How Magicians Think
How Magicians Think

Author: Joshua Jay

Publisher: Workman Publishing Company

Published: 2021-09-28

Total Pages: 320

ISBN-13: 1523510919

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Professional magician Joshua Jay's (author of Magic: The Complete Course) brief and fascinating essays offer an inside look at how the very best magicians think about magic, how they practice and put together a show, what inspires them, and the psychology behind creating wonder and being tricked when we expect both, as well as why we seek magic in the first place.

The Disappearing Card Trick
The Disappearing Card Trick

Author: Vicki Berger Erwin

Publisher:

Published: 1996

Total Pages: 116

ISBN-13: 9780570048350

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When the most valuable baseball card of Elizabeth's collection disappears, her mother's first new date and a suspicious baseball card dealer are likely suspects.

101 Amazing Card Tricks
101 Amazing Card Tricks

Author: Bob Longe

Publisher: Sterling Publishing Company, Inc.

Published: 1993

Total Pages: 132

ISBN-13: 9780806903422

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Have nothing but a deck of cards? With this book you'll soon be dealing out playful poker, and four-ace tricks that will make everyone say: "How did you do that?" If you can shuffle a deck, you can perform "jacks be nimble," "about face," "number nonsense," and dozens more. Clear illustrations demonstrate how to execute each move precisely. A chart gauges the difficulty of each trick.

Disappearing Tricks
Disappearing Tricks

Author: Matthew Solomon

Publisher: University of Illinois Press

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 214

ISBN-13: 0252076974

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This work revisits the golden age of theatrical magic and silent film to reveal how professional magicians shaped the early history of cinema. The author treats cinema and stage magic as overlapping practices that together revise our understanding of the origins of motion pictures and cinematic spectacle.

Tricky Nick
Tricky Nick

Author: Nicholas J. Johnson

Publisher: Macmillan Publishers Aus.

Published: 2020-08-25

Total Pages: 199

ISBN-13: 1760981613

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I'm Tricky Nick. The world's greatest magician. This is my absolutely not-made-up story of magical greatness. Magic changed my life and it could change yours too. I learnt my first trick when I was ten and now I'll teach it to you (plus a whole bunch more). You'll also meet Trixie, a magical mystery girl, the strange B.U.M (Brotherhood of United Magicians) and find out other Top Secret Stuff I can't reveal just yet. This tale is so incredible, so unbelievable, you'll swear I'm making it up. But you can trust me, I'm a magician ...

The Disappearing Magician
The Disappearing Magician

Author: Kate Egan

Publisher: Feiwel & Friends

Published: 2015-06-16

Total Pages: 161

ISBN-13: 1250080169

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Want to see something amazing? I can make myself disappear. All it takes is a little magic... Mike's magic tricks have helped him learn how to focus, earn extra credit, improve his reputation and stand up for himself. But his new confidence is about to face its biggest challenge yet - the school talent show! Mike signs up immediately. After all, what magician would pass up the chance to perform on a real stage? But then, he learns that Nora, his friend and trusted magician's assistant, has a massive case of stage fright. And Jackson will be sitting in the audience, just waiting to cause trouble... If things keep going wrong, Mike might need a magic trick to help him disappear!

Expert Card Technique
Expert Card Technique

Author: Jean Hugard

Publisher:

Published: 2015-08-28

Total Pages: 474

ISBN-13: 9781614278696

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2015 Reprint of 1944 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition. Not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. This remains one of the most definitive works on card technique, providing step-by-step instructions that will teach you the correct methods for the basic manipulations and for more advanced flourishes. Offering the most foolproof methods available, Jean Hugard and Frederick Braue explain such basic manipulation as the palm, the shuffle, the lift, the side slip, the pass, the glimpse, the jog and the reverse. They detail various false deals, crimps and changes and the more advanced execution needed for forces, fans and the use of the prearranged deck.

The Magic Trap
The Magic Trap

Author: Jacqueline Davies

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Published: 2014

Total Pages: 277

ISBN-13: 0544052897

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A magic show, card tricks, and a disappearing rabbit named Professor Hoffmann--the Treski kids are at it again as they try to put on a show in the face of an approaching hurricane--but nothing prepares them for what blows into town next: their long-lost dad.

Self-Working Card Tricks
Self-Working Card Tricks

Author: Karl Fulves

Publisher: Courier Corporation

Published: 2012-04-30

Total Pages: 143

ISBN-13: 0486156567

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Noted magician and magic authority offers 72 tricks that work automatically through nature of card deck. No sleight of hand needed. Often spectacular. 42 illustrations.