BOOKS
TOP SECRETS OF MAGIC by J. G. THOMPSON
Here is a second edition of a work originally turned out quite a few years ago now reprinted so everyone can have a copy. It is proof that good magic, like good wine improves with age. The initial purpose of the author was to present not only good close up magic - and this book has plenty of it - but also to present it in a thoroughly professional routined manner. In addition to clear instructions and 203 photographs, a novel and well-thought-out routine is offered as the foundation on which to base each of these close-up effects.
It contains, besides some fine card effects, magic with sponges. Linking pins, ring-on-wand, the shell game, tarot cards, three paddle effects, a first-class cup and ball routine and coins through the table, among others. In addition, each of the presentations carries with it many suggestions and observations on the presentation of magic, particularly well printed on 125 glossy pages. It is hard to believe that so much excellent magic can be yours for such a low price.
ITEM # BK0567 PRICE $5.00
TRICKS AND ILLUSIONETTES by JOE OVETTE
If you like to make your own illusionettes and tricks, you will find this book of inestimable value to you. Plenty of fine material and some of the effects need no making it all. Contains 13 magical items. Some of those included are Vanishing Lamp, On Again, Off Again, Bunny Rings, and others.
ITEM # BK0574 PRICE $2.00
THIRTEEN STEPS TO MENTALISM by CORINDA
A step by step course on mental and allied magic. The 13 parts make a volume of over 300 pages, which will be a valuable addition to your library. These are the steps: Swami Gimmick, Pencil, Lip, Muscle Reading, Mnemonics and Mental Systems, Predictions, Blindfolds, Billets, Book Tests, Two Person Telepathy Mediumistic Stunts, Card Tricks, Questions and Answers, Publicity Events, Patter and Presentation. The book is hardbound.
ITEM # BK0556 PRICE $25.00
BILLION DOLLAR BUNCO by SIMON LOVELL
Fifteen years in writing, rewriting, updating and more, this huge book describes hundreds of cons, scams and cheats that infest our world today. Join Simon, Freddy the Fox and his nefarious gang of chums as they take you by the hand and lead you towards enlightenment. This is not a book of magic tricks but a collection of the exact techniques used to separate you and others from your hard-earned cash.
It's a roller-coaster ride through bar bets, street hustles, carnivals, Internet fraud, big and small cons, card and dice games and more. You'll even find the exact frauds that the NYPD regard as the most common and dangerous today! You'll also learn top tips on how to avoid each and every con! The inside information has come from Simon's lifetime of experience in the field along with additional information from both sides of the law. Top FBI expert Bruce Walstead added fabulous information to the carnival section!
This isn't just a "here's how the con works" book. No, instead it guides you through the set up, the talk, the sell, everything about the con and how you can get suckered into one. Don't say you can't be conned; if you think that, you could already be half-way towards being so! There's no preaching from a lofty perch here, just a fun, ripping ride through a world that so few know about.
You'll meet wild, eccentric and larcenous characters, you'll learn how they work their moneymaking deeds and all without having to risk a penny of your own money.
Magicians who use gambling routines will find this an invaluable resource to make them seem more real. You'll learn how to think, act and talk like a cheat.
With beautiful sequential art by Alan Wassilak, hundreds of photographs from Simon's collection along with others from Carl Mercurio and Simon's own fun style of writing, this is a book you'll find impossible to put down. It is full of deeply disturbing material that you may find hard to believe but people are being taken each and every day by these schemes. Don't be one of them. Learn well and you'll be able to avoid them.
Neither the publisher nor author can be held accountable for any reader who tries these schemes to make money themselves. They will, however, be happy to pity them for their idiocy. Great con men are not made, they are born!
The book is hardcover, 456 pages with a Large, 8 1/2 x 11 format. It has a Full-Color Dust Jacket and is printed on Acid-free Paper with a Gold-Foil Stamped Cover. The illustrations are by Alan Wassilak and the book has Hundreds of Photographs.
What People Are Saying...
"I have looked forward with whetted anticipation to the day when this collection would become available. Today is the day and the fruit is tasty." Wesley James - NYC
"A joyous romp through the world of conmen, cheats and hustlers-I predict this could well become the bible of these down and dirty topics!" Todd Robbins - President, Coney Island USA
"It is a rare treat to be educated as to the workings of these scams by an insider. This book will provide a ready reference to train both law enforcement agencies and civic groups." Vincent Manza - NYPD
ITEM # BK1142 PRICE $60.00
BIGGER BOOK OF BOO by LARY KUEHN
Here in one concise volume was the off the wall thinking of Larry Baukin, Scott Davis, Linc Darklon, Adrian Devlyn, Joseph Fraher, Maskelyn Ye Mage, Jim Magus, and Terry Tyson all tied together by Everett.
Contents Include
All have been carefully updated to reflect the availability of "new" gadgets that hadn't even been invented when the originals were released. And then there are those routines where using the "old ways" are still the best. 220 pages with an introduction by Jim Magus, this is fantastic source for the serious performer of the "unique".
Pages 220 - Softbound
REVIEWS
"I've spent this past week surrounded by ghosts, I tell you - Ghosts of the 1980s to be specific. My doctors keep insisting that these are something called "flashbacks," but they're wrong...It's because of a book that a Traveler showed to me..."The Bigger Book of Boo!" More later - for now I have to go. I promised a little dead girl named Cassandra that I'd play..." - Odes Odhner
"What an ABSOLUTE TREASURE this is for anyone seriously interested in developing a theatrical séance. In fact, to my mind (and experience) is ESSENTIAL. It will save you hours of work and months and probably even years of developing your séance." - Larry White
ITEM # BK0218 PRICE $50.00
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