest version ever of the Hoy Book Test, without having to miscall the selected page, in addition, you reveal the spectator's thoughts; a full paragraph, not just a single word!

Naturally you wouldn't do all of the above effects in a single performance, but you could. And there's more! Those of you who own the original "Flashback" will appreciate the fact that the word selected in the new Ultimate Flashback books consists of five letters or more. No sweating over the discernment of a two or three letter word.

"Ultimate Flashback" is so easy to perform you can just concentrate 100% of your efforts on the presentation. Without question, there's no finer word and book test anywhere.

The Complete, Ultimate Paul Harris Collection. This three-volume set of books contains all of Paul`s classics, updated and refined, as well as 73 brand-new creations! All in all, these books contain over 900 pages of Paul Harris including a ground-breaking essay discussing the feeling of astonishment as our natural state of mind. There are also six conversations with Eric Mead about effects that are too weird even for Paul.

A Total of 222 Effects
73 Brand New Creations

Pages 312 - Hard Bound

The Complete, Ultimate Paul Harris Collection. This three-volume set of books contains all of Paul`s classics, updated and refined, as well as 73 brand-new creations! All in all, these books contain over 900 pages of Paul Harris including a ground-breaking essay discussing the feeling of astonishment as our natural state of mind. There are also six conversations with Eric Mead about effects that are too weird even for Paul.

A Total of 222 Effects
73 Brand New Creations

Pages 312 - Hard Bound

The Complete, Ultimate Paul Harris Collection. This three-volume set of books contains all of Paul`s classics, updated and refined, as well as 73 brand-new creations! All in all, these books contain over 900 pages of Paul Harris including a ground-breaking essay discussing the feeling of astonishment as our natural state of mind. There are also six conversations with Eric Mead about effects that are too weird even for Paul.

A Total of 222 Effects
73 Brand New Creations

Pages 312 - Hard Bound

Whether you are a full time professional magician or a magic hobbyist, this book promises you some fascinating reading! Contained in this volume are interviews with 18 of the best magicians in the world! including Siegfried & Roy, Lance Burton, Harry Blackstone JR. Hear their stories, marvel at their pet peeves, listen to their advice, and learn from their ideas.

If you use even five ideas from each performer, you will have 90 powerful pieces of information that you can use to achieve the financial & commercial success you desire!

A total of 740 years of magic experience contained in this book!

What do some of the worlds most famous magicians know that YOU don't? FIND OUT NOW IN THIS INCREDIBLE BOOK!

Hard Backed full colour dust jacket 271 pages of magical wisdom & ENLIGHTENMENT!

Mike Danata Comments:

This is a beautiful book, & would be very useful to anyone starting out as a magician. To know some of how the worlds greatest magicians think, is quite fascinating to even a seasoned professional.

We have limited stock on this item, so order NOW!

Over 80 ideas, routines and variations with Floating Balls, boxes, bulbs, balloons, eggs, hands, horns and even water fountains, among other things. Roy Fromer has chosen to "now think" and update the Miracle Ball for the benefit of beginner and expert. We know that all will find instructive material herein. The 36 pages are jammed with information.

From the pages of Tops Magazine comes this comprehensive selection of the best in tricks and illusions with doves. Includes plans for building many unique illusions such as Golden Spike Cabinet Illusion, The Cage of Fiji, and New Master Dove Vanish. Many other routines and apparatus are described that audiences will love to see. 28 pages.

Includes a wide variety of methods for producing and vanishing ultrasilks, dyeing silks, 20th century silk trick, 23 tricks with silks, knots and flourishes, usefull accessories, sleights, etc. The silk enthusiast should certainly have this book and learn the large variety of beautiful effects possible with ULTRASILKS. 83 pages, illustrated.

Tricks and gags with flash paper are becoming more and more popular. Once you have used flash paper or flash bills in a trick you will understand why. The unexpected flash of flame, not matter how it is used, adds a dramatic touch or "punch" to any trick or gag. In this revised book you have 56 pages of flash paper tips.

67 Foolproof Mind-Reading Tricks

Karl Fulves, one of the most renowned modern writers in the field of magic, presents here 67 new and foolproof tricks-spectacular mental feats that seem impossible, but are easy to perform.

None of the tricks require long practice, supernormal dexterity, or complicated apparatus. Mr. Fulves' precise, easy-to-follow instructions and many helpful diagrams lead to quick mastey and effective performance of each. Perform mystifying mental magic in such categories as:
Instant ESP
Mind Reading with Cards
Mind Over Matter
Book Tests
Psychic Secrets
Slate Sorcery
Miracles with Cards
Psychometry
Many of these tricks can be done with no prior preparation, and all involve easy-to-find materials: a deck of cards, coins, matches, dice, keys, chalk, etc. But while the materials used are ordinary, the effects achieved are truly extraordinary.

Magicians who wish to add mental acts to their routines, party entertainers or anyone wishing to give an amazing performance of mental magic will find this book perfect for their needs.

Paperbound, 121 5 3/8" by 8 1/2" pages, 73 illustrations.

The Gospel of Falling Down: The Beauty of Failure, in an Age of Success (Paperback)

We hear a lot about the gospel of success, whether from Christian or New Age sources. But most of us are more accustomed to failure, or at least not reaching our hopes. Which, surely, is at the heart of the life of Jesus and his message.

This book is a radical departure from much of what modern day Christianity (and gurus of all kinds) seem to offer. Rather than seeing Christianity as a group of people trying to change themselves into the "ideal", it describes how such a practice is precisely what Jesus came to liberate us from. It brings a sense of freedom and hope to all those who feel unworthy of just "can't make the grade.

The author, a clergyman, writes with brutal honesty, letting readers into the secret areas of his life, with all its faults and failings. The lessons are authentic, learnt by someone who knows how harsh life can be, and yet also how magic life can become.

It connects with readers at a deep level. But not only does the message of clergy frailty come through, another truth hits home - that these very cracks and faults can potentially be the place where the most beautiful spiritual gold is discovered. It is not in "climbing the ladder of perfection" that we meet God, but in falling from it.

The author Mark is a magician and priest.

THE ULTIMATE STREET MAGIC EFFECT!

Two of the World's Foremost 'Cloudbusters' Reveal Their Inner Secrets of Cloud Magic!

In this book the authors strip away the veil of secrecy, revealing cloud secrets only known to a select few. Learn to make clouds vanish and appear. Sculpture them into images of selected playing cards, thought of numbers, ESP symbols, faces, and even animals.

Nothing is held back! Apparently change the weather by delaying rain or snow or even by making it warmer. Believe it or not you can do a lot of this long distance by using a cell phone! With the material in this book you will be more than just a magician or mentalist. You will be a real miracle worker, who apparently has complete control over the elements!

The book will teach you how to:

CAUSE A CLOUD TO VANISH FROM THE SKY. It will also show you methods where that cloud and ONLY that cloud vanishes. The others remain intact.
CLOUD MATERIALIZATION --magician points to an empty space in the sky and causes a cloud to suddenly form.
BLUE SKY--magician causes ALL the clouds to vanish leaving a blue sky
Cloud Moving--How to make clouds Move
Cloud Sculpture--change the shape of clouds into objects
How Fake Psychics Stop & Start Rain
Secrets Behind Making Rainbows Appear
How to Reveal Selected Cards with Clouds
Make Thought of Numbers Appear in the Sky
All THIS AND MUCH, MUCH MORE!!!
In addition this book contains one of the most detailed sections every written on how to approach people on the street. Even if you never vanish a cloud, you will find the section on approaching perfect strangers on the street invaluable regardless of the street magic you do. Lots of people sell street effects, but few actually tell you the proper way to get an audience.

WHAT THE PROS ARE SAYING:

"At the right time, in the right place...get ready for something people will tell their grandchildren about witnessing."
- Paul Vigil

"I can honestly say I was bowled over by this work. To see someone really examine and refine an area of mentalism that has pretty much remained ignored for so long was a real treat. You will understand the basics in no time and soon be on your way to performing some great and inspiring takes on a forgotten effect." - Luke Jermay

"The authors have examined every nuance of cloud effects and give totally practical advice for pulling them off. In addition to the actual methodology, they give you a ton of related material from which to draw upon. This is information you will want to have and which could make a reputation for you. Get this!"
- Richard Osterlind

Pages 132 - Softbound.

BACK IN PRINT!

"My friend, Shigeo Takagi, is an excellent performer who shows a keen knowledge of magic with all its subtleties. His work is direct and to the point, with no superfluous moves. Even if you are acquainted with the various techniques, he will still deceive you. I greatly admire this Japanese wonder worker."
- Dai Vernon, Hollywood, California - February, 1990

Contents:

Foreword By Max Maven
Devilishly Direct
Takagi's Coins Across
Wild Time
The Wild Blanks
The Solid Cup
Trans-Purse-Sition
Trans-Purse-Tation
The Ghostly Silk
Who Cuts First?
ScissoRope
The Leaping Silk
Total Triumph
Rising Triumph
Color-Shift Triumph
The Oriental Coins
The Double Thought
Convergence
Rope, Knots, and A Wand
Double Cut and Restored Rope
Monte With Four
Do As I Do Rope Routine
Chinese Rubber Band Mystery
A Beautiful Thumb Tie
Owan To Tama (Japanese Cups And Balls)
New Era Linking Rings

Pages 120 - Hardbound and Illustrated.

"Imagine".......
A very simple word, and yet, such a powerful one.

Just Imagine that a volunteer from the audience can merely think of any item from a list that has been entirely created by the rest of the audience. She concentrates upon her selection as the you run through all of the named possibilities. When you get to the end of the list, you will be able to tell the volunteer exactly what she is thinking.

Just Imagine that a person can merely think of any one of the five standard ESP symbols—and you will be able to tell them which one.

And all of this (and more) can be accomplished on the spot. Nothing ever needs to be written. There is no advance preparation. No secret assistants. No gimmicks. No forcing. No pumping. No equivoque. And everything can be done without the performer ever touching anything—so there is obviously no sleight-of-hand. Simply put, everything here can look, and feel, like real mind reading. And everything can be done 100% impromptu.

But, there is a catch…

If you are the type of person that often reads something that is a bit different, and immediately believes that it will never work, then this manuscript will not be worthwhile for you. The material found between these covers is unusual, powerful, and certainly not for everyone. So be forewarned.

Pages 42 - Soft Bound

Obtain the ability to do what others have only dreamed of…

Of all the wonders in magic, nothing holds more impact and true astonishment than the ability to fly. It is for this reason the levitation is often considered the world’s greatest illusion.

The Enchantment, producer of such highly acclaimed effects as Archangel, Dreamweaver, and ABYSS, is finally releasing its most sought after and highly anticipated product to date.
Introducing The Ultimate Self-Levitation!

Never before has it been possible to perform such a pure flight under such practical conditions. This system encompasses a flight without sacrificing height, angles, or visual appeal. Original in mechanics, technique, and style, this innovative system is unlike any other.

This is a levitation you will perform – and perform often. Skywalker is a true, real world system, enabling the performer to levitate under conditions and environments that exist when performing for audiences in the real world. Created for the working pro, whose performing environments are the most unyielding. This levitation can be performed virtually anywhere. Enjoy the ability to perform in the same real world attire you normally wear day-in and day-out. Perform without any hesitations, without any apprehensions, without any suspicion. Skywalker is extremely straight-forward and direct from start to finish, before and after the illusion. This system provides instant flight that is instantly repeatable with instant reset. For the true performer, this has everything necessary for executing the purest illusion. If you are serious about performing for real people, Skywalker is the complete system for levitating in the real world. Up to 400 lb. weight limit.

Wide Angles
No Hesitation or Apprehensions
Instantly Repeatable with Instant Reset
The Ultimate Reputation Maker

Complete Course In Ventriloquism by Magician Someeran
A soft cover, A-4 size 36 pages book, illustrated with 30 plus line drawings by the author himself.
Ventriloquism is a "Magical" performing art with many advantages. The Act appeals to audiences of all types and ages. Even adults who do not normally attend magic shows can be entertained with a suitable Ventriloquist's act. The total monetary investment is much less than in a Magic Show. There is no problem involved in transport as the complete 'act' can be carried around in a suitcase.

In this systematic course in ventriloquism, Someeran, one of India's foremost contemporary Ventriloquists has covered in 13 chapters every aspect of the Art. Beginning with the History and the Psychology of Ventriloquism, What to practice and study, Breathing exercises, Developing the Second Voice, and Lip control, The Ventriloquist's doll, Trick effects, Ventriloquial novelties, Using the Microphone, Do's and Don'ts to writing Dialogues, and Publicity and Advertising.

Like any other art, Ventriloquism requires diligence, perseverance, and strong determination to master it. This book contains the author's 30 years of performing and teaching experience, hence anyone with the sincere desire and effort can learn the art by following this complete course in ventriloquism.

A soft cover, A-4 size, and 28 pages book, illustrated with 30 clear line drawings. This is the eighth book of our series of Indian Magic Showcase - magic publications by contemporary Indian Authors. Junior Shankar is the only Indian Magician to win an award at the international F.I.S.M. competition since 1948

The 17 year old author describes eleven knock out effects, with a variety for all tastes, covering both close-up effects and stage conjuring..

Some of the routines are mind boggling, like the 'Nu Way Coin Across' where pictures of coins on playing cards assemble one at a time, then turn to real coins!

Or the 'Chopped Card Through Table, where torn quarters of a playing card go though the table singly, then change completely to finish with a punch climax!

There are more routines with cards, coins, newspaper, currency notes etc. All visual magic that requires no special preparation or skill beyond the capabilities of most average magicians. The routines are of course far above average.

In this 57 page booklet (now out of print!) Simon Lovell teaches one of the most enigmatic of all card sleights-the second deal. One of the usual problems with learning the deal is finding more than just a skimpy description to start with and that's where this book comes in. Simon details every nuance of the move and its many different versions. He covers:

Myths of the Second Deal
How to Practice the Deal
Top Sweep Deal
Side Sweep Second Deal
Scaling Cards from the Strike
Double Deals
Push Off Deals
and much, much more.
57 Pages, Comb bound

Effect:

The performer borrows a bill of any denomination and has it signed. The bill instantly vanishes from your fingertips. A cigar is borrowed and ripped in half. A bill is taken out and unrolled, revealing their signed bill!

Packing a giant wallop in a small, compact size...

About 60 pages packed with original Kenton material never published before. Here are some of Kenton's cherished secrets such as his work with The Hoy Deck which sent mentalists reeling recently. This 5 1/2 X 11 inch booklet has more truly creative and honestly practical effects than most books three times its size.

EVERYTHING you enjoy can be found here. Close-up, mentalism, stand-up, weird magic. Plots never considered previously, and wild takes on a few forgotten classics. Here is a taste:

Pop popcorn in your hand - Spectators HEAR it actually popping!

Learn of Kenton's O.K. "Okito" box which uses hinged lids and mini-mint boxes. Yes, HINGED on lids as an Okito Box. This will create a new revolution in the Okito Box tradition.

Don't just melt a spoon - squish the bowl like it were putty. Is it putty? No! The bowl while seemingly molten instantly becomes solid again and the hands are seen empty. NOT like anything you have seen before. This is different.

Props are taken from a large Altoid type box, as the performer displays his unusual abilities. BUT, the box instantly seals itself shut with tape, postage stamps and more in a split second and in full view. The tape must be removed before the box can be opened to once again show all the props inside (including a borrowed item). This is impossible to describe and weird to experience!

A key chain with a light is held over a spectator's hand. The spectator attempts to light it with her mind. That never happens. But what does happen will surprise you and your spectator for some time to come.

There is MORE in this little booklet to be sure. Any one of these effects could have been marketed on their own, as many are doing with manuscripts these days. But Kenton, as he begins to wind down his writing for performers, wanted to cram as much as he could into one little booklet. That he has certainly accomplished.

Several secret groups were privy to small portions of this work last year. Each commented on how these methods were going to change their own methods, effects and presentations. Each group noted that at least several likely instant-classics were contained in this booklet.

88 Foolproof Card Miracles for the Amateur Magician

Card magic has captivated man for many centuries. Today, it remains the most popular area of legerdemain, accounting for half of all tricks performed by magicians.

Now Karl Fulves, noted writer in the field of magic, has compiled a new treasury of foolproof card tricks, the definitive sequel to his popular Self-Working Card Tricks. This book contains a wealth of new material-captivating and baffling card wizardry that will amaze your audience and astonish even accomplished magicians.

Fulves shows you how to perform such classic card maneuvers as Miraskil, The Open Prediction, Flip Top and The Jaks Two-Deck Trick. Clear, easy-to-follow directions, complemented by 96 instructive illustrations, help guide the novice through each trick.

Chapters on special areas of card magic and technique include:

Impromptu Card Tricks
Telephone Tricks
Riffle-Shuffle Setups
Two-Deck Card Tricks
Telepathy With Cards
Gambling Secrets
Neither great dexterity nor long hours of practice are required to master tricks offered in this collection-all succeed instantly by virtue of the step-by-step instructions.

Discover how this rich assortment of self-working tricks will mystify and delight friends and relatives-anyone intrigued by the ancient apppeal of "card magic."

Greg McMahon is one of the true professionals in magic and clowning. He's now revealing some of his best kid-show material in his new book, KIDS THINK IT'S FUNNY. In 27 unique and entertaining chapters, Greg teaches hilarious gags and routines to make you funnier than ever to your kid-show audiences! His tips on how to make a small show look big or his chapter on top hat juggling or his Rocky the Raccoon routines are easily worth much more than the price of the entire book.

KIDS THINK IT'S FUNNY includes:

The Value of Repeating Material

What Makes a Good Website

Ideas for Organizing Your Show Case

How to Make a Great First Impression

Entertain While Setting Up

Make a Small Show Look Look Big

Getting the Audience on Your Side

15-minute Opening Routine (Thumbtip and wand)

Pop-Away Wand Ideas

Running Gags

The Monkey Bar

Professor's Nightmare (Very different routine!)

Shoelace Magic (Rope routine kids identify with)

Four Great Sponge Ball Routines

Using and Teaching Scarf Juggling

Top Hat Juggling (Remove bunny before attempting!)

Rubber Chicken from Canon (A strange routine, but funny!)

Nothing Grinder

One Hundred Balloons an Hour

Balloonology Seminar

Rocky Raccoon Routines (15 pages of ideas!)
Greg has packed all of this into a neat book of 106 pages with a full-color cover. Designed and typeset by the Wizard of Odd himself with illustrations by Mrs.Odd (first name: Pretty), and published by SPS Publications.

A Compilation of Tricks and Effects with Wax

Wax is one of the magician's greatest secret gimmicks and this is the first booklet ever written on the subject. It was originally released in 1953 by Ted Collins and Ed Mishell and has not been readily available for more than 20 years.

Subjects and routines covered: Hit The Ceiling, Personal Magnetism, Rising Cards, Perfect Silk Ball, Dice or Lump Sugar Move, Balancing Coins, Tricky Tip, Think A Card, It's A Pip, Magazine Test, Hat on the Wall, Double Face or Double Back, Stab A Card, Miser's Dream, Selected Card In Pocket, Changing a Dime to a Half Dollar, Coin Catching, Wax as a Servante, Card Location Behind The Back, Coins From The Shoes, Center Tear, The Vanishing Card, Card From Pocket, Vanishing Coin in Handkerchief, Cut and Restored String, Second Dealing, Rising Coin in Glass, Impromptu Paddles, Sealed Predictions, Producing a Cigarette from a Card, Floating Match, Torn and Restored Cigarette Paper, Coin Vanish from the Hand, No Change, Impromptu Coin Tray and more.

A 20-page soft-cover booklet written by Ted Collins and illustrated by Ed Mishell with a foreword by Audley V. Walsh.

A fabulous book with everything you need to know about change bags! There are so many different types of bag & they are all gone into in depth in this great book. The book also contains over 100 ideas & routines that you can do with a change bag. This book was published in 2002

Mike Danata Comments:

If you have a change bag, do get this book, it's a BARGAIN!

Learn the real work behind one of the most popular tricks of all time - and one of the few close-up effects that is often used by grand illusionists in their full evening shows. The Gypsy thread is perfect for your close up act, your next television appearance, or your current illusion show.

Thanks to modern advances in ultraviolet lighting this trick can be performed in the largest theatrical venues and still be amazing. Learn the exact methods that Gary Ouellet taught to Hans Klok, Alain Choquette, Kirby Van Burch, Steve Wyrick and other performers who use this masterpiece to close their full evening stage shows! Learn the real work on preparing the thread so that the trick works each and every time, learn the secrets of dramatic presentation, and learn all about the proper materials to use. Comes complete with the Camirand Glow Thread.On the companion DVD you will see early and recent performances by Alain Choquette on various theme, Kirby Van Burch, plus a special performance by Jean Boucher performing the trick as taught in the booklet therefore including the latest addition and finesses. As a bonus the instructions booklet also includes the Canvas of Love text and written music sheet.This package contains Gary Ouellet's The Gyspsy Thread a step-by-step illustrated booklet (over 40 photographs), the companion DVD, plus a standard spool of the fantastic Camirand Glo-Thread.

Mike Danata Comments:

This is a very beautiful effect, with many interesting presentations. Would be a sensation in any Stage Show! Highly recomended!

This 38 page spiral bound book describes the ins and outs of making a living performing magic in restaurants and hotels. Contains detailed photographs with step-by-step detailed instructions. Topics included are performing in magic restaurants, bars, theatres, booking agents, and promotions.

*** 9 Routines Included! ***

Picture Perfect - Card To Ceiling Handling
Deja Vu - Flash - Blackjack - Amazing
Shrinking Deck - 2 Coin Trick
- Carl's Beanie Weenie's

This Is Not Your Father's "Self-Working" Card Book!

From the author of Card College, the world's most acclaimed course on sleight-of-hand card magic, comes Card College Light, Roberto Giobbi's first text focused entirely on professional caliber card tricks requiring no manipulative skill.

For whom is this book intended?

It is for beginners, of course—but by no means in total. This book is intended for everyone who has always wanted to perform card tricks, but who didn't have the time necessary to learn complex routines, or the years necessary to master difficult techniques. So, yes, this book is certainly meant for beginners.

However, it is also directed at those who are already proficient in the craft. Card College Light is in a class apart from other books that focus on sleightless card tricks. When it comes to artistic considerations—interpretation, staging, communication and psychology—other books seldom even recognize such concepts. Card College Light strives to remain as simple as possible, yet to identify concepts and to open doors that put sleightless tricks into the context of artistic and utterly baffling card magic. Although other books consider the same type of material, their approaches to it are quite different from Giobbi's.

Most of the tricks taught are from Mr. Giobbi's active professional repertoire, with which he baffles the public and magicians, too. Every trick can be done with any deck of cards of average quality, and many can be done under all performance conditions, with a borrowed deck and no preparation. With these sleightless tricks, you can easily acquire a reputation as a magician who can really make magic.

When It Comes to Great Card Magic There Is More to the Secret Than Just the Secret!

Countless books on card magic promise tricks that "require no skill" and are "easy to do" or "self-working". They expose the method behind the tricks, but they fail to explain how the tricks are made genuinely amazing. Card tricks that allow the fingers to remain idle require that their methods be cunningly protected through presentation and psychology, which in turn amplify the feeling of real magic. Without these things, all you are left with are mere puzzles.

Giobbi brings his widely respected talents as both teacher and full-time performer to bear on tricks he has selected from time-tested classics and little-known modern miracles by world masters, taught with a thoroughness that includes psychology, presentations, scripts and invaluable performance tips.

21 Tricks - 7 full routines!

Giobbi has also organized these tricks into powerful routines, which teach the reader how organization and combination can be used to make good tricks even more inextricably baffling. These lessons serve not only the beginner, but also the advanced card-magician who wishes from time to time to include a trick wherein the audience can stare relentlessly at the fingers without discovering a thing.

Pages 170 - Hardcover