Many magicians have suffered from performing effects that are similar with all their competitions. True story, yours truly have walked into a school show and an agent asked me whether if I'll be performing the bowling trick or that

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

Make a bet that gives you very bad odds, only 20% chance you'll win. Place a large bill into a wallet, and a spectator locks it in with a padlock. Show 5 keys and explain that only 1 of these keys will open the lock. They can win the money

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

The PERFECT Halloween Effect. Reveal ANYTHING in the creepiest (and coolest) way--Reveal Thoughts IN BLOOD! A card is selected, memorized, and lost in the pack. The magician reveals the wrong card, appearing to have failed miserably. The magician

"52 Memories is one of the most important magic books to be published in the last ten years."--Tomas Blomberg. Many magic books can be trivialized. They are, after all, just a collection of tricks. But, 52 Memories is more than that;