BOOKS
SIXTEEN THUMB TIE GEMS by MAX ANDREWS
In this exceptional book you get the history of the trick, its presentation, the Scissors Tie, the Wire Tie, The Pipe Cleaner Tie, The Tape Tie, "La France" tie, gimmick tie, and dozens of others. One of the greatest mysteries of all times.
ITEM # BK0500 PRICE $2.50
NEW MAGICIAN'S MANUAL by WALTER B. GIBSON
The New Magician's Manual by Waiter B. Gibson is a welcome addition to any magician's library. The tricks described are performed with everyday items and are profusely illustrated with detailed instructions. Effects with special props are included, with the props printed on heavy cardboard at the end of the book! A chapter on putting your act together really helps the beginner.
The book contains 150 pages of practical magic.
ITEM # BK0400 PRICE $7.00
PARTY MAGIC FROM THE MAGIC CASTLE edited by LEO BEHNKE
This beautifully produced book describes over 100 of the best party magic tricks as selected and performed by the magicians who entertain at the Magic Castle. Chapters include: "At the table" tricks, "Over the telephone" tricks, Playing Cards, Handkerchief Tricks, Group Effects, Spooky Tricks, Mind Reading and Coin Magic. Detailed descriptions and lots of drawings make this book a joy to read and learn from.
It is hardbound and contains 239 pages.
ITEM # BK0423 PRICE $12.00
UNEXPECTED VISITOR by DOUG BREWER
This is the best coin magic for the Walk Around Performer! Douglas Brewer was the 1998 SAM Close-Up Champion, and the coin magic routines featured in this, his first book, are fast-paced, resetting, and within the handling abilities of the average coin worker. Just about all of the routines can be done with little or no table space. Included on each routine is Doug's patter and step-by-step illustrations.
Captivating - A three-coin production using your pen and its cap. The routine is the epitome of simplicity (with a gaff that you already own) doing most of the work for you. It's the perfect way to begin your coin act.
EZ Triple Wild Coin - This is as easy as it gets. It's two coins changing TWO TIMES with very little work. It starts with two half dollars magically changing to English pennies. The pennies are placed in a coin purse and when dumped out, they become Chinese coins!
Backhanded - A coin matrix with three coins (from 3 different countries) and a single playing card. The vanishes are extremely clean and rely heavily on the use of sound. The backfire at the end is quite a kicker.
The Famous Three Coin Trick - A multi-phase smorgasbord of coin magic using only 3 coins! With only three half dollars and a coin purse, this is about the strongest opener you could ever perform. Each coin vanishes, is immediately reproduced, and then vanishes again only to jump INVISIBLY back to the purse where they started.
Sounds Familiar - A coins across routine in the spectator's hands that ends on a one-two punch. Uses English pennies and a single Chinese coin simple and memorable.
Chopped Taters - Doug's only non coin routine is chop cup routine for
table hoppers packed with comedy and surprises. It's got it all a mini cup (that
fits
unobtrusively in you pocket), and a cute mini potato finale that'll make them
cheer. A restaurant worker's dream!
The Hook Revisited - An even simpler version of the Jennings classic. Three coins are hung invisibly in the air. The hands are shown fairly after each vanish and you end completely clean after the last coin. There's no hand-washing, sleeving, or lapping and you can do it surrounded.
Three Across the Fly - A dual phase coin routine that kicks off with Three Fly and ends with a crisp new Coins to Pocket routine that's candy for the eyes.
Down Spout - One of the easiest, no stress coin-in-bottle routines you'll perform. It plays huge because of how fair it appears.
The After Dinner Trick - A small thimble sized cup plays host to a
vanishing act as half dollars mysteriously vanish from it and appear in your
empty hand.
85 pages, perfect bound, with illustrations by Tony Dunn.
If you like coin tricks you'll love this book!
ITEM # BK1027 PRICE $30.00
TWO HUNDRED TWO METHODS OF FORCING by TED ANNEMANN
This book was a follow-up to his earlier work entitled, "101 Methods of Forcing." In the time since its publication in the early 30's, it has become a classic, must-have reference source for anyone who performs magic or mentalism. It is safe to say that every great mentalist - from generations past to the present day, has studied and used this book. While like many older magic publications, there are a few dated references, the vast majority of the material here is as valid and workable today as when the book first went to print. You'll discover a wealth of techniques and methods for forcing cards, numbers, dates, colors, names, pages for book tests, and much more.
Here's just a sampling...
Force the sum of several three-digit numbers written down in a spiral bound notebook. Numbers, which are randomly chosen, and added, by the spectators themselves.
Force a card by counting down to any number a spectator names.
Force a color using only slips of paper with the spectators' own freely written selections and a clear receptacle. No switches, double compartments or use of duplicates.
Force various numbers using ungimmicked dice and playing cards.
Force a family name by riffling the edge of a telephone book.
Force/predict the current year using a spectator's own birth date and any other randomly selected year he/she names.
Force a name, color, etc., using slips of paper, which are fairly sealed in small pay envelopes.
ITEM # BK0583 PRICE $8.00
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