Nick Diffatte's first hardbound collection is not jam-packed with oodles of tricks. What fills its pages are deceptive, engaging, real-world routines devised and developed by one of the hardest-working, laugh-provoking, multi-talented performers

Any card is selected and is initialized on its back by the spectator. The card is shuffled back into the deck. Next, a blank-faced card with a hole in its center is shown and placed on top of the deck - the top card can be clearly seen

Jim Steinmeyer expands his beloved Impuzzibilities series with the introduction of Bewildering Impuzzibilities. Bewildering Impuzzibilities is the 10th release in an incredible set of books devoted to fascinating and delightful effects using mysterious

Remember Imprint, Extract, and Got Change by Jason Yu? Jason's unique approach to visual magic has taken the magic community by storm. This time, Jason is sharing an underground effect he has been perfecting for the past four years. A practical visual

It's absolutely brilliant! Both the premise and the method-Shimshi. From the creative minds of The Other Brothers comes an effect that is five years in the making - one of the very first concepts ever developed by the imaginative duo.

The spectator selects a card and writes the number and suit on a sugar envelope. The magician opens the envelope, pours the sugar on the spectator's forearm and the selected card appears written on the skin. It is the old and great "ashes on arm"