BOOKS
CLOSE-UP FRAMEWORK by LAWRENCE FRAME
This is Lawrence Frame's first book. In it he offers the reader some of his favorite effects, eight in all. All are clearly described and illustrated. His lighthearted approach to "Coins through Table" will find favor with many, as it doesn't use the hard-edged "challenge" approach. We can surely expect other books from this innovative gentleman. Twenty-eight pages soft bound.
This book is twenty-eight pages long and is soft bound. It is a wonderful book for both the beginner and seasoned performer.
ITEM # BK0091 PRICE $7.50
This new book presents the routines and concepts of Roger Klause, noted performer and teacher, with charity and detail. With special attention paid to the construction and principles of magic, Roger can show you how to raise your level of performance and further your craft.
Music and magic have parallels, and within these pages are symphonies with coins, rings, bills, and keys. Both close-up and parlor effects with concise explanations of how and why. Also included are observations on Roger Klause, the man, by leading performers in the field. How can you use the three Moments of Magic to create the perfect illusion? What are "half-moves"? How can Management place your method in concert with your effect, your presentation in concert with your technique, and you in concert with your audience? It's all here and much more.
ITEM # BK0288 PRICE $40.00
HOUDINI ON MAGIC by WALTER GIBSON & MORRIS YOUNG
Edited by Walter Gibson and Morris N. Young, this book is Houdini's own account of his seemingly miraculous escapes and exploits, supplemented with rare photos, posters, and behind-the-scenes revelations of some of his most prized secrets. There are instructions for 44 tricks, detailed illustrations, Houdini's accounts of great magicians, and his battles with spiritualists and fraudulent mediums. There are 155 illustrations in this 280 page book.
ITEM # BK0239 PRICE $8.00
This book contains101 stunts, oohs and aahs, magic, and puzzles to bring a
smile to a child's face. SMILES, the book is chock-full of amusing activities
that belong to the oral folklore tradition and have been handed down by word of
mouth far generations. Ruth Stotter has amassed an amazing collection of old
chestnuts and fun stunts.
"I am always looking for games to play with children and have been having
so much fun with the activities in SMILES! I've even noticed my students
repeating the stunts they've learned with their friends." - Paula Listzwan,
teacher, Tucson, Arizona
"This is a collection of stunts that will serve up giggles and belly laughs, forging treasured memories between adults and children of any age. Speaking as an experienced 'butterfly Kisser,' I was reminded of activities and games I had long ago forgotten and enthralled to find many new ones to try." - Beverly Vaughn Hock, Ed. D. Director, Reading the World: a Conference Celebrating Multicultural Literature for Children and Young Adults, University of San Francisco
RUTH STOTTER'S background includes directing summer camps, teaching Folklore, and performing as a storyteller. She received the 2004 Reading the World Award from the University of San Francisco in San Francisco, California.
ITEM # BK1135 PRICE $13.00
SECRET LIFE OF HOUDINI by WILLIAM KALUSH AND LARRY SLOMAN
(LIMITED - SIGNED BY AUTHORS)
Handcuff King, Escape Artist, International Superstar. Since his death eighty years ago, Harry Houdini's life has been chronicled in books, in film, and on television. Now, in this groundbreaking biography, renowned magic expert William Kalush and best-selling writer Larry Sloman team up to find the man behind the myth. Drawing from millions of pages of research, they describe in vivid detail the passions that drove Houdini to perform ever-more-dangerous feats, his secret life as a spy, and a pernicious plot to subvert his legacy.
After years of struggling on the dime museum circuit, Harry Houdini got a break that put him on the front page of a Chicago newspaper. He never looked back. Soon Houdini was performing for royalty, commanding vast sums, and exploring the new power of Hollywood to expand on his legend.
At a time when spy agencies frequently co-opted amateurs, Houdini went to London and developed a relationship with a man who would run MI-5. For the next several years, the world's most famous magician traveled to Germany and Russia and routinely reported his findings.
After World War I was successfully concluded, Houdini embarked on a battle of his own. He created a group of disguised field operatives to infiltrate the seamy world of fake spirit mediums. In doing so, Houdini triggered the wrath of fanatical Spiritualists, led by the esteemed British author Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Death threats became an everyday occurrence, but the group would pose an even greater danger to Houdini's legacy.
Rigorously researched, and as exciting as a good thriller, The Secret Life of Houdini traces the arc of the master magician's life from desperate poverty to worldwide legend, initiating the reader along the way into the arcane world of professional magic. In this remarkable book, Kalush and Sloman decode a life based on deception, providing an intimate and riveting portrayal of Houdini, the man and the legend.
Pages 592 - Hardbound and Signed by William Kalush and Larry Sloman
ITEM # BK1283 PRICE $37.50
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