"As artists, we have never looked better," says The Amazing Randi. Here is magic as it has never before been presented, seen through the eye of the camera and the writer in a close-up, multidimensional portrait. Randi proudly calls it "a new standard for the presentation of my art." No two magicians are alike. These fabulous characters are joined together in a craft that may be history's oldest, and their different personalities are feautifully defined by their acts. Rare personal portraits of thirty-two incredible performers, from Houdini to Henning, are lovingly presented. Close-Up, Cabaret, Illusions, Mentalism and escapes are all represented as well as explanations of five major illusions plus ten tricks the reader can do, as taught by the Amazing Randi.