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The ultimate collection of mind-blowing English mind magic! Some of the world's top mentalist's tip their mitt! After the success of Miraculous Minds - Scotland goes mental Peter Duffie pulled off an even bigger job covering England with 41 contributors and 57 sensational routines. Do the math yourself, this is the quality and quantity bargain of the year.

The ultimate collection from some of the UK's finest performers. A Whopping 195 pages! Over 40 Contributors! 55 Sensational Routines! Illustrated with Photographs & Graphics

Marc Paul AAA Serial Number Divination / Shuffle Challenge Too
John Archer Back to the Future
Wayne Dobson Fluke
Stephen Tucker 58 to 1 / ACAARN
Paul Hallas Still Battling Along
Christopher Williams Ungaffed Entourage / Predictext
Abracadaver Con-Flatulation
Les Johnson Remote Viewing Magic
Harold Cataquet The Knight’s Tour / Seeing & Believing
Andy Nicholls Borderline Location / Out of the Ordinary
Shiv Duggal A Good Year / Frequency
James Ward What’s in a Word? / Sentimental Journey
Stephen Jones 1812 / Titanic
Russell Hall The Blackwood ESP test
Roni Shachnaey The Inquisition
Lewis Jones Concord
Scott Creasey The Eternal Triangle
Barry Cooper Are you a “real” mentalist? / The ABC of ESP
Al Smith Tryangle / Friendly Persuasion
Roger Curzon The Devil Rides Out
Andrew Brown The Living & the Dead / The Clairvoyant Card
Anthony Brahams Cabin Book Test
Dominic Twose Drawing Close
Justin Higham Double Minded
Mike Hopley Two-Person Book Test / A Card in Motion
Roger Ferriby The Ghost of the Ferry Boat Inn
Todd Landman My Ching
David Britland Fooler’s Gold – T. A. Waters
Walt Lees Ring Master
Andi Gladwin Mentalist’s Luncheon
Chris Hare Crab
Chris Wardle P.S.
James Brown Dark / Caught 3 Times
Olly Crofton Three Thoughts
Paul Gordon Twin Peeks / Thought Stealer Rethought
Steve Cook Balls 2 / Barefaced!
Stephen MacRow Brain Fry!
Mark Elsdon Bottle Capped / Best Telephone Trick / Brainwave-2
John Holt Absolutely Positive
Doug Segal I’m Sorry I Haven’t a Cluedo
David Penn Drawing Duplication – A Video Bonus!

Distorted Thoughts - Jack Curtis

I am very pleased to be able to bring you a book of excellent workable material. No pipe dreams this stuff works. The guy knows what he's talking about... Outstanding value for money!

Jack Curtis is a professional mentalist from the UK. This book is a collection of Jack’s favorite mentalism routines and theories that he uses personally on a regular basis. Every effect is very easy to perform, however, the book requires an advanced knowledge in the field of mentalism and is not written with the beginner in mind.

Contents:Extra Subliminal Persuasion
Instantly resetting close up mentalism using five ESP cards contained in five small envelopes.

Blank
Subliminal influence demonstrated with playing cards. A quick, easy and effective opener.

Law of Attraction
A beautiful routine using a stack of business cards that brings the participant closer to a loved one.

The book also includes essays about why playing cards should never be taken for granted and why everything you know about approaching tables in a walk around environment is wrong.

Every effect in this book is simple and direct, just how I like them! Jack has thoroughly thought through every presentational nuance to bring you not only a small collection of strong mentalism effects, but also some very important performance and delivery ideas often overlooked by entertainers in this industry. - Looch (professional mentalist, author of S.A.D)

The direct plots and simple methodology make each piece super easy to slide anywhere into your repertoire. - Dee Christopher (professional magician and magic author)

As an actor and film maker, Jack knows how to draw people into the experience and engage his audience. Besides the clever ideas and routines full of details, you might find yourself thinking about how you can improve your own performances. Very inspiring! - Harry Lucas (Austria's finest mind reader)

I absolutely love the effects in Distorted Thoughts, the production is tip top too. - Anthony Jacquin (professional hypnotist, mentalist and author of Reality is Plastic)

Lee Earle has spent a lifetime in the trade. He has earned his 'chops' as a performer, author of multiple books, columnist for the Society of American Magician's M-U-M magazine, editor of SYZYGY-The Journal of Contemporary Mentalism, publisher of books by authors Richard Mark and Larry Becker, creator and medium for Manifestations-The Ultimate Seance and originator of trademark Mentalism props, routines and concepts.

As recipient of the Psychic Entertainers Association Award for Outstanding Contributions to the Art of Mentalism, Lee Earle is acknowledged as one of the men who have changed the face of Mentalism forever. Now, the bulk of his creativity is assembled in this single, significant book. Over two decades of "outside the box" thinking from one of the most prolific minds in mentalism plus nearly all of Lee's published writings from the past twenty years-more than fifty routines, including many of his limited release commercial items-are literally within your grasp.

Included with each copy is a CD-Rom (Windows and Macintosh compatible) containing the necessary Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF files for producing a number of full-color, professionally designed props and promotional materials on your personal inkjet or laser printer. You get multiple templates for Sun Signs, more ready-to-print masters for the complete SuperScript materials and cards, Topologo's colorful single-page layout, color photographs and enlarged 'newspaper clipping' for Bascom Jones' Dark Memory, celebrity handwriting samples to use with an evocative Pretellus presentation, and full-size color copes of genuine stock certificates for the very contemporary Taking Stock.

BONUS: The CD-Rom also contains a thought-provoking interview with Lee Earle, conducted by the esteemed Dr. Juris, in which Lee discusses the distinctions between mental magic and Mentalism, the critical elements necessary for a successful performance, tips on how to present Mentalism to skeptical audiences and much, much more. Softbound, 264 pages.

It has taken more than twenty years, but Bob Cassidy, a founding member of the Psychic Entertainers' Association and one of the most influential and colorful creators of modern mentalism, has finally written a worthy successor to The Art of Mentalism! When the latter was first published in 1983, it was immediately recognized as a classic in the field and is on the "top ten" lists of many leading mentalists. We predict that this volume will eclipse the acclaim as the first. The first half of the book, reprints his Art of Mentalism 2 (a complete professional performance thoroughly explained), and his four Principia Mentalia volumes. As if that were not enough, the second half gives permanent form to 3 limited distribution manuscripts: Theories and Methods for the Practical Psychic: Strange Impressions: But Stranger Still...

1999 recipient of the Psychic Entertainers Association award for creativity, and with over fifty years of professional performance behind him, Barrie Richardson has gathered together 53 of his best mental routines, many with complete presentations, for this large volume of baffling experiences.In THEATER OF THE MIND, you will find page after page, of fresh, practical material, tested and perfected before thousands of audiences; astonishing feats that use only ordinary items, and few of them, entertaining mental experiments that involve the whole audience, that pack small and play big, and that exploit a devilish combination of simplicity and cleverness. What you will discover in Theatre Of The Mind is a wealth of professional material at a pauper's price. A 320 page hardbound book with detailed instructions and illustrations!

This is the long-awaited follow up to the first book. It is a quality soft back publication, perfect bound. It contains a lot of information that arrived too late for inclusion in the first volume.

13 Steps to Mentalism has become highly recommended as the most complete overall work on mentalism. A must have. Hardbound with dustjacket. In thirteen chapters, it details the workings of nearly every category and device useful to the working mentalist.

Swami Gimmick, Pencil Lip Sound & Muscle Reading, Mnemonics and Mental Systems, Predictions, Blindfolds & X-Rays, Billets, Book Tests, Two Person Telepathy, Mediumistic Stunts, Card Tricks, Question & Answer Effects, Publicity Stunts, Patter & Presentation. A complete course in mentalism all in one hardbound volume. The standard by which all other mentalism books have been judged.

As the Royal Road or Bobos are the Bibles in their fields this is definitely the Bible for mentalists it covers everything you could ever need to know. On any top 5 list that any mentalist recommends this is nearly always number one on the list! I can personally highly recommend this book.(It's one I've actually read, and those who know me will tell you that's a miracle in its self). - M

The Triumphant Return Of One Of Mentalism's Living Legends! Richard Osterlind’s name has always been associated with strong and practical effects guaranteed to leave a powerful impression on an audience. In this new manuscript, The Very Modern Mindreader and Other Miracles, his first release of completely new material to the magic and mentalism fraternity in over ten years, Osterlind delivers three outstanding effects, ready to go right into your professional repertoire.

The first, “The Very Modern Mindreader,” takes Annemann and Hewitt’s classic routine into the 21st Century. With practical touches developed over thirty years and never before released, Osterlind gives you the power to divine information sealed in envelopes by audience members with no gimmicks whatsoever-in fact, all of the elements may be left with the audience. This is reputation-making material, suitable for all venues from close--up to platform.
The second offering is the “Osterlind ESP Card System,” a revolutionary new
idea for ESP cards. Although there have been thousands of effects with these cards, there has never been a routine for the basic tests for which they were devised. Osterlind solves this problem with a stack for the ESP deck which looks random, has no exceptions to the rules and is cyclical so that the last card leads back to the first. In addition to allowing you to “test” your ESP powers according to the cards’ instructions, this new stack will open up realms of new effects with these wonderful cards.
The third effect is really two in one. The three-phrase prediction effect has always been a favorite of Osterlind and he’s released a number of these ideas over the years. “StenoESP” allows you to perform this classic “Mental Epic”-type effect using nothing but a steno pad and grease pencil. The working is clean, easy and convincing. In addition, Osterlind offers an additional routine that uses slightly different apparatus and streamlines the effect for a quick stage presentation.

This is the book that Richard Osterlind has been writing in his head for five years...and it's available at last.

Metalblast contains not the methods, but the real secrets of metal bending. In this exciting new work, Richard Osterlind discusses the mindset of the metal bender and the key ingredients necessary to make an audience believe that they're seeing miracles. What's more, these theatrical and psychological techniques are totally transferable and able to be easily adapted to just about any mentalism or magic you perform.

If you're an aspiring metal bender, or simply want to make the effects you already perform stronger and more impactful, you need to read Metalblast!

For years Ron and Nancy have fooled audiences worldwide with their Minds in Harmony act. Here, for the first time, they reveal all of their treasured secrets - secrets that will enable the reader to recreate this act in its entirety. In his foreword to this book Edwin Dawes says: "Despite the numerous times I have seen Ron and Nancy Spencer present their act it has never palled, the freshness and apparent spontaneity of their interaction (not to mention the challenge for the magician of endeavouring to detect their methods!) has captured the imagination. For much of the second half of the twentieth century Minds in Harmony brought pleasure and mystery to audiences. Now, as Ron and Nancy have retired from performing, they have decided to divulge the details of their techniques, a decision that will be welcomed by those who wish to emulate them as well as by those who are simply curious to learn how it was done. Hard work is the short answer but the reader will find everything he or she needs to set about mastering a two-person telepathic act and one that can be constructed from material that has been tried, tested and proven to be hugely successful."

The Spencer's complete act is revealed here for the first time anyone with the desire to learn a baffling two-way telepathy act need look no further. This wonderful book has 140 pages together with numerous line drawings and photographic illustrations.

This manuscript explains several variations of one incredible prediction effect. Every variation produces the same result, but along the way there is gambling, mentalism, and more than a few hustles.

"One of the most delightful conceptions in card magic...this is something not to be missed by the intelligent magician!" -Peter Warlock, Abra

"...(A)...collection of unusual mental/gambling routines based on ingenious principles that some top names have raved about, and been badly fooled with...The magician that bothers to learn...(Tsunami)...will have an anywhere-anytime game of Psychic Poker...that will destroy the laymen." -Jeff Busby, Magical Arts Journal

"...TSUNAMI, the best damn card trick since OUT OF THIS WORLD! My congratulations and admiration." -Dennis Marks

Psychological Subtleties remains one of the best selling books in the magic and mentalism community and is considered a basic reference source for any complete library on our art. Psychological Subtleties offers ideas, tips and observations of natural human responses that can be inserted into performing situations to make the overall result of an effect much stronger, entertaining and memorable. Several performers incorporated that knowledge into their acts and built whole routines around those clever ideas. Psychological Subtleties 2 picks up where the first book ends. Whereas Psychological Subtleties was not a book of tricks and routines, this book contains complete routines from professionals who understood the value and impact of those ideas in the first book.

Here you will find routines from: Peter Arcane, Greg Arce, Lance Campbell, Dr. Bill Cushman, Christian David, David De Leon, Paul W. Draper, Gerard, Jonathon Grant, Patrick Kuffs, Andy Leviss, Rick Maue, Mike Merchant, Ravi Johannes Pazhur, Ian Rowland, Leonardo Silverio, and Michael Sibbernsen as well as routines and more subtleties from the mind of Banachek.

Pre Thoughts is a wonderful introduction to the Mentalism of Banachek.This treatise includes Banachek's theories and thoughts about his performance style. He then puts the theories into practice as he details several routines directly from his show.
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! 20 page spiral-bound booklet includes detailed illustrations and instructions.

Kenton's renowned masterwork and his unique styling in the art of suggestion, influence, and apparent "telepathic hypnosis". Since eight years of age, hypnosis and what seemed to be actual magical, mental powers fascinated Kenton. Over the decades, Kenton has created and developed certain secret methods - known to but a very few of Kenton's closest friends. These are the exact methods used by Kenton to create absolute awe and fascination in the minds of Kenton's clients. Kenton has guarded these concepts most jealously. Finally, the full story can be told. What was once legend and myth is now within the grasp of anyone who cares to study and apply these ingenious concepts. So, what is "Kentonism"? What can you do?

Have a spectator slip into an altered state - just by looking at your business card!
Cause a spectator to choose thoughts and objects based on subliminal suggestion
Perform a full "hypnosis " type act, without having to learn or do hypnosis
Write thoughts down on a pad of paper, then stand back, and watch as audience members are compelled to do these things!
Apply telepathic and subliminal influence close-up or on stage
Learn legitimate suggestion techniques, and innovative methods created by Kenton. Includes special "subliminal" art designs to copy for your own business cards. We know what you usually get. This is not a work that uses "all stooges". Of course not - this is KENTON. Kenton has incorporated linguistic deception, dual-reality, and actual suggestion into these unusual principles and applications. KENTONISM is a rare look into Mr. Knepper's most secret work. This material is NOT for the magic hobbyist. This material is NOT a way to get people to date you. This is the real secret work for thinkers and performers. This book is over 60 full size pages in length.

Kenton Knepper is well-known for his work on suggestion and its application to magic and mentalism. In Miracles of Suggestion, Kenton reveals simple and profound examples of exactly how suggestion can be used in real-world performance situations. More than a few performers are a little disappointed that Kenton gave up this much inside information, but Kenton hopes this booklet will excite more performers into considering how the power of suggestion may be applied to their work. There is more here than just theory–you will learn the practical application of these miraculous principles to achieve effects like: Appearing as if you have erased a thought from a spectator's mind. Forcing someone to choose a particular card, even though they get to shuffle, cut and choose all by their own hand! Miracles of Suggestion also contains Kenton's ingenious work on equivoque or "The Magician's Choice". You will also learn "The Subconscious Book Test" and Kenton's finger ring routine in which the rings bend while on the table! This is the work Kenton is famous for, and now made more direct than ever. Staplebound, 29 pages.

Price: £22

Kenton's manuscript on cueing is here and includes marketed effects such as "My Mind/Your Mind Box", "Kenton's Kube" and "Sharpie Sense".

Kenton has been fooling many people with his subtle and devious methods of cueing spectators secretly. Kenton breaks it all out here in easily understood terms: From the set-up, follow-through and follow-up. This is NOT a work on how to verbally cue a spectator. This is non-verbal cueing for the most part which has allowed Kenton to stun audiences and performers alike. Several individual tricks sold by us are described in this manuscript. These tricks sell in the range of $15.00 to $25.00 each. That means getting this manuscript can satisfy your curiosity and save you money too.

Kenton explains original effects used by himself and by other performers on stage and television. Many of the secrets that have fooled you in the last decade are in here. You will be surprised at what Kenton tips of his creations, and who has applied these concepts in their own performances. Most importantly, you will learn the secret principles of Kenton's manner of cueing, so that you may apply this knowledge to YOUR effects and performance style. Much of what Kenton does that appears as mentalism is a combination of subconscious and conscious cueing. Kenton's The Secret details his use of subconscious cues. Q - The Book examines and defines Kenton's unique approach to consciously cueing spectators in mentalism. Many times the spectators themselves are in doubt of how they knew after the fact, and are as amazed as the rest of the audience - but in a different way. In other words, it's classic Kenton stuff. So twisted in thought, no wonder spectators wonder what on earth happened to them! Find out what has fooled countless numbers of people on stage and on television, with routines you can and will use. Rarely has spectator cueing been discussed outside the realm of stage whispers. Kenton has made a trademark of it, and now you can too.

Television personality Keith Barry tips some of his Q and X work in this manuscript! Direct from the material that fooled you on the tube, the inner Kentonism secrets and how Keith did it. YOU can too... Thanks to Mr. Barry giving Kenton permission to explain it all. An in-depth and novel approach to creative cueing and commercial mentalism. 70 PAGES, full sized.

X contains over a dozen extremely strong, yet very easy-to-do effects from Kenton Knepper, including pieces straight from his professional act. Kenton's unique use of linguistics, multiple-reality ploys and "special somethings" make for the sensational impact these effects have on audiences. Here are just a few of the effects in X:
Imagine giving a spectator a pair of "X-Ray Glasses" which apparently allow her to see inside a pocket or cardbox! The glasses can be examined and there is nothing to ditch, palm or sneak out.
A spectator seemingly uses her own intuition to pick the one unmarked coin from others donated and initialed by audience members. The coins are then handed back to the owners - no coin switch required.
A spectator chooses which bottle of three is the safe bottle - two are "poisoned". She easily chooses the correct "clean and safe" bottle, as the other two poisoned ones have large X marks on them (no nailwriter).
X also includes Docc Hilford's amazing Traveler effect: A spectator travels through time, and upon her return chooses three postcards in order. Each postcard predicts the exact order in which the spectator would select them! Staplebound, 26 pages.

Over 100 full size pages on the secret principle of Association and how Kenton and students use this long ignored and mysterious factor. We simply cannot say enough about it, or what it will do for you.

Using association causes spectators to stop being spectators. Association actively engages onlookers, causing more of an experience and relationship with your audience. The audience becomes an active force in your performance. They do not feel left out of the act. With association, the audience is a willing and active participant, rather than an antagonistic force to be won over by manipulation.

Best of all, magic and mentalism can easily be made into legitimate art by applying association to standard tricks and presentations. In a sentence or less, with one object, or less, association casts its spell. Immediate ART and MEANING can be had without hard work, once you grasp the underused and oft ignored principle of association.

Influence and shape audiences to do as you desire by association and its related branches of sneaky psychology. People will follow your lead and more. Your audience is just waiting to be taught what to do!

All of this is just for starters. We know these sound like impossible promises, but they are true. Artists and psychologists have proved these claims about association reliable for ages. Association is the standard used in video, persuasion psychologies, advertising, art, music and theatre. Yet mentalists and magicians use it unknowingly, as if by happenstance.

Like Wonder Words, Kenton once again changes the landscape of mentalism and magic forever with this book. You will wonder how mystery performers ever performed without this incredible principle.

THIS work will remind you why Kenton is considered a groundbreaking leader in mentalism and magic.

New effects, tricks and methods included, as well as material from The S.E.C.R.E.T. School

This work contains six of Kenton's most unusual effects and methods. Previously unreleased except to a private few, these concepts will challenge you. Far from the "ordinary" this manuscript details:

How to find a card by "channeling" a spectator.
Perform a routine in which words and scent are the actual method.
Make vanished coins or charms reappear inside a lit candle.
And much more, of course, including further effects and presentations, more extended and diverse applications, and new gut-level essays.
It is little wonder that many have awaited Kenton's release of this "Weerd" material. Now these often startling effects and strange but magical methods can be YOURS.

As those who have attended some of Kenton's more exclusive and expensive workshops know, "Indirection" is a key principle in Kenton's work. Far more important than "mis-direction", indirection is a subtle way to cause the audience to accept things as true without conscious criticism.

This manuscript details new effects and techniques based upon this powerful principle. From making "standards" truly remarkable (such as the Linking Rings, Egg Bag and even the Lota Bowl) to new works such as Kenton's "Indirection Bowl" direct from the opening of his act, or "Drawing Duplication" from television, many great effects and ideas are examined in detail.

It's hard to get a room full of magicians to applaud a Lota Bowl or hardcore mentalists to be fooled by the use of a stooge. But "Secrets of Indirection" reveals how to do all of this and more. Once you grasp the principle, you'll apply it to nearly everything you do.

Kenton's use of making a compass move while attempting metal bending is in here too. This is not the same thing as "Kenton's Kompass". You'll find Kenton also tips for the first time his "Famous Bottle Vanish" used in clubs, banquets and on full stage. This alone is worth the price of this manuscript to any performer - and it is easy to do. Many more effects are detailed.

This manuscript will change how you look at everything you do in performance. The simple concept of "indirection" will radically alter our magical and mental arts - if we but think and apply this remarkable tool.

The majority of effects described are magical in nature, though some mentalism is of course included. Magic examples make for the easiest and quickest way to grasp the indirection concept, that you may then apply to mentalism and everything else you do. While effects may be magic oriented, this will not dissuade the thinking mentalist who is after principles, not simply tricks.

This key principle upon which Kenton depends in all manner of work and styles of performance is now revealed at last.

This is the latest of the in-depth work by Kenton upon which so many await and rely. You will want to get ahead of the pack and begin reconsidering your act using the power of indirection.

Here's what Kenton himself says about this "enchanted" work: "I am really excited about this diverse manuscript for a lot of reasons. It's 60 full size pages. It has magic, mentalism, readings, essays and more in it. I have put in some of my favorite new material for both stage and close-up. I really LOVE this material as I do it often!"

Here are some highlights:
Spoon Bending Parties - a detailed examination which many mentalists have asked me to share with them alone, or keep to myself.
Bending Coins - with no moves, and Manifesting Coins as desired by a spectator.
Packet Trick Readings - this is a riot! Magicians love it. Mentalists hate it. You should use it. How can it be this easy and startling too?
Flower Psychological Force as a Reading - with Outs as Personality Tests and more.
Flowers From Fingertips - A no palming, no holder spring flower production that has fooled many well-versed performers. It's EASY. An amazing invention.
A wide and eclectic blend of magic, mentalism, essays on enchantment, psychology, linguistics and more that I use almost daily in my work.
The Full Linguistically Twisted Kenton Tarot Trick for BSM - ALL the details! Beautiful, poetic, miraculous, memorable magic and mentalism that is truly different.

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. This is truly a Little Book of Wonder which you can't afford to miss, and at a special price to top it all off.

Ultimate proof that you can read minds even in the worst situations. K.E.N.T. is a wild mix of principles making for a REAL solution to mind reading. This looks like the REAL thing...Please read this entire ad carefully. All we say here is TRUE.

Whether you are a close-up performer or a mentalist that plays it seriously, K.E.N.T. is a must have for you. Kenton calls K.E.N.T. "One of two tools I rely upon for close-up work of any kind, magic or mentalism". K.E.N.T. is the creation of Irish magician and mentalist John Mahood. IMAGINE... A wise guy pulls out his own deck of cards and demands that you prove your abilities. He wants you to prove yourself, without touching the cards, without writing anything down, without others helping. NO touching, NO marks, NO sleight of hand of any kind. NOW WHAT? With K.E.N.T. you tell the spectator to make it tough on you and think of one of a few cards he himself removes from his own deck. You never see these. You instruct him how to focus upon his thought of card and you NAME HIS CARD to the degree that he freaks out and swears you are the REAL thing. He dares you to tell him what his card is, and that is exactly what you are seen to do. This friends is a true mindblower. It is POWERFUL stuff. But it is not for everyone. This is as close to real mind reading as you can get. Like real mind reading, you will at very rare times, miss. You should know this up front. K.E.N.T. is for performers. For many real performers, given the impossibility of this situation, this is not much of an issue. You would likely fail anyway, so why not have the tools to usually win out instead? Yet we wanted you to be aware of this possibility. Add Kolossal Killer to the mix, and you will do this and never fail. In an effort of complete disclosure, the effect is you name the entire card. The reality is you name the name or number of the card, not the suit generally. But due to the psychology used, it appears you have named not only the name, but the suit as well. You should also know that this is based upon English and American English as well as American playing cards, so this may make a difference to you. If you and the people you perform for will speak in English generally, then this is great for you. If not, this may not be perfect for you. You would surely have to make a fair amount of adjustments to be able to use the basic idea in other languages. We like to be as clear and open as we can about such things.

With that in mind, this and "Killer" Kenton calls his "lifeblood of close-up and mentalism" with cards.

K.E.N.T. is also a must have for the close-up card worker who faces the type of spectator that challenges you to find or tell him his thought about card. NOW YOU WILL. For the mentalist who is asked to prove the "impossible", this is a tool that must be in your arsenal. Perform K.E.N.T. over the radio, phone or Internet if you wish! Once you have K.E.N.T.in your mind, you will need nothing else. Another person's mind and their own deck of cards is all that is used. That and the special secrets explained in K.E.N.T. 25 pages of 5 1/2 X 8 1/2 size. Includes how Kenton uses K.E.N.T. in a One Behind or One Ahead effect as well!

This complete mini-course in hypnotism starts with the assumption that the reader knows nothing about the subject at all and then rapidly leads him, step by step, to the point where he can hypnotize perfect strangers. Learn how to perform basics tests like tying a subject's hands together, making them fall backward, etc. Diagrams and concise prose make it all clear.

How to escape from handcuffs...
In this booklet David explains all the known methods of escape from Handcuffs and Leg Irons in current use throughout the world. Escape from all types of handcuffs just like magic. Even double locking cuffs are covered. All is revealed in this essential must have booklet of Handcuff escapes.

Want to put a thumb tie in your act... Having difficulty in choosing a version to use! This book pretty much has them all! And at a fraction of the cost of some of the other books available! with in in this exceptional book you will find... History of the trick, its presentation and many variations on it. Comedy stunts, Scissors Tie, Wire Tie, Pipe Cleaner Tie, The Tape Tie, "La France" tie, gimmick tie, the Ten Ichi tie, Thumb Stocks, Thumb Screws, Etc. One of the greatest mysteries of all times. 50pp. Illustrated ... Almost a collectors item... And highly recomended!

For many years "Riley" and David Deval talked of updating the SAS book. Unfortunately David passed away before they could do so. After a little persuasion to share his years of experience, Riley has put into print everything you need to know about getting out of a pair of handcuffs...It covers methods for opening most of the styles of handcuffs and leg irons that you are ever likley to come across. Showing you how to adapt keys and make various shims and picks to cover almost any eventuallity, its all here.

This comprehensive, in-depth, easy-to-understand, alphabetized encyclopedia of FALSE COUNTS and DISPLAYS is now available. Award winning author, Jon Racherbaumer, has compiled over 70 techniques-a virtual vade mecum-into a handy, easy-to-access, eye-arresting reference book. This instantly and literally puts them at your fingertips.

With the advent of packet tricks in the 70's, not to mention all of the innovative close-up card tricks devised in the past 30 years, a remarkable number of false-counting and false-spreading techniques were developed-so many, in fact, that it was difficult to find and keep track of them. Enhanced by over 200 digital photographs, you no longer have to search for or wonder what this-or-that count is or does. This book runs the gamut from Ascanio to Vesser, including the esoteric and arcane techniques buried in our literature.

This 208 page spiral bound book was written by Jon Racherbaumer. Included in Counthesaurus are 81 detailed descriptions to perform sleight of hand tricks such as; All-Alike Count, Biddle Count, Broken-Up Elmsley Count, Everchange Count, Fingertip Rhythm, Gemini Display, Ghostover Count, Hamman Count, Jimmy Cricket Count, Kosky Count, Marfoe Count, Neo Jordan Count, Omega Count, Pinch Grip, Razor-Edge Pivot Count, Six-Card Repeat Count, Smile Count, Tokagi Turnover Count, Unlimited Count, Vesser Concept and MUCH, MUCH, MORE!!!

The Stripper Deck is one of the most ingenious magic decks of cards ever invented. You can learn up to 110 amazing magic tricks using this apparatus. You can amaze your friends or audience after a short period of practice.

The Svengali Deck is an ingenious magic deck of cards. You can learn 110 amazing tricks & routines with this book. You can amaze your friends and audiences after practicing. Below are listed a few of the 110 tricks you can learn from this book...

- Show a normal deck - then change ALL the cards to the previously selected card.

- Seal a card in an envelope - then have a spectator pick the card in the envelope.

- Spectator stabs the deck - the selected card is where the person inserts the blade.

- The card that was selected appears anyplace where the spectator cuts into the deck.

Full Metal Jacket is a unique booklet from the creative minds of JC Wagner and up-and-coming magician Syd Segal. Beautifully illustrated by RFA Productions, this 35 page (high quality) booklet contains 7 BRAND NEW killer routines designed to fool layman and magicians alike.

ALSO INCLUDED - Syd Segal digs deep into the mind of JC and finds out what he's been up to for the last 10 years. A one-on-one interview that tells all.

Up In Smoke - Any four-of-a kind is removed from the deck. The magician blows a puff of smoke toward the cards, causing them to instantly vanish. The missing cards are then immediately produced from four different pockets.

A Handy Transformation - A card is selected and returned to the deck. Four cards are shown and this packet is placed between the spectator’s hands as the magician explains that he will cause the selected card to appear between the cards he is holding. However, when the spectator separates his hands he is surprised to find not five cards, but only one—the selection.

Estimated Toss - Offering to give a demonstration of estimation a card is selected and returned to the deck. The top card of the deck is removed and, using estimation, the magician attempts to toss it into the deck next to the selection. However, when the card adjacent to the tossed-in card is displayed, it is not the selection. Snatching victory from defeat, the tossed-in card is turned over to reveal that it has magically changed into the selection.

Oil And Water - The classic plot of red and black cards magically separating, culminating with a surprise finish.

K.J.V. Oil And Water - Larry’s favorite oil and routine combining the ideas of Ray Kosby, Dai Vernon, and himself.

Flawed Transposition - The magician offers to demonstrate a new trick, but mentions that it does have a flaw. The four kings are placed on the table while the magician holds onto the four aces. One at a time, the kings change places with the aces until the magician is holding the four kings. Reminding the audience about the flaw in the trick, the tabled packet is shown to also consist of four kings as the magician announces the trick’s weakness—“It takes eight kings to do the trick.”

New Outstanding Triumph - Larry’s stand-up version of the classic Dai Vernon effect employing his clever riffle display.

Hip Pocket Prediction - A spectator freely selects any card to act as a prediction. Another card is now selected, noted, and replaced while the deck is out of the magician’s sight. The prediction card is now revealed and its value accurately locates the selection.

Ideal for the illusionist who doesn't have much time to create a miracle. Paul Osborne's book features hundreds of new ideas, tips and techniques to help the weekend builder who is faced with that last minute show opportunity - and on a budget! Productions, vanishes and mutilations are all covered in this one-of-a-kind book.

For the first time in any publication, corporate illusions are covered, detailing some simple solutions to making the Chairman of the Board appear by magic at his sales meeting.

Also included at no extra cost is the out-of-print Illusion Planning book that Paul created for the beginning illusionist. This chapter reveals how to select, stage and position illusions within your show.

Detailed in this book are: The In & Out Box, the Fall Apart Box, Fast Make Sub Trunk, The Mummy Returns, The King of Clubs, Fast Make Tip Over, The Shadow of Life, Blueprinted and At the Beach.

The Original Manuscript, from the Christopher Collection - In 1924, Houdini's prized effort, A Magician Among The Spirits, was published.

Much to his dismay, the editors at Harper & Brothers rearranged, rewrote and above all cut out huge portions of the text. The original typed manuscript for A Magician Among The Spirits survives in Milbourne Christopher's collection, unread except by a few people, for nearly half a century.

Now Richard Kaufman and Maurine Christopher have published the original typed manuscript in facsimile, with handwritten corrections by Houdini and Oscar Teale. The edition is limited to 1000 copies. This 400 page oversized book is adorned with the same sepia-toned rare photograph of Houdini that accompanies the manuscript. Covered in black cloth and housed in a matching slipcase. This book will be published only one time.

ONE ONLY! Still shrink wrapped untouched by human hands. (My staff are all gorrillas!)

Long, since out of print. I believe Kaufman sold his last two copies over a year ago at $200 each. So here is your bargain!

Please note to ship this outside of the uk will cost in the region of £35... BIG BOOK!

I am as always proud that Martin has offered me another exclusive!

Nearly 20 years in the making The reviewer for Genii gave the book the best review that Martin has ever had for any book he has ever published. And we have heard that the reviews in MAGIC magazine are going to be equally full of praise.

Here are just a few of the comments from those who have written lengthy tributes to Fred and his contribution to magic.

“I state without fear of exaggerating that Fred was one of the all-time greats; especially with cards.” DAI VERNON

“Card magic and techniques of card-handling have fascinated me for most of my life. Meeting Fred was a highlight of my life.” ROY WALTON

“Your journey with Fred is about to begin thanks to Peter Duffie and Martin Breese. I envy you.” SIMON LOVELL

“Always with a twinkle in his eye, Fred would fool you consistently.” GORDON BRUCE

The Magic of Fred Robinson may well be the most anxiously-awaited book amongst magicians the world over. It has been in the making for years and Martin has had literally hundreds and hundreds of emails and letters asking when it would be released. Finally it has been printed. It may well be the most significant magic book of this decade.

Fred Robinson was a private man but his skill at sleight-of-hand with cards and coins was legendary. He could be found at the Magic Circle on Monday evenings and many well-known names from around the world paid homage to Fred and travelled countless miles to witness for themselves his legendary skills.

He was the editor of Pabular magazine and inspired contributions from the finest magicians of his time. The Magic of Fred Robinson documents and describes every effect that Fred performed. It has been written by Peter Duffie who has skilfully described all of Fred's sleights and effects in the greatest of detail. There are pages of detailed drawings and photographs and the book pays tribute to one of the greatest sleight-of-hand magicians the world has ever known.

"Peter Duffie’s The Magic Of Fred Robinson is a wonderful book containing a gold-mine of ideas, subtleties and secrets from one of magic’s finest exponents and thinkers. ...

The Magic Of Fred Robinson is an excellent book full of wonderful ideas, useful sleights, and powerful effects. More than that, it’s a great read and takes me back to the feeling I had when I first read Vernon’s Inner Secrets books.” R Paul Wilson Genii Magazine February 2009

Price: £82 in the UK and £95 overseas (includes airmail postage of this heavy book!)

Last one very special price £70

Fetsching Magic - Robert Spencer

With great pleasure and pride, MAGICO presents Fetsching Magic: The Life and Legacy of Hen Fetsch by Robert Kirkwood Spence. Here is a long overdue testimonial to the untold influence of a gifted Twentieth Centrury magician's magician, who might well be called "The Father of the Modern Magic Lecture."

"...In an era when inventors are all but forgotten and books of practical platform magic are a rarity, Mr. Spencer is to be saluted for reviving memories of a wonderful magician and for bringing Hen Fetsch’s magic tricks to the attention of a new generation of performers..." Steve Bryant

Pages 206 - Hard Bound

Price: £38

Magic By Gosh (book)

"I think any magician would do well to study his act, and learn how great close-up magic is created." -From Dai Vernon's Introduction

Over 15 routines and sleights from one of magic's most legendary characters. Includes Goshman's "The Act," a 10-trick set that was an audience favorite at the world famous Magic Castle in Hollywood, CA. Also contain's Goshman's handlings of: Cards Thru Newspaper, Card in Purse, Glass Thru Table and more.

Hardbound, 149 pages, fully illustrated.

Price: £25

The Dai Vernon Book of Magic

A revered classic, widely considered to be one of the most influential magic books ever written, and never has it looked better than this.

With this edition, The Dai Vernon Book of Magic has been completely re-typeset and every photograph re-screened for greater clarity.

Among the Vernon classics you'll find inside are Penetration of Thought, Three Ball Transposition, Expansion of Texture, Free and Unlimited Coinage of Silver, The Vernon Poker Demonstration, plus Vernon's famous Cups and Balls and Linking Rings routines. All in all, 24 chapters of pure Vernon gold.

239 pages, hardbound with dustjacket.

Price: £30

Making Real Magic - Richard Osterlind

In Making Real Magic, Osterlind exhorts mystery entertainers everywhere to take magic beyond the province of tricks and storybook tales and to make it a reality in their own lives and also in the lives of their audiences. In this major new work, almost twice the length of Making Magic Real, Osterlind encourages magicians to seize the birthright of their craft and restore magic to its rightful place among the performing arts. To demonstrate the reality of his assertions, Osterlind has also included his greatly expanded version of the Amazing Memory Demonstration. Appearing in print for the first time, this routine is an anytime, anyplace showpiece that will make you a miracle worker in the estimation of your audiences.

Price: £14

The Principles of Magic - Richard Osterlind

Why can two performers do the same piece of material yet one consistently gets much more enthusiastic audience responses? Is it possible that some of magic's most sacred axioms such as "never repeat a trick" and "never tell an audience what you're going to do" may ultimately be responsible for the huge amount of mediocre magic that abounds? What is magic's biggest lie?

These are just a few of the topics that Richard Osterlind tackles in what may be his most passionate argument yet for a return to the fundamental principles that once made conjuring one of the most respected of the performing arts. Over the years, these principles have become misinterpreted, misunderstood or largely ignored, resulting in magic's unfortunate and undeserving loss of its rightful place in the public's estimation. The Principles of Magic is Richard Osterlind's warning flag that, as performers, we have to change many of our approaches and attitudes before it's too late and magic vanishes forever.

As a bonus, Richard offers "Inside The Fold," one of the strongest openers possible for a magic or mentalism program. It's a surefire way to gain the respect and attention of any audience immediately. More than just a reasoned appeal to mystery performers everywhere to once again lift magic to its highest artistic potential, The Principles of Magic is about rediscovering what it was about magic that you first loved...and perhaps relearning how to share its original wonder with others.

Price: £17

The Magic of Bob Ostin - A Lifetime of Magical Inventions

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.

Price: £45

Five Times Five (Japan Edition) - Richard Kaufman

Back In Print!

What happens when five superb Japanese magicians each contribute five effects for a book written by Richard Kaufman and illustrated by Ton Onosaka? Five Times Five, the Japan edition!

Masao Atsukawa : Four by Four - Four From Nowhere - Propelled Chinese/Silver - Fabric Through Pasteboard -The Knotted Letter

Tomo Maeda : Ambitious Clip - New Era Moving Pips - Match Transposition - BoxBack - Pieces of the Future

Ken Kuroki : Stanley Collins Meets Corinda - The Mystery of Width - Cocktail Bill Penetration - The Talisman - Illusion Box

Kuniyasu Fujiwara : Appearing Deck - The Card Machine - The Joker Takes a Ride - Soft Spots - Lie Detector

Hiro Sakai : My Little Kaps - Imprisoned Rising Card - It Doesn't Fit! - The Perfect Assitant - The Flowing Pips

Pages 104 - Hardbound

Price: £34

The Pull Book - Patrick Page

Patrick Page is acclaimed one of the greatest magicians still living. And he certainly knows his stuff! Now here is your opportunity to learn from a wonderful teacher how to use a "Pull" to create miracles. The possibilities are endless. You really should have a copy of this in your library

Price £12

Penultimate Cups & Balls! - Bob Read

I have been lucky enough to get my hands on a very small handful of Bob Read's Penultimate Cups & Balls Routine. You supply your own props such as one traditional cup for the cups and balls, a paper cup and a china mug. The routine is based on the Dai Vernon classic routine but is much easier to perform. The entire routine is a comedy classic and the final load is a bunch of sausages.

Bob's complete patter is included and the jokes are so funny that they serve to provide the misdirection required:

"We also use this length of painted wood laughingly referred to as a magic wand."
"Rubbish like this and you wonder why magic is dead."
"You will notice the two white ends - I've been using it to stir the paint."
"A tap and two things happen. One, small red bruises appear on the back of the hand and two the ball completely disappears."
"Did anyone spot my deliberate mistake? My only mistake was coming on ... and here they are back under the cups. (No laughter) .. The acoustics in here are awful - I can hardly hear you."

If you ever had the chance to see Bob perform this you will know just how good this routine (as all of his were) is!

Price: £15

Complete Works Of Derek Dingle

TIME magazine has called Derek Dingle, "...the greatest card manipulator extant," and from his television appearances with Tom Snyder, Dick Cavett, Barbara Walters, and Mike Douglas to his many contributions to Genii, Apocalypse, The pallbearer's Review, Epilogue and Innovations he has consistently proven TIME to be correct: there is no one else like Derek Dingle.

There are over 120 items with cards, coins, and cigarettes in The Complete Works Of Derek Dingle, his first book in over a decade, and it's really two books in one. While containing the 60 or so classic routines which have already appeared in print, most of which he has substantially improved (the originals unavailable in out-of-print magazines), it also has about 60 never before released sleights, effects, and routines. Among them:

Four Handlings of The Classic Pass - Deluxe Double Color-Changing Aces - Ultra Clean Slot Machine - Two-Fisted Deck Switch - World's Fastest Card Under Glass - Super Floating Card - Copper Silver Brass (The Silent Steal) - Post It! - Inflation - Complete Torn and Restored Card - A Case of Kings - The Restoration Assembly (as performed by Doug Henning on TV)

Every nuance of technique, every line of patter, every ingredient that makes Derek's magic so special is captured by Richard Kaufman, on of magic's most innovative writers and illustrators. With over 11,000 words of text and 800 illustrations the very essence of Dingle's magic is clearly taught as never before.

Hardbound and Fully Illustrated 219 pages

Price: £37

Sponge Balls - Library of Magic

Within its pages you will find knowledge on how to perform quality routines and performances using Sponge Balls.

Basics: Sleights, Holders, Attitude

Tricks: Ball Through pocket, Ball Through Table, One and Two, Baffling Balls

Routines: Three Ball Trick, How Many, A Bowl Routine, Chinese Bowl Routine

29 pages

Need Sponge Balls...then see our sponge ball page

Price: £3.50

The Sponge Book- Frances Marshall

Here is a concise volume on ball manipulation. From the basics to some fine routines, this book has it all. Make the sponge balls multiply, vanish and magically appear in the spectator's hand.

This fine book is a must for any magical library.
Full instructions for thirteen routines. The book is soft bound, well illustrated and contains 48 pages.

Price: £8

Slydini's Linking Rubber Band - AKA Crazy Mans Handcuffs

Part of the "Slydini's Untold Secrets Series" This covers Slydinis handling of the now famous penetrating bands illusion something every magician should be able to do! So if this trick is not yet in your repertoire get it now! A complete routine and bonus trick. Fully illustrated. A real crowd pleaser!

Price: £6

Linking Rings - Library of Magic

Within its pages you will find knowledge on how to perform quality routines and performances using Linking Rings.

The Basics: History, Selections, Designs
The Penetrations: Linking, Unlinking
Routines: Basic Routine, Don White Routine, Jean Hugard Routine
Subterfuges: The Odin Count, The wrist Count, the Drop Count

31 pages.

Price: £3.50

Zombie - Library of Magic

Within its pages you will find knowledge on how to perform quality routines and performances using Zombie.

The Basics:
History - Karson's Routine - Desmond's Routine - Variation - Pointers

Some Tips:
The Foulard - The Gimmick - The Ball

This book is softbound and is 22 pages.

Price: £3.50

Zapped - Ricki Dunn

This is the most up to date booklet on the Electric Chairs routine ever written! Although the effect (of audience members mysteriously been zapped by "an electric current" from a chair) has been around for many years, the number of magicians who actually know the secret to the Electric Chairs seems surprisingly small. this my be due, in part to the small amount of material that has been written on the subject. And what little there is has not been very informative. Past masters of magic, such as Chefalo, Fogel, and David Devant, all recognized its entertainment potential and featured this effect in their programs. Today, Dominique, Paul Daniels and Marvyn Roy are among the few professionals performing the routine.

This book will give you the insight and the necessary audience management skills to accomplish this entertaining piece.

(Softbound - 29 pages)

Price: £14

Cups & Balls - Library of Magic

Within its pages you will find knowledge on how to perform quality routines and performances using the Cups and Balls.

Basic Information: The Basic Moves, Production Loads
Basic Routines: Simple Routine, Seated Routine, Standing Production Routine
More Moves: Ball Grips, Working Tabled Cups, Cup Manipulation
Advanced Routines: Little Ones and Big Ones, the Alchemist's Ball

This is a great bargain for some GOOD Quality Magic

30 pages.

Price: £3.50

Thimble Magic - Jean Hugard

One of the best books ever written on the subject by one of the most prolific authors in magic. Contains 9 chapters, covering, sleights, finger practice, moves with one or more thimbles, etc. Also color changes, multiplication, vanishes, various routines, etc. 42 pages, dozens of illustrations

Price: £4

Animated Miracles Book - Yigal Mesika

Yigal Mesika is an incredibly talented young magician from Israel. He has created many powerful new effects with the loop. He also found it necessary to improve the quality of the loop and so, for the past seven years,Yigal searched until he found a better way to manufacture the loop. The product you see here can be stretched up to 400% of it's original size and is perfectly suited, in strength and invisibility, for the routines found in this book.Until now there has been very little information available on the loop and that kept the subject relatively unknown and rarely used. The aim of this book is to guide you through the techniques of working with the loop, as well as to give you some applicable routines for stage, close-up and mentalism. Most of the effects were created by Yigal Mesika. The rest of the effects, as indicated, were compiled from the repertories of working magicians, Yigal's friends.

Animated Fork - Phenomenon Fork - · Falling - The Floating Card - Jumping Fork From Glass - Mystery Glasses - Self Revealing Card - Matchical Magnetism - A Touching Trick - The Floating Ring

Price: £16

The How To Book on the Zombie - Merlyn T. Shute

Many performers have difficulty in adopting the zombie into their repertoire. In this work Merlyn T. Shute has separated the handling into discrete moves which can be re-arranged by the individual into personal routines. The text is divided into three sections

First, the apparatus itself, ball, gimmick, foulard, etc.Secondly, several moves are described. Finally, a discussion on zombie routines.

Price: £5

Spell-Binder Magazine edited by Stephen Tucker

Click here to read Martin Breese's entire introduction to Spellbinder Magazine

At long last the difficult task of reprinting the entire Spellbinder Magazine has been completed. In the three volumes there are over 700 pages of close up magazine edited by Stephen Tucker. Over 50 contributors provided effects and there are a total of 354 effects within the three volumes.

The list of contributors is overwhelming with the very best of the close up workers from around providing brilliant material which editor Stephen Tucker badgered them into contributing. David Britland alone contributed 40 items, there were 6 new effects from Basil Horwitz, 4 from Jerry Sadowitz, 2 from Gazzo, 5 from Gordon Bruce, 3 from Roy Walton,. To continue the list: 9 from Phil Goldstein, 12 from Reinhard Muller, 5 from Al Smith 2 from Bobby Bernard, 4 from Harvey Rosenthal, 7 from Ian Land, 12 from Paul Brignal, 7 from Peter Duffie, 6 from Roger Curzon, 6 from Shiv Duggal, 7 from Wayne Dobson and 109 from Stephen Tucker.

Other distinguished contributors include: Alex East, Bill Worsley, Colin Linn, Daniel Kalanofski, Dave Hambly, David Austin, David Robertson, Derek Robbins, Don Allessadnro Riario-Sforza, Dr Peter Moffat, Joe Dignam, John Fealey, John McClements, Mark Lee, Mark Russell, Martin Breese, Pascal Monmoine, Roger Crosthwaite, Simon Whitby, Steven Hamilton, Ted Lesley, Tim Gan (who under a new name was behind the famous pop group, Bomb the Base), Walt Lees and many more.

Spellbinder Magazine was one of the most radical and different close up magazines of the 1980's and it was illustrated throughout by Stephen Tucker and along with Pabular was considered to be an important contribution to the art of close up magic in Britain. The magazine was produced mainly during the period when Stephen Tucker and David Britland worked at the Magic Lounge which was a studio I ran in London for several years. The full story of the Magic Lounge and Spellbinder magazine as told in my introduction to the magazine can be found HERE

The Spellbinder magazine has been scanned from the original issues most of which are now unobtainable. Many of the pages were tidied up where text was difficult to read and the three volumes have been digitally printed on good quality paper by one of the leading digital printers in the country.

Price: £18 Per Vol £50 set

Stuff: A collection of Original Magic - Eric Mason

If you have never heard of Eric Mason then shame on you!!! Eric Mason Invented the "Boon, Thumb writer" Amongst many other tricks that have been "Borrowed" from over the years. So now I have enlightened you are you ready to learn more from one of the worlds great magical performers and inventors. Then here you have a beautifully designed and produced, large hard-backed book of top quality magic, including detailed descriptions of several marketed props and routines. Eric Mason was not only a brilliant inventor and magician, he was a creative and talented illustrator. All of these qualities are reflected in a book which comes highly recommend.

Price: £25

The Professional Stage Pickpocket - Ricki Dunn.

Probably the best book on pickpocketing ever written! Ricki Dunn had an impressive career that spanned over 50 years. Also known as 'America’s Funniest Pickpocket', Ricki worked at all the mayor nightclubs, hotels, casinos, and cruise ships around the world. He worked in cities like Miami, Chicago, New York, and Las Vegas.

During his 20 minute act he would steal everything from wallets, neckties, glasses, and belts, and have his audience roaring with laughter. This book is the result of his 50 years of experience. In it Ricki reveals how to steal every kind of item. It includes routines that incorporate the different steals, how to develop a pickpocket act, and how to market it.

Even if you do not plan to become a pickpocket, the knowledge of timing and the selection of material is well worth your consideration. This book is the legacy of a full-time professional entertainer who was one of the best in his field. Ricki is no longer with us, and for that reason we included a DVD of his act (performance only), giving the viewer a glimpse of his personality onstage, as well as his masterful timing.

Price: £35

The Professional Touch - Billy McComb

THE PROFESSIONAL TOUCH BY BILLY McCOMB is back in print again and this time as a hardback. This is a revised edition of the book with a superb introduction by Kirk Charles reproduced with kind permission of the Linking Ring.

First produced back in 1987 as a softback. Billy reveals some of his greatest routines in amazing detail. The book is edited and illustrated by David Britland with extra illustrations by JAT.

Billy McComb is one of the world's top cabaret magicians. He has worked all kinds of venues and performed all kinds of magic and in his book shares some of his many experiences, thoughts and routines and describes how you too can give the professional touch to your act. Being a professional means thinking about your act in a commercial way. Here Billy deals with such points as misdirection, patter, close-up, opening effects, cabaret - in fact a wealth of information gained during his many years as a professional entertainer.

Billy touches on so many varied and interesting subjects connected with show business that it is impossible to list them here. We can promise you that reading about them will be an entertaining and educational experience. In addition to the tricks and routines explained in this book, Billy has also included complete descriptions of three cabaret routines used by him for many years. Every nuance of the performance is explained. Not just how you do it but, more importantly, why you do it.

A study of these three routines and their construction should pay dividends when applied to your own act. This is professional magic by one of our most entertaining professionals. Amongst the routines and effects described you will find The Nap Hand routine, the Ring on Stick and Billy's Bill in Lemon.

This man is my hero... You need this book. Much very sound advice from a great pro!

The classic street con revealed! This pocket trick has intrigued and entertained laymen and magicians alike for many years. This is one of the best books ever written on the shell game. Tom Osborne had the real inside dope on the moves, psychology and ruses of the street artists who challenged one and all to “follow the little pea.”. This is a must have resource for anyone who wants to master the shells. History of the effect, Equipment, Terminology, Sucker Moves, Shills and Sharpers, plus ten complete lessons and over 33 routines. Edited by Ralph W. Read.

The tricks contained in this book can be performed by beginners, amateurs or pro’s, kid show performers or mentalists. And you will probably come across something that will prompt you to wipe the cobwebs off that bag in your collection of junk, and put into your act! Or perhaps a presentation angle will spark an application for another of your Change Props, like a Card Box, or a Change envelope etc. Soft cover book, 5.5” x 8.5” size with 48 pages, and information on a variety of Change bags, and 101 tricks you can do with them. This new Electro Fun publication, includes never before published mental routines, worth 10 times the price of the book. Excellent value.

There is no hyperbole in the title of this book, as much of the magic contained here gained its John not only accolades from his peers, but one him one of magic's highest honors-a world prize at F.I.S.M.-as well as being the only American to win the World Championship in Magic in two different categories and the only person to win the International Brotherhood of Magicians Creativity Award three times! Thomas Edison, who knew a thing or two about the subject, said that genius was “one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration.” In The Award Winning Magic of John Cornelius, genius is apparent at every turn of the page. John Cornelius is one of magic’s most innovative performers and inspired inventors and his effects and routines are in use by magicians the world over. In this long-anticipated book, author Lance Pierce explains John’s magic in meticulous detail, covering everything from legendary effects such as "Marked For Life," "The Fickle Nickel" and the ingenious "Shrinking Card Case" to every last nuance of John’s world-championship winning card act, “Every Card Trick In The World In Ten Minutes."

More than just a magic book, The Award-Winning Magic of John Cornelius is a journey into the mind of one of the foremost magical thinkers of our time, a man many have hailed as a creative genius. Hardbound with Dust Jacket, 192 pages, fully photo-illustrated

Bobo's Modern Coin Magic brings a new form of entertainment to the magic world. Coin Magic can be performed any time, anywhere, on the spur of the moment. With Bobo's Basic knowledge and know-how, the best feats of the world's expert coin workers can be yours.

How often have you been asked, " Do us a few tricks, " and you have had to answer, " Sorry, I haven't anything with me."

Now that day has passed, coins are always at hand, and magic with coins always appeals. With this book as your tutor, you can master the world's best coin tricks.

Bobo wrote this book from his experience of many years, simplifying his wide knowledge of coin sleights, tricks, and presentations. John Braun, Editor of The Linking Ring worked elbow to elbow with Bobo, editing the text. Nelson Hahne, Magic's formeost illustrator, has amplified the sleights and tricks with almost seven-hundred of his clear-cut drawings!

Bobo is the first magician since T. Nelson Downs in 1900 to produce a complete manual of coin sleights and tricks and used them in a routined coin trick act.

All you need to know to make the most of the terrific Folding Coin effect! Instructions on penetrations, productions, routines, care and proper maintenance and repair. Included are four complete routines with folding coins

30 pages of illustrated instructions. From the basics to penetrations, productions and super routines. How to put someone’s coin into someone else’s bottle, plus variations that will baffle an audience without taxing your pocketbook for gimmicks. Another great party trick! Here is everything a beginner should know about his folding coin, from care and maintenance to odds and ends. Four chapters of exciting ideas that make the folding coin a very versatile piece of magical equipment. Included are the ever popular "Coin in Bottle", "Paper penetration", "Barehanded Production", "Making a Profit" and more. If you own a Folding Coin, add this book to your magic library.

If you have a "Lethal Tender" (The world's fastest trick!) Then this booklet gives you 23 routines to perform with it! Not got a "Lethal Tender" then you get get one here

If you have a "Scotch and Soda" Then this great booklet will give you 15 routines to perform with it!. Can you really afford to be with out it? Not got a "Scotch & Soda" then get one here

Another in the Slydini's Untold Secrets series. Here are six full routines all using a thumb tip. Full detailed instructions and photo illustrations for performing The Restored Ribbon, Miracle Rope Restoration, Silk from Dollar Bill, Adam and the Rib (Silk from an apple), Coin Guess (six coins vanish and reappear), and the bonus Flames to Red Ashes. All classic Slydini routines.

The New Bottle Book

This is the companion book to the Nielsen Vanishing Bottles®. It contains over 75 tricks, routines, tips and hints to do with the bottles. It explains how to gaff the bottles and how to use them to obtain maximum effect from your audiences. Comic, dramatic and even mental effects are described and explained. Contributors include: Harry Anderson, Bobby Baxter, Bev Bergeron, Rhett Bryson, Tony Clark, Bill DeMarr, Ricki Dunn, Karrell Fox, Bruce Gold, Ernie Guderjahn, Bruce Johnson, Tom Jorgensen, Ted Lesley, Mark Miller, Al Murdy, George Murray, Norm Nielsen, Johnny Thompson, Bruce Walstad and Michael Weber. (58 pages)