Think of this book as your very own, private consultant to improve your shows! Magic as Entertainment is filled with practical advice for the professional magician. Advice on selecting routines, stage presence, timing, dress, knowing when to pause, when to talk and knowing when not to, are just a few of the subjects conquered in this book. Well written and highly recommended...

Back in Print! Why is it that some magicians get great audience reaction while others who are just as skillful leave audiences so cold? The answers are in Strong Magic , the first -ever book on showmanship specifically for the close-up magician. As a successful professional magician for almost twenty years, Darwin Ortiz has appeared before thousands of audiences of all...

The Show Doctor is the first full-length book of magic from Jeff McBride, one of the great magicians of our time. The Show Doctor includes: Eleven of Jeff's previously unpublished routines, including stage illusions, stand-up routines, manipulation, close-up magic, cards, and mentalism. Revised versions of Jeff's celebrated advice column published in MAGIC Magazine . Many...

Eugene Burger's "Series of Evocative Essays" that he hopes will, "Challenge ou, cause you to stop and reflect upon your own magic, inspire you to practice and rehearse, and, in the process, improve your own close-up magic performances." Contents: About the Writings Foreword by Channing Pollock Groundwork What Is Close-Up Magic? The Main Road The Bert Allerton Aspirin Tin...

An extended explanation of the magician´s applications of the Psychology of Misdirection, what it is, and how it operates. It covers the subjects of disguise and attention control, simulation, dissimulation, interpretation, maneuver, pretense, ruse, and much more. The book is a true classic of magic and absolute must reading for every serious magical performer. 227pages -...

In Beyond Deception, Tobias Beckwith offers ideas and techniques which performers at all levels can use to create truly original and personalized magic. Drawing on long experience directing and observing world class performers of all kinds, Beckwith has drawn together not only fascinating theories about how a performer creates, but a series of sure-fire techniques and...

The Trick Brain, the second volume of the series, is an extended discussion of the mechanics of magic. It explains how mechanical devices and methods are used to deceive laymen. All of the thousands of tricks in the magician´s repertoire are analyzed to belong to but 19 general basic categories. Then, each of these basic effects is discussed, one by one. All of the possible...

This book, Showmanship For Magicians takes up the subject of the presentation of magic to gain greatest audience response. This includes a detailed analysis of spectator appeals and how to incorporate them in the presentation of magic. Step-by-step, through catering to audience preferences, the magician is shown how to create favorable reception through choice of material,...

Henning Nelms Highly instructive book analyzes every phase of conjuring—from sleights, devices, misdirection an, controlling audience attention, to incorporating patter and the effective use of assistants. Includes 60 original routines, plus advice for their presentation. For novices and veteran conjurers alike.