Vivify contains ten original stage illusions fully described and illustrated in glorious full color. Also included are two thought provoking essays. Foreword by Brett Daniels. VIVIFY - Etymology: Middle English: to nourish, to give life. Latin: vivificus - enlivening. 1. To endow with life or renewed life: Animate 2. To impart vitality or vividness. Stage Illusions Featured: Bodybuilder - A rustic, open framework houses assistant, which is penetrated with shiny metal. Hiding Place - The instant appearance of an assistant. Can be performed surrounded w/considerations. 95% Gone! - Volunteer is placed in a horizontal prop, where her body seems to disappear. EMB - A new take on a classic - sword box. Asrah Table - An exceptionally thin re-design that will amaze. Abdomen - A gothic looking illusion, where a girl rises up from the horizontal torso of the magician. Dissolve - An upright cabinet, where the assistant slowly gets compacted and then vanishes completely. Vivisectioned - A circular illusion where the assistant is impaled with blades, and then rotated. Sanction - A slender, upright cabinet that features sharp angled blades that rotate/penetrate the cabinet. Motorbike - An open metal framework is shown empty and then in a flash produces magi/assistant and motorcycle too! Limited to 500 copies individually signed & numbered. Pages: 142 - 9 3/4" x 9 3/4" - Hardbound cover with foil stamping & embossing.