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

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

What if you have the ability to extract a person's thought and materialize it? Imagine a spectator selects an imagination coin. No one else could possible know. However you are able to sense the energy of the thoughts and reveals the information bit

There is something in this book for every style of magic and magician. Stand-Up Magic pieces, Mentalism, Close-Up Magic, and even work on major Grand Scale Stage Illusions jump to life over 300 pages. This is Scott's career making book,

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

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