BOOKS
In the past two years, Gemini, The Greater Magic Network has established itself as an important part of the magic of computer communication. Now, as Gemini becomes part of the Internet and the World Wide Web, the author presents the following collection of essays, effects, and insights.
With the capability for graphics, video and sound available on the Web, new and exciting innovations are possible. If you’re already a member of the Network, journey along with us through this transformation. If you haven’t yet subscribed, this book will show you what you’ve been missing.
Gemini, The Greater Magic Network has been providing privileged access to this new and exciting place and has been delivering mind stuff to its secret-sharers. They get timely news from the field, including its back-rooms and trenches. They get private, uncensored opinions of tricks, ideas, magicians, shows, gimmicks, books, lectures, and conventions. They have access to reviews of tricks and books and get explanations of unpublished tricks. Gemini, The Greater Magic Network is a gateway to more and better information. Sometimes we provide difficult to find references and answer hard questions. On a daily basis you can find late-breaking news, good/bad jokes, surprising puns, juicy and not-so-juicy anecdotes, gossip, schedules, rationalizations, apologies, hot-and-cold asides, and even fishing reports. This is a great booklet for the many of you magicians that are also deep into computers and the Internet.
ITEM # BK0480 PRICE $10.00
MODUS OPERANDI, THE CARD MAGIC OF JACK CARPENTER written by STEPHEN HOBBS
WANTED Jack Carpenter for slaying audiences with high-powered card magic. Last known crime scenes - MULTIPLEX RESET - The suspect took four aces, signed by an innocent bystander, changed them one by one into kings, then caused the kings to instantly change back into aces. When asked where the kings were gone, the suspect produced them, each from a different pocket. By now the aces have vanished! When the bystander demanded to know where his aces were, the suspect brought each signed ace again from a different pocket!
NO TABLE ACES - The suspect was plainly seen to insert three face up aces into three different locations in a face down deck. He placed the ace of spades face up on top of the pack. Each time he riffled the cards a face-up ace rose to the top to join the ace of spades, until all four aces had gathered there. Then, with a final riffle, he forced the aces to return to their original positions in the deck! The suspect is also known to be expert at stacking and switching decks; dealing seconds, centers, and bottoms; and is said by reliable witnesses to be a master of the "Seattle Switch" and "West Coast Cooler." If seen at a card table, approach with caution. He is known to be armed and dangerous. As yet, no charges have been filed, as all his victims’ report enjoying being fooled by him.
His MO is highly refined. Little was known of his methods until the publication of this book "Modus Operandi." The book gives full details of his weapons, motives, and means. It is feared that those who use the information in this book will be feared and WANTED too! Hard bound 163 pages, well-written beautiful dust jacket. A must for the serious magician.
ITEM # BK0792 PRICE $27.00
THREE CARD MONTE by JOHN SCARNE
This is a treatise on the sucker effects known as three-card monte. These are all the tricks of History's biggest con game as told to Audley V. Walsh. This book originally produced in the middle 1930's is still contemporary. There is still many a con man out there today doing Three Card Monte with all the moves done over fifty years ago.
Whether you want to know how this con is performed so that you will never be cheated or you want to learn the game to entertain others, this little 47 page well-illustrated book is for you. Every move of the con is explained! All terms of the con are explained! It is wonderful reading for all magicians!
ITEM # BK0774 PRICE $6.00
MAGIC STAGE ILLUSIONS… by ALBERT A. HOPKINS
This stunning unabridged reprint of the original text is essential for every magic library. Expertly illustrated, this historical volume displays the intricate working of some spectacular classics of magical deception. Some of the subjects covered are "Mysterious Disappearances," Optical Tricks "," Conjuring Tricks "," Shadowgraphy, Mental Magic, Temple tricks of the Greeks, "Theater Secrets," "Trick Photography," and many more.
These chapters provide in-depth studies into many lost or obscure secrets of magic. This five hundred forty-page soft cover book also contains an extensive bibliography and index.
ITEM # BK0343 PRICE $13.00
MAGIC for the COMPLETE KLUTZ by IRV FURMAN
Where did it go? How does he do it? Wish I could do that!
Well, now you can! This is your opportunity to learn magical secrets, which have delighted and amazed people for centuries.
Irv Furman will teach you feats of magic that will turn you into an instant magician. His book, richly illustrated by top cartoonist Bruce Blitz, allows you to share Furman's many years of experience and guarantees that "Magic for the Complete Klutz" will be a fabulous adventure into the world of magic.
ITEM # BK0419 PRICE $10.00
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