This book provides a clear, complete and detailed explanation of the psychology of deception. A thorough and illuminating discussion of the application of craft and artifice in the beguilement of the magician’s spectator. This work demonstrates the methods of the expert deceptionists in their attacks upon the spectator’s understanding. It outlines in complete detail, just how the magician deceives the spectator. Step-by-step, in the thorough and analytical manner that has distinguished the author’s previous works, each expedient in deception is explained and illustrated by means of practical applications in actual tricks. But the work goes further than that. It demonstrates exactly how these principles may be applied by any magician in any trick. Among the subjects covered are interpretation, conviction, naturalness, what deceives the spectators, the psychological expedients, how to reach the spectator’s mind, disguise and attention control, anticipation, simulation, dis-simulation, misdirection and all of the other artifices which contribute towards the magician’s attack upon the spectator’s understanding. Magic by Misdirection is a true classic of magic and absolute must reading for every serious magical performer. 227 pages, hardbound with dust jacket.