Is magic an art? Magicians have been thinking about it in the wrong way for more than a century. If you feel that the question is merely academic, Brushstrokes explains the value for every magician, with examples from history and from current

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

Have you ever wanted to travel back in time? Now you can! "Wait rewind that! I need you to show me that again!"--Tom Elderfield. "Genius new method."--Patrick Kun. "A pocket-sized DeLorean, this is dope."--Calen Morelli. A spectator picks a date

1. Give the spectator a prediction. 2. Ribbon spread a deck of playing cards. 3. Ask the spectator to choose a number. 4. Count to the number chosen... After several months of work in collaboration with David Ferrari to refine this

I would like to you a story. In this story, you spread the cards and ask your audience to name any card. No force. You isolate their selection and put away rest of the cards. You turn the tuck case around to show them the brand name of the

Imagine a couple carefully examining two ancient Chinese coins, one red and one black. Then they begin to attract each other like magnets and finally merge into one in the hands of the couple. This is a miracle full of meaning and emotion. The