BOOKS
MAXIMUM ENTERTAINMENT by KEN WEBER
There are no tricks in this book, but it's loaded with secrets! The most important secrets- techniques for mastering your audience!
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Powerful Material!
Plus bonus chapters zeroing in on the special problems faced by Close-up magicians and Mentalists!
What People Are Saying
"Insightful and inspiring...fun to read...destined to be a classic. I can think of only a few performers a very few who do not NEED this book! It's packed with more nitty-gritty, real-world advice than a whole shelf of magic books." - Charles Reynolds - Award-Winning Magic Consultant/Producer
"Finally! A well-written book by someone who has been there and knows what he's talking about. If you are seriously interested in making an impact with mystery entertainment, your money would be so much better spent here than on the latest trick or video. Read it, digest it...let the material inspire you, provoke you and ultimately make you a better performer." - Craig Karges - Six-Time "Entertainer of the Year" - National Association of Campus Activities
About the Author
While still a teenager, Ken Weber was the "Official Magician" at the RCA pavilion at the New York World's Fair. After receiving two university degrees in theater, he went on to a successful career as a full-time entertainer. Ken has appeared at over 500 colleges and universities, and for hundreds of corporations, associations, and resorts. Newsweek magazine named him "one of the most frequently requested" performers on the college circuit. In 1993, the internationally respected Psychic Entertainers Association awarded him their most prestigious honor, the Dunninger Award for Excellence in the Performance of Mentalism.
This Book is a must for every magician / mentalist / entertainer. It should sell for thousands.
ITEM # BK1156 PRICE $40.00
SECRET ART OF MAGIC by ERIC EVANS AND NOWLIN CRAVER
The Secret Art of Magic is comprised of two sections, essentially two books: Street Magic & The Art of War and The Secret Art of Dispersion. Separate, yet inextricably linked by the paradigm of ancient war strategy.
Street Magic & The Art of War uses strategies from Sun Tzu's The Art of War to teach the intricacies of street magic-from trick selection, to the pitch, to stopping people, to handling hecklers, to building a crowd, to collecting the hat. Its most profound lessons, however, deal with controlling yourself and your audience-the most critical thing for all performers.
Though Street Magic and The Art of War is already being called "THE textbook" for street magic, ultimately the most important-and largest at 170pp-section of the book is The Secret Art of Dispersion. It provides a framework to understand, assimilate, and implement deception as never before.
Using an ancient Chinese manuscript of 36 strategies for deception in warfare, The Secret Art of Dispersion teaches a new and expanded approach to misdirection-dispersion. Based on the military concept of dispersing concentration, it not only encompasses the concept of directing/misdirecting attention, but unifies all the ways magicians control their audience's awareness-not just of what they see, but of what they think about (and conversely, and perhaps more importantly, what they don't think about). While misdirection is usually thought of as a tool just for sleight of hand or manipulation, The Secret Art of Dispersion uses a plethora of examples to show the applications of dispersion with apparatus, illusions, stand-up, doves, mentalism, and children's magic as well.
What People Are Saying
"The Secret Art of Magic is a remarkable book. ... Highly recommended." - Michael Close
"This book will make you a warrior of enchantment. Using and fully explaining the time-tested strategies and tactics of war, its goals however are those of a lover: to seduce, charm, and satisfy audiences. This is the aim of all performance, especially when done alfresco, in the raw, in the trenches. Highly recommended." - Jon Racherbaumer
ITEM # BK1157 PRICE $45.00
HIGHWAY TO SUCCESS by ELLIOT SMITH AND IAN QUICK
Highway to success is the essential business system for any artist or independent business person. Written by entertainers, for entertainers, and independent business people, it provides all the information you need to set up, operate, and thrive as a professional. From basic business structures to legalities, advertising to closing the sale, this system will refine your business practices and increase your clientele.
With over 45 years of combined experience as professional entertainers and businessmen, Elliott Smith and Ian Quick have put together for you an effective business system that works. Based on tried methods and practical experience, this common sense approach will equip you with the knowledge to successfully operate your business.
What People Are Saying
"I just finished the last page of your book. I loved it.. It was well written and not boring at all, it reads itself. It made me realize what it actually takes and how to manage and run an entertainer's life. I find the template samples in the back very useful. Thanks for writing this book, I loved the way it taught me what a routine in the day of a professional is. I have been wondering for so long, and this is the next best thing to seeing it live." - Eric - Magician - CAM Gold Medal Winner
"Highway to Success is a very well written book. It is well organized and provides a great deal of information. I found many of the ideas useful to me as an entertainer. Great job!" - Pierre - Magician
ITEM # BK1158 PRICE $55.00
STRUCTURAL CONCEPTION OF MAGIC BY ASCANIO AND ETCHEVERRY
The Maestro left us the 6 of April, 1997, but his magic remains alive. The magic of Ascanio, in four volumes. His theories, his thinking, his philosophy, and the entirety of his card magic, including his legendary routines (with over thirty previously unreleased tricks), full of the Ascanian touch, and his magic with pocket knives. This First Volume Includes
Technique - Construction - Cover - Presentation - How to Study Magic
Ascanio's previously unpublished essays
His Classic Articles on Theory
The Interviews
Three Juicy Conversations - Arturo and Juan Chat
An Essay by Aurelio Paviato
ITEM # BK1159 $60.00
A DARKER LIGHT by RONALD J. DAYTON
The latest book from the fertile mind of Ronald J. Dayton (a.k.a Kotah) is a collection of dark stories and poems entangled in a web of magic. Some 120 plus pages of material for Bizzareism. Twisted, and thought provoking stuff. Dark but real, pages from the tests of life. Tales that will touch emotions, and possibly a nerve or two. Things which once heard, will not soon be forgotten. Presentations gathered over the past three years and all released in one book for the very first time. A Darker Light is sure to please the dark side of your performers soul. Come, walk this shadow path, bathed in a darker light. In its glow you will come to know magic differently. This is the best of Dayton, at Dayton's best! The imagery of words used as tools of creative inspiration.
Here is what James Luce had to say after reading this book:
"I Just wanted to announce my most joyous experience I had when reading Brother Kotah's new book "A Darker Light. All I can say is wow! He has created works which will tug on hearts and intrigue the mind with the vivid imagery of his story telling.
Among my favorites are Amanda's Last Breath, a heart jerker where meaningful words are manifested from the loss of someone special. Oh What a Tangled Web... where a spiders web is a metaphor for lies. This ends with a visual surprise! Money Does Not a Restless Spirit Soothe, Where the spirits of mistreated workers comeback and avenge an insult the company ensues upon their families.
It is obvious from reading Ronald J. Dayton's creations that he is a very talented writer and cares deeply about his art. You can count me amongst his fans. May your inquisitive mind bloom and creations blossom."
This excursion into the world of Bizzareism is a collection of powerful but simple bizarre effects as well as poems and stories useful for atmosphere and just plain getting you in the ookie mood.
This book features over 30 bizarre effects presented in story form. Not for the novice, this book simply hints at methodology, preferring instead, as with all good bizarre magick, to focus on the presentation and mood.
Bizarre magick seems to be the final progression for many entertainers. We grow tired of amusing only ourselves, and seek to add real power and amazement to what we do. As we venture into the work of magick, with a K- the real stuff, we often find that our traditional performances shift as well. We move from one who simply does tricks, into the ranks of one who entertains, and that dear friends is real magic!
A Darker Light is in soft cover 8.5" X 11" format, and is sure to please the dark side of your performers soul.
ITEM # BK0112 PRICE $35.00
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